LEADING OFF: Trade talks heat up, Nats host 1st-place Braves A look at what’s happening around the majors today: TRADEWINDS Only eight games on the schedule, giving contending teams more time to talk about trades. The fourth-place Mets acquired Toronto ace Marcus Stroman for two minor league pitching prospects Sunday and the Rays made three…
DetailsFrustrated Trevor Bauer Chucks The Ball All The Way Over The Fence Before Being Taken Out Today is Trevor Bauer’s last start before the trade deadline, and thus very possibly his last start as an Indian. So it’s potentially fraught, and the afternoon did not go well for Bauer, who lasted four and a third…
DetailsYankees place CC Sabathia on 10-day injured list CC Sabathia is headed back to the 10-day injured list with a case of right knee inflammation, the Yankees announced Sunday. Infielder/outfielder Tyler Wade has been recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a corresponding roster move. It’s the third IL stint for the veteran left-hander this season, who…
DetailsWhat’s next after the Mets shook up the trade deadline? Imagine being Marcus Stroman right now. He had to be 100 percent certain that he was headed to the Yankees or Astros as the missing piece for a World Series favorite. Surprise, Marcus! Welcome to the New York Mets, a team that is decidedly not…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 7-29-2019 Bridgeport Times, July 29, 1919:White Sox Owner Determined to Put Stop to Gambling President Comiskey of the Chicago White Sox has started a vigorous crusade against the baseball gamblers at his park. In taking this step the owner of the White Sox is backing up the National…
DetailsCubs, Orioles Have Discussed Jonathan Villar The Cubs have discussed a Jonathan Villar trade with the Orioles, reports Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com, though he adds that a match between the two teams appears unlikely at this time. Chicago was tied to Eric Sogard before he was traded from Toronto to Tampa Bay, and Addison Russell’s…
Details2001 Topps blows up the record book Thumb through your collection of 2001 Topps and these nine cards might not jump out at you unless you really, really know your baseball record book backward and forward. Yessir! You are looking at 2001 Topps cards (counting Josh Fogg from the traded set) of pitchers 1-8 and…
DetailsJoey Gallo’s Best Season Gets Shorter The Rangers announced Thursday that Joey Gallo will miss 4-6 weeks after undergoing surgery to remove a fractured hamate bone in his right wrist. That’s bad news for Rangers fans, who’ll see somewhat fewer moonshots and scalded line drives than they would have otherwise, middling news for the Rangers…
DetailsRangers Outright Carlos Tocci Rangers outfielder Carlos Tocci has been assigned outright to Triple-A Nashville after clearing waivers, the club announced over the weekend. Tocci was designated for assignment last week. Tocci, 23, hasn’t appeared in the Majors this season, instead spending the entire year to date with the Rangers’ top affiliate in Nashville. Texas…
DetailsLoek van Mil passes away at 34 With great sadness, the Dutch baseball world has learned of the passing of Dutch pitcher Loek van Mil. The tall Dutchman passed away at the age of 34 as the result of a fatal accident. The pitcher who made 48 appearances for the Dutch national team announced his…
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