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Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper exits after taking 96.9 mph pitch to his face against St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper said he was “all good” after leaving Wednesday night’s win against the St. Louis Cardinals because he was hit in the face by a 96.9 mph fastball from reliever Genesis Cabrera. Harper walked off the field in St. Louis on his own accord in the sixth inning with the game […]
Continue readingOF Odubel Herrera among Philadelphia Phillies’ non-roster invitees to spring training
Herrera, who will earn $10 million this season, hasn’t played for the Phillies since 2019, when he was suspended under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. The charges against Herrera were dismissed, but he was removed from the team’s 40-man roster last year and wasn’t part of the 60-player pool for the shortened season. He […]
Continue readingMiami Marlins sweep Chicago Cubs, now 7-0 all time in playoff series
CHICAGO — The Miami Marlins didn’t need a hand from a fan at Wrigley Field to knock the Chicago Cubs out of the playoffs this time. The Marlins did just fine on their own, and they showed they’re hardly bottom feeders. Garrett Cooper homered against Yu Darvish in a two-run seventh, hard-throwing rookie Sixto Sanchez […]
Continue readingBoston’s Tanner Houck wins MLB debut as Red Sox blank Miami Marlins
Houck, the first-round draft pick of the Red Sox in 2017, struck out seven and walked three on 86 pitches. The 24-year-old righty became Boston’s 15th starting pitcher this season. “For me, getting to go out there and get to warm up the first time definitely had the heart pounding a little bit more than […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball forecaster for Week 8 — Sept. 14-20
Hitter matchup ratings for the next 10 days Week 8 hitting ratings Week 8 pitcher rankings and two-start pitcher rankings The 2020 season’s penultimate week includes 11 rescheduled games, 10 of which make up games postponed for COVID-19 reasons and one for protests for racial justice, and that leads to an even busier week than […]
Continue readingDoes Starling Marte’s fantasy value change in Miami?
Marte entered Monday as the No. 15 outfielder on the Player Rater and 26th in points formats, perhaps not the top-10 outfielder for fantasy so many hoped for, but a solid, reliable, five-category fantasy hitter who, truncated 2017 aside thanks to suspension, rarely fails to deliver appropriate value. The Marlins figured out early this season […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday’s games
Speaking of which, Monday presents an interesting slate as there are just nine games, yet there’s an abundance of upper-tier pitching taking the hill. In fact, the aggregate ERA of the projected starters is 2.85 with a 1.06 WHIP in a total of 401 innings. That’s essentially a standard season of Jacob deGrom and Gerrit […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday’s games
With Sunday marking the end of the fantasy scoring week, it’s integral to fill all holes created with the Mets and Yankees on the sidelines as well as regulars getting the day off. Today’s bats are chosen with deep leagues in mind, with almost everyone available in at least 95% of ESPN leagues. Create or […]
Continue readingDerek Jeter blames Miami Marlins coronavirus outbreak on ‘false sense of security’
MIAMI — Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter says his players let up and paid a price. Jeter blames the team’s COVID-19 outbreak on a collective false sense of security that made the Marlins lax about social distancing and wearing masks. “The entire traveling party got a little too comfortable,” Jeter said Monday. Infected were 21 […]
Continue readingYour guide to the most unusual MLB Opening Day ever
Baseball is back. The home runs are back. The blazing fastballs blurring across our TV screens are back. The bat flips, the doubles in the gap, the “how did he do that?” defensive plays, the box scores, the exit velocities, the hot takes, the debates, the hopeful late-game rallies, the walk-off hits, the beautiful background […]
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