NEW YORK — Alex Verdugo thoroughly enjoyed his first home run in pinstripes at Yankee Stadium earlier this month. He swatted the sweeper from Miami Marlins starter A.J. Puk, falling to one knee, and unhurriedly observed as the ball carried over the short porch in right field. He relished the moment with one of his […]
Continue readingRomano had been sidelined since spring training with right elbow inflammation and Swanson with right forearm inflammation. He gave up a run in the ninth inning Tuesday but finished for the save in his season debut, getting Oswaldo Cabrera to ground out with the tying run at third. The Blue Jays won 5-4. Toronto optioned […]
Continue readingNote: This file will be updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. For the second time, Houston Astros starting pitcher Ronel Blanco has a date with the Texas Rangers, this time at home. Last Sunday […]
Continue readingPHOENIX — Luis Gil had a successful outing in his return from Tommy John surgery and the New York Yankees started the season on a five-game winning streak for the first time in 32 years, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Monday night. Anthony Volpe had his first career four-hit game — including two doubles […]
Continue readingBetween the injuries to Devin Williams (stress fractures in his back), Jhoan Duran (strained right oblique), Paul Sewald (strained left oblique) and Jordan Romano (right elbow inflammation), and Alex Lange‘s demotion from the role in Detroit, one-sixth of the league’s jobs have already changed hands. Predictably, the mad scramble for available saves has therefore dominated […]
Continue readingLeMahieu suffered the injury when he fouled a pitch off the top of his foot March 16. Initial testing didn’t reveal any structural damage, but another MRI taken Friday, after the swelling subsided, revealed the fracture. Boone said LeMahieu’s foot will be reimaged in two weeks. He declined to share the projected timetable for LeMahieu’s […]
Continue readingHOUSTON — A few hours before the start of their 2024 season Thursday, the New York Yankees unveiled their Opening Day roster. Folded into the announcement was another piece of news: They had placed eight players on the injured list. As expected, Gerrit Cole, two weeks after being shut down with nerve inflammation and edema […]
Continue readingThe Marlins will receive two outfield prospects in exchange — John Cruz from the Yankees and Shane Sasaki from the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays will get catcher Ben Rortvedt from the Yankees, the source said. LeMahieu, the Yankees’ every-day third baseman and expected leadoff hitter, was recently placed on the IL because of a […]
Continue readingThe third baseman has been sidelined since fouling a ball off the foot on March 16. He is expected to miss at least the seven-game trip that starts Thursday at Houston. “It’s a little bit slow go on the recovery side,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Monday. “He banged it up pretty good.” An […]
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