Lorenzo Cain Opts Out Of 2020 Season Brewers center fielder Lorenzo Cain has opted out of the rest of the 2020 season, according to a team press release. President of baseball operations David Stearns commented on the situation in the release, saying “Lorenzo Cain has informed us that he will not participate for the remainder…
DetailsCardinals’ coronavirus outbreak puts series with Brewers in doubt With more positive COVID-19 tests from members of the Cardinals, Saturday’s game between St. Louis and the Brewers was postponed. The two teams didn’t play Friday and now the entire series is in doubt as at least four members of the Cardinals tested positive for the…
DetailsBraves Designate Jhoulys Chacin, Select Chris Rusin’s Contract The Braves have selected the contract of left-hander Chris Rusin, as per the team’s official Twitter account. To create space on both the 30-man active roster and the 40-man roster, Atlanta designated right-hander Jhoulys Chacin for assignment. More analysis to come… Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/08/braves-designate-jhoulys-chacin-select-chris-rusins-contract.html
DetailsTigers Could Promote Casey Mize For Sunday’s Start One of baseball’s top prospects could make his MLB debut on Sunday, as Casey Mize could potentially start the Tigers’ game against the Reds. Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire has held back from directly stating that Mize is slated to start, as the skipper told MLB.com’s Jason Beck…
DetailsIsan Diaz opts out of season amid Marlins’ coronavirus nightmare When the Marlins can finally get back to playing baseball, they’ll do so without second baseman Isan Diaz. The 24-year-old Puerto Rican infielder became the first Miami player to opt out of the season as the team battles a coronavirus outbreak that has affected 21…
DetailsDiamondbacks To Promote Andy Young The Diamondbacks will give infielder Andy Young his first Major League promotion, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports (Twitter link). Young is already on Arizona’s 40-man roster, though the D’Backs will have to make another move to find space on the 30-man active roster. Originally a 37th-round pick for the Cardinals…
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2020 Dutch hoofdklasse: Round 2, Day 2 On the second day of the second round of the shortened Dutch hoofdklasse season, the following games were scheduled: Curaçao Neptunus @ DSS/Kinheim, Meerlease Pioniers @ HCAW, Quick Amersfoort @ Silicon Storks and Oosterhout Twins @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates. Quick Amersfoort 7 – 4 Silicon Storks In one…
DetailsMultiple number of St. Louis Cardinals players test positive for COVID-19; game Saturday postponed Major League Baseball and the players union still are committed to playing as many games as possible this season, but there have now been 31 games postponed because of positive coronavirus cases after an outbreak on the St. Louis Cardinals. The…
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L&D Support extends sponsor deal with Amsterdam Pirates Amsterdam Pirates has extended the sponsor deal with its main sponsor L&D Support with two more years. The current deal would end after this season. Many thought the current sponsor would not return after this season but surprisingly it did. At the end of 2007, Pirates and…
DetailsMultiple Cardinals Players/Staffers Test Positive For COVID-19 Multiple Cardinals players have tested positive for the coronavirus in the wake of the club’s most recent tests. The exact number isn’t yet known, though SportsGrid’s Craig Mish (Twitter link) reports “more than five” positive results amongst the players, while The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports that “between four…
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