2019 Area Code Games: Day Two Rewind It was a sloppy day at the Area Code Games in Long Beach, but Eric Sorenson has the scoop on Cal Baptist, Texas, Northwestern and Maryland commitments who stood out. Source: https://d1baseball.com/prospects/area-code-games-day-two-rewind/
DetailsDJ Stewart’s embarrassing misplay ends in concussion Orioles outfielder DJ Stewart will likely end up on “SportsCenter’s” Not Top 10 with his misplaying of a fly ball Tuesday night, and he left Camden Yards with an injury in the process. The bottom-dwelling Orioles entered the game losing their last 13 games to the Yankees at…
DetailsWhen Every Park Is a Bandbox: How Teams Are Adapting to the New Ball Baseballs are flying in the major leagues this season. Due to a few irregularities on the outer surface of the ball, everything hit in the air is carrying much farther, all else being equal, than at any point in the game’s…
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Have The Yankees Found A Keeper In Mike Tauchman? The story of this Yankees season hasn’t been one of larger-than-life stars (though some of those have played significant roles as well). It’s one of savvy organizational decisionmaking and depth, of unheralded players stepping up when called to the big stage. A future team biographer might…
DetailsJob Posting: Sports Info Solutions Business Development Intern Position: Business Development Intern Location: Coplay, PA Position Overview: Would you be interested in working closely with a small team to bring sabermetrics to a larger audience? Sports Info Solutions is seeking a Business Development Intern to work out of their Lehigh Valley, PA office. This is…
DetailsOrioles Outfielder Bonked On The Head By Badly Misjudged Pop Fly If you were looking for one single moment to represent the bottomless misery of the last, oh, two years of Orioles baseball, you could do a lot worse than D.J. Stewart’s ill-fated play on a fourth-inning fly ball in Tuesday’s game against the Yankees…
DetailsMLB releases postseason schedule and the World Series begins Oct. 22 Pick out your best costume, baseball fans, because you’ll be able to celebrate Halloween this year. Major League Baseball released its postseason schedule Monday, and Game 7 of the World Series will occur on Oct. 30 if necessary. That’s right, there will be no…
DetailsJoe Panik to Mets? New York Daily News make case for ex-Giants infielder After six years with the Giants, second baseman Joe Panik was designated for assignment Tuesday in an expected, yet difficult move. Panik has struggled at the plate throughout the 2019 season, and Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi was able to…
DetailsSeunghwan Oh signs with Korean team It’s full circle for the reliever known as “The Final Boss.” Seunghwan Oh has signed a one-year deal with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization. Jeeho Yoo of Yonhap News Agency tweeted the report. It isn’t every day that a player returns to a league that has…
DetailsBryce Harper changes batting stance In an effort to boost his offense, Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper changed his batting stance in his first at-bat Monday night in Arizona against the Diamondbacks. In his first-inning at-bat on Sunday, Harper’s bat was just above his left shoulder. What, no efforts to emulate John B. Wockenfuss? Source:…
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