It was on this day in 1996 that Cal Ripken Jr. became professional baseball’s all-time iron man. Though Ripken eclipsed Lou Gehrig’s Major League record for consecutive games played in 1995, it took a while longer to surpass Japan’s Sachio Kinugasa, who played in 2215 NPL straight games between 1970 and 1987. Here’s some news [...]
Here are the latest draft signings from beyond the first round, with the most recent news at the top of the post…. The Mariners announced that third-rounder Edwin Diaz and third-round compensation pick Tyler Pike have agreed to terms. Figures weren’t announced but Kendall Rogers of Perfect Game USA (via Twitter) reports that left-hander Pike [...]
Steve Tolleson‘s demotion to Triple-A was short-lived, as the Orioles recalled the utility man and placed Endy Chavez on the disabled list with a strained right hamstring. Chavez suffered the injury Tuesday and said repeatedly that he could avoid the DL, but the Orioles decided it wasn’t worth playing short-handed in the hopes a part-time…
Baltimore’s Triple-A roster is littered with big names and former big leaguers, including Miguel Tejada, Jamie Moyer, Lew Ford, Pat Neshek, J.C. Romero, Joel Pineiro, Bill Hall, and Nate McLouth. Some of them, like Ford, are thriving as they try to make it back to the majors one last time, but the 38-year-old Tejada is…
Roger Clemens won his 300th MLB game and joined the 4,000 strikeout club on this date in 2003, when he pitched the Yankees to victory against the Cardinals. Here are today’s AL East links… Kevin Youkilis said this year hasn’t been fun and realizes he might be traded, Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald reports. [...]
Brian Roberts has missed the last 13 months due to a concussion he suffered … [visit site to read more] Brian Roberts Goes 3 for 4 in Return to the Orioles – Call to the Pen – Call to the Pen – A Major League Baseball Fan Site – News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Phillies general partner David Montgomery told Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports that he’s not thinking about trading away established players since opportunity still exists for his 29-33 club. “Come August or something, maybe we feel differently,” Montgomery acknowledged, noting that the team’s current goal is to re-enter the playoff picture. Here are more rumors and [...]
Brian Roberts hasn’t played a major-league game in 13 months because of multiple concussions and numerous setbacks in his long road to recovery, but the former All-Star second baseman will be in the Orioles’ lineup tonight for the first time since May 16, 2011. After such a long layoff at age 34 his ability level…
Slugger Vladimir Guerrero is hitting .303 with the
The latest minor transactions from around MLB… The Orioles have released right-hander Willie Eyre from Triple-A Norfolk, tweets Roch Kubatko of MASNsports. The 33-year-old was drafted by Minnesota in the 23rd round in 1999 and has a 4.95 ERA across parts of four seasons with the Twins, Rangers, and Orioles. This season, he’d pitched to a [...]
