Cory Gearrin’s contentious toe tap no longer Yankees issue SEATTLE — The Yankees were notified reliever Cory Gearrin’s toe tap, ruled illegal Monday night by crew chief Sam Holbrook, with plate umpire Manny Gonzalez calling the right-hander for a balk, would not be an issue in the future. Holbrook said Gearrin wasn’t resetting his left…
DetailsWhy Yankees are lowering Luis Severino expectations SEATTLE — Expecting all the big Yankees names to make it back from the injured list and be in position to contribute in the postseason might be a little too optimistic at this point. Nevertheless, pitchers Luis Severino and Dellin Betances are taking small but important steps in…
DetailsAL Injury Notes: Buxton, Price, Laureano, Pence Out since Aug. 2 with a left shoulder subluxation, center fielder Byron Buxton still isn’t ready to rejoin the Twins’ roster, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports (subscription required). Buxton is coming back to the Twins, but only because his rehab assignment hit a snag. He has been…
DetailsQuartet of Bees make history in Burlington Angels No. 10 prospect Jose Soriano, Parker Joe Robinson, 17th-ranked Hector Yan and Chad Sykes combined on a 10-inning no-hitter in Class A Burlington’s 1-0 walk-off win over Beloit. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190827&content_id=310349432&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsYankees’ Aaron Judge hits 100th career home run in style What a night for New York’s top sluggers. On the same night Pete Alonso broke the Mets single-season home run record, Aaron Judge launched his 100th career dinger — a 462-foot blast to center field Tuesday night against the Mariners. Judge’s milestone dinger came in…
DetailsBraves Release Lucas Duda The Braves have released first baseman Lucas Duda, Grant McAuley of Braves Radio Network tweets. It’s an unceremonious ending to the second Braves tenure for Duda, who signed a minor league contract with the team Aug. 5. Duda was previously a Brave in 2018, when they acquired the slugger from the…
DetailsMarcus Stroman flop puts Mets in concerning wild-card spot Marcus Stroman’s first month with the Mets was to mediocrity what Pete Alonso’s rookie season has been to sensational. On a night Alonso stood alone as the Mets’ single-season home run king, the team’s celebrated trade-deadline pickup from Toronto sputtered in his biggest spot yet since…
DetailsNationals Sign Josh Lucas To Minor League Deal The Nationals have agreed to a minor league contract with righty Josh Lucas, per an announcement from Paul Braverman of the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies (Twitter link). Lucas will report to the Grizzlies. It’s been a tough season for the 28-year-old Lucas, who struggled through multiple stints with…
DetailsMLB admits it botched controversial Yankees-Dodgers call SEATTLE — The Yankees were informed that plate umpire Gabe Morales shouldn’t have granted the Dodgers time in the ninth inning of last Saturday’s 2-1 loss at Dodger Stadium. That call likely cost the Yankees a run. Manager Aaron Boone was told Morales should not have stopped the…
DetailsReds Release Brad Boxberger The Reds have released right-handed reliever Brad Boxberger, Kegan Lowe of Baseball America relays. The reunion between the Reds and Boxberger didn’t last long, as they just signed the 31-year-old to a minor league contract Aug. 6. It was the second stint with the Reds for Boxberger, whom the club spent…
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