Despite the rocky outing against the Boston Red Sox, Burnes was focused on the positive: He had just taken a major step forward with his new batterymate, All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman. “The first two weeks of anything new is kind of crazy and a whirlwind,” Burnes told ESPN after his outing. “This is kind of […]
Continue readingShohei Ohtani‘s RBI single capped a four-run eighth-inning rally in his Dodgers debut as Los Angeles beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 in Wednesday’s season opener in Seoul, South Korea, as the game turned when a routine grounder went through the webbing of first baseman Jake Cronenworth. Teoscar Hernandez scored the go-ahead run on an […]
Continue readingSlotted ninth in the batting order, Merrill went 0-for-3 during the 5-2 Dodgers win with a flyout, popout and groundout. He hit a 105.7 mph flyout to center field in the third inning off Tyler Glasnow in his first big league at-bat, advancing Tyler Wade, who scored from third on Xander Bogaerts‘ single. “He did […]
Continue readingAt least half the teams already had announced their Opening Day starters. “To be able to be told by your skipper that you’re going to be the guy that’s starting the first game of the season, it’s an honor,” Colorado pitcher Kyle Freeland said in a video released by the team announcing him as its […]
Continue readingThe 2024 Major League Baseball season begins with two games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday and Thursday. Both games have a scheduled 6:05 a.m. ET first pitch, so set your alarms, grab some coffee, and call in late for work. Both games will be broadcast […]
Continue reading“It’s no big deal, really,” he said. (Yes, it is. There aren’t many people that big and tall who can do a backflip.) “Oh, I’m sure there are a lot of people bigger than me that can,” he said. (No, there aren’t.) Glasnow, 30, is a new member of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation, acquired […]
Continue readingThe 2024 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the group together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Default rosters include 16 starters: seven pitchers of any kind along with a C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, three outfielders and a utility player (can be any position, and is […]
Continue readingYes, the team that cruised to 100 wins a year ago added: Shohei Ohtani, arguably the greatest individual talent in the history of the sport Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a three-time Japanese League MVP pitcher and NPB pitching Triple Crown winner, Tyler Glasnow, who has struck out 30% of the batters he’s faced over his eight-year MLB […]
Continue readingBlake Snell‘s prolonged free agency has ended. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner agreed to a two-year, $62 million deal with the San Francisco Giants on Monday, 10 days before his new team opens its regular season against his former one, the San Diego Padres, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The […]
Continue readingThe Seoul Series will feature a two-game set between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. All eyes will be on Shohei Ohtani as he makes his official Dodgers debut against Manny Machado and the Padres. Here’s everything you need to know: How can I watch the Seoul Series? Both games will be broadcast […]
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