Fri Sep 21 2018 | 18:15 | Cubs' Russell placed on leave after domestic violence claims | Addison Russell | SS | Cubs | Free Agent |
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell was placed on administrative leave Friday following fresh allegations of domestic violence from his ex-wife.Last year, Melisa Reidy posted a photo on her Instagram account with a caption suggesting her husband of about 18 months had been unfaithful to her. In another post, a user — described by Melisa as a close friend — made the accusation that Russell had "hit" his wife. The post was later deleted. Russell denied the allegation and the two divorced.Late Thursday, a blog post attributed to Reidy contained more detailed allegations, including years of physical and emotional abuse. Less than 12 hours later, Major League Baseball announced Russell had been put on leave under the 2015 domestic violence agreement between management and the players' union.Russell can challenge the leave before an arbitrator, and the leave can be extended for additional seven-day periods if the union agrees. He continues to be paid his $3.2 million salary.MLB... [ More] |
Fri Sep 21 2018 | 18:05 | Cubs' Russell placed on leave after domestic violence claims | Addison Russell | SS | Cubs | Free Agent |
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell was placed on administrative leave Friday following fresh allegations of domestic violence from his ex-wife.Last year, Melisa Reidy posted a photo on her Instagram account with a caption suggesting her husband of about 18 months had been unfaithful to her. In another post, a user — described by Melisa as a close friend — made the accusation that Russell had "hit" his wife. The post was later deleted. Russell denied the allegation and the two divorced.Late Thursday, a blog post attributed to Reidy contained more detailed allegations, including years of physical and emotional abuse. Less than 12 hours later, Major League Baseball announced Russell's leave in accordance with the MLB-MLB Players Association domestic violence policy. The Cubs said the leave is for seven days, but could be extended."When the allegations against Addison Russell became public on June 7, 2017, the Commissioner's Office's Department of Investigations immediately... [ More] |
Fri Sep 21 2018 | 17:15 | Texas Rangers fire Banister after consecutive losing seasons | Jesse Chavez | RP | Cubs | Free Agent |
| | | Yu Darvish | SP | Cubs | Free Agent |
| | | Cole Hamels | SP | Cubs | Free Agent |
| | | Mike Minor | SP | Rangers | Free Agent |
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers fired manager Jeff Banister on Friday after the team stumbled to its first consecutive losing records in 10 years after winning AL West titles in each of his first two seasons.Texas announced the move with 10 games left in Banister's fourth season, with general manager Jon Daniels saying the record was not the reason and that the team needed a "new voice from leadership."In a season when the focus turned to the development of their younger players, the Rangers had a 64-88 record heading into the Friday night's game against Seattle to open the final home series of the year. They had lost four in a row and 11 of 15.Bench coach Don Wakamatsu will serve as interim manager for the remainder of the season, starting with the three-game series against the Mariners. The Rangers will finish the season on the road next week against the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle.Daniels said he informed the 54-year-old Banister of the decision earlier Friday. Banister... [ More] |
Fri Sep 21 2018 | 16:55 | Cubs' Russell placed on leave after domestic violence claims | Addison Russell | SS | Cubs | Free Agent |
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell was placed on administrative leave Friday following fresh allegations of domestic violence from his ex-wife.Last year, Melisa Reidy posted a photo on her Instagram account with a caption suggesting her husband of about 18 months had been unfaithful to her. In another post, a user — described by Melisa as a close friend — made the accusation that Russell had "hit" his wife. The post was later deleted. Russell denied the allegation and the two divorced.Late Thursday, a blog post attributed to Reidy contained more detailed allegations, including years of physical and emotional abuse. Less than 12 hours later, Major League Baseball announced Russell's leave in accordance with the MLB-MLB Players Association domestic violence policy. The Cubs said the leave is for seven days, but could be extended."When the allegations against Addison Russell became public on June 7, 2017, the Commissioner's Office's Department of Investigations immediately... [ More] |
Fri Sep 21 2018 | 15:55 | Texas Rangers fire Banister after consecutive losing seasons | Jesse Chavez | RP | Cubs | Free Agent |
| | | Yu Darvish | SP | Cubs | Free Agent |
| | | Cole Hamels | SP | Cubs | Free Agent |
| | | Mike Minor | SP | Rangers | Free Agent |
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers fired manager Jeff Banister on Friday after the team stumbled to its first consecutive losing records in 10 years after winning AL West titles in each of his first two seasons.Texas announced the move with 10 games left in Banister's fourth season.In a season when the focus turned to the development of their younger players, the Rangers had a 64-88 record heading into the Friday night's game against Seattle to open the final home series of the year. They had lost four in a row and 11 of 15.Bench coach Don Wakamatsu will serve as interim manager for the remainder of the season, starting with the three-game series against the Mariners. The Rangers will finish the season on the road next week against the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle.General manager Jon Daniels said he informed the 54-year-old Banister of the decision on Thursday, a day off for the team. Banister was under contract through next season."This was not an easy decision and comes after... [ More] |
Fri Sep 21 2018 | 14:15 | Cubs' Russell placed on leave after domestic violence claims | Addison Russell | SS | Cubs | Free Agent |
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell was placed on administrative leave Friday following fresh allegations of domestic violence by his ex-wife.Last year, Melisa Reidy posted a photo on her Instagram account with a caption suggesting her husband of about 18 months had been unfaithful to her. In another post, a user — described by Melisa as a close friend — made the accusation that Russell had "hit" his wife. The post was later deleted. Russell denied the allegation and the two were soon divorced.Late Thursday, a blog post attributed to Reidy contained more detailed allegations, including years of physical and emotional abuse.Less than 12 hours later, Major League Baseball announced Russell's leave in accordance with the MLB-MLB Players Association domestic violence policy."When the allegations against Addison Russell became public on June 7, 2017, the Commissioner's Office's Department of Investigations immediately commenced an investigation," the league said. "Melisa Russell... [ More] |
Fri Sep 21 2018 | 14:05 | Cubs' Russell placed on leave after domestic violence claims | Addison Russell | SS | Cubs | Free Agent |
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell has been placed on administrative leave following fresh allegations of domestic violence by his ex-wife.Last year, Melisa Reidy posted a photo on her Instagram account with a caption suggesting her husband of about 18 months had been unfaithful to her. In another post, a user — described by Melisa as a close friend — made the accusation that Russell had "hit" his wife. The post was later deleted. Russell denied the allegation and the two were soon divorced.Late Thursday, a blog post attributed to Reidy contained more detailed allegations, including years of physical and emotional abuse.Major League Baseball announced Russell's leave Friday in accordance with the MLB-MLB Players Association domestic violence policy. The league said Reidy had declined to cooperate with investigators last year, but new efforts would be made.The Cubs said it supported the decision and would cooperate so any "appropriate action" can be taken. |
Fri Sep 21 2018 | 02:55 | LEADING OFF: Trevor Bauer back on bump for Cleveland | José Abreu | 1B | White Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Matt Barnes | RP | Red Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Trevor Bauer | SP | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Shane Bieber | SP | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Jeimer Candelario | 3B | Tigers | Free Agent |
| | | Niko Goodrum | SS | Tigers | Free Agent |
| | | José Peraza | SS | Reds | Free Agent |
| | | Chris Sale | SP | Red Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Eugenio Suárez | 3B | Reds | Free Agent |
| | | Joey Votto | 1B | Reds | Free Agent |
A look at what's happening around the majors today:BACK ON THE BUMPTrevor Bauer returns to the mound for AL Central champion Cleveland when the Indians host Boston in a potential playoff preview. Bauer has been sidelined with a broken right leg since he was struck by a line drive off the bat of White Sox slugger Jose Abreu on Aug. 11. The right-hander was diagnosed with a stress fracture of his fibula. Indians manager Terry Francona said Bauer will go a "couple of innings" and then throw in the bullpen to increase his pitch count. He will be relieved by rookie Shane Bieber. Francona wants Bauer to make two additional starts during the regular season and be in the playoff rotation. Selected to his first All-Star team this season, Bauer is 12-6 with a 2.22 ERA in 25 starts. Red Sox ace Chris Sale (12-4, 1.92 ERA), also rebuilding arm strength following an injury, is expected to throw about 65 pitches.CLOSE TO RETURNINGDetroit's Niko Goodrum (quad) and third baseman Jeimer Candelario (back)... [ More] |
Fri Sep 21 2018 | 01:55 | Voit gives Yankees pair of home run records on 1 swing | Miguel Andujar | 3B | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Brett Gardner | LF | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Didi Gregorius | SS | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Aaron Hicks | CF | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Aaron Judge | RF | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Austin Romine | C | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Gary Sánchez | C | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Giancarlo Stanton | DH | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Gleyber Torres | SS | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Luke Voit | 1B | Cardinals | Free Agent |
| | | Neil Walker | 2B | Yankees | Free Agent |
NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit and the New York Yankees set two home run records with one swing of the bat.The brawny first baseman hit a two-run shot to straightaway center field in the second inning Thursday night against Boston, giving the Yankees a major league-record 12 players with at least 10 home runs this season."It's pretty cool," Voit said. "That's kind of a cool stat to be a part of."Voit's homer also was the 246th for New York this year, breaking the franchise mark set in 2012. The Bronx Bombers ended the night with 247, including Giancarlo Stanton's seventh career grand slam in the fourth.The long balls weren't enough, though, as the Red Sox clinched their third consecutive AL East title with an 11-6 victory over the second-place Yankees."Up and down their lineup they just outslugged us a little bit," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.New York is on pace for 262 home runs — which would be two short of the big league record established by the 1997 Seattle Mariners.Voit, who also... [ More] |
Fri Sep 21 2018 | 00:35 | LEADING OFF: Trevor Bauer back on bump for Cleveland | José Abreu | 1B | White Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Matt Barnes | RP | Red Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Trevor Bauer | SP | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Shane Bieber | SP | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Jeimer Candelario | 3B | Tigers | Free Agent |
| | | Niko Goodrum | SS | Tigers | Free Agent |
| | | José Peraza | SS | Reds | Free Agent |
| | | Chris Sale | SP | Red Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Eugenio Suárez | 3B | Reds | Free Agent |
| | | Joey Votto | 1B | Reds | Free Agent |
A look at what's happening around the majors Friday:BACK ON THE BUMPTrevor Bauer returns to the mound for AL Central champion Cleveland when the Indians host Boston in a potential playoff preview. Bauer has been sidelined with a broken right leg since he was struck by a line drive off the bat of White Sox slugger Jose Abreu on Aug. 11. The right-hander was diagnosed with a stress fracture of his fibula. Indians manager Terry Francona said Bauer will go a "couple of innings" and then throw in the bullpen to increase his pitch count. He will be relieved by rookie Shane Bieber. Francona wants Bauer to make two additional starts during the regular season and be in the playoff rotation. Selected to his first All-Star team this season, Bauer is 12-6 with a 2.22 ERA in 25 starts. Red Sox ace Chris Sale (12-4, 1.92 ERA), also rebuilding arm strength following an injury, is expected to throw about 65 pitches.CLOSE TO RETURNINGDetroit's Niko Goodrum (quad) and third baseman Jeimer Candelario (back)... [ More] |
Fri Sep 21 2018 | 00:05 | Red Sox win 3rd straight AL East title, beating Yanks 11-6 | Francisco Arcia | C | Angels | Free Agent |
| | | Mookie Betts | RF | Red Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Jesse Biddle | RP | Braves | Free Agent |
| | | Xander Bogaerts | SS | Red Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Jorge Bonifacio | RF | Royals | Free Agent |
| | | Jackie Bradley Jr. | CF | Red Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Michael Brantley | LF | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Jeff Brigham | SP | Marlins | Free Agent |
| | | Nick Castellanos | RF | Tigers | Free Agent |
| | | Matt Chapman | 3B | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | Adam Cimber | SP | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Ryan Cordell | LF | White Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Matt Davidson | DH | White Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Hunter Dozier | 1B | Royals | Free Agent |
| | | Freddie Freeman | 1B | Braves | Free Agent |
| | | AvisaÃl GarcÃa | RF | White Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Scooter Gennett | 2B | Reds | Free Agent |
| | | Lourdes Gurriel | 2B | Blue Jays | Free Agent |
| | | Eric Haase | C | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Bryce Harper | RF | Nationals | Free Agent |
| | | Brock Holt | 2B/3B | Red Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Tommy Hunter | RP | Phillies | Free Agent |
| | | Edwin Jackson | RP | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | Danny Jansen | C | Blue Jays | Free Agent |
| | | Jason Kipnis | 2B | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Jose Lobaton | C | Mets | Free Agent |
| | | J.D. Martinez | DH | Red Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Kendrys Morales | DH | Blue Jays | Free Agent |
| | | David Paulino | SP | Blue Jays | Free Agent |
| | | Stephen Piscotty | RF | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | Ryan Raburn | RF | Nationals | Free Agent |
| | | Cody Reed | RP | Reds | Free Agent |
| | | Zac Reininger | RP | Tigers | Free Agent |
| | | Jacob Rhame | RP | Mets | Free Agent |
| | | Eduardo Rodriguez | SP | Red Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Jefry Rodriguez | SP | Nationals | Free Agent |
| | | Sergio Romo | RP | Rays | Free Agent |
| | | Amed Rosario | SS | Mets | Free Agent |
| | | Yolmer Sánchez | 3B | White Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Héctor Santiago | SP | White Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Max Scherzer | SP | Nationals | Free Agent |
| | | Marcus Semien | SS | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | Paul Sewald | RP | Mets | Free Agent |
| | | Matt Shoemaker | SP | Angels | Free Agent |
| | | Justin Smoak | 1B | Blue Jays | Free Agent |
| | | Giancarlo Stanton | DH | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Christin Stewart | LF | Tigers | Free Agent |
| | | Dansby Swanson | SS | Braves | Free Agent |
| | | Mike Trout | CF | Angels | Free Agent |
| | | Richard Ureña | SS | Blue Jays | Free Agent |
| | | Luke Voit | 1B | Cardinals | Free Agent |
| | | Steven Wright | SP | Red Sox | Free Agent |
NEW YORK (AP) — Mookie Betts and the Boston Red Sox won their third consecutive AL East championship Thursday night, clinching on enemy turf with an 11-6 victory over the rival New York Yankees.Betts homered, doubled twice and drove in five runs, finishing with four hits as the Red Sox overcame Giancarlo Stanton's go-ahead grand slam in the fourth inning. Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a tying home run in the seventh and Xander Bogaerts put Boston ahead with a sacrifice fly.With the best record in baseball and a playoff berth already secured, Boston (104-49) closed out a once-tight division race with nine games to spare. J.D. Martinez and the Red Sox, alone in first place since July 2, will open the postseason at home on Oct. 5 against an opponent to be determined.Never before had Boston finished in first place three years in a row. The club needs one victory to match the franchise record held by the 1912 World Series champions.It took three tries, but these Red Sox finally earned their chance... [ More] |
Thu Sep 20 2018 | 23:05 | Marcus Semien has 3 hits and 5 RBIs, A's pound Angels 21-3 | Francisco Arcia | C | Angels | Free Agent |
| | | Jorge Bonifacio | RF | Royals | Free Agent |
| | | Jeff Brigham | SP | Marlins | Free Agent |
| | | Nick Castellanos | RF | Tigers | Free Agent |
| | | Matt Chapman | 3B | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | Hunter Dozier | 1B | Royals | Free Agent |
| | | Scooter Gennett | 2B | Reds | Free Agent |
| | | Lourdes Gurriel | 2B | Blue Jays | Free Agent |
| | | Edwin Jackson | RP | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | Danny Jansen | C | Blue Jays | Free Agent |
| | | Kendrys Morales | DH | Blue Jays | Free Agent |
| | | David Paulino | SP | Blue Jays | Free Agent |
| | | Stephen Piscotty | RF | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | Cody Reed | RP | Reds | Free Agent |
| | | Zac Reininger | RP | Tigers | Free Agent |
| | | Sergio Romo | RP | Rays | Free Agent |
| | | Marcus Semien | SS | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | Matt Shoemaker | SP | Angels | Free Agent |
| | | Justin Smoak | 1B | Blue Jays | Free Agent |
| | | Christin Stewart | LF | Tigers | Free Agent |
| | | Mike Trout | CF | Angels | Free Agent |
| | | Richard Ureña | SS | Blue Jays | Free Agent |
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Semien had three hits and a career-high five RBIs, Stephen Piscotty homered and drove in four runs and the Oakland Athletics hammered the Los Angeles Angels 21-3 on Thursday.The Athletics reduced their magic number for clinching a playoff berth to five. Since June 15, Oakland is a major league-best 58-25.Going into Thursday, Oakland trailed Houston by four games in the AL West, led Tampa Bay by 5 1/2 games for the second wild card, and was 2 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees for the first wild card.Catcher Francisco Arcia pitched the last two innings for the Angels, and also homered in the ninth.Piscotty was 2 for 3 with a three-run homer. He's 4 for 6 with two home runs and nine RBI in his last two games. Matt Chapman was 2 for 4 with a double and two RBI. He leads the majors with 24 doubles since the All-Star break and has 41 on the year.Mike Trout hit his 36th home run for the Angels.Edwin Jackson (6-3) struck out seven and gave up two runs in 5 1/3... [ More] |
Thu Sep 20 2018 | 21:15 | Voit gives Yankees pair of home run records on 1 swing | Miguel Andujar | 3B | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Brett Gardner | LF | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Didi Gregorius | SS | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Aaron Hicks | CF | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Aaron Judge | RF | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Austin Romine | C | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Gary Sánchez | C | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Giancarlo Stanton | DH | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Gleyber Torres | SS | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Luke Voit | 1B | Cardinals | Free Agent |
| | | Neil Walker | 2B | Yankees | Free Agent |
NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit and the New York Yankees have set two home run records with one swing of the bat.The brawny first baseman hit a two-run shot to straightaway center field in the second inning Thursday night against Boston, giving the Yankees a major league-record 12 players with at least 10 home runs this season.Voit's homer also was the 246th for New York this year, breaking the franchise mark set in 2012. Entering the game, the Yankees were on pace for 263 home runs — one short of the big league record established by the 1997 Seattle Mariners.Voit, who also hit one homer for St. Louis this season, has connected 10 times in 30 games with the Yankees since they acquired him July 28. He went 4 for 4 with two home runs Wednesday night against the Red Sox.He joins Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Didi Gregorius, Miguel Andujar, Aaron Hicks, Gleyber Torres, Gary Sanchez, Brett Gardner, Greg Bird, Neil Walker and Austin Romine as players with double-digit homers for the Yankees this year.The other teams that had 11 players with 10 or more home runs were the Houston Astros in 2015 and 2017, the 2016 Minnesota Twins and the 2004 Detroit Tigers.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports |
Thu Sep 20 2018 | 20:35 | Busy day lands Angels' Arcia in baseball record books | Francisco Arcia | C | Angels | Free Agent |
| | | José Briceño | C | Angels | Free Agent |
| | | Mark Canha | 1B/LF | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | Dustin Fowler | CF | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | Chris Hatcher | RP | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | MartÃn Maldonado | C | Angels | Free Agent |
| | | Nick Martini | RF | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | Chad Pinder | SS/RF | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | René Rivera | C | Angels | Free Agent |
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels catcher Francisco Arcia began the day behind the plate, did a brief stint on the mound and ended up in the major league record books.Arcia pitched two innings of relief and hit his sixth home run in the Angels' 21-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.In doing so, Arcia became the first player to catch, pitch and homer in the same game according to the Angels."They just told me that," Arcia said. "I'm pretty happy, I guess."The 29-year-old Arcia was already in the record books after driving in 10 runs in his first two games after being called up from the minors on July 26.Arcia also became the first Angels position player to pitch since 1993, when he threw one scoreless frame against the A's on Aug. 11, but hadn't done much since.That changed Thursday when the Angels fell behind by double digits early. Manager Mike Scioscia felt no need to tax his bullpen, so turned to Arcia.Arcia needed only five pitches to retire the first two batters before... [ More] |
Thu Sep 20 2018 | 17:25 | Mets' Flores to miss rest of season with knee soreness | Wilmer Flores | 2B/3B | Mets | Free Agent |
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Mets infielder Wilmer Flores will miss the rest of the season because of soreness in both knees.Manager Mickey Callaway said Flores has earl -onset arthritis in both knees and will receive injections to alleviate the pain."It's not like surgery is recommended at this time," Callaway said. "I think rest and a couple injections is supposed to knock this out pretty good."Flores hit .267 with 11 home runs and 51 RBIs. He's started 73 games this season at first base, nine at third base and six at second base.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports |
Thu Sep 20 2018 | 16:55 | Padres scouting vice president Don Welke dies at 75 | Elvis Andrus | SS | Rangers | Free Agent |
| | | Adrián Béltre | 3B | Rangers | Free Agent |
| | | Jurickson Profar | 2B/SS | Rangers | Free Agent |
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres vice president of scouting Don Welke has died. He was 75.The team says he died Wednesday night in San Diego surrounded by family. No cause was given.Welke worked in baseball for more than 50 years. He joined the Padres in 2014, following general manager A.J. Preller from the Texas Rangers to San Diego. Welke also worked the Phillies, Dodgers, Orioles, Blue Jays, Royals and Reds.Welke was instrumental in the Rangers reaching consecutive World Series. He was directly involved in the signings and acquisitions of Adrian Beltre, Jurickson Profar and Elvis Andrus. He also helped sign Dave Stieb, Pat Hentgen and John Olerud.In a statement, Preller calls Welke a "visionary who knew and loved baseball, and he shared that knowledge and passion with me and countless other scouts throughout his five decades in the game." |
Thu Sep 20 2018 | 15:55 | Pirates P Chad Kuhl has elbow surgery, out for 2019 | Chad Kuhl | SP | Pirates | Free Agent |
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Chad Kuhl underwent reconstructive surgery on his right elbow and will miss the entire 2019 season.The team says Kuhl had the surgery Wednesday in New York. Kuhl went 5-5 with a 4.55 ERA in 16 starts for Pittsburgh this season. The Pirates initially placed him on the disabled list because of right forearm soreness following a loss to the New York Mets on June 26.Kuhl took a month off hoping to avoid surgery. But he recently endured a setback when the pain resurfaced. He called the decision to have surgery "difficult" but is confident he'll return down the road.The 26-year-old Kuhl is 18-20 with a 4.27 ERA in three seasons with the Pirates.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports |
Thu Sep 20 2018 | 13:55 | Burglars cause $10K in damage at Yasiel Puig's home | Yasiel Puig | RF | Dodgers | Free Agent |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Burglars caused $10,000 worth of damage to Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig's home while attempting to steal a safe.According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the suspects broke into Puig's San Fernando Valley home Tuesday night. They ransacked the residence, found a safe in the second-floor master bedroom, and dragged it downstairs to the front door.Police said Thursday that the suspects then fled, leaving the safe in the entry way. An inventory is being conducted to determine what else was taken. Puig was at Dodger Stadium for a game on Tuesday."I (did) not sleep too much yesterday," Puig said Wednesday, without offering details about the latest incident.Police are seeking the public's help in identifying three suspects, including the driver of a black four-door Toyota vehicle with paper license plates.Police say the same suspects are believed to have been involved in another burglary attempt at Puig's home on Aug. 30.Previous break-ins at Puig's residences occurred in March 2017 and during Game 7 of last year's World Series.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports |
Thu Sep 20 2018 | 03:44 | LEADING OFF: Yanks defend turf, Phillies-Braves, Scherzer up | Kevin Gausman | SP | Orioles | Free Agent |
| | | Rhys Hoskins | LF | Phillies | Free Agent |
| | | Eduardo Rodriguez | SP | Red Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Max Scherzer | SP | Nationals | Free Agent |
| | | Masahiro Tanaka | SP | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Vince Velasquez | SP | Phillies | Free Agent |
| | | Jacob deGrom | SP | Mets | Free Agent |
A look at what's happening around the majors today:BUBBLY ON ICEFor the third night in a row, the Red Sox attempt to clinch the AL East championship at Yankee Stadium. Boston entered the three-game set needing one victory over rival New York to secure its third consecutive division crown. But the Yankees have put the party on hold with two wins, including a 10-1 rout Wednesday night. Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4, 3.53 ERA) pitches the series finale for the Red Sox against Masahiro Tanaka (12-5, 3.47), who has a 2.09 ERA in 10 starts since the All-Star break. Rodriguez has allowed one run or fewer in five of his past six starts. New York has 245 home runs this season, matching the franchise record set in 2012.NOW OR NEVERTrailing the first-place Braves by 5½ games in the NL East, the Philadelphia Phillies begin a four-game series at Atlanta. In fact, seven of Philadelphia's final 11 games are against the Braves, so the Phillies still feel they have a realistic chance to catch up. "We're in a... [ More] |
Thu Sep 20 2018 | 02:15 | Luke Voit powers Yankees past Red Sox, 10-1 | Ehire Adrianza | 2B/SS | Twins | Free Agent |
| | | Jesús Aguilar | 1B | Brewers | Free Agent |
| | | Nick Ahmed | SS | Diamondbacks | Free Agent |
| | | Brett Anderson | SP | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | Miguel Andujar | 3B | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | VÃctor Arano | RP | Phillies | Free Agent |
| | | Chris Archer | SP | Pirates | Free Agent |
| | | Shawn Armstrong | RP | Mariners | Free Agent |
| | | Willians Astudillo | C | Twins | Free Agent |
| | | Tyler Austin | 1B | Twins | Free Agent |
| | | Luis Avilán | RP | Phillies | Free Agent |
| | | Jake Bauers | 1B | Rays | Free Agent |
| | | José Bautista | RF | Mets | Free Agent |
| | | Adrián Béltre | 3B | Rangers | Free Agent |
| | | Mookie Betts | RF | Red Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Jerry Blevins | RP | Mets | Free Agent |
| | | Walker Buehler | SP | Dodgers | Free Agent |
| | | Melky Cabrera | LF | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Robinson Canó | 2B | Mariners | Free Agent |
| | | Miguel Castro | RP | Orioles | Free Agent |
| | | Aroldis Chapman | RP | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Bartolo Colón | SP | Rangers | Free Agent |
| | | Rajai Davis | CF | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Paul DeJong | SS | Cardinals | Free Agent |
| | | Yandy DÃaz | DH | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Josh Donaldson | 3B | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Brian Dozier | 2B | Twins | Free Agent |
| | | Zach Duke | RP | Mariners | Free Agent |
| | | Roenis ElÃas | SP | Mariners | Free Agent |
| | | Robbie Erlin | SP | Padres | Free Agent |
| | | Marco Estrada | SP | Blue Jays | Free Agent |
| | | Caleb Ferguson | SP | Dodgers | Free Agent |
| | | Matt Festa | RP | Mariners | Free Agent |
| | | Heath Fillmyer | SP | Royals | Free Agent |
| | | Jack Flaherty | SP | Cardinals | Free Agent |
| | | Caleb Frare | SP | White Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Adam Frazier | LF | Pirates | Free Agent |
| | | Freddie Freeman | 1B | Braves | Free Agent |
| | | Freddy Galvis | SS | Padres | Free Agent |
| | | Yan Gomes | C | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Stephen Gonsalves | SP | Twins | Free Agent |
| | | Gio González | SP | Brewers | Free Agent |
| | | Justin Grimm | RP | Mariners | Free Agent |
| | | Cole Hamels | SP | Cubs | Free Agent |
| | | Ian Hamilton | RP | White Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Mitch Haniger | RF | Mariners | Free Agent |
| | | Matt Harvey | SP | Reds | Free Agent |
| | | Guillermo Heredia | LF | Mariners | Free Agent |
| | | Odúbel Herrera | CF | Phillies | Free Agent |
| | | Rhys Hoskins | LF | Phillies | Free Agent |
| | | Ryan Howard | | | Free Agent |
| | | Kenley Jansen | RP | Dodgers | Free Agent |
| | | Aaron Judge | RF | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Matt Kemp | LF | Dodgers | Free Agent |
| | | Dallas Keuchel | SP | Astros | Free Agent |
| | | Jason Kipnis | 2B | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Casey Lawrence | SP | Mariners | Free Agent |
| | | Jed Lowrie | 2B | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | Ketel Marte | 2B | Diamondbacks | Free Agent |
| | | José MartÃnez | LF | Cardinals | Free Agent |
| | | Jeff Mathis | C | Diamondbacks | Free Agent |
| | | Billy McKinney | RF | Blue Jays | Free Agent |
| | | Yohander Méndez | SP | Rangers | Free Agent |
| | | Juan Minaya | RP | White Sox | Free Agent |
| | | A.J. Minter | RP | Braves | Free Agent |
| | | Adam Morgan | RP | Phillies | Free Agent |
| | | Gabriel Moya | RP | Twins | Free Agent |
| | | Wil Myers | RF | Padres | Free Agent |
| | | Scott Oberg | RP | Rockies | Free Agent |
| | | Chris Owings | SS | Diamondbacks | Free Agent |
| | | Daniel Palka | 1B | White Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Félix Peña | SP | Angels | Free Agent |
| | | Oliver Pérez | RP | Indians | Free Agent |
| | | Tommy Pham | CF | Rays | Free Agent |
| | | Manny Piña | C | Brewers | Free Agent |
| | | Stephen Piscotty | RF | Athletics | Free Agent |
| | | David Price | SP | Red Sox | Free Agent |
| | | Yasiel Puig | RF | Dodgers | Free Agent |
| | | Robbie Ray | SP | Diamondbacks | Free Agent |
| | | Felipe Vázquez | RP | Pirates | Free Agent |
| | | Gary Sánchez | C | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Tanner Scott | RP | Orioles | Free Agent |
| | | Kyle Seager | 3B | Mariners | Free Agent |
| | | Luis Severino | SP | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Chris Stratton | SP | Giants | Free Agent |
| | | Noah Syndergaard | SP | Mets | Free Agent |
| | | Touki Toussaint | SP | Braves | Free Agent |
| | | Spencer Turnbull | SP | Tigers | Free Agent |
| | | Luke Voit | 1B | Cardinals | Free Agent |
| | | Christian Walker | 1B | Diamondbacks | Free Agent |
| | | Adam Warren | RP | Yankees | Free Agent |
| | | Allen Webster | SP | Cubs | Free Agent |
| | | Mike Wright | RP | Orioles | Free Agent |
| | | Jimmy Yacabonis | RP | Orioles | Free Agent |
| | | Ryan Yarbrough | SP | Rays | Free Agent |
NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit hit two homers off David Price, Miguel Andujar popped another one barely into the right-field seats and the New York Yankees stalled Boston's division-clinching celebration by beating the Red Sox 10-1 on Wednesday night.Luis Severino (18-8) pitched seven innings of one-run ball, and the Yankees had no need for All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman on the day they activated him from the disabled list. Chapman had been out since Aug. 21 with left knee tendinitis.Mookie Betts had two strikeouts and no hits in his return to Boston's lineup. He pulled a possible grand slam just foul in the ninth before grounding into a game-ending double play. The AL MVP contender sat out Tuesday after injuring his left side two days earlier, but came back to bat leadoff as the designated hitter.The Yankees will try to send Boston packing Thursday with the AL East still undecided. The Red Sox lead the division by 9 1/2 games and entered this three-game series needing one victory to lock up... [ More] |