Adrian Sampson To Sign With KBO’s Lotte Giants The Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization are set to sign Rangers right-hander Adrian Sampson, Naver Sports reports (hat tip to Levi Weaver of The Athletic). The 28-year-old Sampson has been a member of multiple MLB organizations since the Pirates used a fifth-round pick on him…
DetailsMets Interview Hensley Meulens For Bench Coach Position Former Giants assistant Hensley Meulens has a job with the Marlins if he wants it, but the division-rival Mets could prevent that union from coming to fruition. The Mets have interviewed Meulens for their vacant bench coach position, Dan Martin and Ken Davidoff of the New York…
DetailsMets interview Hensley Meulens for bench-coach job Add Hensley Meulens to the list of candidates for the Mets’ bench coach job. The former Giants’ coach interviewed for the spot. He spent 10 years with the recently retired Bruce Bochy in San Francisco, the last two as bench coach. Gabe Kapler, fresh off getting fired in…
DetailsSEP 7: Mark Whiten explosion SEPTEMBER 7, 1993 | CINCINNATI, OHIO • Mark Whiten of the St. Louis Cardinals had one of the most explosive offensive games in major league history on this date in baseball history (1993). He hit four home runs and drove in 12. Whiten’s 4 home runs tied a major league…
DetailsWhite Sox, Omar Vizquel Part Ways Former major league shortstop Omar Vizquel spent the previous two seasons managing in the White Sox’s minor league system, but he and the organization have parted ways on amicable terms, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports. After his outstanding playing career came to an end in 2012, Vizquel transitioned to…
DetailsThis Jacoby Ellsbury-Yankees hot take includes important lesson ARLINGTON, Texas — Let’s start this momentous transaction with a hot take. Worst contracts in Yankees history: 1. Kei Igawa 2. Carl Pavano 3. Jacoby Ellsbury At least Ellsbury actually provided value during his first four seasons in pinstripes before turning into a human punch line. The…
DetailsBrian Cashman may have foreshadowed Jacoby Ellsbury’s Yankees release Jacoby Ellsbury’s release Wednesday night surprised many in the baseball world, but Yankees general manager Brian Cashman in October hinted his failed $153 million player’s future was on thin ice. Asked whether the oft-injured Ellsbruy could return in 2019 to fill in for Aaron Hicks (Tommy…
DetailsSEP 6: The AL race of ’67 SEPTEMBER 6, 1967 | CHICAGO, DETROIT, BOSTON, MINNEAPOLIS – Splitting the National and American Leagues into divisions in 1969 brought more teams into the postseason, but it pre-empted some great pennant races, one of those was the American League race of 1967. The “Pennant” winner, do they even…
DetailsSEP 5: Ripken Ties Gehrig SEPTEMBER 5, 1995 | BALTIMORE, MARYLAND • Drama followed Cal Ripken in the summer of 1995. On this date that year he tied Lou Gehrig‘s 2,130 consecutive games played streak. He received a 5 minute standing ovation from his hometown Camden Yards crowd when the game became official in the…
DetailsJacoby Ellsbury’s sad Yankees career by the numbers Jacoby Ellsbury never lived up to the $153 million contract he received from the Yankees, and will end up having not played more than half the potential games in his seven-year deal after being released Wednesday night. By the numbers $294,230: Money per game played (520) $299,412:…
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