Welcome to spring training, one of the great inventions in history. You may think we’re kidding. But ask anyone who had to pick up a snow shovel in the last week if they think we’re kidding. It may be tempting to say: What about the wheel? What about the microwave? What about the iPhone? What … Read more
The Minnesota Twins made their first major move of the offseason on Monday night, trading second baseman Jorge Polanco to the Seattle Mariners, league sources tell The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. In making a deal that was expected all offseason because of the Twins’ infield depth, the team sent its longest-tenured player to the Pacific Northwest … Read more
The Hall of Fame is made for players like Adrián Beltré. As a pure hitter, reliable slugger and slick third baseman, Beltré had few peers: No other infielder in the history of baseball has 3,000 hits, 400 homers and five Gold Glove awards. Beltré, now 44, was a lock for the Hall of Fame. As … Read more
This is a digital version of The Windup newsletter. Sign up here to receive this content directly in your inbox every morning. Oops, it’s all playoff updates! I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal — welcome to the Windup! NL Wild Card: rainouts and losses “My eyes need a shave; what else can go wrong?” … Read more
SEATTLE — Major League Baseball is looking into Wednesday night’s benches-clearing incident between the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners, during which Houston reliever Hector Neris is alleged to have shouted a homophobic slur in Spanish toward Mariners outfielder Julio Rodríguez, a league source said Thursday. Neris apologized for his actions in a statement Thursday afternoon, … Read more
This is a digital version of The Windup newsletter. Sign up here to receive this content directly in your inbox every morning. What if we started the playoffs early? Like … now? Well, the Rangers and Mariners are basically doing that over the next 10 days. Also: notes on Gerrit Cole, the Rays are calling up … Read more
Today in Sports – Week Ahead, September 1 – September 7 The Associated Press Source link
SEATTLE (AP) — Cedric Mullins robbed Ty France of a homer in the ninth inning and hit a two-run homer in the 10th, and the AL-best Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners in extra innings for the second straight day, 5-3 on Sunday. “It’s crazy,” Mullins said. “There’s always that scenario of what’s better, to … Read more
SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez hit a three-run homer and the Seattle Mariners won their eighth straight game Friday night as Luis Castillo and three relievers combined on a four-hitter in a 9-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Cal Raleigh launched an early two-run shot and Ty France also went deep for the Mariners, who … Read more