Now, teams will be required to keep all their infielders in the infield, with two on each side of second base. Under the new rules, an out made under a defensive alignment that breaks the rules would be flagged, and the hitting team can choose to either accept the outcome of the pl...
“With the change in the shift rules, having someone with range and a strong arm and good instincts is going to be of added benefit in the middle infield. We think Elvis profiles that way,” general manager Rick Hahn said. “Certainly going to be no doubt that he’s going to put the...
Why Houston would be a good fit for infield wizard 📲 via Bleacher Report Houston Astros MLB's Pitching Injuries Report Study reveals factors in rise in arm ailments including players chasing higher velocity. More details here 📲 via Bleacher Report ...
\ Starting in the mid-seventies, the American League has allowed another player to hit and run for a pitcher. As dumb and offensive to baseball tradition as this rule is, if it was to account for baseball's decline in popularity, then we would see a large difference between the ...
CHICAGO--Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched out of two early jams in five scoreless innings for his first career major league victory, Max Muncy hit a two-run single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Saturday.
the majors, he was both rookie of the year and MVP. He holds the single-season record for hits with 262. He owns 10 Gold Gloves as an outfielder. And sometime in the next couple of weeks, he will reach a milestone beyond dispute: 3,000 major league hits, a mark only 29 players...
With his three fastballs all ticking up a notch, Rom retired 14 of his first 17 hitters and didn’t allow a hit until Jorge Mateo’s two-out infield single in the fifth. He struck out seven, easily a career high and more than he accumulated in all but seven of his 21 Minor League...