Shuckers’ Supak strong for seven innings Milwaukee Brewers No. 11 prospect Trey Supak allowed a run on two hits over seven innings as Double-A Biloxi held off Mississippi Braves, 4-3, on Monday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190708&content_id=308883688&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_prospective&sid=milb
DetailsMets star Pete Alonso wins the Home Run Derby Pete Alonso is king of the Home Run Derby. The wunderkind Mets first baseman beat Blue Jays rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 23-22 in the final at Progressive Field in Cleveland during the Monday night. He used last-second at-bats to take down Indians’ hometown hero Carlos Santana,…
DetailsLatest On Market For Madison Bumgarner We’ll continue our evening trip around the summer starting pitching market in San Francisco, where top rental rotation piece Madison Bumgarner resides. Earlier today, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (subscription link) updated the market for the burly southpaw, cataloging a variety of suitors. The Astros, Braves, and Brewers are newly…
DetailsScott Boras On Possibility Of Anthony Rendon Extension While quiet Nationals star Anthony Rendon elected not to participate in this year’s All-Star festivities — somehow the first time he has been selected — his less-than-taciturn agent was on hand and willing to discuss Rendon’s contract situation. As Todd Dybas of NBC Sports reports, Scott Boras certainly…
DetailsThis Date In Transactions History: Athletics Land An Eventual Superstar Braves third baseman Josh Donaldson smacked his 200th career home run Sunday, a feat the Cubs were no doubt hoping he’d achieve in their uniform when they selected him 48th in the 2007 draft. The former Auburn Tiger never hit a single dinger for the…
DetailsRed Sox Among Teams With Interest In Zack Wheeler The Red Sox and Mets are engaged in preliminary talks regarding New York righty Zack Wheeler, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Boston is said to be targeting a rotation addition after deciding to utilize Nathan Eovaldi in the bullpen. Importantly, there’s no indication…
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What’s Wrong With Robinson Cano? We’re on the eve of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, an event second baseman Robinson Cano has received eight invitations to since his career began in 2005. The former Yankee and Mariner is clearly one of the most accomplished second basemen in baseball history. However, in 2019 – his first…
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Mike Trout, All-Stars to Wear “Rock N’ Roll” Trout 6 Cleats and Turfs Mike Trout and Nike will debut new colorways “inspired by iconic rock album covers” of the Trout 6 cleats and turfs at the 2019 HR Derby and All-Star Game. Mike Trout will wear the “Denim” (middle) colorway and that is available at…
DetailsSonny Gray on surviving Yankees hell and turning it all around CLEVELAND — Amidst the tumult of All-Star Game media day on Monday afternoon, Sonny Gray spoke like a man at peace. A year ago, he was a lost Yankee, his worthiness and future in doubt. Now, representing the Reds in the Midsummer Classic, he…
DetailsLatest On Trevor Bauer The Indians face an interesting potential dilemma — and opportunity — with regard to starter Trevor Bauer. Even as they continue to ramp up the pressure on the AL Central-leading Twins and remain in Wild Card position, the Cleveland organization may consider swapping out the excellent but costly right-hander. Ken Rosenthal…
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