Jeff Luhnow Discusses Astros’ Rotation The depth of the Astros’ rotation suffered a blow Friday with the loss of right-hander Corbin Martin, who underwent Tommy John surgery. Not only is the 23-year-old done for 2019, but Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said Martin is likely to sit out a “significant portion” of next season (via…
DetailsEdwin Diaz’s Phillies nightmare continues as Mets bullpen implodes In another time, the sound resonating through Citi Field in the ninth inning Friday night would have been “Br-uuuuce.” But these were boos raining on Edwin Diaz after Jay Bruce, of all people, had knocked in the go-ahead run, continuing the Mets closer’s personal hell against…
DetailsDiamondbacks Place David Peralta On Injured List The Diamondbacks placed left fielder David Peralta on the 10-day injured list and recalled infielder Domingo Leyba from Triple-A Reno on Friday, manager Torey Lovullo announced. Peralta is dealing with right AC joint inflammation, an issue that has dogged him for over a month. The 31-year-old went to…
DetailsSpencer Dinwiddie fanning rivalry flames with Knicks jab LAS VEGAS — Adding Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will surely lift the Nets up the Eastern Conference standings. But in Spencer Dinwiddie’s first comments since the free-agent coup, the Nets guard said the team’s newfound star power will also boost them up the New York pecking…
DetailsCloser Updates: Athletics, D-Backs, Royals Let’s check in on a few ninth-inning situations from around the game … The Athletics are engineering a change in their closer situation, per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter). Just-minted All-Star Liam Hendriks is going to be relied upon to secure final-inning leads for the foreseeable future, she…
DetailsLatest On Marlins’ Draft Signing Efforts After a few recent deals hit the books, the Marlins were left with the two top remaining unsigned players from June’s Rule 4 amateur draft. Fourth overall choice J.J. Bleday and #35 draftee Kameron Misner have yet to agree to terms, though it seems there’s general optimism — for…
DetailsMLB suspends Phillies’ Odubel Herrera for the rest of season Phillies outfielder Odúbel Herrera accepted a suspension for the rest of the season under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. The commissioner’s office announced his decision Friday, two days after domestic assault charges against Herrera in Atlantic City, New Jersey, were dismissed. He had been…
DetailsThree Bulls toss seven-inning no-hitter Two-way threat Jake Cronenworth struck out two in the first and combined with Luis Santos and Cole Sulser on a seven-inning no-hitter as Triple-A Durham beat Gwinnett, 5-0, in the opener of Friday’s doubleheader. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190705&content_id=308787248&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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Arizona May Have Its Long-Term Catcher The Cardinals spent a second-round pick on catcher Carson Kelly in 2012 and saw him continue as a strong prospect in the ensuing years, but he never got a chance to shine as a Redbird. Kelly was instead stuck in the shadow of franchise icon Yadier Molina, who further…
DetailsAstros’ Martin has Tommy John surgery Astros No. 4 prospect Corbin Martin — who spent most of the season with Triple-A Round Rock, likely will be sidelined a year after undergoing Tommy John surgery, the club announced on Friday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190705&content_id=308786624&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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