Red Sox Notes: Price, Pedroia, Holt, Eovaldi Red Sox left-hander David Price exited his start in Houston on Saturday after facing just three hitters, according to reporters. Price was “laboring” during his abbreviated outing and saw his fastball top out around 90 mph, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic tweets. It’s a notable decline for Price,…
DetailsStop the Bruins: We’re sick of this Boston run of titles Look, we like to be open and honest and completely transparent here at Open Mike, so I will warn you: If you are from New England, or if your sporting proclivities include any or all of the professional sports teams under the umbrella and…
DetailsJose Altuve Nearing Return Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, on the injured list since May 11, will start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle relays. The Astros are “hoping” to get Altuve back by Wednesday, their last contest before a seven-game road trip, general manager Jeff…
DetailsAngels Place Matt Harvey On Injured List The Angels announced that right-hander Matt Harvey is heading to the 10-day injured list with an upper back strain. In other moves, the Angels recalled righty Taylor Cole from Triple-A Salt Lake, optioned reliever Luke Bard and reinstated reliever Luis Garcia from the IL. Harvey’s injury continues what…
DetailsDidi Gregorius To Begin Rehab Assignment The first-place Yankees have been without injured shortstop Didi Gregorius all season, but it appears he’s moving closer to a return. Gregorius is set to begin a rehab assignment with Single-A Tampa, per an announcement from New York. Gregorius, one of the Yankees’ most valuable players dating back to…
DetailsGiants call up Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of Red Sox legend The San Francisco Giants called up outfielder Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, before Saturday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 28-year-old will make his major league debut after more than 700 games over six-plus seasons in the minors. In a corresponding…
DetailsDiamondbacks Designate John Ryan Murphy The Diamondbacks announced Saturday that they’ve designated catcher John Ryan Murphy for assignment. His 25-man roster spot went to right-hander Taylor Clarke, whom the Diamondbacks recalled from Triple-A El Paso. Clarke started Arizona’s game in San Francisco on Saturday. We may have seen the last of Murphy in Arizona, where…
DetailsMLB teams’ involvement with Cuban players under Justice Department scrutiny …“It’s always been clear that these guys are basically hostages, until the time that they sign major league contracts and give a sizeable portion of their contracts to the criminals involved in smuggling them out,” said Joe Kehoskie, a former player agent. “Everyone stuck their…
DetailsThe earliest known baseball game to be commemorated. In England. If you’ve ever been to the United Kingdom, you’ve almost certainly seen buildings and parks and stuff with blue plaques on them. They’re historical markers which say things like “Lord Nigel-Hogg-Snootb lived here, 1858-1869” or “Musician Ian Dexys, singer for the band The High Numbers,…
DetailsReport: Atlanta expected to be awarded 2021 All-Star Game The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports today that the Braves and SunTrust Park are expected to be awarded the 2021 All-Star Game soon. Probably next week. This year’s All-Star Game will be in Cleveland. Next year it’s at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. They already announced 2026 for…
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