How The Royals Acquired The AL Home Run Champ Two of last season’s top three home run hitters were originally acquired in trade. NL champ Pete Alonso was drafted and developed by the Mets, but NL runner up Eugenio Suárez and AL champ Jorge Soler were plucked from other organizations early in their MLB careers. MLBTR’s Connor Byrne just looked…
DetailsQuick Hits: Hamilton, Feierabend, Draft, Lannan The Major League career of former first baseman/outfielder Mark Hamilton consisted of 47 games with the Cardinals in 2010-11, a brief stint that netted Hamilton a World Series ring for his role in the Cards’ 2011 championship squad. After being released by the Braves in July 2014, Hamilton stuck…
DetailsYankees mailbag: Delay opens door for Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Yankees. Will Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge play…
DetailsSunday Notes: The D-Backs’ Run Production Coordinator Has a Good Backstory Drew Hedman’s title with the Arizona Diamondbacks is Major League Run Production Coordinator. The 33-year-old Pomona College graduate was promoted to that position in January 2019 after spending the previous 12 months as a pro scout. His backstory is interesting, in part because he…
DetailsAnother day of Taiwanese Baseball Can the Rakuten Monkeys bounce back from yesterday’s ninth-inning loss? You can see it here: http://live.qq.com/10016675?fbclid=IwAR10n8AHDanOqSrnADyFuKFWkAQpsCqzxPHt6gzf-v-8crmd0TfskjB5BC0 Here you can see the matchup between the Fubon Guardians and he CITIC Brother Elephants: http://live.qq.com/10051803?fbclid=IwAR1AEaLWa8CCKpVv_LOabGa6L_98o1xteNOYBdvPQEBHfD2-VYX75PkRGBU Source: https://dutchbaseballhangout.wordpress.com/2020/04/26/another-day-of-taiwanese-baseball/
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Today in Baseball: Ty Cobb makes professional debut Today 116 years ago, Ty Cobb made his first steps in professional baseball. On this day in 1904, the Georgia Peach debuted for the Augusta Tourists of the South Atlantic League (no ties with the current league that operates under the same name). At the age of…
DetailsDodgers legend Vin Scully back home after being hospitalized LOS ANGELES — Retired Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully is back home after falling and being hospitalized. The team quoted Scully on Twitter Saturday saying, “I’m home and resting comfortably with my wife and we are both eagerly awaiting the Time for Dodger Baseball!” That’s…
DetailsNew Yorker Dan Fiorito itching to lead Staten Island Yankees Glance at Dan Fiorito’s bio in the Yankees’ media guide and it reads like a New York baseball love story. Born in Yonkers, where he still lives; Fordham Prep in The Bronx for high school; Manhattanville College in Purchase; four seasons as a Yankees minor…
DetailsAlabama’s Best Baseball Players For a lot of people where we are from is a point of pride. When we meet someone who hales from the same place as us there is often a sense of comradery. Below is a list of the best players born in the state of Alabama. Willie Mays – Westfield,…
DetailsDid The Orioles Find A Rotation Building Block Out Of Nowhere? A team in a total rebuild is open to giving any player a chance, particularly when that team is drastically short on starting pitching. With the Orioles in such a state in April 2019, it paved the way for John Means to enter the…
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