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Keep track of the Brewers’ recent transactions and injury updates throughout the season. INF Luis Urías (left quad)Expected return: Late AprilUrías came to camp positioned to be the Brewers’ Opening Day third baseman, but he felt a twinge in his left quad while going from first to third on a Pedro Severino double against the […]
DETROIT — The Red Sox might not have opened the season on a team-wide offensive tear, but there’s one player who has certainly been a consistent presence at the plate so far. Boston’s third baseman came up to bat in the sixth inning of Boston’s eventual 5-3 win over Detroit on Tuesday afternoon having already […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Defense is sometimes an underappreciated part of baseball in this age of shifts, strikeouts and three true outcomes — but you don’t even need to go all too far back to find how that element of the game has had a significant impact on the Twins in big moments. Consider, for example, Game […]
PHILADELPHIA — Jeff Singer will have plenty of time in the future to reflect on his journey to Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday. But on this beautiful spring evening, he sat in the Phillies’ dugout and just kept saying how he wanted to savor the moment and enjoy the experience. Singer, 28, was promoted from […]
DETROIT – Spencer Torkelson was 5 years old when Rich Hill made his Major League debut in 2005 facing, among others, a young Miguel Cabrera. Torkelson was two months from being born when Hill was first drafted out of high school in June 1999. But after his first Major League hit in Detroit’s 5-3 loss […]
ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays had to further shuffle their pitching staff due to injuries on Tuesday afternoon, placing starter Luis Patiño and reliever JT Chargois on the 10-day injured list. As expected, the Rays recalled right-hander Tommy Romero from the taxi squad to make his Major League debut against the A’s on Tuesday night […]
CINCINNATI — It’s his offseason, but Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was asked to make one more throw on Tuesday afternoon at the Reds home opener. Burrow has a history of getting the football to his target. It was no different with a baseball, as Burrow completed a perfect home opener ceremonial first pitch to his […]
Welcome to Smith’s Ballpark, right in the heart of Salt Lake City and a staple of the Beehive State. Salt Lake Bees (Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels since 2001)Established: 1994Ballpark: Smith’s Ballpark (opened 1994)League: Pacific Coast League, West DivisionNotable Alumni: Mike Trout, Torii Hunter, John Lackey, David Ortiz, Tim Lincecum, Jered Weaver The […]