Mets’ Brad Brach comes up big in key spot after long layoff Struggling closer Edwin Diaz may have cast a shadow over the Mets’ pitching Friday night, but on the flip side, Brad Brach has gotten off to a decent start in Queens. Brach made his 10th appearance as a Met in Friday’s series-opening 5-4…
DetailsBolt goes yard again to give Aviators edge No. 16 A’s prospect Skye Bolt homered in his third consecutive playoff game as Triple-A Las Vegas took a 2-1 lead in the Pacific Coast League semifinals with an 11-4 win over Sacramento. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190907&content_id=310583496&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPerdomo, Rawhide cap Cal League sweep D-backs No. 7 prospect Geraldo Perdomo drove in four runs as Visalia closed out a three-game sweep of San Jose with a 13-6 win in the California League semifinals. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190907&content_id=310583024&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsYankees duo glad to see David Ortiz ‘looking healthy’ BOSTON — Two Yankees capitalized on a rare day off to visit a wounded friend … who also happens to be an enemy of their team. David Ortiz, the iconic, retired Red Sox slugger who was shot in his native Dominican Republic on June 9, welcomed…
DetailsLatest On Corey Kluber The Indians don’t seem to have much hope of getting veteran starter Corey Kluber back at any point in the 2019 season. As Ryan Lewis of the Beacon Journal recently reported, Kluber is still limited to doing aquatic exercises as he works to recover from an oblique injury. That status hasn’t…
DetailsHicklen delivers Blue Rocks from brink No. 15 Kansas City Royals prospect Brewer Hicklen delivered a walk-off bunt as the Wilmington Blue Rocks nipped the Salem Red Sox, 3-2, in Game 3 of the Carolina League Mills Cup semifinals. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190906&content_id=310580448&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsThunder sweep into Eastern League Finals Rehabbing Yankees infielder Thairo Estrada picked up three hits, five RBIs and two runs scored as Trenton hammered Reading, 12-2, to advance to the Eastern League Championship Series. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190906&content_id=310580402&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPete Alonso’s walk-off walk bails out Mets, disastrous Diaz Some fans at Citi Field wore ponchos. Some wore hoodies. Some held hot coffee. Some held hands. And at the end of this dark, damp, windy Friday night in Queens, many left believing it wouldn’t be their only brush with fall baseball. Returning to Citi Field…
DetailsDomingo German unravels as Yankees get ripped by Red Sox BOSTON — Not every rough outing by a starting pitcher is cause for concern, especially when that pitcher has been as steady as Domingo German. But it’s also true the right-hander is in uncharted waters. German entered Friday having already thrown a career-high 132 ¹/₃…
DetailsRosenthal: Dombrowski’s status a hot topic; my thoughts on Manager of the Year; home runs and more home runs – The Athletic This idea is insane, which fits Dan Shaughnessy well. If the Red Sox fire Dombrowski, the hubris of ownership will be exposed. I believed the Red Sox erred when they fired Cherrington. He…
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