Jeff McNeil’s ‘D or C swing’ was all the Mets needed Even on a day he wasn’t in the starting lineup, Jeff McNeil managed to deliver one of the most important hits of the afternoon. With the Mets trailing by a run with one out in the seventh, Mickey Callaway first called on McNeil to…
DetailsFayetteville Supers Preview: SEC Stalwarts Fight For Omaha Spot Ole Miss has taken three of four games from Arkansas this season, but the Razorbacks hope to flip the script with a trip to Omaha on the line. Source: https://d1baseball.com/postseason/fayetteville-supers-preview-sec-stalwarts-fight-for-omaha-spot/
DetailsMadrigal works his magic in Double-A debut White Sox No. 4 prospect Nick Madrigal singled three times and swiped two bases in his Double-A debut to help lead Birmingham past Jackson, 4-3, on Thursday night. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190606&content_id=307834530&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsBlue Jays Extend GM Ross Atkins The Blue Jays have signed general manager Ross Atkins to a contract extension, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reports. The exact length of the deal is unknown, but it’ll keep Atkins in place through “at least” the 2020 campaign, according to Nicholson-Smith. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/06/blue-jays-extend-gm-ross-atkins.html
DetailsOrioles Likely To Place Dwight Smith Jr. On Injured List The Orioles expect to place outfielder Dwight Smith Jr. on the injured list, manager Brandon Hyde told reporters after Thursday’s loss to the Rangers (via Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com and Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com). Smith crashed into the left field wall in the fourth inning, eventually…
DetailsMauricio keeps raking for Fireflies No. 2 Mets prospect Ronny Mauricio extended his hitting streak to nine games as he went 3-for-4 with homer and a pair of doubles for Class A Columbia in a 4-3 loss to Hickory on Thursday Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190606&content_id=307833140&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsThe mantra Mets must embrace as schedule turns ugly Since Mickey’s Miscue, the Mets have won two straight games. Thanks to late-inning heroics from Todd Frazier and Jeff McNeil and a flurry of moves by Mickey Callaway that worked, the Mets knocked off the inept Giants 7-3 in Thursday’s matinee at Citi Field. Life gets…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1386: Amateur Hour Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Cubs signing Craig Kimbrel, ruminating about how he’ll help Chicago, why other teams may have held off, and why it took so long for his prolonged free agency to come to a close. Then (18:06) they bring on FanGraphs prospect experts…
DetailsEXPLORERS’ JORDAN TOSSES THREE-HIT SHUTOUT IN WIN OVER GOLDEYES Sioux City 5, Winnipeg 0- Box Score SP Taylor Jordan (1-3) put together a masterful three-hit no-walk shutout against the Winnipeg Goldeyes on Thursday, striking out six in the process. The Explorers took a 3-0 lead in the top of the fifth with CF Kyle Wren…
DetailsMax Kepler blasts three homers as Twins avoid sweep CLEVELAND — Max Kepler homered three times and José Berríos locked up Cleveland’s lineup into the seventh inning as the Minnesota Twins avoided a sweep — and their first three-game losing streak — by beating the Indians 5-4 on Thursday night. Kepler, who entered hitless in…
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