Siri helps Estrellas to series lead in Finals The Dominican Winter League finals feature a matchup of top prospects as Jose Siri and Fernando Tatis Jr. lead Estrellas Orientales against Jorge Mateo and Toros del Este. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190120&content_id=302929148&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsThis might be baseball’s toughest division Columnist Richard Justice discusses why the National League Central is MLB’s best division. Source: https://www.mlb.com/news/c-302918146
DetailsWBSC appoints Olympic Qualifier to Italy The World Baseball and Softball Confederation announced today it has appointed the European Olympic Qualifier to Nettuno and Parma in Italy. Where in the recent past, Spain was mentioned as a possible candidate, the WBSC went into a different direction. As mentioned in the prologue, Spain was a possible…
DetailsThe Tallest Mexican: Remembering Hank Aguirre A more than a decade ago, I found an intriguing book at the Seattle Library Book Sale that caught my eye for several reasons. It was called, “The Tall Mexican: The Life of Hank Aguirre, All-Star Pitcher, Businessman and Humanitarian.” The cover art featured a beautiful painting of a…
DetailsThe holdup in Yankees-Reds Sonny Gray trade The long saga of the Yankees trading away Sonny Gray is aptly dragging itself — not exactly sprinting — across the finish line. The Yankees and Reds have agreed on the trade, Fancred reported Sunday, and believed to be coming back from Cincinnati will be prospect Shed Long and…
DetailsExtension may be last hurdle in Reds-Gray talks The Reds are finalizing a trade for Yankees right-hander Sonny Gray, according to a report by MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal on Saturday. Source: https://www.mlb.com/news/c-302890072
DetailsWho’s No. 1? Ranking the best at RF, C MLB Network’s countdown of baseball’s best players at each position began with the first installments of the “Top 10 Right Now!” series, featuring the game’s top second and third basemen. Source: https://www.mlb.com/news/c-264680678
DetailsYadier Molina fires back at ‘stupid’ Kris Bryant over St. Louis rip There’s never a dull moment in the Cardinals-Cubs rivalry — not even in mid-January. The latest salvos in the National League Central feud were fired by Chicago third baseman Kris Bryant and St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina. Appearing on NBC Sports Chicago’s “Friday…
DetailsSunday Notes: Blue Jays Prospect Chavez Young is a Bahamian On the Rise It wouldn’t be accurate to say that Chavez Young came out of nowhere to become one of the hottest prospects in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. But he is following an atypical path. The 21-year-old outfielder grew up in the Bahamas before…
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ABL: Semifinals set Today was the last day of the regular competition in the ABL. Only two games were played. The Perth Heat fell to the Canberra Cavalry 4-5 and the Brisbane Bandits beat Geelong-Korea 4-3. With these results, the following playoff schedule will be effective: The Canberra Cavalry will face the Melbourne Aces in…
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