Corbin Carroll Exits Game with Recurrent Shoulder Injury PHOENIX, July 6 — Arizona Diamondbacks rookie sensation Corbin Carroll, for the second time in seven days, has left a game with a right shoulder injury. He will have imaging done Friday morning. Carroll left the seventh inning of the Diamondbacks’ 9–0 loss to the New York […]
Read MoreCleveland Guardians right-hander Cal Quantrill is returning to the 15-day Injured List with shoulder inflammation, after two rough games. Due to injuries, the Guardians have been forced to roll with different rotations all season. Quantrill has already missed 26 games this season because of shoulder problems. On Wednesday, Quantrill allowed 11 hits, which is a […]
Read MoreBrent Rooker was announced as an All-Star Game reserve and will be the lone Oakland Athletics representative. I know what you are thinking, the Athletics have an All-Star? Well, yes, every team gets one, so by process of elimination, it’s Rooker. This was obviously a very big deal for Rooker, making his first ever All-Star Game […]
Read MoreReliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — Week 14 (July 3 to July 9) Team Rankings We are in the 14th week of the season. The leader of the team bullpen/reliever/relief corps rankings has remained the same but has widened its lead by a significant margin. The team that plummeted on the leaderboard two weeks ago […]
Read MoreThe Anthony Volpe Breakout Is upon Us When the New York Yankees announced at the end of spring training that Anthony Volpe would open the year as the team’s starting shortstop, there was no shortage of excitement among fans. Considering the fact that Volpe grew up a Yankee fan and was a consensus top-five prospect […]
Read MoreAstros 12, Rangers 11 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Jul 3) — The Texas Rangers dropped their series finale to the Houston Astros, 12–11, Monday afternoon. They put forth a very nice effort to come back. This included a big three-run homer by Travis Jankowski. This series may not have gone the Rangers’ way, but that is the […]
Read MorePhase two of All-Star voting ended on Thursday at noon, and the National League Starters were announced on ESPN. Pitchers and alternates for the game will be announced on ESPN on July 2. The All-Star festivities begin on July 10 with the Home Run Derby, followed by the game on July 11. The game will […]
Read MoreIn their first matchup of the season, the Oakland Athletics (23–63) took two of three from the Chicago White Sox (37–49). They will meet again in August for a four-game series in Chicago, Illinois. This was a battle of two of the worst pitching staffs in baseball this year, and it did not disappoint. The […]
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