NINTH INNING MILWAUKEE RALLY DOOMS LINCOLN Milwaukee 4, Lincoln 2 — Box Score With a ninth-inning rally, the Milwaukee Milkmen (13-16) came from behind to top the Lincoln Saltdogs 4-2. Lincoln held a 2-1 lead going into the final frame thanks to solo home runs from DH Curt Smith and 2B John Sansone in the second and seventh innings, respectively.…
DetailsBlue Jays Place Justin Smoak On IL The Blue Jays are placing first baseman Justin Smoak on the 10-day injured list with a quad issue, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reports. Toronto has recalled right-hander Justin Shafer to take Smoak’s roster spot. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/06/blue-jays-place-justin-smoak-on-il.html
DetailsWhy Yankees may favor these pitchers over Madison Bumgarner Cole Hamels pitched well for the also-ran Rangers against the Yankees in late May 2018, initiating an expectant wave that the outing was akin to an audition and soon Hamels would be in pinstripes. Shortly afterward I wrote a column indicating J.A. Happ, then of the…
DetailsRays Select Contract Of Andrew Kittredge The Rays have selected the contract of righty Andrew Kittredge, Juan Toribio of MLB.com was among those to tweet. He’ll take the active roster spot of fellow reliever Jake Faria, who was optioned down to Triple-A. Kittredge, 29, had posted strong results in the upper minors and in a 2017…
DetailsBellarmine to join Atlantic Sun in 2020-2021 Season LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bellarmine University’s president, Dr. Susan M. Donovan, announced today… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/06/18/bellarmine-to-join-atlantic-sun-in-2020-2021-season/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsAngels Release Cody Allen The Angels have released reliever Cody Allen, per a club announcement. He had recently been designated for assignment. This move brings a formal end to Allen’s disappointingly brief tenure in Los Angeles. When he inked a one-year, $8.5MM contract with the organization over the winter, there were visions of a return…
DetailsMLB umpires going to war with Manny Machado over suspension appeal The umpires aren’t having Manny Machado’s excuses. After the San Diego Padres third baseman said he’d appeal his one-game suspension, citing a lack of precedent for a suspension over arguing balls and strikes, the MLB Umpires Association clapped back at Machado with a fiery…
DetailsTwins Place Byron Buxton On 10-Day IL The Twins have placed outfielder Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list, per a club announcement. He is still recovering from a right wrist contusion that was suffered recently on a hit-by-pitch. It had been hoped that the injury would not require a trip to the IL, but…
DetailsYankees Activate Giancarlo Stanton The Yankees have activated outfielder Giancarlo Stanton from the injured list, per a club announcement. He’ll take the active roster spot of fellow outfielder Mike Tauchman, who was optioned down last night. Stanton has been sidelined for nearly the entire season. While his activation today was expected, he had previously come…
DetailsLogan Allen and His Inner Bulldog are Poised for a Padres Debut Logan Allen is slated to make his MLB debut tonight when the San Diego Padres host the Milwaukee Brewers. He’ll do so at age 22, four years after being drafted by the Boston Red Sox, who that same winter sent the southpaw west…
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