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Angels' Ohtani to make season debut vs. Tigers
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Tuesday, 07 May 2019 14:12
The Los Angeles Angels announced that Shohei Ohtani will make his season debut on Tuesday night in Detroit, batting third against the Tigers.He will be returning just seven months after undergoing Tommy John surgery.Ohtani, the reigning American League Rookie of the Year after finishing 2018 with a .925 OPS and a 3.31 ERA, will boost a lineup that is desperate…
Unsigned Keuchel stands ground on market value
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Tuesday, 07 May 2019 09:17
Although MLB is starved for quality starters, former Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel still does not have a job, and he won't take one for less than what he thinks he's worth."If you would've asked me on the first day of free agency, I would have said no way I'd be here on May 6," Keuchel told Yahoo Sports on…
The state of closers, bullpenning and April's best reliever you'd never heard of
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Monday, 06 May 2019 08:10
Here's one of the great contradictions in baseball: Modern reliever usage, most of us would agree, has made the game more static, more anonymous, more dawdling -- generally speaking, more boring.But most of the good stuff also happens once the relievers are in the game. That's when baseball's biological diversity is most apparent, when its strategic adaptation is most in…
Cubs recall reliever Edwards from Triple-A
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Monday, 06 May 2019 17:19
Reliever Carl Edwards Jr. is back with the Chicago Cubs after spending the past month at Triple-A Iowa, a demotion the right-hander called "very humbling" on Monday.Right-hander Dillon Maples was optioned to Iowa in a corresponding move.Edwards had a 32.40 ERA at the time of his demotion and was 0-1 in four appearances. He received racist Instagram messages after his…
Nationals' Gomes, Stevenson injured vs. Brewers
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Monday, 06 May 2019 19:42
Washington Nationals catcher Yan Gomes and outfielder Andrew Stevenson both left Monday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers with injuries.Gomes, who has two homers and 10 RBIs this season, exited with a left forearm contusion. Gomes' left arm was hit by a pitch from Brewers' starter Jhoulys Chacin in the first inning.Stevenson left the game with back spasms in the…
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