Former Mets outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis retires Kirk Nieuwenhuis is calling it quits. The former Met, who was playing for manager Wally Backman’s Long Island Ducks, retired on Friday, according to multiple reports. Nieuwenhuis hit .259 with 11 homers and 41 RBIs in 62 games for the Ducks this season. Nieuwenhuis, who hasn’t played in a…
DetailsRon Darling’s lawyer: Lenny Dykstra’s reputation is so bad it ‘cannot be defamed’ Former Met Ron Darling says in new court papers that he couldn’t possibly have defamed his old teammate, Lenny Dykstra — because Dykstra’s reputation can’t get any worse. “Dykstra is a classic libel-proof plaintiff, whose reputation is so bad that he simply…
DetailsReds See Themselves As Trade Deadline Buyers Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams chatted over a few elements of the club’s trade deadline approach with C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic (subscription link). Of particular note, he left no doubt of the organization’s intention to seek roster improvements over the next few weeks. “We’re…
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A Breakout Reliever Emerges For Rays Rays reliever Emilio Pagan was not the headliner in a three-team offseason trade featuring Tampa Bay, Oakland and Texas. That honor went to infielder Jurickson Profar, whom the Athletics acquired from the Rangers in the swap. However, between Pagan and Profar – the two major leaguers involved in the…
DetailsYankees have Diamondbacks starter on their radar While the Yankees are clearly looking to upgrade their rotation, there’s no guarantee they’ll add anyone — let alone a significant piece like San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner or Cleveland’s Trevor Bauer, which is why they could also be interested in Arizona left-hander Robbie Ray. Tim Wilken, the Diamondbacks’…
DetailsZack Cozart To Undergo Season-Ending Shoulder Surgery 6:05pm: GM Billy Eppler says that Cozart will not return to action this year, as J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group was among those to tweet. The club is recalling backstop Kevan Smith to take the place of injured catcher Jonathan Lucroy. 4:55pm: The Angels announced today that infielder…
DetailsMets Release Matt Kemp The Mets have released outfielder Matt Kemp, according to the International League transactions page. He had been with the organization on a minors deal. Kemp, 34, only took 36 plate appearances in eight games with the Mets’ top affiliate. He turned in an unremarkable .235/.278/.324 slash there and obviously was not…
DetailsIndians Acquire Phil Maton From Padres The Indians have acquired righty Phil Maton from the Padres, per a club announcement. International bonus poll space is headed to San Diego in the deal. In other moves, the Friars announced that that they have selected the contract of righty Andres Munoz. That explains the need to free…
DetailsNotre Dame names Link Jarrett as Head Coach NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Link Jarrett, a two-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year, has been named… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/07/12/notre-dame-names-link-jarrett-as-head-coach/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsRangers Not Ruling Out Mike Minor Trade Rangers president of baseball operations Jon Daniels indicated today that he is not willing to rule out a trade of top starter Mike Minor, as TR Sullivan of MLB.com was among those to cover on Twitter. While Daniels also made clear he isn’t particularly inclined to move the…
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