“The New York Mets have agreed to a trade that will send outfielder Carlos Beltran to the San Francisco Giants. In return, the Mets will receive a package that includes Giants top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler. The Mets will also pick up $4 million of the $6.5 million that Beltran has left on [...]
Read More →“San Diego Padres second baseman Orlando Hudson collided into a wall and was knocked unconscious Thursday. He left the field strapped to a stretcher on a cart with his neck in a brace.
Hudson leaned forward to make a running catch of a popup in foul territory. His momentum carried him [...]
Read More →“St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ryan Theriot was fined and suspended for two games after making contact with an umpire Sunday.
During the sixth inning of Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, Theriot was involved in a play at second base that pulled him off the bag. Umpire Mike Muchlinski ruled the [...]
Read More →“Major League Baseball announced Thursday that Boston’s David Ortiz and Orioles pitcher Kevin Gregg have each received a four-game suspension and undisclosed fines for the July 8 brawl. Of the fine, Gregg did not reveal its amount but only said that it was “steep.”
During Ortiz’s at-bat in the [...]
Read More →“The Los Angeles Angels promoted outfielder Mike Trout from Double-A Arkansas to the big leagues. Trout, 19, is ranked 2nd behind Bryce Harper in Baseball America’s midseason top 50 prospect list. He will be playing in Friday night’s game against the division rival Seattle Mariners.
Trout was called up [...]
Read More →“Atlanta Braves third baseman, Chipper Jones, and manager, Fredi Gonzalez, apologized Monday for criticizing umpire Mark Ripperger after Sunday’s game.
Ripperger punched Jones out on two called strikes to end a 5-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles Sunday. On a 3-1 pitch, Jones started trotting to first base before Ripperger called [...]
Read More →“Under the new rules of the 2011 Home Run Derby, it will be the American League versus the National League. This unprecedented version of the Home Run Derby will also have a captain for each league. The 2009 champion, Milwaukee Brewer Prince Fielder, will be the captain of the NL team. The defending [...]
Read More →“Los Angeles Dodgers Jonathan Broxton was shut down from further throwing for at least three weeks after a setback with his right elbow. This happened right before he was supposed to come off the 15-day disabled list. Broxton was placed on the 15-day DL with a bone bruise on May 6.
“Every baseball player dreams of getting drafted and playing in the Major Leagues. Those that play college baseball at a Division 1 level are much closer than others to achieving this dream. Division 3 ballplayers know that although they have a shot at getting drafted, the opportunity is very slim. This past draft [...]
Read More →Florida’s sophomore left-hander, Steven Rodriguez, set down three batters Monday night before a storm suspended the game in the bottom of the sixth. The storm caused the tornado sirens to go off but no tornado warning was issued. On Tuesday, Rodriguez continued pitching the game and struck out six of the 11 batters [...]
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