Mac ‘n cards In the late 1980s and early 1990s, baseball cards could be found in or on the packages of numerous food and other consumer products. In 1987, the budget minded gravitated to the prepared food isle where Kraft Macaroni and Cheese boxes featured two card panels. The “crafty” Kraft folks-utilizing a pun- called…
DetailsBrodie Van Wagenen’s deal for J.D. Davis looking like a winner Brodie Van Wagenen turned heads with his bold offseason trade for Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano, believing the deal could put the Mets over the top. Turns out, the new general manager’s difference-making move would come one month later. On a roster in which…
DetailsYankees may not be without Gleyber Torres for long TORONTO — Gleyber Torres took batting practice, fielded ground balls at second and short and ran the bases before the Yankees lost 5-4 to the Blue Jays on Saturday at Rogers Centre. It was the All-Star second baseman’s first work outside since leaving a game in…
DetailsHow Noah Syndergaard’s trust in Wilson Ramos paid off Noah Syndergaard didn’t have his personal catcher, his release point or his best stuff. But he had enough to help pitch the Mets to a series-clinching 4-3 win over Washington. Despite pitching to Wilson Ramos instead of personal catcher Tomas Nido for the first time since…
DetailsLuzardo dominates in Ports rehab start Top A’s prospect Jesus Luzardo tossed three hitless innings in a rehab start, striking out seven of the 10 batters he faced, as Class A Advanced Stockton blanked Rancho Cucamonga, 5-0, on Saturday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190811&content_id=309886568&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsRookie Aristides Aquino smacks three more homers as Reds roll CINCINNATI — Rookie Aristides Aquino, already nicknamed “The Punisher,” isn’t keeping mementos from his prodigious power display, the one reminding everyone of another Reds outfielder who wore No. 44 and slashed homers with a whiplash swing. After taking so long to get this far, the…
DetailsYordan Alvarez belts 3 homers as Astros destroy Orioles BALTIMORE — Houston manager A. J. Hinch was awestruck by his team’s extraordinary display of power. The Astros aren’t showing any type of weakness heading into the final stretch of the season. Rookie Yordan Alvarez hit three of Houston’s six homers and drove in a career-high…
DetailsRaptors’ Lewis bashes three homers Dodgers prospect Brandon Lewis recorded his first career three-homer game and drove in six runs in Rookie Advanced Ogden’s9-8 setback to Idaho Falls on Saturday night. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190811&content_id=309885404&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsMets’ Guillorme even surprises himself: ‘Don’t hit many of those’ It took Luis Guillorme 100 at-bats to belt his first major league home run, but even the little-used utility man joined his teammates in providing another dramatic blast Friday night to a Mets’ season suddenly full of them. Guillorme’s first career homer provided the tying…
Details‘Jackets’ Corry runs shutout streak to 32 Giants No. 9 prospect Seth Corry extended his scoreless streak to 32 innings and recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts before Class A Augusta dropped a 1-0 extra-inning decision to Rome. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190811&content_id=309885256&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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