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Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Back in March, I used the Rockies’ signing of Brad Hand as an entry level into an attention-grabbing pattern: the Rockies had been stockpiling soft-tossing lefties. A pair weeks later, I went to Scottsdale and talked to Austin Gomber. And now I’m writing in regards to the Rockies’ pitching employees once more. And not their erstwhile no. 1 starter (Kyle Freeland) nor their nearer (Pierce Johnson) nor the man who was speculated to be the nearer (Daniel Bard) nor the hard-throwing setup man with the goofy slider (Justin Lawrence). I’m writing about Brent Suter, one other finesse lefty. The most soft-tossin’ lefthander in all of the land, as a matter of reality. Why? Because I can, largely. If you’re bored with studying in regards to the Rockies’ bullpe...

CHICAGO — Christopher Morel took one other large swing, and the ball simply stored going. All the way in which to the bleachers at Wrigley Field. Th...

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Juan Soto’s off day simply occurred to be within the metropolis the place he turned a legend. For four-plus seasons, Soto was a prince within the District — the city that turned connected to the younger Dominican star who helped ship the Nationals’ first-ever World Series title. But when Soto returned Monday, he didn’t use his downtime to go to previous haunts, see the sights or meet up with former teammates.  ...

Mike Trout passes Joe DiMaggio on all-time dwelling run checklist n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"wealthy","width":550},"sort":"oembed"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":""It means a lot,” Trout said Tuesday. “Anytime you pass or tie a great or even just be in the same conversation with a great, it's really special, especially another center fielder.”nnTrout, 31, is now 85th on the all-time home run list. Next up is Lance Berkman, with 366 career blasts. Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner and Todd Helton are tied for 82nd with 369. The only active players with more career homers than Trout are Miguel Cabrera (507), Nelson Cruz (462) and Giancarlo Stanton (382).nnTrout's homer gave ...

Martín Pérez pitched seven sturdy innings, Marcus Semien hit the sixteenth leadoff homer of his profession and the Texas Rangers held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Wednesday. ...