Brett Gardner looks like Yankees legend in rout of Blue Jays TORONTO — Mickey, Willie and … The Brett! For one day, Brett Gardner took over for Duke Snider in the lyrical trilogy of outstanding New York center fielders. Look, Gardner isn’t joining Snider in the Hall of Fame, but the show he put on…
DetailsMatt Shoemaker Interested In Resigning With Blue Jays Over his first 5 starts this season–his first in a Toronto uniform–righty Matt Shoemaker was one of the best pitchers in the AL East. Though likely benefitting from a .183 BABIP, Shoemaker’s 1.57 ERA across those first 28.2 innings was likely even more than GM Ross Atkins…
DetailsDellin Betances returning leaves big Yankees question TORONTO — Dellin Betances is joining the Yankees on Sunday and Aaron Boone’s hope is the right-handed reliever can build enough arm strength over the next two weeks to possibly help in the postseason. Betances completed a rehab assignment Friday night pitching for Double-A Trenton when the Thunder…
DetailsGiants Designate Corban Joseph For Assignment The Giants made a number of roster moves today, with Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group reporting that the club has designated infielder Corban Joseph for assignment. Taking his spot on the 40-man roster will be Cristhian Adames, who had his contract selected. He’ll be joined on…
DetailsWhy Yankees’ greatest playoff fear isn’t all that daunting The Rays, Astros, Indians, A’s and Twins began the weekend ranked 1-5 for best ERAs in the AL. The Yankees were sixth. That feels revelatory because the Astros, Yankees and Twins are probably winning division titles, and the two wild-card spots will come from the Rays,…
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2019 European Championship, day 8 On the eighth day, the following games were scheduled. Play downs: Croatia @ Great Britain. Consolation round: Belgium @ Czech Republic, Germany @ France. Semi-finals: Spain @ the Netherlands and Italy @ Israel. Play downs: Great Britain 5 – Croatia A two-run first inning and a one-run second inning set…
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adidas Unveils the Harden Vol. 4: the Lightest James Harden Signature Ever The latest James Harden sneaker to drop utilizes adidas’ latest technologies to make the lightest shoe ever in his signature line. The adidas Harden Vol. 4 is the first three stripe shoe to feature a LIGHTSTRIKE midsole. This replaces the popular Boost cushioning…
DetailsMets Designate Eric Hanhold For Assignment The Mets have designated right-handed pitcher Eric Hanhold for assignment, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. His removal from the 40-man will clear a spot for the return of lefty Donnie Hart. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/09/mets-designate-eric-hanhold-for-assignment.html
DetailsApparently, ‘Never Forget’ doesn’t apply to MLB hierarchy Call this retroactive fury, if you will, but my personal world was in a bit of turmoil back on Monday, July 22, so I missed the news that the Astros that evening, while crushing the Athletics 11-1 at Houston’s Minute Maid Park, tweaked their uniform a little…
DetailsMarlins Claim Josh Smith The Miami Marlins have claimed left-handed pitcher Josh Smith off waivers from the Indians., per an official team announcement. The 29-year-old Smith, who made eight appearances for the Indians this year, will join his new team on Monday, while infielder JT Riddle has been transferred to the 60-day injured list. Smith…
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