Rockies to call up Rodgers from Triple-A The Rockies are expected to bring up top prospect Brendan Rodgers from Triple-A Albuquerque to make his Major League debut on Friday against the Phillies in Philadelphia. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190516&content_id=307187058&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsA good first step back for Mets’ Jeurys Familia WASHINGTON — He will have to do it more than once to convince everyone he’s truly back, but Jeurys Familia took the first step Wednesday night. The Mets reliever pitched for the first time since coming off the injured list for a sore right shoulder and…
DetailsFrustrating loss exposes all that is wrong with Mets WASHINGTON — The Mets had tasted prosperity for the first time in a long while, and so that was probably why the 5-1 loss the Nationals slapped on them Wednesday night was so frustrating. They had dragged themselves back to .500 from three below on the…
DetailsYankees avoided old school-vs.-new school clash — this time Which task required more effort by J.A. Happ on Wednesday? A. Throwing 64 pitches over 5 ¹/₃ innings to lead the Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the horrid Orioles in the opening game of a doubleheader. B. Talking in a postgame news conference for 3…
DetailsMets’ J.D. Davis outfield experiment has begun WASHINGTON — J.D. Davis had been limited to third base in his first six weeks with the Mets, but he received a different opportunity in Wednesday’s eighth inning. After beginning workouts in the outfield in recent weeks, Davis shifted to left field in the Mets’ 5-1 loss to…
DetailsRed Sox avoid ugly loss thanks to this non-superhero BOSTON — Michael Chavis had a simple thought as he walked to the plate. “A single scores him. Don’t try to be a superhero and hit a home run or anything like that. Just need one,” Chavis said Wednesday night after his walk-off single in the…
DetailsDowns powers Quakes’ big night at dish Los Angeles Dodgers No. 7 prospect Jeter Downs fell a triple shy of the cycle on a 4-for-5 night, reaching base five times as Class A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga took down Lancaster, 18-8. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190516&content_id=307185746&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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Effectively Wild Episode 1376: Root, Root, Root for the Run Differential Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about Chris Sale’s seven-inning, 17-strikeout game and the Marlins’ ineptitude, then answer listener emails about differences in home-run distance, rooting for run differential, reimagining errors (and quality starts), whether catchers would still squat after robot umpires were implemented,…
DetailsMazeika rumbles forward for Binghamton Mets No. 26 prospect Patrick Mazeika fell a triple shy of the cycle and drove in a career-high six runs in Double-A Binghamton’s 9-8 loss to Altoona Curve on Wednesday afternoon. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190515&content_id=307180432&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsWhat Nationals can learn from Yankees if they choose to rebuild In the days leading up to the 2016 trade deadline, Yankees officials believed they were going to deal Aroldis Chapman to the Nationals and Andrew Miller to the Cubs. A proposal that seemed acceptable to both sides to move Chapman to Washington was on…
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