AMERICAN ASSOCIATION ALL-STAR EVENTS SET FOR ST. PAUL (Via St. Paul Saints) ST. PAUL, MN (June 28, 2019) – The 2019 American Association All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 23, will feature the best and brightest stars the league has to offer. The day before, All-Star Monday presented by CHS, won’t lack for star talent either. The St.…
DetailsTwins Outright Ronald Torreyes, Activate Adalberto Mejia The Twins announced today that they have outrighted infielder Ronald Torreyes off of the team’s 40-man roster. His spot was needed for hurler Adalberto Mejia, who was activated from the 60-day injured list. Mejia is heading back onto the active roster. He’ll take the place of Lewis Thorpe,…
DetailsAnother Yankee down as Luke Voit hits injured list Another Yankee has hit the injured list. Luke Voit has been placed on the IL retroactive to June 30 with an abdominal strain. Voit suffered the injury during Saturday’s game against the Red Sox in London. The Yankees called up infielder Mike Ford from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre…
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Carson Fulmer, Lucas Giolito, and Clayton Richard on Reworking Their Changeups Learning and Developing a Pitch, 2019 Ray BlackTanner ScottMatt Strahm Joey Lucchesi Logan Allen Chris Paddack Bud Black Zach Davies Robbie Ray Tony Barnette Ryne Stanek Nick Tropeano Jon Gray Mark Gubicza Garrett Richards Jon Duplantier Carl Edwards Jr. Sal Romano Corbin Burnes Ty…
DetailsYankees Place Luke Voit On 10-Day IL The Yankees announced today that first baseman Luke Voit is headed to the 10-day injured list. He’s said to be dealing with an abdominal strain; the placement is retroactive to June 30th. To take his place on the active roster, the club promoted first bagger Mike Ford. In…
DetailsAppy notes: Pasquantino opens with a bang Burlington Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino is showing his power in his first two weeks at the pro level with a pair of two-homer games in just five days. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190702&content_id=308655482&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsMike Trout leads MLB tributes to late Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs Mike Trout will forever remember teammate Tyler Skaggs. Taking to Twitter on Monday night, Trout offered his deepest sympathies to Skaggs’ family, most notably his wife Carli, after the Los Angeles Angels pitcher was pronounced dead earlier in the day after being found unresponsive…
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The 2019 Pitcher Projections: Where Did We Go Wrong? If the other projectionators are anything like me, the projections going awry, afoul, or askew is always something in the back of their minds. Ideally, one should make projections, let the rubber hit the road, and then worry about what actually happened in the fall post-mortems.…
DetailsWith UMPS CARE, officials connect with fans UMPS CARE, a charity organization, began working in all 30 Triple-A markets this year, giving fans the chance to connect with umpires like Nestor Ceja, who recently led a tour of Oklahoma City’s Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190702&content_id=308345700&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsMinor League Baseball celebrates Independence Day Weekend with Fourth of July Specialty Caps Beginning tomorrow in select markets, Minor League Baseball players, coaches and umpires in its U.S.-based teams will take the field in specialty caps to celebrate the Independence Day weekend. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190702&content_id=308684650&fext=.jsp&vkey=pr_milb&sid=milb
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