NEW YORK — The Mets and Marlins’ benches cleared in the bottom of the seventh inning of Sunday afternoon’s series finale at Citi Field after Mets DH Mark Vientos was hit by a pitch from Miami starter Sandy Alcantara. With the Marlins ahead 5-0 and Alcantara holding the Mets scoreless into the seventh, Alcantara’s running 90.4 mph changeup caught Vientos …
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4:59pm: The Marlins also don’t plan to trade Edward Cabrera today, per Alden Gonzalez of ESPN. 4:49pm: The Marlins aren’t trading right-hander Sandy Alcantara today, reports Craig Mish of SportsGrid and the Miami Herald. He’ll stay put in Miami’s rotation down the stretch. An offseason trade or a deal next summer remains a possibility, of course. Alcantara is being paid …
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As this year’s trade deadline approaches, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day: 1. Suarez undergoing testing: The Diamondbacks (and a number of interested contenders) were holding their breath last night when third baseman Eugenio Suarez underwent an x-ray after getting struck in the hand by a pitch. Those initial …
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With a week remaining until Major League Baseball’s trade deadline, pitching-needy clubs acknowledge the options are fairly limited. The Ace, which has long been an archetype of the trade deadline, exists more in baseball history, or even mythology. That singular talent, multiple league sources briefed on those conversations told The Athletic, is simply unavailable. Sandy Alcantara and Zac Gallen should …
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PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star Ketel Marte is going on the restricted list for personal reasons, and the D-backs have signed free agent Sergio Alcantara two weeks after he was designated for assignment by the San Francisco Giants, manager Torey Lovullo told Burns & Gambo on Arizona Sports 98.7. The D-backs also recalled catcher Adrian Del Castillo and selected the contract of …
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The Diamondbacks announced a series of roster moves today, including the selection of right-hander Trevor Richards and the recall of catcher Adrian Del Castillo, moves which were reported earlier. They also signed infielder Sergio Alcántara to a major league deal. Right-hander Juan Morillo was optioned during the break, opening one active roster spot. Today, infielder Tristin English was optioned to …
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