Baseball News
Bumgarner set for shoulder MRI after quick exit
ESPN - 3 Jun 2021 03:09
Arizona Diamondbacks starter Madison Bumgarner lasted just two innings after experiencing discomfort in his left shoulder Wednesday against the Mets and is set to have an MRI.
It's Not Your Imagination: MLB Players Are Getting Hurt a Lot
The New York Times - 3 Jun 2021 14:18
Even accounting for virus-related stints, trips to the injured list are up as the sport lags behind others in injury prevention.
Nats' Strasburg returns to IL with neck strain
ESPN - 3 Jun 2021 03:09
Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is returning to the injured list after suffering a neck strain. He missed more than a month earlier this season, and it's the 14th time that he's been placed on the IL during his caree...
Gerrit Cole struggles, Yankees blown out by Rays in their first complete game in five years
NY Daily News - 3 Jun 2021 22:35
Cole just didn't have it and the Yankees' struggling bats couldn't help.
Mike Marshall, 78, First Relief Pitcher to Win Cy Young Award, Dies
The New York Times - 3 Jun 2021 21:58
Dominant and durable, he appeared in a record 106 games for the 1974 pennant-winning Dodgers. His tools? A screwball and a doctorate in physiology.
SF Giants to wear rainbow-colored logos on uniforms in honor of LGBTQ Pride Month; first MLB team to do so
NY Daily News - 3 Jun 2021 21:52
"We are extremely proud to stand with the LGBTQ+ community as we kick off one of the best annual celebrations in San Francisco by paying honor to the countless achievements and contributions of all those who identify as ...
After years of dread, a deep Mets bullpen is carrying the team
NY Daily News - 3 Jun 2021 21:24
Mets fans are experiencing an unusual feeling: excitement when relievers come in.
Bettor gets probation for threats to athletes
ESPN - 3 Jun 2021 21:03
Sports bettor Benjamin Patz, who had pleaded guilty to threatening four Tampa Bay Rays players on social media, was sentenced to 36 months of probation. He also was accused of making threats to 307 accounts that were lin...
Yanks' Kluber could resume throwing in few days
ESPN - 3 Jun 2021 21:03
Yankees starter Corey Kluber could begin a flat-ground throwing program in the next few days, manager Aaron Boone said, but the right-hander's return from a shoulder injury remains pegged at two months.
Why pitching as we know it today wouldn't exist without Mike Marshall
ESPN - 3 Jun 2021 04:23
The first reliever to win a Cy Young Award, Marshall's unique vision revolutionized the way future pitchers approach the craft -- even if he didn't get enough credit for it in his time.
Pete Alonso helps power Mets over Diamondbacks in 9th
NY Daily News - 3 Jun 2021 01:15
Wednesday's late-game clutch base hit came off the bat of a familiar name.
Yankees still searching for clarity on Corey Kluber's injury
NY Daily News - 3 Jun 2021 00:41
The Yankees were still trying to figure out the best way to move forward with his shoulder issue, before Wednesday night's game against the Rays at the Stadium.
Yankees, MLB celebrate inaugural Lou Gehrig Day, spread awareness of ALS
NY Daily News - 3 Jun 2021 00:08
"Lou Gehrig embodies a lot of characteristics that we all kind of aspire to have," Gerrit Cole said of the Yankees former first baseman.