Right-hander Thomas Harrington, the No. 36 overall pick of the 2022 MLB draft, was called up by the Pirates and will make his debut Tuesday against the Rays.
Category: Baseball
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Veteran pitcher Lynn retiring after 13-year career
Long-time St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn announced retirement Tuesday after 13 seasons in Major League Baseball.
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What’s going on with Rafael Devers? Putting his historic strikeout streak into context
Boston’s designated hitter has struck out 15 times and has no hits through the first five games. Here’s what history tells us about his bad start.
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Yanks bring back reliever Ottavino on 1-yr. deal
Right-hander reliever Adam Ottavino is returning to the New York Yankees on a one-year deal, the team announced Tuesday.
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A’s bat boy uses bat to take down drone in 7th
Athletics bat boy Stewart Thalblum used a bat to take down a drone that appeared in the seventh inning of Monday night’s game against the Cubs.
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Oddities, chants mark A’s debut in Sacramento
A’s fans filled Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park as the team played its first home game away from Oakland since 1967. Said manager Mark Kotsay after an 18-3 loss to the Cubs: “I though the energy was great. … We just played bad.”
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Kelly 1st to hit for March cycle, ends Cubs’ drought
In a convincing 18-3 victory over the Athletics on Monday, catcher Carson Kelly became the first Cubs player in 32 years to hit for the cycle, ending the longest drought by any team in the National League. He’s also the first player with a cycle in March.
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Cubs’ Kelly 1st MLB player to hit for March cycle
In a convincing 18-3 victory over the Athletics on Monday, Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly hit for the cycle, becoming the first player to do so in March, and just the 17th catcher with a cycle in MLB history, according to ESPN Research.
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Freeman skips Dodgers’ win after shower ‘mishap’
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman missed Monday night’s 6-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves after slipping in the shower and hurting his surgically repaired right ankle, an incident that manager Dave Roberts labeled “a little mishap.”
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With torpedo bat, De La Cruz has 7 RBIs for Reds
Using a torpedo bat, Elly De La Cruz had a single, double and two home runs with seven RBIs, as the Cincinnati Reds routed the Texas Rangers 14-3 on Monday night, and after the win, manager Terry Francona said, “I think it’s more the player than the bat.”