SEATTLE — The Mariners called up top prospect Jonatan Clase on Monday, looking to help spark an offense that has underperformed in the first 2½ weeks of the season. Clase, a 21-year-old switch-hitting outfielder, was hitting .311 with four doubles, two triple and two homers in 12 games with Triple-A Tacoma to begin the season. […]
Continue readingThe Mariners also acquired outfielder Luke Raley from the Tampa Bay Rays for infielder José Caballero, sources told ESPN. Ray, 32, is owed $73 million over the final three seasons of his contract and is coming off Tommy John surgery. He is expected to return sometime after the All-Star break. His contract contains an opt-out […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Justin Verlander strikes out the side in the fourth inning en route to an eight-inning, eight-strikeout game in the Astros’ win. (0:34) SEATTLE — In a season where he said nothing has come easy, Justin Verlander picked the right moment to once again look like the ace he’s been for most […]
Continue readingSuddenly 2 1/2 games up in the division after a 9-8 victory in their home finale Sunday, the Rangers hit the road for the final seven games looking to wrap up the No. 2 seed in the American League playoffs and home-field advantage in a Division Series. “I packed like a normal seven-day trip,” Texas […]
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Continue readingA fair number of MLB teams look a little different than they did just a week ago. With the 2023 trade deadline behind us, there are some faces in new places — and others in familiar ones, most notably Justin Verlander, who returned to Houston in the biggest deal on deadline day Tuesday. Mets teammate […]
Continue readingThe Mariners DFA’d Wong and optioned outfielder Taylor Trammell and right-hander Juan Then to Triple-A Tacoma to open roster spots for recent trade acquisitions Josh Rojas and Dominic Canzone from the Arizona Diamondbacks and right-hander Trent Thornton from the Toronto Blue Jays. Wong, 32, batted just .165 with two homers and 19 RBIs in 67 […]
Continue readingThe struggling Diamondbacks acquired closer Paul Sewald from the Seattle Mariners on Monday, hoping to shore up a bullpen that has faltered over the past month and taken Arizona from leading the National League West to out of a playoff spot. While the Diamondbacks (56-50) and Mariners (54-51) have near identical records, Seattle took advantage […]
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Continue readingFirst place in the vaunted American League East will be on the line when the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays meet this weekend in a four-game series highlighting franchises at the low end of the spending scale. With numerous big-money franchises struggling to contend and vacillating between buying and selling at the approaching trade […]
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