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• Anthony Rendon Diagnosed With Partially Torn Hamstring
Testing has revealed a partial tear in Anthony Rendon’s left hamstring, the Angels third baseman told reporters (X link via Sam Blum of the Athletic). Although there’s no specific timetable for his return, Rendon indicated he anticipates an extended absence. The Angels put him on the 10-day injured list last week. It’s the fourth consecutive season…...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Should Rockies fans boo Kris Bryant?Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Perhaps you remember the Colorado Rockies Home Opener, a game that saw Kris Bryant both hitting a home run and missing a key catch at first. That’s when the scattered booing started. After the game, Bryant commented on a number of topics, including the fact that he had received death threats....2024See more articles Kris Bryant latest news -
• Outside The Confines: The Yankees bid farewell to John SterlingPhoto by Rich Schultz/Getty Images The iconic radio voice of the team announced his sudden departure this week. On Monday, with no preamble, the Yankees announced that their long-time radio play-by-play announcer John Sterling was calling it a career, and his last game in the booth was behind him. The 85-year-old called 5,420 regular season games over his long career. Sterling cited the s...2024See more articles John Sterling rumors -
• Ohtani’s Former Interpreter Charged With Bank Fraud Due To Theft Of Over $16MM
U.S. attorney Martin Estrada announced today that Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara has been charged with bank fraud to finance a “voracious appetite for illegal sports betting,” per Sam Blum of The Athletic. Mizuhara apparently transferred more than $16MM from Ohtani’s account to an illegal sports book, per Alden González of ESPN. The full…...2024Read about Shohei Ohtani
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• Outside The Confines: Opening Week is here!Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The pre-season ends this week, real baseball is almost here! Well, friends, we have officially made it. This is the last Monday without baseball! (Well, regular season baseball. that is.) It’s so thrilling to realize that this is the week baseball begins in earnest and we can switch from saying “Spring training doesn’t count” to “it’s ...2024See also Shohei Ohtani breaking news today -
• Outside The Confines: Cease and persistPhoto by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Padres still want to be competitive, and blockbuster deal shows it. Dylan Cease has been a name on the trade radar for the entire offseason, but as we drew closer to Opening Day it started to be questionable if he was going to get moved, but the big event has finally happened and in a big surprise it was the San Diego Padres who made a move to claim...2024Continue with Michael Reaves news
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• Outside The Confines: The Yankees bid farewell to John Sterling
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Making sense of Kris Bryant’s commentsMark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Does Kris Bryant regret signing with the Colorado Rockies? The baseball world was sent into a tizzy last week when Sam Blum of The Athletic published an article entitled “Kris Bryant left the spotlight behind in Chicago; in Colorado, his burden is different.” In the article, Bryant discusses his ...2024Continue with Kris Bryant injury update -
• Outside The Confines: The A’s Opera HouseOakland Athletics The A’s unveil their plans for a Las Vegas stadium and it looks... similar to something else The A’s moving to Las Vegas has been a limbo-state story for months now. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of certainty about when or if the A’s are moving, because right now they’re still in Oakland and exploring ways to extend their stay, but they have also unveiled stadium renderi...2024Visit the page Oakland Athletics injury report -
• Two Angels infielders sidelined by injury early in spring trainingThe Angels infield depth has taken a bit of a hit in recent days, as Sam Blum of The Athletic noted that a second baseman is dealing with a hamstring issue and pulled himself from yesterday’s team workouts....2024 -
• Outside The Confines: Snakes alive!Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images The first two games of the World Series have been completed and the signs are pointing to a classic battle in the Fall Classic. And speaking of signs . . . Plus other news from the Word Series and MLB. Good morning. We’ve got a tied World Series and a really classic Game 1. Game 3 goes tonight. Are the Snakes still alive? Or will the Rangers continue t...2023Check it out Carmen Mandato availability report -
• Outside The Confines: Rangers get bruised but Astros feel the stingAndrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports Intentionally or not, the hit-by-pitch changed the narrative of game 5. It’s the biggest thing to come out of the all-Texas ALCS, as ejections flurried after Rangers’ outfielder Adolis Garcia was hit by a pitch from Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu. Abreu has since been suspended for two games (no small number in the postseason, though he has appealed), which implie...2023Read about Adolis Garcia availability report -
• Outside The Confines: Standing tall in the Lone Star StateTim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports A Dodgers pitcher was arrested on domestic battery charges. More questions about Shohei Ohtani. A Texas showdown. And other MLB news. Good morning. Indeed, it is a good morning. Fangraphs currently has the Cubs’ playoff odds at 87.6 percent. Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was arrested on domestic violence charges last Sunday night. It’s the second time in four...2023See more articles Shohei Ohtani injury report -
• Outside The Confines: A baseball namesakePhoto by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images How some well-times baseball heroics forced a fan to name his newborn daughter after Mookie Betts. Happy Friday! There’s plenty of goodies in today’s links roundup, so let’s not muddle around. We’ve got a historically bad day at the park, a historically great team offense, a potentially irreversible Yankees slump, a female baseball wunderkind, and a ra...2023See also Mookie Betts injury status -
• Outside The Confines: No Rays of sunshinePhoto by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Things are going wrong fast for the Rays. Also the Angels, who bet big on one last year with Shohei Ohtani. And other news from around MLB Just a few months ago, the Tampa Bay Rays were the biggest story in the game for the best start to a season since the 1984 Tigers. Now, they’re the biggest story in the game for not-as-pleasant reasons. The Tampa Bay Ray...2023Visit the page Shohei Ohtani injury status -
• Outside The Confines: This article is going to Cooperstown
Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports Cooperstown welcomes two more immortals into their ranks. The trade deadline approaches and what will the Angels do with Shohei Ohtani? This will probably be the final quiet weekend in MLB for a while. The Trade Deadline is Tuesday and after that, we’ll have the meat of the playoff races. Consider yourself to all be on “Hug-watch” until next Tuesday. I do be...2023Check it out Shohei Ohtani availability report
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• Tampa Bay Rays pay tribute to Orlando with old AA minor league cap
The Tampa Bay Rays are going to great lengths honor and help the victims of the Orlando shooting tonight. The Tampa Bay Rays organized a night to honor the victims of the nightclub massacre that took place in Orlando last weekend. On Friday the Rays sold tickets to a game against the San Francisco Giants for just $5 and committed to donating all of the proceeds to the Pulse Victims Fund. The Rays ...2016
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"The Angels released catcher Francisco Mejia from his minor league deal today, as noted by Sam Blum of The Athletic." - 2023
"Giolito will make his team debut tomorrow against Toronto, tweets Sam Blum of The…" - 2022
"Drew Butera has made the leap from the roster to the coaching staff, as Sam Blum of The Athletic reports that Butera will now act as the bullpen catcher for the Angels." - 2021
"The Angels are moving right-hander Dylan Bundy to the bullpen, manager Joe Maddon told reporters (including Sam Blum of the Athletic)." - 2019
"Via Sam Blum of the Dallas Morning News, Rhule had a meeting with his players in New Orleans (where they’re playing in the Sugar Bowl) and was upfront with [more]" - 2018
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"com/HMSjn8ZD1Y — Sam Blum (@SamBlum3) June 17, 2016 The Rays are sticking to their standard home uniform aside from the cap, serving an interesting blend of new and old for the Rays on the field."
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Should Rockies fans boo Kris Bryant?
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• Outside The Confines: The A’s Opera House
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• Outside The Confines: Matt Chapman goes back to the BayPhoto by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Matt Chapman returns to the Bay Area, but on the other side. The owners want a signing deadline. And more news from Spring Training. Good morning. If you want to feel old, Darren Baker is 1 for 5 for the Nationals in five games in Spring Training. And if you don’t remember who that is, then you probably aren’t old. The Giants signed...2024See more articles Matt Chapman trade rumors -
• Outside The Confines: Liar, liar, pants on fire...Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports MLB’s latest snafu invloves see-through pants. In 2022 we saw tensions between MLB and MLBPA lead to a delayed start to the season. Now, while there isn’t a lockout looming, there are new issues brewing between MLB and its players, as there are mounting complaints about something unexpected... pants. While MLB is adamant there have been no major changes made t...2024Continue with Juan Soto salary rumors -
• Angels Release Francisco Mejia From Minor League Deal
The Angels released catcher Francisco Mejia from his minor league deal today, as noted by Sam Blum of The Athletic. Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register adds that, according to manager Ron Washington, the club decided to part ways with Mejia after deciding they want to offer their young catchers additional at-bats and hoped…...2024See also Jeff Fletcher salary
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• Outside The Confines: Elly De La Cruz demonstrates the dangers of spring trainingPhoto by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Or, more specifically, parking in the wrong place. This week, wunderkind Elly De La Cruz managed to demonstrate why no one should drive a nice car to spring training games, when the chances of a wayward home run or foul ball might have a greater chance of destroying your windows. That very thing happened on Tuesday when a De La Cruz fou...2024Check it out Hunter Greene salary rumors -
• Outside The Confines: The Orioles finally did somethingPhoto by Stacy Revere/Getty Images And it was something big. The Baltimore Orioles have had a relatively quiet offseason thus far, but it seemed like they were waiting until we were on the cusp of spring training, but now they’ve decided to make some bold moves and oh boy are those moves BOLD. For starters, they traded two MLB-ready prospects to the Milwaukee Brewers in return for former C...2024Click for news about Baltimore Orioles salary rumors
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• Cub Tracks C’s the futurePhoto by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. The young Cubs are showing why they’re held in such high regard. These are indeed interesting times. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers...2024Check it out Cub Tracks scores -
• Outside The Confines: Snakes alive!
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• Outside The Confines: A Ray of hope
Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Rays are doing something no one has done in 139 years. The new rules seem to be working. Shohei Ohtani is going to get paid. And other news from MLB. Glad there will be baseball again today, even if it will be a bit cold at Wrigley. But it’s rough going two days without a Cubs game once the season started. I just want to point out...2023Visit the page Mark Goldman scores
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• Outside The Confines: Almost Opening Day
Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Opening Day is just one day away. Did we learn anything from Spring Training? A look ahead. Sergio Romo retires in style. This is the final OTC of the winter. Starting tomorrow, we’ll have real games to talk about. I don’t care who has the best major league ballpark giveaways this summer. I just want to know who can get me an Iowa Cubs...2023See also Maddie Malhotra statistics
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• Outside The Confines: Business is business
Photo by Sebastian Widmann/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images The World Baseball Classic is getting closer. The business of baseball could be changing. Teams are getting adjusted to the new rules and other news from MLB. If you want to know why I love the World Baseball Classic, this piece by Michael Clair on the Czech Republic team is one of the reasons. The Czech team is absolutely the bes...2023Click for news about MLB Photos
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• Outside The Confines: Baseball says farewell to Tim McCarver
Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images The legendary catcher passed away at age 81. How you remember Tim McCarver may entirely depend on what generation of baseball viewership you come from. A two-time All-Star catcher who spent most of his 21-year playing career with the Cardinals and the Phillies, McCarver was at his playing prime in the mid-to-late 1960s, though he continued to be a power...2023See more Frick Award stats
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• Eric Kay Convicted Of Drug Distribution Resulting In Death Of Tyler Skaggs
A Fort Worth jury has convicted former Angels communications director Eric Kay on charges of distributing fentanyl resulting in the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Kay was also convicted on a charge of conspiracy with intent to distribute controlled substances (via T.J. Quinn of ESPN and Sam Blum of the Athletic). Skaggs passed away on July 1,…...2022Read about Tyler Skaggs statistics
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Should Rockies fans boo Kris Bryant?
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• Outside The Confines: The Yankees bid farewell to John Sterling
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• Outside The Confines: A new Chicago stadium?Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Are too many teams vying for new stadiums these days? It feels like every few week we’re discussing a new baseball stadium. We’ve heard discussion (obviously) about the A’s, who are taking it to the extreme and building their new stadium in a totally different state, but also the Rays, Brewers, and Royals have all been mentioning plans to e...2024Continue with Jakub Porzycki NurPhoto -
• Cub Tracks sell low, Shohei#Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. We’re just waiting for the meetings to start. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum flavor. *means autoplay on, or annoying ads, or both (direc...2023Continue with Cub Tracks -
• Ron Washington Meeting with Angels Tonight About Managerial Position, Per ReportPhoto by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images The long-time MLB coach could potentially get his next and long awaited shot at managing. With the MLB offseason officially underway, many around baseball will be focused on which players may go to new teams over the next several weeks and months. However, there are also plenty of managerial vacancies that remain open, and the Angels could ...2023See also Kelly Gavin -
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• Drew Butera Retires
Drew Butera has made the leap from the roster to the coaching staff, as Sam Blum of The Athletic reports that Butera will now act as the bullpen catcher for the Angels. Butera was selected by the Mets in the fifth round of the 2005 draft but was traded before making it to the big…...2022Continue with Drew Butera
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• Angels Nearing Deal With Archie Bradley
The Angels are close to finalizing an agreement with free-agent reliever Archie Bradley, tweets Sam Blum of The Athletic. The right-hander is headed to Arizona (where the Halos have their Spring Training facility) at the moment, Blum adds. Bradley is a client of BBI Sports Group. More to come....2022Check it out Archie Bradley
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• Angels Designate Jared Walsh For Assignment
The Angels announced Thursday that they’ve designated first baseman/outfielder Jared Walsh for assignment and transferred righty Ben Joyce to the 60-day injured list. That pair of transactions opens space on the roster for newly acquired right-handers Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez. Giolito will make his team debut tomorrow against Toronto, tweets Sam Blum of The…...2023Read about Jared Walsh
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• Angels To Interview Ron Washington
The Angels are interviewing Braves third base coach Ron Washington tonight as they continue their managerial search, reports Sam Blum of the Athletic (X link). Jon Heyman of the New York Post indicated yesterday that Washington was on the Halos’ radar. Washington continues to search for his first lead job since he resigned from the…...2023Continue with Jon Heyman
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• Ron Washington Meeting with Angels Tonight About Managerial Position, Per Report
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• Angels Reinstate Anthony Rendon, Designate Mike Ford
The Angels have reinstated third baseman Anthony Rendon from the 60-day injured list, reports Sam Blum of The Athletic. First baseman Mike Ford was designated for assignment in a corresponding move. More to come....2022See also Mike Ford
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• Astros, Ty Buttrey Agree To Minor League Deal
The Astros have agreed to a minor league contract with reliever Ty Buttrey, as first reported by Sam Blum of the Athletic (Twitter link). He’ll get a non-roster look in big league camp this spring. Buttrey has pitched in parts of three MLB seasons, all of which came as a member of the Angels. His best…...2023
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• Angels Release Austin Romine
The Angels have released catcher Austin Romine, according to his transactions log at MLB.com. Sam Blum of the Athletic tweets that the veteran backstop triggered an opt-out clause in his minor league deal. That left the Angels to decide whether to select him onto the 40-man roster or grant him his release. Romine is one of…...2022See more articles Austin Romine
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• Outside The Confines: Feeling Hall of Fame-ish
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The countdown is on to see who will be enshrined We’re less than a week away from the announcements of who will be in the 2023 MLB Hall of Fame class heading for enshrinement in Cooperstown. With only a portion of the ballots being shared publicly it can be exceptionally difficult to predict which players (if any) will make the cut. But every year Ryan Thi...2023See more Scott Rolen scandal
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