Marlins Expected To Place Martin Prado On IL, Select Yadiel Rivera The Marlins expect Martin Prado to miss some time due to a hamstring injury, per MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro. It’s not clear yet just how serious an injury he’s sustained nor how long he’ll be out, but Frisaro tweets that Miami is expected to bring…
DetailsNot Cool for Katz (1979-1984) Steve Wynn sang about it on The Baseball Project’s 3rd album. Tyler Kepner and I talked a bit about it over dinner and cards in Cooperstown. I experienced it myself, from 1979 – 1984. Did you? I can tell you that cards became, if not uncool, then put in forced hibernation,…
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How One Man Changed Korean Baseball Heo Koo-Yeon in his office Heo Koo-Yeon is one of the biggest names in Korean baseball history. At this moment, you could say that he is the most influential figure in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Heo was originally an athlete. As a star high school player, he partook…
DetailsAthletics, First-Rounder Logan Davidson Agree To Terms The Athletics have agreed to terms with Logan Davidson, their top pick in the 2019 draft, according to Jim Callis of MLB.com (via Twitter). A shortstop out of Clemson, Davidson will receive the full slot value of his No. 29 overall selection — a $2,424,600 bonus. Davidson, 21,…
DetailsTexas All-Star rosters feature loaded North The Texas League announced its All-Star rosters Thursday with six Top-100 prospects, including hometown players Gavin Lux and Keibert Ruiz, representing the North Division on June 25 in Tulsa. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190614&content_id=308057874&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
Details‘I gave them blood’: Adam Jones opens up on industry perceptions, blocking trades and learning to embrace change – The Athletic The headline doesn’t mean what you might think.In an age of cliched quotes and players who are polished PR-machines, Jones is as authentic as they come. On a European vacation after one of his…
DetailsCubs Likely To Target Left-Handed Relief Upgrades Within a broader look at the potential return of Ben Zobrist later this season, The Athletic’s Patrick Mooney writes (subscription required) that the Cubs believe they can shift their trade-deadline focus to acquiring left-handed relief help now that they’ve addressed their biggest need by signing Craig Kimbrel. Lefty…
DetailsWashington State announces Coaching Staff PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State head coach Brian Green announced his coaching staff Thursday…. Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/06/14/washington-state-announces-coaching-staff/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsTexas notes: Fraley not a fan of stats Mariners No. 14 prospect Jake Fraley may not keep track of his numbers, but he’s been putting up some pretty gaudy ones for Double-A Arkansas this season. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190614&content_id=308055240&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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Consider Ketel Marte Broken Out In writing, the rule of three “suggests that a trio of events or characters is more humorous, satisfying, or effective than other numbers.” With this in mind, I present to you three interesting facts about Diamondbacks second baseman and center fielder Ketel Marte. First, he’s married to the cousin of…
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