New York Yankees relief pitcher Jimmy Cordero has been suspended for the remainder of the 2023 season due to a violation of Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. Cordero, who had not played in the majors since 2020, became an essential part of the Yankees’ bullpen. In his 31 appearances, he recorded 34 strikeouts and
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ left-hander, Clayton Kershaw, has been placed on the injured list after battling inflammation in his pitching shoulder for the past six days. This setback forced Kershaw to miss his scheduled 17th start of the season. Michael Grove has been called up from Triple-A to replace Kershaw in the starting lineup, while Gavin
The New York Mets entered July with renewed hope and a desire to turn their season around. Manager Buck Showalter expressed his satisfaction with the team’s performance in the early stages of the month, emphasizing the importance of accountability and their potential for success. The Mets, who have been struggling lately, aimed to build on
The New York Mets find themselves in a challenging position, sitting seven games under .500. However, the team’s general manager, Billy Eppler, is not rushing to make any major moves before the approaching trade deadline. Eppler acknowledges that there is still time before the August 1 deadline to turn things around and change the narrative
Freddie Freeman, first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, has reached a major milestone in his career by accumulating 2,000 hits. Though he had not given much thought to this achievement, his 6-year-old son had been reminding him of it. In front of his family and over 47,000 fans, Freeman hit a scorching double into
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer made history on Sunday by hitting his 55th career leadoff home run. This broke a tie with Alfonso Soriano and moved him into sole possession of second place on baseball’s all-time list. The record for the most leadoff home runs is held by Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, who
Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner, Rob Manfred, has clarified his comments on the turnout by Oakland Athletics fans, stating that it does not change “a decade worth of inaction”. Manfred explained that he was taken out of context when he sarcastically praised the 27,759 fans for amounting to “almost an average Major League Baseball crowd”
Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Rob Manfred has expressed regret over granting immunity to Houston Astros players during the sign-stealing scandal. In a recent interview, Manfred admitted that the decision was “maybe not my best decision ever.” The Scandal The Astros were found to have cheated during their World Series-winning 2017 season and part of
The Cincinnati Reds continued their impressive winning streak on Wednesday as they rallied past the Colorado Rockies 5-3 for a three-game sweep. Rookie Elly De La Cruz hit a one-out bloop to left for a double against Daniel Bard in the eighth inning, and Jake Fraley hit the next pitch over the right wall for
The San Francisco Giants secured a dominant victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers with a score of 15-0 on Saturday night. The Giants marked their season-high sixth straight victory, while the Dodgers suffered their largest margin of defeat against their NL West rivals since 2013. LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a three-run homer, and J.D. Davis
David Freese, the former third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, who played a pivotal role in the team’s 2011 World Series title, announced on Saturday that he has decided to decline an invitation to join the team’s Hall of Fame. Freese’s heroics in the 2011 postseason, where he was named the World Series MVP
Ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 10th annual Pride Night, a Phoenix-based group called Catholics for Catholics organized a prayerful procession in a parking lot outside Dodger Stadium. The gathering attracted a large Los Angeles Police Department presence, and the group had urged participants not to bring children in anticipation of hostility from anti-Christian protestors.