Once he made up his mind and joined the New York Mets, it didn’t take long to crack the starting lineup. The veteran second baseman was summoned to Citi Field from the team’s alternate training site in Brooklyn as the Mets made a flurry of roster moves before Thursday night’s series finale against Boston. New […]
Continue readingThe 2020 major league baseball season will be like none that has ever come before it. MLB’s 30 teams will have just 60 games to try to streak into the postseason. Players and coaches will need to focus on the field while maintaining strict health and safety protocols off of it. There will be limited […]
Continue readingHowever, he is recovering from a flexor injury in his pitching am and is not expected to be ready for Opening Day. He has not yet started a throwing program. “They’re evaluating him still now,” manager Ron Roenicke said. “So, we don’t know when that period will be when he starts up.” Boston ace Chris […]
Continue readingOnly one World Series favorite entering the season actually won the World Series in the decade we just completed. Wait, let’s put that another way: A team that was one of the top five favorites entering the season won the World Series only once over the past decade. The 2019 Washington Nationals didn’t necessarily feel […]
Continue readingFORT MYERS, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox spent the first half of the 2019 season without a reliever in a defined closer role, but interim manager Ron Roenicke does not have a similar plan for the 2020 season. Roenicke said Wednesday that he envisions reliever Brandon Workman closing out games this season. “I think […]
Continue readingBoston Red Sox fans are angry. Very angry. It’s no surprise that there is outrage over the Mookie Betts deal. The 2018 AL MVP and now former Red Sox right fielder was one of the most beloved athletes in the city, particularly given his rise from rookie to superstar happened nightly in front of an […]
Continue readingStill, the defending AL Central champions carry with them a pressing question. Is their starting pitching going to be strong enough to not only help them get back to the postseason but play deeper into October this time? With spring training less than three weeks away, diminishing the likelihood of another acquisition, the Twins have […]
Continue readingThe Red Sox also agreed to a one-year, $6 million deal with veteran left-hander Martin Perez, a source confirmed to ESPN. The deal, which was first reported by The Athletic, includes a club option at $6.25 million. Perez spent last season with the Twins, going 10-7 with a 5.12 ERA. He had spent the previous […]
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