Brandon Nimmo facing final hurdle to rejoin Mets this week The Mets’ playoff push could include Brandon Nimmo by the end of this week. According to industry sources, the outfielder is close to rejoining the team after beginning a minor league rehab assignment in the past 1 ¹/₂ weeks. Nimmo has been on the injured…
DetailsMcKay placed on seven-day injured list Tampa Bay Rays No. 2 prospect Brendan McKay went on the IL with left shoulder fatigue retroactive to last Friday. Triple-A Durham expects him to miss minimal time. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190826&content_id=310316852&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPhillies Notes: Depth, Bruce, Neshek, Ramos The Phillies made a variety of notable offseason splashes, adding significant talent in several areas of the roster. While it might have been hoped that other players would thrive in reduced roles, that simply hasn’t been the case. As Matt Gelb writes for The Athletic (subscription link), the Philadelphia…
DetailsRoster Roundup: August 20-26 Below you’ll find a roundup of notable moves from the past few days, as well as future expected moves and a Minor League Report, which includes a list of recent major league debuts, and top prospect promotions. For this column, any lineup regulars, starting pitchers, or late-inning relievers are considered “notable,”…
DetailsMets understand their fragile playoff dream amid Cubs series Treading water is certainly useful, but at some point it’s either sink or swim. The Mets may have reached that juncture in their schedule that tells them if they are swimmers or sinkers. Three games against the Cubs at Citi Field beginning Tuesday night will have…
DetailsDidi Gregorius injury news is rare case of Yankees good fortune SEATTLE — Early Sunday night Aaron Boone was hopeful the clean X-rays of Didi Gregorius’ right shoulder were a sign the Yankees dodged another big injury blow. “We will see. It’s a bone bruise but he is pretty sore,’’ Boone said. “We feel like…
DetailsReds’ Trevor Bauer has already forgotten what he loved about Cleveland The last time pitcher Trevor Bauer wore an Indians jersey he angrily chucked a baseball over the center-field wall in the middle of a game as he was about to be pulled. He was traded three days later. Bauer, who now pitches for the…
DetailsAngels Outright Wilfredo Tovar The Angels have outrighted infielder Wilfredo Tovar, per a team announcement. He was recently designated for assignment. Tovar, 28, had briefly appeared in the bigs earlier in his career but had just nine games under his belt when called upon earlier this season by the Halos. He ended up appearing in…
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7 Spirit Animal Warstic Bats for Players Weekend While covering the Bay Bridge Series for Players’ Weekend (photos here), I noticed Kevin Pillar’s bat staring back at me. It was a bone-chilling depiction of a wolf. Later, we figured out it was Warstic behind the wood and paint, the same company that created the “American…
DetailsSluggers dominate 2019 PCL All-Star list The 2019 Pacific Coast League end-of-season All-Star list features Top-100 prospects like Round Rock outfielder Kyle Tucker and noted boppers like Reno first baseman Kevin Cron. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190826&content_id=310312890&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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