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Nats closer Rainey to 60-day IL with UCL sprain
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Wednesday, 13 July 2022 14:36
The Washington Nationals placed closer Tanner Rainey on the 60-day injured list Wednesday with a sprain of his right ulnar collateral ligament.The move was made after the first game of a doubleheader against the Seattle Mariners, which the Nationals lost 6-4, on Wednesday.Rainey, a right-hander, last pitched in a game on Sunday, when he threw two scoreless innings in an…
Struggling Blue Jays fire manager Montoyo
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Wednesday, 13 July 2022 14:36
TORONTO -- The Blue Jays fired manager Charlie Montoyo on Wednesday and promoted bench coach John Schneider to interim manager for the remainder of the season.Triple-A manager Casey Candaele was named interim bench coach.The 13th manager in Blue Jays history, and the first from Puerto Rico, Montoyo went 236-236 in parts of four seasons. Toronto beat Philadelphia on Tuesday to…
Watching the scouts watch Kumar Rocker, 2022 MLB draft man of mystery
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Wednesday, 13 July 2022 13:28
IT'S WEIRDLY INSTRUCTIVE to watch how baseball scouts watch baseball players. Everything they do is intended to hide what they're actually doing, which has the unintended effect of making even their most subtle movements glaringly obvious. They also have another endearing quirk: They all know one another but don't want anyone to know why they're here, which is a particularly…
Braves activate star closer Jansen from 15-day IL
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Wednesday, 13 July 2022 08:35
The Atlanta Braves activated star closer Kenley Jansen from the 15-day injured list before Wednesday afternoon's game against the New York Mets.Jansen was placed on the IL last month because of an irregular heartbeat. The three-time All-Star underwent corrective heart surgery in November 2018 -- his second procedure -- after a recurrence of the irregular heartbeat prompted him to be…
MLB testing modified 'pie slice' shift ban in minors
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Tuesday, 12 July 2022 21:16
NEW YORK -- The Florida State League will limit defensive shifts by drawing chalk lines in a pie shape from second base to the outfield grass starting July 22, prohibiting infielders from the marked area prior to the pitch in an experiment that could increase offense.Major League Baseball has been testing shift limits all season at Double-A and Class A,…
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