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Just over 13 months faraway from when the D-backs made him the second total decide within the 2022 Draft, Druw Jones has his first skilled house run. MLB’s No. 35 prospect notched the milestone in fashion. With Single-A Visalia knotted within the prime of the ninth inning, Jones received an elevated fastball and clocked it to the deepest reaches of left-center discipline at San Manuel Stadium, breaking a tie en path to a 5-4 victory over Inland Empire. “I was selling out for the heater inside and he threw it where I could do some damage to it,” Jones stated of 66ers hurler Sadrac Franco (Angels). “I’m just excited to win.” Injuries have beset the early a part of Jones’ profession. First, it was a torn posterior labrum in his left shoulder sustained throughout batting observe on the members...

12:00 Dan Szymborski: And we're LIVE 12:01 Dan’s Mom: Daniel, I'm nonetheless ready for my DeadLinesmas current.  Should I simply come over and choose it up? 12:01 Dan Szymborski: No, they’re imagined to be presents for individuals who know what the commerce deadline is. 12:01 BlueJayMatt: Which13 Jays gamers? I hit return and the query acquired despatched early, sorry Dan 12:01 BlueJayMatt: In your wonderful article this morning you discuss Toronto saying “Blue Jays have an absurd 13″…”offensive gamers below contract who venture at 1.5 WAR or extra in 2024”. 12:02 Dan Szymborski: You don’t anticipate me to provide *all* the secrets and techniques away do ya? 12:03 Dan Szymborski: But let’s simply ...

BALTIMORE — Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins homered, and the Baltimore Orioles maintained their two-game AL East lead by beating José Berríos and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Thursday night time. ...

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Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports The Tigers’ season hasn’t been a lot to put in writing residence about, notably on the offensive aspect, however one encouraging signal has been the play of Spencer Torkelson. The prime decide of the 2020 draft was completely overwhelmed by main league pitching as a rookie final 12 months, to the purpose that he was demoted to Triple-A for a spell. He began this season slowly as properly, however has proven vital indicators of progress and has been red-hot this month. Even whereas going hitless in his final two video games — can’t win ’em all in relation to timing these articles — the 23-year-old Torkelson entered Wednesday hitting .237/.320/.449 with 23 homers and a 112 wRC+. Those numbers might not soar off the web page, however that represents vital de...

HOUSTON — Alex Verdugo had 4 hits that included a leadoff homer and rookie Wilyer Abreu acquired his first main league house run amongst 4 hits because the Boston Red Sox tagged J.P. France for 10 runs in a 17-1 rout of the Houston Astros on Thursday. ...

Talent and laborious work aren't the one components of a Hall of Fame profession. Longevity is vital, too, and it's a issue that sadly has eluded many gamers who have been in any other case on observe to be enshrined in Cooperstown. Here is a have a look at some star gamers whose Hall of Fame circumstances have been derailed by accidents, working backward from the newest. (Each participant's remaining season is listed in parentheses). Stephen Strasburg (2022)Strasburg delivered on his promise as one of the vital heralded pitching prospects in baseball historical past. The No. 1 total choose within the 2009 Draft made fast work of the Minors, making his MLB Debut in June 2010 only one yr after being drafted. In 68 innings as a rookie, Strasburg had a 2.91 ERA and an outlandish 33.6% strikeo...

Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports The information final night time out of Anaheim landed like a punch to the intestine of each affordable baseball fan: Shohei Ohtani has a torn ulnar collateral ligament and on the very least is completed pitching for the season, thus ending maybe the best marketing campaign we’ve ever seen. And in a double whammy that shouldn’t be dismissed, the crew introduced that Mike Trout is heading again to the injured record after taking part in only one sport following a seven-week absence resulting from a fractured left hamate that required surgical procedure. Set apart the cash for a second; clearly this carries ramifications for Ohtani’s upcoming payday, which I’ll get to beneath. And neglect the playoffs. The Angels went all-in upfront of the August 1 comme...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani already knew he had a career-altering tear in his elbow ligament when he roped a double to proper within the fifth inning of the Angels’ doubleheader nightcap on Wednesday. ...

CLEVELAND -- On Wednesday evening, Mookie Betts picked up two hits in opposition to Guardians starter Xzavion Curry earlier than the sky opened up and suspended the remainder of the center sport of this three-game collection to Thursday afternoon. Sixteen hours later, the Dodgers’ all-world famous person picked up the place he left off by recording three hits as soon as the sport resumed. Betts went 5-for-5 within the Dodgers' 6-1 win vs. Cleveland. It was Betts' second profession five-hit sport, with the primary one approaching Aug. 26, 2016, when he was a member of the Boston Red Sox. It was the primary five-hit sport by a Dodger since Justin Turner went 5-for-6 in opposition to the Pirates on May 26, 2019. The five-hit sport is simply one other feather within the cap of Betts, who has b...