Yankees’ biggest strength falters in another strange loss TORONTO — When James Paxton exited in the fifth inning, the Yankees’ bullpen was asked to handle the Blue Jays’ bats across the remaining frames. The strength of the Yankees and the top reason they lead the AL East has been the relievers. Yet that bunch, which…
DetailsTheo Epstein Discusses Ben Zobrist The Cubs placed utility player Ben Zobrist on the restricted list May 8 because of a personal matter, though it wasn’t clear whether they were still paying him. Almost a month later, Zobrist still hasn’t returned to the Cubs, but we now know the 38-year-old hasn’t counted against their books…
DetailsToledo’s Reyes goes deep twice … again Detroit Tigers outfielder Victor Reyes plated a career-high six runs in his second straight multi-homer game to lead Triple-A Toledo to a 13-5 romp over Columbus. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190605&content_id=307796292&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPadres Will Reportedly Activate Fernando Tatis Jr. On Thursday The Padres are planning to activate shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. from the 10-day injured list Thursday, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Tatis’ comeback will be a long-awaited return for the Padres, who have gone just 15-19 since the 20-year-old rookie last played April…
DetailsJason Vargas’ complete-game shutout propels Mets past Giants Mickey Callaway filled out the lineup card. The Mets made sure his imprint on the game ended there. Carrying a three-game losing streak built upon a pair of regrettable decisions to remove Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard prematurely from their respective outings, the Mets made life easy…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1385: Ask Not What WAR Can Do for You Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the paucity of pitchers selected at the top of the draft, the Hall of Famers Mike Trout passed in career WAR in May, Trout’s quietly impressive season, whether WAR has helped Trout’s reputation more than Trout…
DetailsRobinson Cano Re-Aggravates Quad Injury Mets second baseman Robinson Cano departed the team’s game against the Giants on Wednesday with a left quad problem, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News was among those to tweet. Cano suffered the injury while running down the first base line, as video from SNY shows. This is…
DetailsRailRiders’ Adams hurls first shutout Yankees No. 19 prospect Chance Adams tossed a three-hitter for his first career shutout as Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre beat Buffalo, 3-0, in the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190605&content_id=307792822&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsGimenez rides onto seven-day injured list Top Mets prospect Andres Gimenez was placed on the seven-day injured list after getting hit on the hand or wrist during Sunday’s Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies game. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190605&content_id=307792300&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsCubs reach deal with closer Craig Kimbrel It looks like Craig Kimbrel is finally off the market. The veteran closer reached a deal with the Cubs, pending a physical, sources told The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel have been the top free agents still available after failing to sign deals this offseason. Kimbrel,…
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