Padres To Promote Michel Baez Righty Michel Baez’s promotion to the Padres from Double-A Amarillo is “imminent,” per the San Diego Union-Tribune’s Kevin Acee. Baez, who was a nominal starter prospect – and near-consensus top-100 name – prior to the 2019 season, has worked strictly in relief for Amarillo since returning from a back injury…
DetailsJapan defeats USA 9-1 to force a deciding Game 5 KORIYAMA, JAPAN – Japan homered in four straight innings Saturday to beat the USA Baseball… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/07/20/japan-defeats-usa-9-1-to-force-a-deciding-game-5/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsRoyals Designate Wily Peralta For Assignment The Royals have designated righty Wily Peralta for assignment, per Jeffrey Flanagan of mlb.com. Right-hander Josh Staumont will be recalled in his place. Once a promising young starter for the Brewers, Peralta hit the skids in 2015 and couldn’t steady himself even after a 2017 transition to the bullpen.…
DetailsOne of the darker times of Mariano Rivera’s legendary run Aaron Boone’s remembrance of his time with Mariano Rivera on the eve of the closer’s entrance into the Hall of Fame included some reality. “I remember when I got traded here at the deadline in ‘03, he went through a stretch where he’d blown a…
DetailsRays Place Ryne Stanek On IL, Recall Hunter Wood, Option Brendan McKay, Activate Chaz Roe The Tampa Bay Rays continued their weekly weekend roster churn, placing Ryne Stanek on the IL, optioning Brendan McKay to Triple-A, calling up Hunter Wood, and activating Chaz Roe from the injured list, tweets MLB.com’s Juan Toribio. Wood and McKay,…
DetailsYankees’ Aaron Boone spent his MLB punishment in fine style Aaron Boone didn’t have a bad seat for Friday’s win over the Rockies, when he served a one-game suspension for his profanity-laced rant in the first game of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Rays. The manager spent the game in the suite of team owner Hal…
DetailsTwins vs. Athletics: Jose Berrios and Minny will skirt Oakland We got the gig! Filing our selections from the International Space Station, where we will be tending bar this weekend. Party time on the ISS as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. So lets see, that’s one small mai tai…
DetailsKeone Kela Close To Rejoining Pirates Keone Kela has been out of action since May 4 when the Pirates placed him on the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. One of their key deadline additions from last season, it seems Kela will be ready to rejoin the team right around deadline time once again.…
DetailsBlue Jays’ Danny Jansen shaves mustache during game DETROIT — Danny Jansen was hitless in his first three at-bats when he tried to change his luck — by shaving his mustache. “Got a hit right after,” the Toronto catcher said. “Maybe I’m a little superstitious.” Jansen’s two-run single in the sixth inning was just a…
DetailsRed Sox Activate Nate Eovaldi, Option Ryan Weber The Red Sox activated Nathan Eovaldi from the 60-day injured list today, per The Boston Globe’s Pete Abraham (via Twitter). Optioning Ryan Weber to Triple-A will be the corresponding roster move. The team announced the moves as well. Eovaldi will step into the closer’s role, as has…
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