Noah Syndergaard ‘sick and tired’ of feeling unathletic on mound The sun returned, and the shock remained. No matter how many hours or days or months pass, the sight of Noah Syndergaard’s name in the boxscore, beside 10 runs (nine earned), three home runs, and three innings of work, will always be bizarre. But far…
DetailsInfield Notes: Odor, Padres, Hayes, Moncada Rangers general manager Jon Daniels suggested last week the club could reduce beleaguered second baseman Rougned Odor’s playing time. Manager Chris Woodward was even more aggressive Thursday in saying the Rangers need better from Odor, telling TR Sullivan of MLB.com that he’s “obviously got to show some improvement.” Otherwise,…
DetailsNevin finding power for Yard Goats Colorado’s No. 11 prospect Tyler Nevin homered in his fourth straight game and doubled to lead Double-A Hartford past Harrisburg, 10-4, on Thursday night. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190830&content_id=310417028&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsWest Notes: Panda, D-backs, Astros, Rockies The latest on several notable players from the majors’ West divisions… Although Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval is set for Tommy John surgery, his season doesn’t look over quite yet. Manager Bruce Bochy told Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group and other reporters Thursday that Sandoval could…
DetailsShaw seals River Cats’ title with trifecta San Francisco Giants No. 21 prospect Chris Shaw drove in a career-high seven runs on his milestone night in Triple-A Sacramento’s 10-2 win over Reno on Thursday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190829&content_id=310415764&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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Florida State League cancels remainder of season The Florida State League (A-Advanced) has announced it will cancel the remainder of the season, including the playoffs and championship series as it prepares for the impact of approaching Hurricane Dorian. In a statement, the league said “This was a tough decision to make. The safety of our…
DetailsWillson Contreras To Begin Rehab Assignment The Cubs have been without Willson Contreras for three-plus weeks after he suffered a right hamstring strain, but the star catcher is closing in on a return. Contreras will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Friday, and if all goes well in the minors, he could rejoin…
DetailsMets probably don’t have another run in them The ball exploded off Victor Caratini’s bat in the seventh inning, the same way it had about 90 minutes earlier, and there went the ballgame — and quite possibly the Mets’ season — sailing into Citi Field’s right-field porch. Jacob deGrom, following in the footsteps of Marcus…
DetailsSAINTS TOP REDHAWKS TO CREATE TIE ATOP NORTH DIVISION St. Paul 12, Fargo-Moorhead 9 – Box Score The St. Paul Saints surged past the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 12-9 with two five-run innings. The win for the Saints creates a tie at the top of the North Division standings between them and the RedHawks with just four…
DetailsMets Notes: Lowrie, Smith, Scouts The Mets’ late-season revival looks as if it’s petering out. After a tumultous first few months of the year, the Mets shockingly climbed into National League playoff contention by ripping off 21 wins in 26 games after the All-Star break. But New York has gone a woeful 6-10 since then,…
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