2019 NCAA Tournament Automatic Bids Want to find out which teams punched automatic bids to the NCAA postseason? We keep track of it all at D1Baseball. Source: https://d1baseball.com/trending/2019-ncaa-tournament-automatic-bids/
DetailsGoats’ Goudeau perfect for six innings Rockies prospect Ashton Goudeau retired all 18 batters he faced, pitching Double-A Hartford to a 5-3 win over visiting New Hampshire on Saturday night. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190518&content_id=307253638&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsShawn Kelley Undergoes Throat Surgery The Rangers placed reliever Shawn Kelley on the injured list May 9 (retroactive to May 6) because of an infection, though details of the condition weren’t publicly known at the time. It turns out Kelley had to undergo surgery Thursday to remove at least two lumps from his vocal cords,…
DetailsIt feels inevitable Mickey Callaway won’t be Mets’ manager for long The 2019 Mets are more about the culture of Wilpon ownership and a roster forged by Brodie Van Wagenen — first as an agent, now as the general manager — than the managing of Mickey Callaway. But the terms of engagement for this team…
DetailsHealth Notes: Tatis Jr., Upton, Price, Diaz, K. Davis The Padres are hoping shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. will return May 24, the start of a six-game road trip for the club, per Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Tatis went to the injured list on April 30 with a hamstring strain, temporarily derailing a…
DetailsDe La Cruz hurls Fire Frogs’ first no-no Braves No. 25 prospect Jasseel De La Cruz tossed the first no-hitter in team history on Saturday, throwing only 89 pitches, as Class A Advanced Florida coasted to a 12-0 victory over Jupiter. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190518&content_id=307253222&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
Details50 years later, Ron Swoboda’s catch still symbol of Mets miracle This is about how an ordinary man can seize one extraordinary moment, as much as anything. The coming weeks and months will be a glorious celebration of the golden anniversary of the Mets’ golden summer, and all the wonderful memories forever attached to it.…
DetailsJohnny Cueto Could Return This Season Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto is making quick progress in his recovery from August 2018 Tommy John surgery and could return this September, manager Bruce Bochy told reporters Saturday (via Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group and Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic). After Cueto threw a bullpen session,…
DetailsJB Shuck Trying To Become Two-Way Player The Pirates will attempt to convert veteran outfielder JB Shuck into a two-way player, director of player development Larry Broadway told Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic. Shuck will begin honing his pitching skills at Triple-A Indianapolis, where he has been playing since the Pirates outrighted him May 8.…
DetailsGary Sanchez struck out four times — then it got worse The only time Gary Sanchez put the ball in play Saturday, it ended any chance of a second straight come-from-behind win for the Yankees. The dreaded platinum sombrero might have been a preferred result. Instead, Sanchez finally made contact, only to bounce into a…
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