Is New York a realistic option?Rumors that Yamamoto prefers a West Coast destination, according to a person with knowledge of the pitcher’s thinking, are categorically false. The truth is that Yamamoto will consider all potential markets. More than that, New York may be the U.S. city that...
Who will be the 2024 Rookie of the Year? It's pretty early to be asking such a question, sure. Some of the top contenders aren't even in The Show yet. But with a bunch of newcomers already proving they can handle life in the Majors, a panel of MLB.com voters was asked to rank...
This year's free-agent market peaked in December, when the Los Angeles Dodgers spent more than $1 billion to sign two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani and right-handed pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The defending National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks were also among the teams...
⋅ The Red Sox fantasy courtship of Yoshinobu Yamamoto reminds me of my “interest” in movie star Ali MacGraw when I saw her in “Love Story” as a senior in high school. In 1973, Ms. McGraw married movie star Steve McQueen. Evidently, she was unaware that, like the Red Sox, I ...
the data shows that feeding those men fastballs in those spots can be hazardous to ERAs, the league adjusts -- immediately. So when people start talking about the Age of the Pitcher, no wonder the first thing many hitters think is: There's no such thing as a "fastball count" anymore....
A universal redux version of my Meteor attempt at Words with Friends (online scrabble). - words-with-strangers-redux/input_words.txt at master · joshwcomeau/words-with-strangers-redux
Kiké Hernández‘s two-run home run and thenShohei Ohtani‘s towering three-run blast allowed Roberts not to useEvan PhillipsandDaniel Hudson, two of his other top relievers. No doubt, we’ll see plenty of that bullpen again in Game 4 on Thursday night, withYoshinobu...
Glasnow said his delivery mechanics are sound. But the 6-foot-8-inch pitcher believes his long extension puts a lot of stress on the arm. "I'm just trying to figure out something to get my arm to a good spot to try and relieve some of the tension in my elbo...
According to reports byESPNandNBC Philadelphia, Hackenberg is trying to make a professional comeback as a pitcher. He played baseball at Fork Union Military Academy in high school, but has not played since. According to the reports, he mainly entered games as a relief pitcher and f...
With every scorching fastball that mows down an opposing batter and every respectful bow to a bemused umpire, 20-year-old Dodger pitcher Chan Ho Park gives the city's Korean American community something to cheer about after a long period of adversity.