Texas Rangers ban fan who harassed Hispanic family hours after El Paso massacre A white man who verbally harassed a Hispanic family at a Texas Rangers game just hours after the El Paso Walmart massacre has been permanently banned from home games, team officials announced. The unidentified fan was banned after Jessica Romero, of Fort…
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Paul Goldschmidt Is Surging When the Cardinals traded for Paul Goldschmidt this offseason, they added one of the most consistent and potent hitters in all of baseball to a team sorely in need of a jolt. As players go, Goldschmidt was about as safe a bet as there is. From 2013 to 2018, he had…
DetailsSummer Scouting Trail: Northwoods League, August 12 It’s been an insightful summer at the Northwoods League, and our staff takes a look at prospects from Cal Poly and Minnesota in our final NWL Scouting Trail. Source: https://d1baseball.com/prospects/northwoodstrail7219/
DetailsReds Claim Freddy Galvis The Reds have claimed shortstop Freddy Galvis off waivers from the Blue Jays, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reports. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/reds-claim-freddy-galvis.html
DetailsLuis Severino and Dellin Betances inching closer toward returns Nearing the midpoint of August, the Yankees haven’t gotten a pitch from Luis Severino and Dellin Betances. Both right-handers seemingly inched closer to making their season debuts with bullpens that went well on Monday as they come back from lat strains. Severino said he threw 29…
DetailsEast Notes: Red Sox, Mets, Diaz, Rays, Jays The Red Sox are going to have to “be creative” in the near future when it comes to drawing up a plan for their floundering rotation, manager Alex Cora said Sunday (via Chad Jennings of The Athletic; subscription required). The club has six days off in the…
DetailsLuke Voit is convinced he’s not making the same injury mistake Since going on the IL a little less than two weeks ago with a sports hernia, Luke Voit says he “feels pretty much back to normal” after working out and running sprints prior to the Yankees’ doubleheader against the Orioles on Monday. There’s a…
DetailsDan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat – 8/12/2019 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/dan-szymborski-fangraphs-chat-8-12-2019/
DetailsLatest On Yankees’ Voit, Severino, Betances, Sabathia Surgery has seemed like a strong possibility for Yankees first baseman Luke Voit since he landed on the injured list with a sports hernia on July 31. Fortunately for New York, however, Voit’s “very optimistic” he’ll be able to avoid going under the knife, Lindsey Adler of The…
DetailsDrew Steckenrider Done For Season When we previously checked in on injured Marlins reliever Drew Steckenrider in mid-June, there was optimism he’d return in early August. Steckenrider’s flexor strain has continued to shelve him, though, and there’s no end in sight. The right-hander will miss the rest of the season, Glenn Sattell of MLB.com was…
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