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MLB Power Rankings Week 14 – Who is No. 1 before the All-Star break?
With the season’s halfway mark arriving in the coming days, the teams at the top of our MLB Power Rankings have started to separate themselves from the pack while those at the bottom might already be thinking about next year as the trade deadline approaches. Did the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros […]
Continue readingShort-handed Chicago White Sox lose catcher Yasmani Grandal for 4-6 weeks with left knee injury
“It’s a tough break for us,” manager Tony La Russa said Tuesday. “Tougher for him.” Grandal, 32, fell to the ground moments after taking a pitch from Twins reliever Caleb Thielbar. At first, it looked like Grandal injured his ankle or calf, but further examination revealed a torn tendon in the knee. “It was a […]
Continue readingJose Abreu in Chicago’s White Sox lineup despite knee bruise; Luis Robert to ramp up activity
Manager Tony La Russa said Abreu ran without a limp earlier in the day. The White Sox said on Sunday that X-rays on Abreu’s left knee were negative. But third baseman Yoan Moncada was sidelined by a “barking” right shoulder, according to La Russa. “I know he got some treatment and it’s still not right, […]
Continue readingChicago White Sox’s Jose Abreu leaves game, suffers bruised knee after being hit by pitch
The White Sox said he has a bruised knee and is day-to-day. Manager Tony La Russa said the team will know more in the next 24 hours. Abreu, 34, was nailed by Mariners reliever JT Chargois in the bottom of the sixth inning by a 96 mph sinker. He lay on the ground for a […]
Continue readingInjuries couldn’t stop the Chicago White Sox from dominating
CHICAGO — There was nothing settled this week on the South Side of Chicago. No message was sent in advance of a possible ALCS preview. No pecking order was established in the junior circuit. Yet there is one snapshot that can be taken now that the three-game series between the Chicago White Sox and Tampa […]
Continue readingChicago White Sox’s Nick Madrigal out for rest of season after surgery on hamstring
He is expected to be ready for spring training next year, the team said. “To have the surgery, it clears away some of the uncertainty. I think this way it’s a way to put it behind him and start fresh,” manager Tony La Russa said. “It takes the decision out of him and he can […]
Continue readingChicago White Sox place 2B Nick Madrigal on 60-day IL with hamstring tear
Madrigal was helped off the field after he tried to beat out a grounder in the seventh inning of Wednesday night’s 6-2 loss to Toronto. The No. 4 overall pick in the 2018 amateur draft had been rounding into form of late, batting .365 (27-for-74) with two homers and 10 RBIs in his past 20 […]
Continue readingMay MLB Quirkjians — A month of May, May and Mays, plus Anderson, Anderson and Anderson
May began with two Mays pitching. The month also included the 90th birthday for Willie Mays. And that is just the beginning — because there was plenty of wild, weird and wacky. Here are The Quirkjians for May. May 1 Dodgers pitcher Justin May made his first appearance ever in a game in the month […]
Continue readingMemorial Day MLB standings check: Surprises, disappointments and who will rule from here
It’s Memorial Day, which means one extra little thing for MLB fans: You’re now officially free to look at the MLB standings. The old adage among baseball fans is that you should avoid checking the standings until Memorial Day. Allowing two months of the season to play out first gives time for small sample-size blips […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings Week 8: There’s a new No. 1 team on our list … who is it?
After a two-week run at the top by the Chicago White Sox, a new team has overtaken the AL Central leaders for the No. 1 spot in our MLB Power Rankings this week. Will the Los Angeles Dodgers regain their place there after looking more like the team we expected to see in 2021 of […]
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