The Mets are elevating another top pitching prosect by calling up right-hander Brandon Sproat to start Sunday’s matchup against the Reds in Cincinnati, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.
Category: Baseball
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Cubs’ Horton OK with hook after 5 no-hit innings
For the first five innings, Cubs rookie starter Cade Horton didn’t allow any hits to the Braves. But then came manager Craig Counsell’s hard stop.
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Chapman, appealing ban, hits 2 HRs vs. Rockies
San Francisco third baseman Matt Chapman was issued a one-game suspension earlier Wednesday for his role in Tuesday night’s fracas between the Giants and Rockies.
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Ill Ohtani has start skipped; Smith (hand) exits
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was scratched from Wednesday’s pitching start against the Pirates due to an illness, but went 2-for-5 as designated hitter in a 3-0 loss to the Pirates.
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Which teams will dominate September? Our MLB experts make final-month predictions
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Ohtani has pitching start nixed, gets 2 hits as DH
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was scratched from Wednesday’s pitching start against the Pirates due to an illness, but went 2-for-5 as designated hitter in a 3-0 loss to the Pirates.
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Cubs’ PCA sits again for ‘physical, mental break’
Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, who is hitting just .212 since the All-Star break, got his second straight game off Wednesday in order to get a “physical and mental break” amid his second-half slump.
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Brewers’ Miller to 60-day IL, may need TJ surgery
Shelby Miller says he’s facing the possibility of a second Tommy John surgery as the Milwaukee Brewers placed the veteran right-hander on the 60-day injured list with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow.