The news Bryce Harper had broken his thumb was almost numbing, by the time we heard it. We’d seen how awful that hit-by-pitch was, how Harper reacted, how everyone watching it reacted, including ourselves. It was one of those rare baseball moments in which there was no doubt that what had just happened was terrible. … Read more
This story was excerpted from Rhett Bollinger’s Angels Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. ANAHEIM – It was quite the two-day showing for two-way star Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani set a career-high with eight RBIs at the plate on Tuesday against the Royals and … Read more
NEW YORK – A sellout crowd swarmed Yankee Stadium on a sunny Saturday afternoon hoping perhaps to see a no-hitter with Gerrit Cole on the mound. They saw the no-no, though not in the manner in which they could have imagined. Astros starter Cristian Javier, who signed for $ 10,000 as a non-drafted free agent … Read more
NEW YORK – There was no panic in the Astros when they left Yankee Stadium on Thursday night following what was arguably their toughest loss of the season. The sting of watching the Yankees score four times in the bottom of the ninth to pull out a win was hurtful, but the Astros know momentum … Read more
The races to determine who will advance to Phase 2 of the fan voting for the 2022 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard are starting to take shape. The first round of voting will determine two of the All-Star starters – the top vote-getter in each league – and which players will advance to the … Read more
SAN DIEGO – CJ Abrams is back, and the Padres are hopeful the presence of their top prospect could mitigate the effects of losing superstar third baseman Manny Machado to injury. The Padres promoted Abrams ahead of Monday’s series opener against the D-backs at Petco Park, a day after Machado suffered a sprained left ankle … Read more
PITTSBURGH – He’s here. “Now’s the time that we think [Cruz] can help us, ”Shelton said. “We’ve talked about a lot of things developmentally. There’s still things we’re going to continue to work on, but we think now’s the time that he’s going to help us. ” There has been speculation that Cruz would be … Read more
DETROIT – Ever since the Tigers drafted Riley Greene fifth overall in 2019, his baseball skills have been under a microscope. But beyond the sweet swing, quick strides and instinctive play, there’s this: He hates to lose. “He’s a competitor,” said Braves prospect Vaughn Grissom, Greene’s best friend and high school teammate in Oviedo, Fla., … Read more
SAN DIEGO – Jurrangelo Cijntje is one of the most intriguing prospects at the second annual Draft Combine. He was also the most impressive player on the field at Petco Park in a game featuring high schoolers Wednesday. A switch-pitcher from Champagnat Catholic School (Hialeah, Fla.), Cijntje naturally throws left-handed, but he has better stuff … Read more
NEW YORK – Now that Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer are both back in Queens, it should not be long before the Mets’ missing aces return to the mound. Scherzer, who is rehabbing a strained left oblique muscle, is scheduled to throw a simulated game in the coming days at Citi Field. That should be … Read more