SAN DIEGO – Dominican Fernando Tatis Jr. took another important step on Monday on his way to a return from a partially dislocated left shoulder injury, in what has perhaps been his busiest day since he suffered the ailment 10 days ago. . The Padres shortstop (will he be now?) Made about 50 swings on … Read more
Aside from being elected to the Hall of Fame, there may be no greater honor in Major League Baseball than to see your jersey removed by a team. Some teams do not differentiate between the two: The Cardinals, for example, only withdraw the numbers of their players who arrive in Cooperstown. Other novenas do not … Read more
Two months doesn’t seem like a long time in a player’s career, but for a select group of those headed for free agency, what they do down the stretch could dramatically change their offseason market. Although teams will take into account what the player has done throughout his career to know if they sign him … Read more
Luis Gil made his second major league start for the Yankees on Sunday, and the right-hander has yet to concede a run. The right-hander pitched five scoreless innings, gave up just two hits and struck out eight batters. Despite the brilliant performance, the Bombers lowered the Dominican to Triple-A Scranton / Wilkes-Barre again after the … Read more
TORONTO – George Springer put his team ahead with a three-run homer in the eighth and the Blue Jays rallied five against to defeat the Boston Red Sox 9-8 on Sunday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer to help the Blue Jays finish 9-2 in their first batch of games in Canada since September … Read more
BALTIMORE – Brett Phillips hit a tie-breaking grand slam in the eighth after hitting the first two-run homer of his career and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-6 on Sunday night. that they swept in three encounters. After Orioles starter Jorge López kept the mighty Tampa Bay offense nervous for … Read more
TORONTO – Jonathan Araúz broke the tie with a single in the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Saturday to split wins in a double game. Matt Barnes (6-3) worked an inning for the win, while Adam Ottavino ended the second game, earning his eighth save in … Read more
You can forgive us for having our attention turned the other way around 4:16 p.m. ET on July 30 (16 minutes past the trade limit), when the news emerged that the Braves had acquired Cuban Jorge Soler since the Royals. Elsewhere, Kris Bryant was reaching the Giants, Puerto Rican Javier Báez to the Mets, Craig … Read more
The new kids on 161st Street in the Bronx aren’t really kids. Anthony Rizzo turns 32 on Sunday. Joey Gallo is 27. They were both traded and came to New York City to make a difference. So far, it has worked out well. Maybe you can recall two acquisitions that made a quicker impact with … Read more
OAKLAND, California – Starling Marte hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning, allowing the Oakland Athletics to beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Friday night. Tony Kemp made the last out of the 10th and started the 11th inning at second base. After Mark Canha was hit by a pitch, … Read more
