Atlanta Braves right-hander reliever Jesse Chavez was helped off the field after being drilled in the left shin by a comebacker during the sixth inning of a 10-7 victory in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Braves manager Brian Snitker said X-rays were negative, and Chavez was transported to a […]
Continue readingPITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen recorded his 2,000th hit, Jack Suwinski hit his 12th home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Mets 2-1 on Sunday, New York’s eighth loss in nine games. McCutchen became the 291st player and fifth active player to reach 2,000 hits when he turned on a slider from Carlos Carrasco (2-3) […]
Continue readingARLINGTON, Texas — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge sat out New York’s regular-season finale Wednesday against the Texas Rangers, a day after his 62nd home run that broke Roger Maris’ 61-year-old American League single-season record. When Judge homered in the first inning Tuesday night, in the second game of a doubleheader against the Rangers, it was […]
Continue readingWith the 2022 regular season wrapping up in seven days, for the most part, all eyes are on the playoffs. The 18 clubs who are done following their final game are looking towards the offseason; however, six wild-card contenders continue to battle for the final five spots, while the top seven teams in the majors […]
Continue readingAs the 2022 regular season has winded down, all eyes have been on Aaron Judge’s chase to break Roger Maris’ American League record for most home runs in a single season and Albert Pujols’ race to 700 career home runs. One of those milestones has been reached, with Pujols hitting two home runs against the […]
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Continue readingNEW YORK — Only five players had hit 60 home runs in a single season in the history of the major leagues — that is, until New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge joined that exclusive club with a solo homer against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Judge turned on a sinker from right-hander Wil […]
Continue readingThe Detroit Tigers hired Scott Harris as president of baseball operations Monday, choosing the San Francisco Giants’ general manager to run the organization as it tries to transition from a half-decade-long rebuild to contention. Harris, long seen as a rising star in front-office circles, spent the last three seasons with the Giants, working alongside president […]
Continue readingST. LOUIS — Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina made their 325th career start together Wednesday night, setting a major league record for most as a battery. The St. Louis duo eclipsed the regular-season mark of 324 by the Detroit Tigers pair of Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan from 1963-1975. “It’s probably cooler […]
Continue readingTwo-team races have emerged in both leagues as we enter Week 18 of the MLB season. A month ago, it seemed like no American League team would be able to catch up to the Yankees. But New York has seen its lead in the AL dissipate after going just 13-20 since July 3 and is […]
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