(9:30am) The wrestling brothers portrayed in the movie Foxcatcher were “raised in poverty by their Jewish mother” * * * (9:25am) LSU, whose star shortstop is Alex Bregman, is ranked #1 by Baseball America * * * (9:21am) Eric Berger, a former pitching prospect with four MLB clubs, is joining Acereros del Norte of the Mexican…
Ryan Braun hit his 19th HR on Thursday, an opposite-field shot deep to right-centerfield in Milwaukee’s 4-2 win (9/12/2014) *** An RBI single by Ike Davis gave Pittsburgh its first run in a 4-1 win over the Phillies on Thursday (9/12/2014) ***
Saturday, April 11 MLB highlights Dynamic duo: Oakland’s Sam Fuld and Ike Davis combined for 6 hits and 5 RBIs in Friday’s 12-0 win over Seattle * * * Sam Fuld went 3-for-5 with an RBI single for the A’s * * * Oakland’s Ike Davis went 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs Friday…
Joc Pederson, whose 100 walks ranked 2nd among all minor-leaguers in 2014, drew 2 Saturday in the Dodgers’ 17-0 rout of the Giants (9/14/2014) *** Ian Kinsler singled in a run and made this nifty play in first-place Detroit’s 5-4 win Saturday. We’ll forget that he was picked off at first… (9/14/2014) *** Sorry to report…
Monday, 4/12/2015 MLB highlights Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 1-for-4 Sunday with a solo blast and this awe-inspiring grab in a 10-7 win over the O’s * * * L.A.’s Joc Pederson went 3-for-4 Sunday with a double, a walk and his first MLB home run * * * Detroit’s Ian Kinsler went 1-for-3 Sunday with 2 walks and stole…
By Scott Barancik, editor Danny Valencia, who was as shocked as his fans were when the Toronto Blue Jays designated him for assignment on Saturday (8/1/2015), has been claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics. The 30-year-old Florida native was hitting .296 with 7 HRs, 13 doubles, and 29 RBIs in 162 at-bats when the…
