Joe Girardi feels Mickey Callaway’s pain While manager Mickey Callaway tries to stay afloat with the Mets, Joe Girardi was at Citi Field on Saturday as a broadcaster for Fox. The former Yankees manager is still waiting for his phone to ring to get another job in the dugout — and he isn’t opposed to…
DetailsSunday Notes: Dakota Hudson Metamorphosed Into a Throwback Dakota Hudson is somewhat of a square peg in a round hole. At a time where four-seamers at the belt are de rigueur, the 24-year-old St. Louis Cardinals right-hander likes to live near the knees. Since debuting last season, Hudson has thrown his signature sinker a full…
DetailsShuckers’ Bettinger puts up seven zeros Brewers prospect Alec Bettinger allowed three hits and struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings before Double-A Biloxi pulled out a 3-1 victory over Mississippi on Saturday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190706&content_id=308819810&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsMadison Bumgarner Suffers Elbow Contusion 10:50pm: X-rays on Bumgarner came back negative, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic tweets. He suffered an elbow contusion. 10:12pm: Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner exited his start against the Cardinals on Saturday after two innings. Bumgarner took a first-inning comebacker to the left elbow off the bat of Jose Martinez, Henry…
DetailsMets go from chair throwing to ejections to a hard-fought win A chair-throwing GM, four batters being hit by pitches leading to multiple ejections and a big hit by Tomas Nido. And the closer barely hanging onto his job finished it against the heart of the order. Just another Saturday night at Citi Field in…
DetailsBrewers To Call Up Mauricio Dubon The Brewers are set to call up shortstop prospect Mauricio Dubon, Robert Murray of The Athletic tweets. Dubon, who’s already on the Brewers’ 40-man roster, will become the first native Honduran to play in the majors. The Dubon call-up comes on the heels of a potentially serious injury for…
DetailsNathan Eovaldi could provide boost to your fantasy bullpen For many fantasy baseball owners, the All-Star break provides a respite from the daily grind of managing your roster. It might be just three days off, but after three months of hardcore dedication, those 72 hours feel like a 10-day vacation in Hawaii. Enjoy it while…
DetailsMadison Bumgarner Leaves Start After Taking Liner Off Elbow Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner exited his start against the Cardinals on Saturday after two innings. Bumgarner took a first-inning comebacker to the left elbow off the bat of Jose Martinez, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle was among those to report. The 29-year-old stayed in…
DetailsJazz powers Generals with two homers Top D-backs prospect Jazz Chisholm homered twice and matched his career high with five RBIs on a three-hit night as Double-A Jackson beat Chattanooga, 11-4, on Saturday night. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190706&content_id=308816898&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsTrey Mancini Drawing Interest To state that the Baltimore Orioles figure to be deadline sellers would be an understatement. At 27-61, the Orioles are likely on a fast-track to the #1 overall pick in the 2020 Rule Four draft, and it’s no secret that teams at such a juncture are often the most eager to…
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