Derek Jeter on how he’s coping with Marlins’ struggles Derek Jeter’s storybook career culminated with his election into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, but the five-time World Series champion with the Yankees was reminded Wednesday of the struggles his current team is having. The 45-year-old is now the CEO of the Marlins, who…
DetailsMLB to test computer umpires at spring training Major League Baseball will test computer plate umpires during spring training but will not use the system for decisions in any exhibition games. MLB experimented with the automated balls and strikes system during the second half of last season in the independent Atlantic League, and the Arizona…
DetailsOrioles Interested In Tim Beckham This has been a quiet winter for the rebuilding Orioles, but they’re now showing interest in a familiar free agent. They’ve discussed a minor league contract for infielder Tim Beckham, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. There’s history between Baltimore and Beckham, a former No. 1 overall pick of the Rays…
DetailsChecking In On Last Season’s Worst Bullpens We’ve gone over how the five worst offenses and rotations of last season now look with the offseason nearing completion. We’ll do the same here with the quintet of bullpens that had the most difficulty preventing runs in 2019. Judging a bullpen just by ERA is an admittedly…
DetailsMinor MLB Transactions: 1/22/20 The latest minor moves from around baseball… The Reds have added outfielder Boog Powell on a minor league pact, Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America reports. Powell has bounced around several organizations since Oakland chose him in Round 20 of the 2012 draft, but he hasn’t hit poorly during his brief major…
DetailsDerek Jeter gets Yankees surprise for Hall of Fame plaque For the first time on Wednesday, Derek Jeter wore a jersey that didn’t belong to the Yankees. A day after being elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Jeter put on the off-white jersey with “Hall of Fame” on the front that’s given to all…
DetailsNL Central Notes: Castellanos, Ozuna, Pirates The Reds “remain a player” for free-agent outfielder Nicholas Castellanos, tweets MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. The extent to which the Reds are interested is far from clear, though. Cincinnati has already signed Shogo Akiyama to a three-year deal and has Nick Senzel, Jesse Winker and Aristides Aquino atop an…
DetailsLatest On Nolan Arenado The future of Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado has been one of the dominant stories in baseball this week. Arenado has been the subject of trade speculation for weeks, but Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich shot down the possibility of a deal Monday, saying the Rox “have listened to teams regarding…
DetailsFelipe Alou: My son Luis Rojas is ready and won’t cheat the game Rest assured Mets fans, new manager Luis Rojas is a good man who will not cheat the game of baseball. Those strong words come from his father Felipe Alou, in his first comments about Rojas becoming Mets manager at the age of…
DetailsBehind Mets’ decision to hire Luis Rojas as manager In the cold of winter only 2½ weeks before the start of spring training, the Mets will remain in the comfort of home in hiring a new manager. Luis Rojas has spent 13 years in the organization in various capacities, but will now have the spotlight…
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