By Barry Bloom Major League Baseball has decided to enforce rules already on the books to stop pitchers from doctoring the baseball, beginning with Monday’s games. Pitchers caught applying substances will be ejected and suspended for 10 games. Perhaps even more significantly, teams won’t be able to replace that pitcher on the roster during the suspension […]
By Barry Bloom Todd Frazier was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates and granted free agency on May 13. Less than a month later the veteran third baseman helped lead Team USA back to the Summer Olympics. The U.S has qualified for the baseball tournament in the Tokyo Olympics by sweeping undefeated through the Americas Qualifying event in Florida. Read […]
By Jack Sommers I felt obligated to ask Torey a tough question last night. I pointed out that in the past he said he didn’t ever get ejected to try to “fire up the troops” and presuming that wasn’t the case, it seemed like getting tossed while up 2-1 in the middle of a near […]
By Barry Bloom As Mike Trout motored into third base during the first inning on Monday night at Angel Stadium, he knew he was in big trouble. “When I put my head down I thought I got hit by the ball, I thought I got hit by a line drive,” he recalled. “Then I got to the […]
By Barry Bloom Francisco Lindor is at a loss. The New York Mets acquired the All-Star shortstop from Cleveland last winter, along with starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco, and then signed Lindor to a 10-year, $341 million contract to preempt his free agency. Read the rest of the story here.
By Evan Thompson The Arizona Diamondbacks will have a new right fielder. He is a Gold Glover and World Series champion — Josh Reddick. On Thursday, the Diamondbacks called him up from the Triple-A Reno Aces, where he hit .304 in 11 games. He will play right field and bat fifth Thursday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers. […]
By Jack Sommers Due to the competitive nature of Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen and his management team, they will never admit publicly they’re gearing up to make sell moves. But if they are conducting their due diligence, which I am certain they are, they are looking at options to add to their minor league system […]
By Jack Sommers Not surprisingly, the 18-23 Diamondbacks stagger into Dodger Stadium 6.5 games out of 1st place in the NL West and 4.5 games out of the Wild Card behind 8 other teams. Perhaps somewhat surprising, it’s not the Dodgers but rather the Giants that are in first place in the division. With a […]
By Barry Bloom A group headed by former baseball star Alex Rodriguez has come to terms on its purchase of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA’s Lynx a month after signing a letter of intent to do so. The sale price is reported to be $1.5 billion, and A-Rod’s ownership along with businessman Marc Lore now must be approved by the […]
By Barry Bloom The New York Yankees have invested $2.35 billion in player contracts since they last won the World Series in 2009, including $200.5 million this season as they struggle to overcome a slow start. At 20-16, they currently own Major League Baseball’s eighth-best record after a pair of narrow wins the last two nights at Tampa […]