MLB, Players Association Discuss Prospect Of Mandated Opioid Testing Major League Baseball and the Players Association have no shortage of topics to talk about these days, but a new issue has forced its way onto the agenda: opioid testing. The autopsy results after the tragic passing of Tyler Skaggs turned this national conversation into a…
DetailsWhite Sox Promote Mike Shirley To Director Of Amateur Scouting The Chicago White Sox promoted Mike Shirley to be their new Director of Amateur Scouting, per Tom Musick of the Chicago Sun Times. The move continues a bit of organizational reshuffling, as Shirley assumes the post vacated by Nick Hostetler, who himself took a new position…
DetailsAL Injury Notes: Cruz, Gurriel, Springer The Twins fell 6-2 in 11 innings to their chaser in the AL Central last night, yet they remain 5 1/2 games ahead of the Indians for the division crown. Minnesota is just 6-8 head-to-head against their eastern rival with five matchups remaining, all in the next ten days.…
DetailsIs Stephen Strasburg going to opt-out of his contract? Stephen Strasburg is, quite quietly, having a wonderful season. He’s 16-5 with a 3.47 ERA and a 215/43 K/BB ratio in 179 innings across 28 starts. When it’s all said and done he’s going to finish with either the best or second-best season in his career,…
DetailsAaron Boone: Luis Severino’s next start could be with Yankees BOSTON — Luis Severino gave up a homer and struck out five in three-plus innings of work for Double-A Trenton in his second rehab outing on Friday. According to Yankees manager Aaron Boone, his next appearance could be with the big league club. Severino, sidelined…
DetailsWhen it comes to CC Sabathia ‘everything will be on the table’ BOSTON — CC Sabathia, on the injured list with right knee inflammation, threw his first bullpen session since being shut down and the left-hander said the session went well. “It was a normal bullpen,’’ Sabathia said after the Yankees’ 6-1 loss to the…
DetailsTodd Frazier making it hard for Mets to keep him out of lineup An expanded — and healthier — Mets roster has made it harder for Mickey Callaway to fill out his lineup card. Todd Frazier isn’t making the task any easier. Earning Friday’s start over the hot-hitting J.D. Davis because of his defense, Frazier…
DetailsYankees should make that extra push for home field BOSTON — Should the Yankees treat the last week of their regular season like the postseason? They should if home-field advantage is at stake. And my sense is that they will do that, within reason, in such a scenario. With home runs at an all-time high,…
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Netherlands @ Great Britain Today, the Dutch will play their opening game vs Great Britain in Solingen. In the previous ten matchups between the two countries, the Netherlands stepped off the field as the victor. In the last edition, in 2016, the Dutch finished the game in seven innings as they beat the Brits 11-1.…
DetailsMets’ Brad Brach comes up big in key spot after long layoff Struggling closer Edwin Diaz may have cast a shadow over the Mets’ pitching Friday night, but on the flip side, Brad Brach has gotten off to a decent start in Queens. Brach made his 10th appearance as a Met in Friday’s series-opening 5-4…
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