Wednesday, 4/8/2015 After tripling on Opening Day, Oakland’s Sam Fuld tripled again Tuesday, going 2-for-4 in a 3-1 loss to Texas * * * Oakland’s Ike Davis went 1-for-3 with a walk in Tuesday’s win against Texas * * * L.A.’s Joc Pederson went 0-for-4 in a 2-0 win Tuesday over Seattle * * *…
Thursday, 4/16/2015 MLB highlights Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 2-for-4 with an RBI double Wednesday in a 12-6 win over the Rays, raising his average to .314. But what earned “human highlight reel” Pillar a standing ovation Wednesday was a catch over a 10-foot-high fence that robbed the Rays of a home run. Toronto P Mark Buehrle said of…
Oakland has acquired 1B Ike Davis from the Pirates. The A’s already have a Jewish first baseman on their 40-man roster in Nate Freiman * * * Current free agents include Craig Breslow, Ryan Kalish, Jason Marquis, Eric Berger, Richard Bleier and Ben Guez. Also looking for work: Nick Rickles, Cameron Selik * * * From Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston: Free agent Craig Breslow is “getting plenty…
By Scott Barancik, editor Well, that didn’t take long. Washington Nationals prospect Rhett Wiseman, a 3rd-round draft pick out of Vanderbilt who made his pro debut July 10, has been named the New York-Penn League’s Player of the Week for the week of July 13-19. A centerfielder for the Auburn Doubledays (A-short season), he hit…
The Mets met with free agent Craig Breslow during the current Winter Meetings, but several outlets say the team’s interest is tepid * * * The Dodgers have traded Matt Kemp to the Padres, a deal that could make room in the outfield for rookie Joc Pederson * * * The Dodgers have designated 27-year-old C Ryan…
(8:42am) Hitless Thursday: Sam Fuld (0-4), Ryan Lavarnway (0-3), Ike Davis (0-2), Joc Pederson and Cody Decker (0-1) * * * (8:40am) Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun went 1-for-2 with an RBI double and a walk in a 15-1 laugher over Seattle * * * (7:48am) Schooled on the basepaths: the Phillies tossed out Kevin Pillar out…
