Phillies manager is all for booing Bryce Harper, who is still failing Not even Bryce Harper’s skipper will provide a shield from enraged Phillies fans. For the message from Gabe Kapler to his $330 million and .231-hitting man couldn’t be anymore clear. “I don’t blame them for that,” the Philadelphia Phillies manager told MLB Network…
DetailsDominic Smith gets the boot in Mets’ surprise reshuffle MILWAUKEE — Adeiny Hechavarria’s opt out from his minor league contract and Dominic Smith’s relative lack of playing time prompted the Mets to tweak their 25-man roster Friday. In something of a surprise move, Smith was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse and Hechavarria’s contract was selected. The…
DetailsCubs’ Kyle Hendricks tosses 81-pitch complete-game shutout CHICAGO — Kyle Hendricks needed just 81 pitches for a four-hitter, Anthony Rizzo homered for his third straight game and the Chicago Cubs beat the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 on Friday. The second-place Cubs won their season-high fifth in a row while cutting St. Louis’ lead…
DetailsArt Shamsky pushing to get Miracle Mets manager into Hall of Fame The 1969 Mets have representation in the Hall of Fame. But is it enough? Well, their most valuable player, Tom Seaver, has a plaque there. That’s a pretty good start. Nolan Ryan, a swingman who pitched in 25 games and two more in…
DetailsMiguel Andujar returning as Yankees’ questions now loom Little by little, the Yankees’ lengthy injured list begins to dwindle. Next on deck: Miguel Andujar. Andujar (shoulder) is expected to be in the lineup Saturday night against the Twins, The Post’s Zach Braziller reported, and will balance third base and DH duties for the foreseeable future.…
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Caleb Smith Gives Us a Reason to Watch the Marlins To be frank, there aren’t a whole lot of reasons to watch the Marlins this season. As of this writing, they’re just 9-21 and already eight games out of first place. Unfortunately, the FanGraphs’ playoff projections had the Marlins’ odds at a measly 0.0% prior…
Details‘Jeopardy!’ champ James Holzhauer had his MLB front office dreams crushed James Holzhauer may have enough money to retire by the time his “Jeopardy!” reign is over, but first, he could double back to his childhood dream. MLB front offices have done what other “Jeopardy!” contestants have been unable to do — deny him, according…
DetailsRays vs. Orioles: Tyler Glasnow’s record will remain perfect Wild rides coming to the Jersey Shore this summer. Pair of test dummies became torpedoes and were sent flying off an Ocean City roller coaster as it was being checked for safety. Officials said the water-filled dummies escaped because they sprung leaks and the coaster is…
DetailsCalled Up: Nick Senzel Nick Senzel burst onto the national scouting scene with an MVP campaign in the Cape Cod League in 2015, hitting .364 with 21 extra base hits in 40 games. He steadily rose up boards throughout the spring when it became clear his raw tools were better than many had thought at…
DetailsScouting Report: Rockies’ Rodgers Top Rockies prospect Brendan Rodgers is nearing the Major Leagues, and MiLB.com got feedback on him from an opposing manager and players for the first Scouting Report of 2019. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190503&content_id=306808322&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_prospective&sid=milb
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