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LOS ANGELES -- The Braves have the sport’s strongest lineup, and it seems like they may additionally enter the postseason with a Cy Young-caliber pitcher who has a contemporary arm.   Max Fried picked the proper time to get again to being himself after a three-month layoff. The lefty silenced one of many sport’s prime lineups and helped the Braves make one other assertion with a 6-3 win over the Dodgers on Friday night time at Dodger Stadium.   “This was big,” Fried mentioned. “I definitely feel like I've been going through the motions at times, and I haven’t really been as sharp and focused on making pitches and winning ballgames the way I was today. It was a jolt, and I’m going to try to use this as a springboard.” The first two video games of this four-game sequence have gone auspicious...

HOUSTON — New York Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone vividly remembers the poise and confidence a 16-year-old Jasson Domínguez displayed when he watched him take batting observe on the group’s academy within the Dominican Republic in 2019. ...

DENVER -- Nolan Jones has a handwritten letter taped to his locker at Coors Field. This isn't any odd fan mail.  “Do yourself a favor,” it reads, partly. “Spread your stance a bit. Drop your butt a bit. Stay closed. Hit against a solid front side after a slight lift or toe tap.” There’s numerous recommendation there -- a few of it written in all capital letters -- from somebody with no obvious credentials as a hitting teacher. Hey, who amongst us laypersons don’t suppose we are able to educate a Major Leaguer a factor or two about hitting? Jones appears up at it from time to time when he desires a very good chuckle. “Some guy sent me two pages on all the adjustments I need to make,” stated the rookie after he launched a three-run homer to go together with a single, a triple and a stroll in...

HOUSTON — New York Yankees star Aaron Judge grew to become the quickest participant in main league historical past to succeed in 250 residence runs with a solo shot off Justin Verlander within the fifth inning Friday night time in opposition to the Houston Astros. ...

September roster enlargement now not implies that clubhouses are crowded with armies of latest faces. Teams now can enhance their rosters solely from 26 to twenty-eight for the ultimate month. Still, there are alternatives for affect prospects to get their first likelihood on the Majors, following in a protracted custom. Various the sport's biggest -- from Hall of Famers to a few of as we speak's prime stars -- have made their huge league debuts as September callups. Here's a breakdown of every membership's greatest September callup. Blue Jays: Roy HalladayDebut: Sept. 20, 1998 vs. Devil RaysHalladay's Hall of Fame profession started as a September callup. He allowed three runs (two earned) over 5 innings in his MLB debut towards the Devil Rays, however it was the second outing that left a...

WASHINGTON — Garrett Hampson hit a two-run homer to cap a four-run rally within the eleventh inning, and the Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 8-5 on Friday night time. ...

Who made one of the best transfer on the Trade Deadline? It's a query that's requested and examined within the instant aftermath of the Deadline each season. Obviously, we by no means have any true solutions till we see these gamers carry out of their new uniforms. As we're a month faraway from the Aug. 1 Deadline, now looks as if an excellent time to take inventory of the swaps and assemble a rating of the ten finest offers based mostly on participant efficiency. Here are the highest 10 offers from the 2023 Trade Deadline. Stats up to date by means of Thursday. 1. Lance Lynn, DodgersThe Braves' lineup has been torturing opposing pitchers all yr lengthy, they usually bought to Lynn on Thursday evening, tagging him for seven runs over 4 1/3 innings. But that outing was not indicative of the...

Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports About two months in the past, the Los Angeles Angels have been making an attempt as laborious as they might to cling onto the again of the AL Wild Card chase. If they might do this, they might keep the faint hope of convincing Shohei Ohtani, their once-in-six-lifetimes celebrity free-agent-to-be, that Orange County was a spot the place he may win for the remainder of his profession. They threw all the pieces on the wall — traded the highest tier of their farm system for short-term pitching assist, revamped their outfield, and spent a lottery decide on a university first baseman, seemingly with the specific goal of dashing him to the majors in time to assist with the playoff push. How’d all that go? Awful, as you may anticipate. Mike Trout bought harm, Taylor...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners began August with a loss that left them in fourth place within the AL West and continued a irritating development of hovering close to the .500 mark. ...

HOUSTON -- Jasson Domínguez's aggressive burst out of the batter’s field caught Aaron Boone’s consideration, prompting the Yankees supervisor to perk up at his dugout perch. It was the ninth inning of a Grapefruit League recreation -- March 16 in opposition to the Pirates, to be precise -- and the super-prospect often called “The Martian” was spicing up a sleepy affair by legging out a hustle double. “You really saw him accelerate and see him run the way he is able to when he really gets to top speed,” Boone recalled this week. “For being built the way he is, kind of stocky and thick, that jumped out at me -- like, ‘Whoa, there's another gear there.’” One of essentially the most celebrated worldwide prospects in current reminiscence -- having drawn early comparisons to Bo Jackson, Mickey M...