The 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 […]
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Continue readingYastrzemski was listed in the starting lineup against the visiting Cincinnati Reds, playing in right field and batting sixth in his first game since sustaining a left hamstring strain July 30. The 33-year-old Yastrzemski entered Wednesday batting .233 with 11 home runs and 32 RBIs in 77 games this season, his fifth with the Giants. […]
Continue readingTheir starting center fielder was Wade Meckler, an eighth-round pick in last year’s draft who started the season in High-A and was recently called up. Their All-Star closer, Camilo Doval, blew the save in the bottom of the ninth — his fourth appearance in a row with a blown save. And yet Paul DeJong, playing […]
Continue readingSan Francisco made the move retroactive to Saturday, when Crawford was held out of a 6-5 loss to Atlanta. Rookie outfielder Luis Matos was recalled by the Giants from Triple-A Sacramento. Crawford, 36, is hitting a career-low .194 with six homers and 32 RBIs in 77 games this season. He was an All-Star in 2015, […]
Continue readingTampa Bay’s 113-day reign atop the American League East is over — there’s a new division leader in town. The Orioles not only jumped the Rays in the division but in our power rankings as well, with Baltimore making its debut at No. 2 — its highest standing in recent memory. But that was not […]
Continue readingTwo weeks before the Aug. 1 MLB trade deadline, the Los Angeles Angels are hovering around the .500 mark, which leaves one question hanging over the entire sport: Will the Halos trade free-agent-to-be Shohei Ohtani? Though we don’t yet know what the Angels’ decision will be, we aren’t about to let that stop us from […]
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Continue readingLOS ANGELES — J.D. Davis took batting practice five hours ahead of game time, landing balls in the center field net. He did it again when it counted. LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a three-run homer, Davis added a pinch-hit grand slam, and the San Francisco Giants routed the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers 15-0 on Saturday […]
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