The performance has not been trending the direction Stephen Strasburg has wanted it to, which is why he plans to retire. Before the season, Strasburg made multiple attempts to ramp up his workload before he felt some discomfort in January. Jesse Dougherty and Barry Svrluga of The Washington Post were the first to put out the …
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ICYMI: The Baltimore Orioles announcer Kevin Brown was recently suspended for telling the truth about the team’s former losing ways. Brown, who took over as the Orioles lead play-by-play broadcaster in 2022 was suspended on Monday. The comments in which he was suspended for occurred during a pregame segment on July 23 against the Tampa …
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Red Sox ace, Chris Sale, is heading to the 15-day injured list after leaving last night’s game with shoulder inflammation. This injury comes as a shock after such a strong month from Sale and with his velocity hitting high nineties for the first time in years. The injury does not seem serious so far. However, …
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The Red Sox are off to a .500 pace season so far in 2023 with the lineup being overall decent. The starting pitching needs to tighten up, but the bullpen has been more than impressive so far. While there is plenty of season left for the roster to run on all cylinders, Alex Verdugo‘s playing …
The Red Sox capped off a 6-3 victory against the Detroit Tigers today, after Chris Sale secured his first win turning after a shaky start. Sale had his struggles in his first start against the Orioles, where he gave up seven runs in three innings. But today’s start was different. While not perfect by any …
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The 2023 MLB season is only four days old, but it’s safe to say the Texas Rangers have the most surprising start in baseball. The franchise has struggled since being one out away from winning the 2011 World Series. It’s way too soon to tell if this is a sign of a genuine turnaround, but …
The Boston Red Sox (0-1) fell in their home opener against the division rival Baltimore Orioles (1-0) by a score of 10-9, thanks to their pitching woes. It may feel like déjà vu for Boston fans, as they boasted a strong offense in this game, similar to their fourth ranked scoring offense in the American …
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The New York Mets will need both Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer to be at their best in 2023 if they want a shot at the World Series. After Opening Day, that may be in jeopardy. As the Mets placed Verlander on the IL with a low-grade muscle strain near his pitching shoulder, Thursday. The …
Grayson Rodriguez, labeled as the second-best prospect in the Baltimore Orioles organization and seventh in the minor leagues, has been sent down to triple-a after a semi-rough spring training. The Orioles came out and said that they want him to be a part of their opening-day roster with his ability to miss bats, but things …
Jarred Kelenic has been highly regarded since before he was drafted in 2018. The New York Mets selected him in the first round of the MLB Draft. He was later traded in exchange for Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz. Others were involved in the deal too. It was a little under two seasons ago on …
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Many believed that the Ghost Runner rule would not be in effect for the 2023 campaign. That is no longer the case. Major League Baseball announced that the ruling would be permanent. Over the course of the last two years, it was adopted on a season-by-season basis. The original cause for the ruling was to …
A year ago, the Chicago White Sox expectation was a playoff berth at minimum, if not winning the American League Central title. With the departure of long time captain Jose Abreu, the Sox look for a new clubhouse leader and the same expectation, a playoff berth and a run to the World Series. Taking Blame …