New York Yankees backup catcher Austin Romine took a four ball off of the bottom of his face mask in the Yankees’ game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Romine seemed alright, just a little rattled initially, and he stayed in the game for a while before being replaced by Kyle Higashioka in the […]
The New York Yankees won the first two games of a three game series against the Toronto Blue Jays and were going for the sweep Sunday afternoon. The Yankees had JA Happ making his first start against his former team since being traded to New York ahead of the trade deadline. Happ has been decidedly […]
Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback Nick Foles will undergo tests after suffering a shoulder injury in the first half of a preseason game against the New England Patriots on Thursday. Although he did not return for the second half, Foles told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that he felt “pretty good” following the preseason Super Bowl rematch. Foles will undergo tests on Friday to make sure there […]
Cleveland Indians outfielder Leonys Martin has been released from the ICU after a life-threatening infection. Martin came over the Cleveland from the Detroit Tigers in a trade deadline move. Martin hit .333/.353/.733 in six games before being knocked out with the infection since August 7. Martin, 30, is expected to make a full recovery and […]
Earlier this week, Ronald Acuna Jr., the probable favorite for NL Rookie of the Year, was beaned by Marlins pitcher Jose Urena to begin the game after Acuna had hit home runs to lead off three straight games. Benches clear in Marlins-Braves after José Ureña hits Ronald Acuña Jr. in 1st inning. Acuña Jr. (5 […]
Wilson Ramos was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies ahead of the trade deadline from the Tampa Bay Rays. Ramos was on the disabled list, though, and had been on the shelf since his last appearance with Tampa on July 14. The Phillies knew he’d be back soon enough when they got him. The 31-year-old backstop […]
Aaron Judge, superstar outfielder for the New York Yankees, does not appear to be returning to the big league team as quickly as the original three week timetable indicated when he broke his wrist against the Kansas City Royals in the last week of July. Brian Cashman said Wednesday that the 26-year-old received a cortisone shot […]
Atlanta Braves rookie, Ronald Acuna Jr., was pegged Wednesday by Jose Urena of the Miami Marlins. Why did Urena bean Acuna? Because Acuna had the audacity to play baseball well, of course. Acuna has five home runs in his last five games, including leadoff homers in each of the last three, so to lead off […]
Relief pitcher Tommy Kahnle has reportedly been told he will be called back up to the New York Yankees following their 6-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Tommy Kahnle is packing up his locker. He’s heading to New York. — Conor Foley (@RailRidersTT) August 16, 2018 Kahnle, 28, has had a rough […]
Starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy is set to retire after the 2018 season, concluding his 12-year MLB career. McCarthy, 35 and now with the Atlanta Braves, has been dealing with a knee injury that has kept him sidelined since late July. He has decided against a surgery that would knock him out for this season but […]
David Wright, New York Mets third baseman and captain, is making another attempt at a comeback, as he has begun playing in minor league rehab games again. We haven’t seen anywhere close to a full season from Wright since 2014 when he played 134 games. He’s battled a seemingly innumerable amount of injuries over the […]
The Toronto Blue Jays are now free to trade Curtis Granderson to any team as Granderson has officially cleared waivers. The 37-year-old is not nearly as threatening of a presence as he once was, but he could be valuable to a contender. Specifically, he could be very valuable to the New York Yankees. Granderson played […]
