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Yadier Molina suspended one game and fined after Sunday’s ejection
Jun 3, 2013, 8:03 PM EDT
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Major League Baseball announced this evening that Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has been suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for making contact with umpire Mike Everitt following his ejection yesterday. Molina has appealed the ruling and is in the starting lineup for tonight’s game against the Diamondbacks. Molina was ejected yesterday after he…
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Carl Crawford lands on disabled list, Yasiel Puig batting leadoff in major league debut
Jun 3, 2013, 7:31 PM EDT
Lots of movement for the last-place Dodgers as they prepare to begin a three-game series tonight against the Padres. Carl Crawford, who suffered a strained right hamstring on Saturday, has officially landed on the 15-day disabled list. The move clears a spot for right-hander Stephen Fife on the active roster. Fife will make the start…
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Mets prospect Travis d’Arnaud cleared to begin rehab from broken bone in foot
Jun 3, 2013, 6:37 PM EDT
In a perfect world, Mets prospect catcher Travis d’Arnaud would be right alongside Zack Wheeler when the prized right-hander makes his major league debut later this month. That’s not going to happen, as d’Arnaud is still in recovery mode from a broken bone in his left foot, but there is a positive update to pass…
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Report: Likely top-five draft pick Jonathan Gray tests positive for Adderall
Jun 3, 2013, 6:04 PM EDT
Sources told ESPN’s Keith Law that University of Oklahoma right-hander Jonathan Gray, who was widely expected to go at the top of the first round in Thursday’s MLB draft, sampled positive for Adderall during a predraft test. One source with MLB that the positive test won’t result in a suspension, but will result in additional…
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In the book “Moneyball,” Mark Teahen was described as someone who had the potential to be the next Jason Giambi. While the first Jason Giambi continues to draw a big league paycheck, however, Mark Teahen is out of work: Mark Teahen’s 2013 baseball odyssey took another turn Monday, as the Yucaipa High product was released…
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Adrian Beltre exited Saturday’s game after injuring his hamstring running the bases and then sat out Sunday, but an MRI exam revealed what the Rangers are calling a “minor” strain for the third baseman. Texas has today off and manager Ron Washington indicated to Todd Willis of ESPN Dallas that Beltre could be back in…
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I’m going to Wrigley Field on Friday for the Pirates-Cubs game. Assuming that the upcoming renovation would spell their doom, I had planned to say goodbye to the Wrigley urinal troughs when I was there. For, whatever you may think of them, the ones in Wrigley are likely the last of their kind in Major…
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Not too big a surprise here: you AL player of the month is Miguel Cabrera. Your NL player of the month is Domonic Brown. Cabrera continued a season of sheer dominance in May, hitting .379 (44-for-116) with nine doubles, 12 home runs, 33 RBI, 23 runs scored and 15 walks in 28 games. At times it looked…
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For most of his career Casey Kotchman has been viewed as a weak-hitting first baseman who’s typically one of the lesser hitters in a lineup. For the Marlins he’s damn near a savior. Miami has activated Kotchman from the 60-day disabled list after he missed two months with a hamstring injury and he’s batting sixth…
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Four Houston firefighters died in a horrible fire on Friday. Per the Houston Chronicle, the Astros are honoring them with a special patch this week, will also hold a moment of silence tomorrow night and will be offering local and national firefighters and their families free tickets to games this coming homestand. The statement from team…
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Orioles stud pitching prospect Dylan Bundy was shut down for six weeks with an elbow injury, but after being examined by Dr. James Andrews the 20-year-old right-hander has been cleared to resume throwing. Bundy got a platelet-rich plasma injection in April, which has apparently worked well, although obviously the Orioles will be keeping very close…
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Lyle Overbay is 36 years old and has played 1,375 games in the big leagues spread over 13 seasons for six different teams. He’s never played a position other than first base or designated hitter. Until tonight, because Overbay is starting in right field for the Yankees. Overbay did a decent job filling in for…
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An umpire ejected Yadier Molina yesterday. It was pretty weak sauce.
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Gordon Beckham is back from the disabled list after missing nearly two months with a broken hamate bone in his left hand. Beckham spent eight games rehabbing at Triple-A, going 12-for-36 (.333) with two doubles, and to make room for his return the White Sox designated Tyler Greene for assignment. Jeff Keppinger has been the…
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Police and medical personnel were called to the yacht owned by Red Sox owner John Henry early this afternoon. It was unclear what for or if Henry himself were on the yacht. But just a moment ago, this news came out: BREAKING UPDATE: “Apparent suicide” on yacht of Red Sox owner John Henry; “28-to-30 year-old” male dead -@bostonglobeb.globe.com/16E9irJ…
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The first round of AL All-Star balloting results have been released
Jun 3, 2013, 1:38 PM EDT
Gallup has predicted that Jeff Francoeur will lead the balloting. Karl Rove says that these results are skewed. But this is what MLB has so far for the first round of All-Star balloting, with leaders by position, with vote totals: First Base: Chris Davis, 1,176,016 Second Base: Robinson Cano 1,235,230 Third Base: Miguel Cabrera, 1,500,165 Shortstop: Elvis Andrus, 727,555…
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One of the gloves Jackie Robinson wore while playing for the Dodgers in 1955 and 1956 was sold at an auction for $373,000. According to Darren Rovell of ESPN.com that’s the second-highest price ever paid for a glove, behind $387,500 for a Lou Gehrig glove at a 1999 auction. Also in the same auction: One…
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A Blue Jays player says John Farrell “panics when things go bad.”
Jun 3, 2013, 12:34 PM EDT
Andy Martino has a piece up today looking at the Red Sox and all that has gone right. A lot of praise in there for Sox’ manager John Farrell. To that end, this little nugget caught my eye, though: One Red Sox player heard from a friend on the Jays before the season, and was…
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Brewers acquire Juan Francisco from Braves, call up Scooter Gennett
Jun 3, 2013, 12:16 PM EDT
Atlanta designated Juan Francisco for assignment last week and today the Braves traded him to the Brewers for minor leaguer Thomas Keeling. Milwaukee also called up second baseman Scooter Gennett from Triple-A. Francisco has been exclusively a third baseman in the majors, but given how awful the Brewers’ production has been at first base he…
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Josh Hamilton went 0-for-4 yesterday and is now hitting .216 with a .657 OPS and 61 strikeouts through 56 games for the Angels. Asked after his latest 0-for whether he’s gotten off to a slow start like this before Hamilton replied: “Never, ever–from the first time I picked up a ball to now, no.” Hamilton…
