Yankees’ Betances, Montgomery pass another rehab test DETROIT — Dellin Betances pitched a scoreless inning and struck out two in his second rehab appearance with Double-A Trenton as he tries to come back from a shoulder impingement that was followed by a lat strain. Jordan Montgomery, who is coming back from Tommy John surgery, started…
DetailsMets’ Robinson Cano suddenly an impact player again Robinson Cano’s year was thought to be done. Instead, he’s doing his best to extend the Mets’ season. Playing in his sixth game since returning from a torn hamstring which kept him out one month, Cano went 2-for-3, with a double and two runs, in the Mets’…
DetailsBrooklyn Cyclones win first New York-Penn League title since ’01 The Single-A Brooklyn Cyclones won their first New York-Penn League championship since 2001, beating the Lowell Spinners, 4-3, on Tuesday night in a decisive Game 3 at MCU Park. Yoel Romero hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning to propel Brooklyn to the title.…
DetailsLatest On Alex Cora, Red Sox Front Office With former president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski now out of the organization, the Red Sox are on the hunt for a new front office chief. Dombrowski’s successor won’t have the right to choose a manager, though, as Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy confirmed Tuesday…
DetailsAvelino, River Cats walk off in Game 1 Giants No. 27 prospect Abiatal Avelino delivered a walk-off double in the ninth inning to give Sacramento an 8-7 win over Round Rock in Game 1 of the Pacific Coast League Championship Series. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190911&content_id=310653548&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsAcosta, Dust Devils stay alive in NWL Finals San Diego Padres outfield prospect Matthew Acosta belted a two-run homer and scored twice as Class A Short Season Tri-City forced a decisive Game 5 with a 6-0 victory over Hillsboro. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190911&content_id=310653052&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsZack Wheeler has gotten hot at just the right time The pendulum keeps swinging back and forth for Zack Wheeler. A few good starts, a few bad ones. A good month, a bad month. The enigmatic right-hander is as easy to predict as the weather. Fortunately for the Mets, he’s hit an upswing at the…
DetailsAL Injury Notes: Astros, Red Sox, Jays, Tigers Let’s check in on a few notable injury situations from the American League… Astros reliever Ryan Pressly is closing in on a return, manager A.J. Hinch revealed Tuesday (Twitter links via Brian McTaggart of MLB.com). The first-place club has been without Pressly, likely its premier reliever, since…
DetailsSAINTS ADVANCE TO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FINALS St. Paul 9, Fargo-Moorhead 7-Box Score The St. Paul Saints topped the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 9-7 Wednesday in game 5 of the North Division Championship Series to advance to the American Association Finals. The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks jumped out to a 5-0 lead with a five-hit inning that included a run…
DetailsGiants Could Hire General Manager Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi continues reshaping the team’s front office in his image. The Zaidi-led club fired eight of its 20 pro scouts Tuesday, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle details. More changes are likely, per Schulman, and it’s possible the Giants will add a general…
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