Diamondbacks To Promote Kevin Cron The Diamondbacks are promoting corner infield prospect Kevin Cron to the Majors, reports John Gambadoro of 98.7 Arizona Sports (Twitter link). The Arizona Republic’s Nick Piecoro had previously reported that the move was “on the verge” of happening. Cron, 26, is the younger brother of Twins first baseman C.J. Cron.…
DetailsAnthony Rizzo breaks Budweiser sign with monster homer Last night the Phillies were in Chicago to face the Cubs. The lead in to the game was all about how Cole Hamels was facing his former team. As I mentioned in the recaps this morning that sort of fizzled — Hamels got a no-decision after pitching…
DetailsMLB Curves And Sliders Have Gotten Alarmingly Nasty Major League Baseball seems to be on an unstoppable pathway to more and more strikeouts. After a record share of plate appearances ended in a strikeout last season (22.3 percent), this season is winding up to set another record: If the to-date strikeout rate of 23 percent…
DetailsCole Hamels honors David Montgomery and says finishing career in Philly has always been a thought of his CHICAGO — Cole Hamels received a special delivery Thursday morning. He is now in possession of one of the memorial patches that the Phillies are wearing on their game jerseys to honor David Montgomery. The beloved former…
DetailsGiants’ Farhan Zaidi expresses thoughts on WAR, Buster Posey’s value Ever since the Giants hired Farhan Zaidi as their president of baseball operations this past offseason, there have been battles between talking heads arguing on the basis of traditional baseball stats and advanced metrics. Zaidi, who earned his bachelor of science degree at MIT and…
DetailsMLB roundup: Twins hammer eight HRs in rout The Minnesota Twins slammed eight home runs, including two each by Miguel Sano and Jonathan Schoop, on their way to a 16-7 rout over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., completing a three-game sweep. The game was originally scheduled to be played Wednesday,…
DetailsReports: Jays to call up Biggio on Friday The Toronto Blue Jays will call up second base prospect Cavan Biggio, son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, for the first time on Friday, multiple media outlets reported Thursday night. Cavan Biggio, 24, is hitting .306 with six homers and 26 RBIs in 41 games with…
DetailsNetflix Unveils Lonely Island Musical Tribute to Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire The Lonely Island comedy troupe has dropped a half-hour Netflix special featuring a musical tribute to baseball greats Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire. “The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience” features Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer as the former Oakland Athletics teammates…
DetailsRajai Davis took a $243 Uber ride to Citi Field and then launched a pinch-hit homer Just the latest piece of evidence supporting the theory that they’re extremely cursed, the Mets have been hit pretty hard by the injury bug lately. First, Michael Conforto went down with a concussion, then Yoenis Cespedes broke an ankle…
DetailsIndians’ struggles continue as painful collision leads to Rays’ inside-the-park homer Despite posting a 25-24 record this season, 2019 really hasn’t been the Cleveland Indians year. Because of injuries, inconsistency and their own lack of urgency during the offseason, the Indians have looked much closer to average than a team hoping to win its fourth…
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