Expanding the Zone: Austin Riley Is Swinging and Slugging Into New Territory The post Expanding the Zone: Austin Riley Is Swinging and Slugging Into New Territory appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/50991/expanding-the-zone-austin-riley-is-swinging-and-slugging-into-new-territory/
DetailsThe Summer of ’69: Baseball 50 Years Ago (June 23, 1969) The post The Summer of ’69: Baseball 50 Years Ago (June 23, 1969) appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/50985/the-summer-of-69-baseball-50-years-ago-week-ending-june-30-1969-stonewall-dick-allen/
DetailsMinor League Update: Games of June 21-23 The post Minor League Update: Games of June 21-23 appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/51001/minor-league-update-games-of-june-21-23-2/
DetailsWhat Scouts Are Saying: June 24th, 2019 The post What Scouts Are Saying: June 24th, 2019 appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/50995/what-scouts-are-saying-june-24th-2019-blaze-alexander-khalil-lee/
DetailsThis is Mets dysfunction at its worst CHICAGO — The wheels came off for Mickey Callaway and the Mets Sunday at Wrigley Field in so many ways. First, the beleaguered manager stuck with reliever Seth Lugo for much too long. Lugo’s 42nd pitch, a poor slider, was deposited into the right-field bleachers by Javier Baez…
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Short Relief: Chase Utley Day From the first-base side of the 400 level of Citizens Bank Park, everything falls into view: the green-on-green tartan of the grass, the crisp edges of the infield dirt and foul lines, the whole arc of the outfield wall and the bushes and the tall, glittering screen and all its…
DetailsThe Call-Up: Adbert Alzolay The post The Call-Up: Adbert Alzolay appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/50994/the-call-up-adbert-alzolay/
DetailsWill Smith makes it 3 rookies in a row to walk it off The Rockies came to LA 10 games back, a sizable deficit, but one we’ve seen overcome plenty of times. Here is how the three games ended: Matt Beaty walk-off home run Alex Verdugo walk-off home run Will Smith walk-off home run Three…
DetailsDietrich hit record-breaking 6th time in series Dietrich didn’t budge, and the pitch hit him on the right arm. It was the sixth time he was hit by a pitch in the series, which set a new Major League record. During Friday’s 11-7 win over Milwaukee, Dietrich was hit by pitches three times, and it…
DetailsQuick Hits: Pujols, Dodgers, Haniger, Dipoto, Bichette On July 31, 2000, the Padres and Cardinals swung a trade deadline deal that sent Heathcliff Slocumb and prospect Ben Johnson to San Diego in exchange for catcher Carlos Hernandez and minor league utilityman Nate Tebbs. The swap is little more than a footnote in team history, though…
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