Don’t forget why the Yankees’ season is still very much alive ANAHEIM, Calif. — Even in the best of times, baseball is a nine-man sport that requires a 25-man roster that often demands contributions from 30 or 35 people across the vast tapestry of 162 games, plus the playoffs. Even one of the most perfect…
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Carter Kieboom to debut with Nats According to multiple sources, the Washington Nationals have called up top farmhand Carter Kieboom for Friday’s home game vs the San Diego Padres. So far this season, Carter spent time with the AAA Fresno Grizzlies and put up some nice numbers. Carter Kieboom (photo: Fresno Grizzlies) Thanks to handling…
DetailsMasahiro Tanaka gets roughed up as Yankees’ win streak halted ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Little Pinstriped Engine That Could didn’t Thursday night. Looking for a four-game sweep to open a nine-tilt Western road trip, the Yankees grabbed a four-run lead in the fifth and appeared to be a lock against the woeful Angels with Masahiro…
DetailsMickey Callaway is finally easing into his spot in the Mets dugout An executive from an opposing club recently volunteered an anonymous observation about the Mets: “Mickey Callaway looks more comfortable in the dugout.” Just in running the game, the official elaborated, and presenting confidence and competence. “There’s no doubt about it,” the Mets’ manager,…
DetailsHot Rods’ Franco stays hot with two jacks Top Tampa Bay Rays prospect Wander Franco hit two home runs and extended his hitting streak to 11 games as the Class A Bowling Green Hot Rods outlasted the Lansing Lugnuts, 6-5. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190425&content_id=306603120&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsAmed Rosario, Mets believe his errors won’t become a thing Amed Rosario isn’t ready to change his uniform number to E6 just yet. The Mets shortstop will arrive at Citi Field on Friday in the worst defensive slump of his major league career, with seven errors in his last six games, but he’s sure this…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1367: Vlad Tidings Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the long-awaited promotion of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., baseball-watching etiquette at a bachelorette party, and Mike Trout if he weren’t trying, then answer listener emails about Rhys Hoskins, Jacob Rhame, and the latest unwritten-rules flare-up between the Phillies and Mets, Tyler Wade, Andrelton…
DetailsWhy Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s arrival is setting MLB on fire ANAHEIM, Calif. — Maybe if there had been Twitter in 1936 (which would’ve been hard, since even electric typewriters weren’t yet invented) then the anticipation would have been just as great on Sunday, May 3, when a skinny Californian named Joseph Paul DiMaggio stepped onto…
DetailsMartin swinging boom stick for Grasshoppers Pirates prospect Mason Martin mashed his fifth homer in as many games, walked and finished with a pair of RBIs and two runs scored to lift Class A Greensboro past Hagerstown, 6-3, on Thursday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190425&content_id=306596966&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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D1Baseball Staff Pick’em: Week 11 Another big weekend is ahead and our D1Baseball staffers look into their crystal ball and make their bold predictions for the weekend. Source: https://d1baseball.com/trending/d1baseball-staff-pickem-week-11-3/
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