Braves To Activate Kevin Gausman Braves right-hander Kevin Gausman will be activated from the 10-day injured list to start this evening’s game against the Nationals, reports David O’Brien of the Athletic. Gausman has been out since June 10 with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. The team has yet to formally announce the move, which…
DetailsProspect Roundup: Games of July 20 Mets infielder Ronny Mauricio stayed hot with a three-hit night for Class A Columbia, while Orioles third baseman J.C. Encarnacion had a perfect night at the plate for Class A Delmarva. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190721&content_id=309269708&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPhillies Announce Drew Smyly Signing, Designate Fernando Salas The Phillies announced the signing of left-hander Drew Smyly, who will start Sunday. The club designated reliever Fernando Salas to make room for Smyly. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/phillies-announce-drew-smyly-signing-designate-fernando-salas.html
DetailsRockies Designate Mark Reynolds For Assignment The Rockies announced they have designated first baseman Mark Reynolds for assignment, clearing space on the 40-man roster for left-handed pitcher Sam Howard. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/rockies-designate-mark-reynolds-for-assignment.html
DetailsCards Rumors: C-Mart, Wacha, Bumgarner, Outfielders The Cardinals are reportedly open to trading right-hander Carlos Martinez and outfielder Tyler O’Neill by the July 31 deadline. However, they’re not “aggressively” shopping either of those two or outfielder Harrison Bader, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. On the other hand, they plan to “explore interest”…
DetailsOrioles Designate Keon Broxton For Assignment The Orioles announced today they’ve designated outfielder Keon Broxton for assignment. Right-handed reliever Branden Kline is up from Triple-A Norfolk to take Broxton’s place on the active roster. So continues a lost season for the 29-year-old Broxton, who enters DFA limbo for the second time in three months. A…
DetailsRays Place Kevin Kiermaier On IL SUNDAY: The Rays have placed Kiermaier on the IL with a sprained thumb, Toribio tweets. He won’t need surgery, though. Heredia’s coming up to replace Kiermaier. SATURDAY: Sour news out of Tampa tonight, as MLB.com’s Juan Toribio indicates that Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier will likely miss time after injuring his…
DetailsMariano Rivera’s Hall of Fame speech is getting perfect treatment COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — It will be just like old times: Mariano Rivera closing out the day. This time, however, he won’t have a baseball in his hand, but a speech to deliver, to somehow sum up a magnificent career that all great relievers will use…
DetailsSunday Notes: San Francisco’s Shaun Anderson is an Anomaly Who Attacks A few bumpy outings aside, Shaun Anderson has had a solid rookie season with the San Francisco Giants. Since debuting in mid-May, the 24-year-old right-hander has won three of five decisions, and on six occasions he’s gone at least five innings while allowing just…
DetailsSI: Stephanie Apstein: What Made Roy Fly Roy Jr. taught Roy III to master two things. Many baseball fans know how the father searched for a house with a basement at least 60 feet, six inches long; charted the son’s velocity; honed his focus. They do not know that the father also passed on another,…
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