Red Sox Select Contract Of Trevor Kelley The Red Sox announced today that they will select the contract of righty Trevor Kelley in advance of tomorrow’s contest, as Alex Speier of the Boston Globe first reported. An active roster spot was opened by optioning fellow right-hander Mike Shawaryn. The 25-year-old Kelley was a 36th-round pick in…
DetailsBrewers Sign Drew Smyly The Brewers announced today that they have signed southpaw Drew Smyly to a minor-league deal. He had previously been released by the Rangers. More to come … Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/brewers-sign-drew-smyly.html
DetailsTyler Skaggs, starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, dies at 27 Skaggs pitched against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. It was not immediately clear what the cause of his death was. Source: https://nypost.com/2019/07/01/tyler-skaggs-starting-pitcher-for-the-los-angeles-angels-dies-at-27/
DetailsTwitter: MLB issued a statement about the death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Sad news.MLB issued a statement about the death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. pic.twitter.com/Kz5kYvHgO Yahoo Sports MLB (@MLByahoosports) July 1, 2019 Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/twitter_mlb_issued_a_statement_about_the_death_of_angels_pitcher_tyler_skag
DetailsTyler Skaggs Passes Away At 27 Years Of Age Tyler Skaggs passed away today at 27 years of age, according to an announcement from the Los Angeles Angels. MLBTR joins all those around the game in mourning his untimely loss. Details on Skaggs’s passing are not available at this time. The pitcher was with his…
DetailsRangers Designate Shelby Miller The Rangers have designated righty Shelby Miller for assignment, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram was among those to cover on Twitter. He’ll be replaced on the active roster by southpaw Jesse Biddle. More to come .. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/rangers-designate-shelby-miller.html
DetailsMLBTR Chat Transcript: All-Stars, Boyd, Wheeler Click here to read a transcript of today’s chat with Tim Dierkes. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/mlbtr-live-chat-with-tim-dierkes-22.html
DetailsRays’ Franco headlines Players of the Week Rays top prospect Wander Franco went 10-for-18 (.556) over his first five games in the Florida State League to highlight the latest group of Minor League Offensive Players of the Week. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190701&content_id=308652258&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_opotw&sid=milb
DetailsAces’ Widener picks up Pitcher of the Week D-backs No. 3 prospect Taylor Widener earned Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week honors after ringing up 14 batters and allowing just two runs and seven hits over 11 innings for Triple-A Reno. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190701&content_id=308653590&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_opotw&sid=milb
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DJ LeMahieu Stays One Step Ahead The New York Yankees are incredible. They control first place in a strong American League East division by seven games; our playoff odds project them as having an 88.3% chance of winning the division, with 16.2% odds to win the World Series. This, despite an astonishing volume of injuries…
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