Baseball

SAN FRANCISCO -- Randy Arozarena would not do something midway. He's prepared to place his physique on the road to chase down any ball hit in his basic path, simply as he confirmed within the fifth inning of Tuesday's 7-0 loss to the Giants at Oracle Park. When Giants proper fielder Michael Conforto skied a foul ball down the left-field line, Arozarena charged to trace it down and couldn't maintain up his momentum when he reached the wall, making a backhanded thrust together with his glove as he tumbled into the stands. Though Arozarena got here up empty-handed, his teammates could not assist however admire his effort. "It was a tough play, but I thought he might have had it," middle fielder Jose Siri stated in Spanish by means of interpreter Manny Navarro. "He decided on making the play r...

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Jeff Montgomery confronted some formidable Cleveland groups whereas pitching for the Kansas City Royals from 1988 to ’99. Thanks largely to a sturdy offense, Cleveland averaged 94.2 wins yearly from ’95 to ’99, making the playoffs all 5 years and twice taking part in within the World Series. No group in both league scored extra runs over that span. Montgomery, whose 304 saves are essentially the most in Royals franchise historical past, now serves as one of many group’s broadcast analysts. He sat down to debate the erstwhile Cleveland powerhouse previous to a current recreation at Fenway Park. ——— David Laurila: Mark Gubicza advised me earlier this summer time that the 1984 Detroit Tigers had been one of the best group he performed in opposition to. W...

HOUSTON — In 2018, Jon Singleton requested his launch from the Houston Astros after being suspended 100 video games following a 3rd failed marijuana take a look at whereas within the minors, selecting to stroll away from baseball fairly than face the suspension and all the things that got here with it. ...

KANSAS CITY -- Ty France lastly appears as locked in as ever in a season the place he’s lengthy been searching for his swing, and the Mariners couldn’t have used it at a greater time than when his fourth hit of the night time lifted the membership to a 10-8 victory within the tenth inning on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium. France ripped the go-ahead single on a first-pitch sweeper from Royals reliever Tucker Davidson, who’d simply struck out Eugenio Suárez to place a bases-loaded alternative in peril. The up-the-middle knock was textbook of Seattle’s first baseman when at his finest -- looking the exact pitch he related with, staying on time and touchdown it simply out of the defender’s attain. “It's just kind of the group we are,” France mentioned. “We kind of just have to play scrappy baseb...

Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports If I've one criticism of Shohei Ohtani, it’s that he has singlehandedly ruined baseball’s nice parlor discussions. Admittedly, that is the one legitimate criticism of Ohtani that I can consider. But questions like “Which player would you want to start a franchise with?” or “Who’s the most talented ballplayer you’ve ever seen?” are a lot much less enjoyable now than they have been a decade in the past. First particular person to reply simply says, “Ohtani,” and there’s a short however grave silence till somebody pipes up and asks if anybody is watching the brand new season of Billions. Setting Ohtani apart, Fernando Tatis Jr. could be on my quick listing of most proficient or dynamic baseball gamers I’ve had the great fortune to witness. In the previous...

ST. LOUIS -- With defensive requirements probably as excessive as any participant in MLB historical past, Cardinals famous person third baseman Nolan Arenado hated the defender he had grow to be earlier this season when hitters repeatedly beat out his throws throughout the diamond due to a case of what he known as “dead arm.” Determined to get again to the degrees he reached whereas turning into simply the second participant in NL/AL historical past to win 10 straight Gold Gloves to start a profession, Arenado labored tirelessly on numerous drills to regain his arm power and get again to taking part in the elite degree of protection to which he was accustomed. On an evening when he additionally hit his twenty fifth house run of the season, Arenado made the play of the sport on the defensiv...

Bobby Miller pitches Dodgers to ninth straight win n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"}],"contentType":"news","subHeadline":null,"summary":"LOS ANGELES -- After caring for enterprise in opposition to some inferior groups final week, the Dodgers shall be met with a a lot stronger process to shut out their present 10-game homestand.nHosting the Brewers and Marlins, two groups squarely within the combine for the postseason, Los Angeles is getting a","tagline("formatString":"none")":null,"tags":["__typename":"InternalTag","slug":"storytype-article","title":"Article","type":"article","__typename":"ContributorTag","slug":"juan-toribio","title":"Juan Toribio...

Ronald Acuña Jr. is on tempo to create a completely new membership for baseball’s prime power-and-speed threats. Acuña stole his fifty fifth base Su...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Rookie outfielder Wade Meckler recorded solely 332 profession at-bats within the Minors earlier than incomes his first callup with the Giants on Monday. That didn’t cease supervisor Gabe Kapler from instantly inserting the hot-hitting prospect into the No. 2 spot in his lineup, which has been in determined want of a spark after weeks of offensive ineptitude. “If you’re going to throw anybody into the deep end, it’s somebody who’s capable of swimming,” Kapler stated. “With Meckler, he’s got a pretty decent skill set to hit second.” Meckler, in fact, posted “video-game numbers” en path to turning into solely the fourth member of the 2022 Draft class to achieve the Majors, main all certified Minor Leaguers at full-season associates with a .379 batting common and a .463 on-bas...

ATLANTA — Vaughn Grissom is again within the massive leagues, hoping to indicate he deserves to stay round this time. The Atlanta Braves recalled th...