At age 14, Jonah Tong wanted to chase his baseball dreams as an outfielder. He told his coach with the Toronto Mets that he did not care to pitch because he was having so much fun hitting. “Yeah,” Rich Leitch told him, “but you’re not very good at it.” “But I’m still the best defensive outfielder that we’ve got,” Tong …
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Bubba Chandler finding stride after converting to full-time pitcher
Bubba Chandler saw the writing on the wall about halfway through the first round of the 2021 MLB Draft. He wasn’t going to get drafted, and his draft party was far from over. Earlier that day, Chandler had received a text from Pirates scout Cam Murphy asking if he was ready to be a Pirate. Chandler thought that meant he …
Read More »Victor Robles’ wild night in the minors: Hit by a pitch, throws bat at pitcher, gets ejected
Seattle Mariners outfielder Victor Robles was ejected from a game during his rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma for throwing his bat after being hit by a pitch. Robles was hit in the right shoulder by Las Vegas pitcher Joey Estes in the third inning of Tacoma’s game at Las Vegas on Sunday. He reacted by launching his bat at the …
Read More »Mariners’ Robles throws bat at pitcher following HBP in rehab game
Victor Robles appears to have had enough of minor-league pitching during his rehab assignment. The Seattle Mariners outfielder took exception to being hit by a pitch during the third inning of Sunday’s game with Triple-A Tacoma. Seconds after being drilled, Robles picked up his bat and threw it in the direction of Las Vegas Aviators pitcher Joey Estes. It’s the …
Read More »Seattle Mariners’ Robles throws bat at pitcher in rehab game
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Seattle Mariners outfielder Victor Robles was ejected from a minor league game on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday after he was nearly hit by an inside pitch and tossed his bat at the pitcher. LL Classic: Cal signs toilet seat, Julio slides down hill and more Las Vegas starter Joey Estes’ first pitch …
Read More »Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings Fantasy Baseball: 8/15 & 8/16 & 8/17
SP Streamers for today’s, tomorrow’s and the day after tomorrow’s games for fantasy baseball. Every day of the 2025 baseball season, I’ll be looking at today’s and tomorrow’s slate of scheduled starting pitchers and ranking their matchups for your fantasy baseball streams. There’s a lot that goes into this and you can hang out with me on Playback.tv/pitcherlist to talk …
Read More »Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings Fantasy Baseball: 8/14 & 8/15 & 8/16
SP Streamers for today’s, tomorrow’s and the day after tomorrow’s games for fantasy baseball. Every day of the 2025 baseball season, I’ll be looking at today’s and tomorrow’s slate of scheduled starting pitchers and ranking their matchups for your fantasy baseball streams. There’s a lot that goes into this and you can hang out with me on Playback.tv/pitcherlist to talk …
Read More »Starting Pitcher Streamer Rankings Fantasy Baseball: 8/13 & 8/14 & 8/15
SP Streamers for today’s, tomorrow’s and the day after tomorrow’s games for fantasy baseball. Every day of the 2025 baseball season, I’ll be looking at today’s and tomorrow’s slate of scheduled starting pitchers and ranking their matchups for your fantasy baseball streams. There’s a lot that goes into this and you can hang out with me on Playback.tv/pitcherlist to talk …
Read More »Dodgers’ World Series champion lefty pitcher retires after All-Star career
Dodgers’ World Series champion lefty pitcher retires after All-Star career originally appeared on The Sporting News A well-traveled and successful MLB career came to an end on Friday. Left-hander Alex Wood announced his retirement. Advertisement Wood pitched for five MLB teams, including the Dodgers, with whom he won a World Series title in 2020. He also pitched in an All-Star …
Read More »Former Yankees pitcher Lance Lynn defends Aaron Boone
Aaron Boone has been catching all kinds of heat for the Yankees’ recent struggles, but former pitcher Lance Lynn is stepping to the manager’s defense. “If it needs to be addressed, he is addressing it,” the longtime pitcher said Monday on the “Foul Territory” podcast. “He’s not gonna talk through the media, he’s not gonna tell you what’s going on …
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