Rays’ Jones comes through in clutch Rays’ first-round Draft pick Greg Jones blasted a go-ahead, three-run homer in the ninth inning of the Class A Short Season Hudson Valley Renegades’ 4-2 win over Lowell. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190721&content_id=309278982&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsMariano Rivera’s Yankees bond is peak Hall of Fame: ‘Here for Mo’ COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Baseball Hall of Fame is not just about talent and numbers. It is more than that. It is about strength, the inner strength it takes to survive and move forward in the major leagues. That strength was on display…
DetailsAL West Notes: Kelley, Peacock, Puk Shawn Kelley will undergo an MRI after feeling what the Rangers described as right biceps tendon soreness during today’s game, manager Chris Woodward told MLB.com’s Alyson Footer and other reporters. Kelley left today’s game without throwing a pitch, as the veteran righty’s injury developed during his warmup pitches after…
DetailsPressure is on Aaron Boone in new Yankees pitching equation James Paxton struggles in the first inning, which doesn’t rank as altogether different than, say, Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer continually messing up the cheese fries. It’s a pretty vital skill to lack in the respective fields of work. As fortune would have it, of…
DetailsBrewers To Place Brandon Woodruff On 10-Day IL Due To Oblique Injury The Brewers are placing Brandon Woodruff on the 10-day injured list after the right-hander suffered a left oblique injury during today’s game. (Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel was among those to report the news.) More analysis to come… Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/brewers-to-place-brandon-woodruff-on-10-day-il-due-to-oblique-injury.html
DetailsMets’ late-inning heartbreak just won’t end SAN FRANCISCO — Extra, extra, it’s nine innings or bust for the Mets. For the third time in four games, the Mets and Giants on Sunday played into extra innings. And like in the previous two instances, the Mets cracked, wasting a strong starting pitching performance. Mike Yastrzemski’s walk-off…
DetailsFan strolls onto field in bizarre Pirates-Phillies scene PITTSBURGH (AP) — A fan casually walked to home plate and approached Philadelphia hitter Brad Miller for a handshake before being apprehended, and the Phillies later beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Sunday on Rhys Hoskins’ home run in the 11th inning. Moments after Bryce Harper argued a…
DetailsYankees’ Gary Sanchez slump is getting more concerning Gary Sanchez ’s slump hasn’t let up. He finished the homestand with a hitless afternoon and has just 10 hits in his past 75 at-bats. In that 19-game stretch, Sanchez has three extra-base hits and six walks, while striking out 26 times. “I don’t feel he’s far…
DetailsLatest On Braves’ Trade Targets Reports from earlier this month suggested that the Braves hadn’t had any talks with the Blue Jays about Marcus Stroman, and ten days later, this is still the case, according to David O’Brien of The Athletic (Twitter link). It could be that the Braves are more focused on another Toronto…
DetailsRutledge just perfect for Doubledays It was 12 up and 12 down for first-rounder Jackson Rutledge as the Class A Short Season Auburn Doubledays fell to West Virginia, 5-3, on Sunday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190721&content_id=309278648&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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