BOSTON — A year ago, Clay Holmes and his 4.30 ERA were a non-factor in the Pirates win over the Mets. Jose Trevino was down in Triple-A Round Rock rehabbing with a .230/.244/.309 slash line and three home runs. Nestor Cortes was just coming off his second spot start with the Yankees, but he was…
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BOSTON — Domingo German is ready, in his mind, to pitch at this level. The righthander had a solid rehab start on Saturday night and said Sunday afternoon he feels ready to be back throwing for the Yankees. Aaron Boone said they will decide in the next few days if he’s coming off the injured…
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The Chicago White Sox begin a make-or-break trip to Cleveland and Minnesota on Monday, facing the teams ahead of them in the American League Central in the final week before the All-Star break. The Sox could play themselves out of contention with a poor trip, or they could make a statement they’re still the team…
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BALTIMORE — From the moment he was hired as the Angels’ general manager in November of 2020, Perry Minasian has made no secret of the fact that he put the top priority on acquiring pitching. Now, as he has watched the 2022 Angels sink under the weight of an underperforming offense, he acknowledges they also…
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Jesse Murmuys, the Magic’s summer league coach, knew Orlando would face adversity after a 14-point win over Houston to tip off the summer schedule on Thursday. The Magic mostly had faced little resistance but allowed the Rockets to get back into the game early in the fourth quarter. Knowing this, Murmuys spoke to the Magic…
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LOS ANGELES ― The Dodgers’ 56th win of the season was not a work of art. Starting pitcher Julio Urías barely made it through two innings, and the Dodgers needed every available reliever to get through nine innings of an 11-9 victory over the Chicago Cubs. There are no style points in the standings. By…
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The Chicago Cubs are a week away from the All-Star break, yet two pitchers are already on the verge of reaching career-high workloads. Right-hander Keegan Thompson and left-hander Justin Steele are among the highlights of an otherwise dismal season for the Cubs. Through the first three-plus months, the consistent pitchers both have an ERA+ of…
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An emotional Ian Happ dropped his head into his hands as he digested the news Sunday morning in the visitors clubhouse at Dodger Stadium. Chicago Cubs manager David Ross called a pregame meeting to go over the team schedule and plans for the upcoming All-Star break. But then Ross had one additional detail to share,…
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As the Ravens trudged off the practice fields in Owings Mills last month, headed for their summer break, it was easy to imagine what the team could be in January but harder to project who it might have in September. The Ravens’ top offensive tackle was missing. So were their top two running backs. And…
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Paul Maurice will likely have to wait a while to make his first draft selection as head coach of the Panthers. If things remain the same, Florida won’t be picking until the second and final day of the draft as it doesn’t have a selection until the third round after trading away its first- and…
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