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Struggling Cards OF Walker demoted to minors
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Wednesday, 24 April 2024 15:45
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSt. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker has been demoted to the minor leagues after a slow start to the season.The Cardinals announced before Wednesday afternoon's victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks that Walker and left-handed pitcher Zack Thompson were optioned to Triple-A Memphis. Infielder Jose Fermin and left-hander John King were recalled from Memphis in corresponding moves.Walker, 21, is…
Bellinger has fractured ribs; Cubs add prospect
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Wednesday, 24 April 2024 15:45
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsChicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger has two fractured ribs and is heading to the injured list, manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday.Bellinger, a two-time All-Star selection, crashed into the center-field wall during Tuesday's game while tracking a fly ball hit by Houston's Yainer Diaz that went for a double and scored Kyle Tucker. He left the game an inning…
Pitching, defense and a budding star: Why the red-hot Royals might actually be for real
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Wednesday, 24 April 2024 13:23
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsAs the 2024 season nears its one-month mark, the Kansas City Royals -- the team that matched a franchise record with 106 losses last year -- are not only on the right side of .500, but feature one of the best run differentials in baseball.To better understand where they are, let's try to understand where they were --…
Trout slugs HR in first leadoff at-bat since 2020
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Tuesday, 23 April 2024 20:30
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsANAHEIM, Calif. -- Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington was hoping to get a spark by putting Mike Trout in the leadoff spot Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles.The three-time American League MVP quickly obliged.Hitting leadoff for the first time since 2020, Trout drove a fastball from Baltimore's Grayson Rodriguez off the auxiliary scoreboard above the wall in…
Hendricks to IL; Cubs' focus is injury, then pitching
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Tuesday, 23 April 2024 18:01
EmailPrintCHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs placed struggling right-hander Kyle Hendricks on the injured list Tuesday with lower back pain.Hendricks, 34, has a 12.00 ERA over his first five starts, which include a league-high eight home runs, 37 hits and 28 earned runs.Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Hendricks felt something in his back as he was warming up for his start…
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