TORONTO — Angel Zerpa pitched five solid innings, Bobby Witt Jr. hit a tiebreaking homer and the Kansas City Royals overcame the absence of 10 unvaccinated players to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Thursday night. “One of the best wins of the year, all things considered,” manager Mike Matheny said. Nate Eaton homered […]
Continue readingTen Kansas City Royals players, including four of their top hitters and two of their best starting pitchers this season, will not travel to Toronto this week for the four-game series with the Blue Jays because they have not received the COVID-19 vaccination. The vaccine requirement for border crossing into Canada will affect outfielder Andrew […]
Continue readingANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit two three-run homers, including a dramatic tying drive in the bottom of the ninth inning. He drove in a career-high eight runs, the most by a Japanese-born player in major league history. And somehow, it still was not enough for his Los Angeles Angels to beat the Kansas City […]
Continue readingCLEVELAND — Kansas City Royals veteran Zack Greinke was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday with a strained right forearm, the most significant of a flurry of roster moves by the Royals before opening a three-game series with the Guardians. The 38-year-old Greinke complained of tightness in his arm following Sunday’s start in Minnesota. […]
Continue readingMatheny is entering his third season with the Royals, which includes the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and his first 162-game run as the manager last season. He is 100-122 with Kansas City and 691-596 overall, which includes seven seasons as the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. “Mike is one of the finest leaders I’ve been […]
Continue readingCLEVELAND — Formerly a fleet outfielder, Anthony Gose returned to the majors five years later Monday night as a rocket-armed reliever for the Cleveland Indians, flashing 100 mph heat and fanning Royals slugger Salvador Perez. Gose pitched 1⅔ innings, allowing one run and one hit with one walk and one strikeout in the second game […]
Continue readingAll eyes will be on Anaheim, as Shohei Ohtani makes his initial start of the season against the White Sox. The Angels’ two-way player pitched only 1 2/3 innings before a forearm strain ended his mound work last season. The card isn’t deep with streaming options, but there are some intriguing choices. Here are Sunday’s […]
Continue readingHere’s a look at Saturday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Logan Webb (R), rostered in 5% of ESPN leagues, San Francisco Giants at Seattle Mariners: Webb was overlooked by many fantasy managers this draft season after he posted a 5.47 ERA and 1.56 WHIP over 13 […]
Continue readingHappy Opening Day! As the 2021 MLB season officially begins, we’re tracking the key takeaways and signature moments from each game across the country. Beginning with a snow-filled AL Central matchup in Detroit and a Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. Gerrit Cole pitching showdown in New York, there has been plenty to talk about right from the […]
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