With the bulletin issued by MLB on Monday, Puerto Rican shortstop Carlos Correa has risen to third place among shortstops in the American League, as Cedric Mullins, Joc Pederson and Tyler O’Neil have risen among outfielders in the American League. and National. The Dominican Vladimir Guerrero Jr. continues as the most voted in the Major … Read more
PHOENIX – Albert Pujols hit a three-run home run and outscored Mel Ott for 14th in runs scored in the majors, and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended the Arizona Diamondbacks’ losing streak to 17 games with a win Sunday. by 9-8. Arizona trailed 9-2 before closing with six runs in the eighth when Josh Reddick, … Read more
Major League Baseball No. 1 prospect Wander Franco will be promoted by the Rays this week, the team announced Sunday night. He will join the big club on Tuesday. Franco has been shining with the stick at Triple-A Durham, where he recently had a 14-game hitting string. He has 35 RBIs in 38 games for … Read more
BALTIMORE – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit 23 home runs, leading the majors, and later capped a Toronto rally in the ninth inning with a two-run double to take the lead and help the Blue Jays end a five-game losing streak with a 10-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Marcus Semien hit two home … Read more
NEW YORK – Kyle Hendricks handcuffed the Mets for six innings to win his seventh straight outing, the longest streak of his career, Javier Báez hit a two-run home run off Marcus Stroman in the first inning and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Thursday 2-0 to the New York Mets to avoid the sweep in … Read more
SAN DIEGO – It will never be remembered as “the trade for Victor Caratini,” but the Puerto Rican catcher has turned out to be a tremendous acquisition for the Padres. Caratini, a switch hitter, has had more playing time than San Diego’s ninth envisioned when he acquired him from the Cubs along with Yu Darvish … Read more
Remember when 16 teams made the postseason last year? It was crazy, right? This year the usual 10 advance. But that means at least six outfits will step back in 2021. There will probably be more. It’s not fair to think that way: It really isn’t a setback if they eliminate six playoff spots. But … Read more
CLEVELAND – The Indians have been forced to invent them this week in a way they haven’t had in recent years. Of a rotation that was one of the best in the majors, there is only one healthy starter. However, Cleveland’s ninth has moved on. After learning earlier in the week that Shane Bieber would … Read more
La Russa and Baker were also teammates during La Russa’s brief stint with the Braves as a player in 1971. But perhaps people forget that Baker’s last games as an active player were with the Athletics in 1986, season in the one that La Russa debuted as manager with Oakland. “They were doing badly being … Read more
HOUSTON – The Astros’ offense has been on for a long time, but now it’s about to make history. With home runs by Michael Brantley and Jose Altuve, Houston crushed the White Sox on Thursday and reached 10 straight games by hitting two or more home runs. That tied a major league record set by … Read more
