Paul Goldschmidt and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have been two of baseball’s best hitters this June. Both, however, took their games to another level over the past week, and for their efforts, they were named the Players of the Week presented by Chevrolet on Tuesday. This marks the fourth career Player of the Week Award for … Read more
Below are the complete standings for Phase 1 of fan voting for the 2022 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard as of the first ballot update. CATCHERS1. Willson Contreras, Cubs – 801,6302. Travis d’Arnaud, Braves – 471,9213. Yadier Molina, Cardinals – 454,6854. Tyler Stephenson, Reds – 370,4535. Will Smith, Dodgers – 323,8946. James McCann, Mets … Read more
NEW YORK — Jerar Encarnacion was called up to the major leagues, and Miami Marlins teammate Sandy Alcantara made a promise to the 24-year-old. “I told him if you get a hit or a homer, I’m going to buy something,” the pitcher recalled saying on the way back to the team hotel Friday night. Inserted … Read more
DETROIT — Two weeks after Kody Clemens followed in his father’s footsteps by reaching the Major Leagues, he has now followed his Cy Young-winning father to the mound. The Tigers infielder became a pitcher for an inning, tossing a one-run eighth in Wednesday’s 13-0 loss to the White Sox at Comerica Park. Perhaps prophetically, Tigers … Read more
TORONTO — It looked like the Blue Jays would never record another out, destined to live forever with two outs in an eternal bottom of the fifth. The Blue Jays sent 11 men to the plate in that inning, scoring six of their seven runs with two out. In a dominant, lopsided 11-1 win over … Read more
DETROIT — The Tigers placed Opening Day starter Eduardo Rodriguez on the restricted list Monday. “Eduardo Rodriguez has informed the club that due to personal matters he will not rejoin the team at this time,” general manager Al Avila said in a statement. “As a result, Eduardo has been placed on the restricted list until … Read more
KANSAS CITY — It’s the beginning of a new era behind the plate for the Toronto Blue Jays. Gabriel Moreno, the club’s No. 1 prospect and the No. 4 prospect in Major League Baseball, joined the club ahead of Friday’s series opener in Detroit. The club did not add Moreno to the roster for Game … Read more
Angel HernandezPhoto: Getty Images Early this morning, it was announced that 29-year veteran umpire Angel Hernandez filed a grievance against his employer claiming that MLB had manipulated its internal umpiring metrics in order to make Hernandez look bad. This is the latest chapter in Hernández’s discrimination lawsuit which started in 2017. Hernández is approaching the … Read more
The results from MLB.com’s second Cy Young Award poll of the season are in, and there’s been significant turnover at the top. We have a new leader in both the American League and the National League, neither of whom finished higher than third when voters weighed in on the Cy Young races three weeks ago. … Read more
This article was contributed by DraftKings. For more sports betting insights, check out DraftKings Playbook. We haven’t checked on the Cy Young Award candidates in a few weeks, and now is a good time to do so. There has been quite the shakeup since we last voted and gave the odds on May 19. Let’s … Read more
