The Atlanta Braves have signed star third baseman Austin Riley to a 10-year, $212 million contract, the most lucrative in team history, and surprised him by getting three additional seasons under club control. The deal begins in 2023 and runs through the ’32 season, and includes a $20 million club option for 2033. Riley also […]
Juan Soto’s final at-bat on Monday night was not unusual: he went for his third free pass of the game to open the bottom of the eighth inning. What happened next was not so typical: As Soto took off his equipment down the first base line, he received a standing ovation from fans at Nationals […]
The Royals announced that they have acquired left-handed pitcher Anthony Misiewicz from the Mariners for cash consideration. The 27-year-old left-hander has appeared in 17 games for Seattle this year with a 4.61 ERA and 8 strikeouts in 13 2⁄3 innings. Misiewicz was originally an 18th round pick in 2015 out of Michigan State. He was […]
SEATTLE – Coming out of the All-Star break riding a 14-game winning streak and looking to make a statement against the American League West leaders, the up-and-coming Mariners were anything but. A road bump for the relentless Astros. The Astros extended their division lead to four games in four days coming off the break with […]
ATLANTA – NL Rookie of the Year runner-up Dwight Smith, who played for Atlanta’s World Series-winning team in 1995, died Friday, the Braves announced. He was 58 years old. The Braves said the former outfielder and pinch-hitting specialist died of heart and lung failure. Smith played eight years in the big leagues, starting with the […]
‘Our Guys compete’: Seattle directly claims 11th ‘W’ ARLINGTON – Twelve days ago, the Mariners started something they hadn’t done since Lu Piniela became captain, and they were looking to the American League’s Pennant 21 years ago. Twelve days later and they are still going. Seattle returned to the Rangers 6-5 at Globe Life Field […]
BOSTON – Gerrit Cole was standing on the back of the mound of Fenway Park, with a shrug on his shoulder. Rafael Devers had just made his second home run club in the game, topping his personal history, and the Yankees’ ace extended his hand like: “What’s up?” Luckily for Cole, his teammates had already […]
Taylor left the Rockies last night in the sixth inning. The club called the problem ankle swelling at the time, but this afternoon he went for a CT scan. The test showed the presence of a fracture, an injury that is likely to cost him some time. Los Angeles will definitely provide more details on […]
MIAMI – Baseball is a game of statistics that can be broken by just one player. Yet Shohei Ohtani is making history with every start, especially when he takes the mound. Appropriately, Ohtani himself stole the show in Miami on Wednesday and his fifth win in several pitches for the first time in his career […]
HOUSTON – The Yankees have played 14 teams and have a winning record against all but one. It shouldn’t be hard to come up with an exception, as the Yankees lost to the Astros 2-1 on Thursday – and have lost three of the team’s five meetings so far this year. With last week’s no-hitter […]