Tag Archives: RHP

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

Any time you tie a pitching record from Tom Seaver, it was probably a good day. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola entered the history books on Friday by striking out 10 consecutive batters, tying but not breaking the New York Mets legend’s 51-year-old record. It was the first game of a planned doubleheader. Facing Seaver’s own Mets team, Nola opened the game by hitting Jeff McNeil with a pitch and allowing a double to Francisco Lindor, but then a run of sheer dominance began. Nola… Source link

Turns out Yermín Mercedes won’t be the only person punished in the aftermath of this season’s biggest unwritten rules controversy. Minnesota Twins reliever Tyler Duffey was suspended three games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing behind the White Sox rookie in Tuesday’s game, the league announced Thursday. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was also suspended one game and fined for the pitch. Duffey is appealing the discipline, so he won’t serve the suspension now, but… Source link