Stat Roundup: Saturday, Feb. 15 Top Performers Ohio State’s Seth Lonsway struck out 12 over six strong innings, earning a place on Saturday’s individual leaderboard. Find out who else made the cut. Source: https://d1baseball.com/roundup/stat-roundup-saturday-feb-15-top-performers/
DetailsMLB’s lame attitude towards Astros likely will lead to retaliation by pitchers. Yesterday, new Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker, pleaded MLB to protect his players from being beaned by their opponents. If MLB would have acted the way it should, this plea would not even have been necessary. With Thursday’s press conference by the Astros…
DetailsDesert Dispatches: Makil’s Impressive Debut For UNM, Pokes Even Series At Grand Canyon New Mexico’s Aaron Makil had a dream debut to give the Lobos their first win of the season, while Oklahoma State battled from behind to even the series at Grand Canyon. Source: https://d1baseball.com/at-the-ballpark/desert-dispatches-makils-impressive-debut-for-unm-pokes-even-series-at-grand-canyon/
DetailsCarlos Correa Defends Jose Altuve’s MVP, Astros’ 2017 Title As the Astros have bungled their apologies for the sign-stealing scandal that has dominated this offseason, Carlos Correa has perhaps been the organization’s most forthright member. In response to the most recent backlash around the game, Correa came out with a passionate defense of the organization- and teammate José Altuve– in…
DetailsNL Notes: Wong, Nationals, Martinez, Howard Some notes from around the National League: Kolten Wong would be open to discussing a long-term extension with the Cardinals, he told Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch this week. The 29-year-old has settled in as a productive everyday second baseman in recent seasons. Since the start of 2017, Wong…
DetailsSunday Notes: Twins Prospect Royce Lewis Has a Cacophonous Swing and a Sky-High Ceiling The swing is noisy and needs refining, but Lewis has the physical ability for superstardom. That line, written by Eric Longenhagen, led Royce Lewis’s writeup in our 2020 Top 100 Prospects rankings, which were published earlier this week. Both halves of…
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Some players just can’t stop Through the years there have been quite some examples of former MLB players that kept on playing baseball, although on a lower level. The most recent example is Bartolo Colon. After a 21-year career in the Bigs, he has signed a deal with a team in the Mexican League. Previous…
DetailsYankees sign ex-Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis to minor-league deal TAMPA — The Yankees have invited right-hander Chad Bettis to camp on a minor-league deal that according to The Post’s Joel Sherman would pay him $1.5 million if he makes the big league club and includes $2 million in performances bonuses. Bettis, 31 in April, pitched…
DetailsNoah Syndergaard uses Mets’ shirtless troll to mock Astros Noah Syndergaard took a playful swipe at the Astros after his Mets teammates trolled him by working out shirtless during Saturday’s workout at Port St. Lucie. The right-hander retweeted a video posted by the Mets of the team working out shirtless with the following message: “Some…
DetailsMickey Callaway thinking more ‘globally’ after Mets’ firing TEMPE, Ariz. — Mickey Callaway says his baseball knowledge expanded tremendously during his two seasons as the Mets’ manager, and the Los Angeles Angels will benefit from his Queens education as he returns to his familiar role as a pitching coach. “I just think about the game…
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