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SAN DIEGO – It turned out to be a case of wishful considering for Xander Bogaerts, who spoke about enjoying towards Rafael Devers for the primary time a few hours earlier than Friday evening’s recreation. “Hopefully he [doesn’t] hit [any] homers,” stated Bogaerts. “Listen, that’s a dangerous guy, you know, especially when he's in that box. He’s truly one of a kind and hopefully he takes it a little light on us because he can do damage.” Light? Devers selected heavy. Boston’s left-handed-hitting masher hammered two homers and drove in 4, main the Red Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Padres at Petco Park. “Yeah, I was very happy today that I was able to hit two home runs, but this is baseball,” Devers stated. “You have to take it day by day, and you have to keep making adjustments every day.” D...

CINCINNATI -- When the umpires had been gathered round Clarke Schmidt inspecting his hand, glove and wrist, troubling ideas had been going by means of the minds of the Yankees within the subject and the dugout. "You don't want to know what I was thinking," mentioned supervisor Aaron Boone. "You're just hoping it's nothing serious," mentioned catcher Kyle Higashioka. The Yankees, in fact, had been three days faraway from Domingo Germán's ejection and a 10-day suspension for having a sticky substance on his palm throughout a recreation in Toronto. On Friday evening in opposition to the Reds, Schmidt was allowed to proceed -- after washing his wrist -- and the Yankees went on to a 6-2 victory within the collection opener at Great American Ball Park. "They checked his hands, and he was fine," ...

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley observe up with further particulars in regards to the Cardinals’ cheeseburger telephone, banter in regards to the scorching hitting of Ronald Acuña Jr. and Aaron Judge, reply listener emails (31:13) about house run rituals and the unwritten guidelines, a prophylactic process to stop Tommy John surgical procedure, whether or not a runner might be protected due to his beard, the share of gamers who might be on the identical statistical record as a Hall of Famer, whether or not pitchers fan batters or vice versa, a speedy participant promotion, and making fan interference a part of the sport, react to a Luke Voit “beef” reference, meet Major Leaguers Josh Walker and Garrett Acton (1:13:46), Stat Blast about whole divisions being higher than whole different di...

The Red Sox and Yankees have spent greater than a century attempting to one-up one another whereas waging one of many fiercest rivalries in sports historical past, so it’s not precisely a shock that they haven’t come collectively fairly often to commerce, particularly contemplating how that entire Babe Ruth deal (you may be acquainted) turned out for Boston. Here’s a better take a look at these trades and different notable transactions between the storied rivals. Divisional Era (since 1969) 2023Red Sox get: RHP Diego Hernández, moneyYankees get: OF Greg Allen Allen signed a Minor League contract with the Red Sox in January 2023 and was dealt to the Yankees 4 months later. The 30-year-old outfielder will make his return to the Bronx after showing in 15 video games for the Yankees in 2021. A...

PATERSON, N.J. – Before metropolis officers minimize the ribbon to rededicate the renovated Hinchliffe Stadium on Friday, there was a variety of speak of ghosts. “Field of Dreams” was cited a number of instances, and stars of the Negro Leagues who performed on the sector right here had been talked about. Plus, there have been a number of shout-outs to the Eastside High School Ghosts and their rivals, the Kennedy Knights. Come Thanksgiving, Hinchliffe Stadium will as soon as once more see Eastside and Kennedy face off on the gridiron. But earlier than that stands a summer time of baseball with the New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League on the former house of the New York Black Yankees, New York Cubans and Newark Eagles. “This stadium truly is sacred ground,” Paterson enterprise administr...

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports Bryce Miller has come a good distance in a short while. A fourth-round decide by the Seattle Mariners out of Texas A&M simply two summers in the past, the 24-year-old right-hander got here into the present marketing campaign ranked no. 83 on our Top 100 and made his main league debut earlier this month. Moreover, his three begins have been nothing lower than stellar. Over 19 innings, Miller has fanned 18 batters whereas permitting only one run on seven hits and a single stroll. His ERA is a minuscule 0.47. Seattle’s pitching growth acumen has performed an enormous position in his success. Miller’s 96-mph four-seam fastball is within the 99th percentile for spin, however it wasn’t till he bought to professional ball that he started using it in an optim...

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RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports I’m a Pete Davidson fan. No wait, fan isn’t the precise phrase. I’m obsessive about Pete Davidson? Fascinated by Pete Davidson? Transfixed by Pete Davidson? I don’t know. But what I do know is that I've spent a confounding period of time eager about Pete Davidson. He’s a math equation the place I want to unravel for x and simply once I assume I’m getting shut, he produces extra exes. The strangest half is how I consumed a cornucopia of content material about this man earlier than ever consuming any of his precise work. Eventually, I watched a number of Saturday Night Live clips and his arise particular and Set It Up, and now I’m an everyday Pete Davidson connoisseur. But I solely find out about Pete Davidson in any respect as a result of he transcended the ...

NEW YORK -- The Mets intend to see how potent Gary Sánchez's bat nonetheless is. Sánchez was added to the lively roster earlier than Friday's sequence opener in opposition to the Guardians. The eight-year veteran figures to separate reps at catcher with rookie Francisco Álvarez, and at designated hitter with various others. The membership optioned catcher Michael Pérez to Triple-A Syracuse as a corresponding transfer. To make room on the 40-man roster for Sánchez, the membership moved Tim Locastro to the 60-day injured listing. The Mets additionally introduced Tomás Nido will begin a rehab project with Single-A St. Lucie. It's a low-risk, doubtlessly high-reward gamble for a crew that has struggled with its energy manufacturing in current weeks. When Sánchez grew to become a free agent ear...