Astros Stop Collin McHugh’s Throwing Program The Astros have shut down Collin McHugh after the right-hander experienced continued pain during his latest throwing session, manager A.J. Hinch told reporters (Twitter link via FOX 26’s Mark Berman). While the team hasn’t formally indicated that McHugh’s season is over, the latest setback certainly calls into question whether he’ll…
DetailsYankees Activate Luis Severino, Designate Breyvic Valera The Yankees announced Tuesday that they’ve reinstated Luis Severino from the 60-day injured list. In order to open a spot on the 40-man roster, New York has designated infielder Breyvic Valera for assignment. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/09/yankees-activate-luis-severino-designate-breyvic-valera.html
DetailsCorey Dickerson Out For Remainder Of Season The Phillies announced that outfielder Corey Dickerson has been placed on the 60-day injured list due to a fracture in his left foot, thus ending his season. Right-hander Edubray Ramos was activated from the injured list in his place. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/09/corey-dickerson-phillies-broken-foot-done-season.html
DetailsThe Derek Jeter lessons for Giants in Eli Manning benching The people who were watching with their eyes, not their hearts, saw it. The legacy player was inferior, inadequate. The uniform was the same. The guy in it was the same person. But he wasn’t the same player. Not close. In 2014, the Yankees deployed…
DetailsEvaluating the Yankees’ World Series prices heading to playoffs Baseball often gets overshadowed by football in sports betting media once September rolls around. With both the Yankees and Mets in the thick of championship chatter, VSiN won’t let that happen! Here’s the latest investment news from the diamond exchange: Yankees: Even with Sunday’s loss as…
DetailsJason Kipnis Diagnosed With Hamate Fracture An MRI performed on Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis revealed a fracture in the hook of the hamate bone in his right wrist, the team announced Tuesday. The team is currently scheduling a followup appointment for him, but surgery is expected to be required, which would sideline Kipnis for…
DetailsThe bizarre brilliance of Derek Dietrich’s 2019 season To date, Dietrich has been hit by an astonishing 25 pitches, the second most in all baseball. He’s also the owner of 28 walks on the season, as well as a career-best 19 dingers. None of those, in a vacuum, jump off the page in any sort…
DetailsFelipe Vazquez Arrested This doesn’t sound good.In a stunning and deeply troubling turn of events, Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez has been arrested and charged with a series of crimes in the state of Florida, according to James Santelli of CBS Pittsburgh. Vazquez, a resident of Florida, is in custody after being arrested today in Pennsylvania.…
DetailsMariners Activate Domingo Santana The Mariners announced that they have activated outfielder Domingo Santana from the 10-day injured list. He has missed about a month owing to an elbow injury. While the M’s are obviously out of contention, they’ll be glad to allow Santana a chance to see some more MLB pitching before the season…
DetailsPirates closer Felipe Vazquez charged with soliciting teen girl for sex Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez was arrested Tuesday on charges that he solicited a teenage girl for sex, according to reports. Vazquez, 28, is accused of repeatedly sending explicit images and texts to the alleged victim, who is now 15, over a two-year period.…
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