Thunder sweep into Eastern League Finals Rehabbing Yankees infielder Thairo Estrada picked up three hits, five RBIs and two runs scored as Trenton hammered Reading, 12-2, to advance to the Eastern League Championship Series. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190906&content_id=310580402&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPete Alonso’s walk-off walk bails out Mets, disastrous Diaz Some fans at Citi Field wore ponchos. Some wore hoodies. Some held hot coffee. Some held hands. And at the end of this dark, damp, windy Friday night in Queens, many left believing it wouldn’t be their only brush with fall baseball. Returning to Citi Field…
DetailsDomingo German unravels as Yankees get ripped by Red Sox BOSTON — Not every rough outing by a starting pitcher is cause for concern, especially when that pitcher has been as steady as Domingo German. But it’s also true the right-hander is in uncharted waters. German entered Friday having already thrown a career-high 132 ¹/₃…
DetailsRosenthal: Dombrowski’s status a hot topic; my thoughts on Manager of the Year; home runs and more home runs – The Athletic This idea is insane, which fits Dan Shaughnessy well. If the Red Sox fire Dombrowski, the hubris of ownership will be exposed. I believed the Red Sox erred when they fired Cherrington. He…
DetailsCubs Injury Updates: Baez, Darvish, Kimbrel Cubs skipper Joe Maddon provided updates on an important trio of players today, with MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian among those covering the news. (Links to his Twitter account unless otherwise noted.) Star infielder Javier Baez is going to undergo an MRI on his thumb tomorrow. There’s still no cause for…
DetailsAdon lifts Cyclones into NY-Penn Finals Mets prospect Ranfy Adon ripped a walk-off double in the ninth inning to give Brooklyn a 4-3 win over Hudson Valley and a berth in the New York-Penn League Championship Series. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190906&content_id=310579572&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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Unboxing the Bat of the Year View this post on Instagram Mike, the founding editor of WPW opens up one of his favorite pieces from the 2019 season, Pete Alonso’s Dove Tail HR Derby / Mets franchise record-tying bat, the Dove Tail PA20 Axe “Haley’s Comet” bat. A post shared by What Pros…
DetailsRich Hill To Start For Dodgers On Thursday Dodgers southpaw Rich Hill laid out his plan for returning from a flexor tendon strain to reporters including Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times (Twitter link). He’ll start on Thursday and plan to make four total regular-season outings in preparation for the postseason. If the plan…
DetailsCubs To Promote Danny Hultzen It has been a long and winding road for former first-round draft pick Danny Hultzen, but the path will finally pass through the majors. The Cubs southpaw has received his first MLB promotion, according to Brett Taylor of Bleacher Nation (via Twitter). Hultzen, 29, was the second overall pick of…
DetailsMike Moustakas Struggling To Recover From Wrist Injury Veteran Brewers infielder Mike Moustakas is struggling to make his way back from a recent injury in the vicinity of his left wrist, as MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy reports on Twitter. The club is “not making progress” in getting Moustakas back to full health, says skipper Craig Counsell.…
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