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Tune into baseball for long enough in 2022 and you’re almost assured to come across an unfamiliar term. The “sweeper” is the newest weapon being deployed against MLB hitters. It is revitalizing the repertoires of some prominent pitchers and could have, um, sweeping implications for the seasons of the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees — two of the franchises most invested in it. But what is a sweeper, exactly? It’s a variation of breaking ball distinguished by horizontal… Source link

Who’s on the rise in 2022? Yahoo Sports’ Scott Pianowski answers that question with three players who are scorching early. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] SCOTT PIANOWSKI: Scott Pianowski, Yahoo Sports. I know we’re early in the baseball season, but fantasy values are moving up, they’re moving down. I’m going to talk about three players I’m more excited about today than I was before the season started. Going to start with Gavin Lux. This is a hot prospect of the Dodgers a couple of years ago…. Source link

An Atlanta Braves institution is on the move. At least he got a ring on the way out. Longtime Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman has agreed to a six-year, $162 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night, according to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan. The deal will end a 12-year tenure in Atlanta for Freeman, who capped his time there by winning the franchise’s first World Series title since 1995. During his time in Atlanta, the 32-year-old Freeman also earned five… Source link

Trevor Bauer will start spring training the same way he ended the 2021 MLB season: on administrative leave, waiting for someone to make a firm decision. MLB placed Bauer back on paid leave Friday, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Bill Shaikin, continuing a state of limbo that has been in place since he was accused of sexual assault last July. The leave reportedly extends through March 19 and can be further extended by agreement between the league and MLBPA. The offseason brought at least… Source link

The Los Angeles Dodgers won their first World Series since 1998, and now they’ll be the first champion sports team to visit the White House under President Joe Biden. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters on Thursday that the team will visit the White House on Friday amid a road series against the Washington Nationals, according to MLB.com’s Juan Toribio. The team already got a taste of a political visit with the presence of Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff in the clubhouse before… Source link

Trevor Bauer, the National League’s reigning Cy Young Award winner, is reportedly accused of assaulting a woman. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer is under investigation after a woman claimed he assaulted her earlier this year, according to TMZ. The alleged victim was granted a temporary domestic violence restraining order in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Pasadena police are reportedly investigating the claim, with Bauer cooperating with… Source link

One of the craziest streaks in the sports betting world will likely end on Monday, when the Los Angeles Dodgers finally are not favored to win.  The overnight line at BetMGM for Monday night’s Dodgers-San Diego Padres game has the Padres as -125 favorites, which isn’t a big deal for any team other than the Dodgers. For the Dodgers, it’s the first time since 2019 they have been underdogs.  The Dodgers’ streak ends at a clean 150 straight games without being an underdog. It’s rare for a… Source link

The Los Angeles Dodgers appeared to finally be gathering some momentum with their fourth straight win. Then they lost the reigning World Series MVP. Shortstop Corey Seager exited Saturday’s game against the Miami Marlins after taking a 90 mph sinker off the hand against Ross Detwiler. The Dodgers announced after the game that X-rays had revealed a hand fracture. Here’s the pitch that did it. It didn’t look good. The team at least won Saturday’s game 7-0 to move within a game of the San… Source link

Albert Pujols has found a new home, and he didn’t have to go far.  Pujols is reportedly in agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers on a contract for the rest of the MLB season. According to Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times, Pujols will be playing for the Dodgers and not one of their minor league affiliates.  Pujols, 41, spent the last nine seasons with the Los Angeles Angels, and had played about five weeks of his 10th season before he was abruptly released on May 6. The reasons for… Source link

Among the many — and perhaps least important — “unprecedenteds” that can be deployed in a facile attempt to explain the previous 12 months is an unprecedented lack of access at sporting events. I like to think we’re getting by — fans and reporters, both — through a healthy dose of innovation, perspective, and an unhealthy dose of time spent staring at various screens. But for an in-depth look at each team ahead of the 2021 season, I wanted to talk to someone who’s allowed… Source link