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Dodgers' Kershaw, Guardians' Lively, Tigers' Mize and Yankees' Stroman are left off ALDS rosters
Read full article: Dodgers' Kershaw, Guardians' Lively, Tigers' Mize and Yankees' Stroman are left off ALDS rostersPitchers Clayton Kershaw and Joe Kelly were left off the Los Angeles Dodgersā roster for their NL Division Series against the San Diego Padres.
Velocity training has pushed pitchers to their limits. Baseball is grappling with the injury risks
Read full article: Velocity training has pushed pitchers to their limits. Baseball is grappling with the injury risksVelocity training is the rage in baseball from the youth levels up through the majors.
Finally some good news on the pitcher health front as Gerrit Cole and Max Scherzer return
Read full article: Finally some good news on the pitcher health front as Gerrit Cole and Max Scherzer returnGerrit Cole pitched four-plus innings Wednesday for the New York Yankees and Max Scherzer worked five scoreless frames Sunday for the Texas Rangers.
Pitching injuries are forcing some less familiar names into important roles early in the season
Read full article: Pitching injuries are forcing some less familiar names into important roles early in the seasonBaseball has been overrun lately by injuries to star pitchers that are forcing teams to make contingency plans theyād have loved to avoid.
Gerrit Cole says MLB, union bickering over pitch clock sounds like 'divorced parents'
Read full article: Gerrit Cole says MLB, union bickering over pitch clock sounds like 'divorced parents'New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole faulted Major League Baseball and the playersā association for bickering over the pitch clock last weekend, comparing their behavior to divorced parents.
Players' union head blames quicker pitch clock after series of pitcher elbow injuries
Read full article: Players' union head blames quicker pitch clock after series of pitcher elbow injuriesThe head of the baseball playersā association thinks a shorter pitch clock has contributed to a series of pitcher injuries.
Guardians ace Shane Bieber to have season-ending Tommy John surgery after solid start in 2024
Read full article: Guardians ace Shane Bieber to have season-ending Tommy John surgery after solid start in 2024Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber will have season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery, a major blow to the team and the 2020 Cy Young winner.
MLB free agency: No 2-way stars, but All-Star sluggers and Cy Young winners could be in '24-25 class
Read full article: MLB free agency: No 2-way stars, but All-Star sluggers and Cy Young winners could be in '24-25 classThere will be no two-way stars like Shohei Ohtani in baseball's next free agency class, and almost certainly not deals like his record-shattering $700 million over 10 years.
Soto gets record $31 million, 1-year deal with Yankees. Guerrero asks for $19.9M from Blue Jays
Read full article: Soto gets record $31 million, 1-year deal with Yankees. Guerrero asks for $19.9M from Blue JaysJuan Soto and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $31 million, one-year contract that broke Shohei Ohtaniās record for an arbitration-eligible player.
Guardians give manager Terry Francona perfect send-off in his final home game, 4-3 win over Reds
Read full article: Guardians give manager Terry Francona perfect send-off in his final home game, 4-3 win over RedsShane Bieber shut down Cincinnati for six innings and the Cleveland Guardians sent manager Terry Francona off with a victory in his final home game, 4-3 over the Reds, whose playoff hopes are hanging by a thread.
Yarbrough wins first start since being hit in face, leads Royals past Guardians 4-1 to snap skid
Read full article: Yarbrough wins first start since being hit in face, leads Royals past Guardians 4-1 to snap skidRyan Yarbrough won his return to the mound for Kansas City after being hit in the face by a line drive two months ago and the Royals beat Shane Bieber for the first time, snapping a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians.
Fry's hit in 10th ends Braves' winning streak; Cleveland beats Atlanta 6-5
Read full article: Fry's hit in 10th ends Braves' winning streak; Cleveland beats Atlanta 6-5David Fry had a game-ending hit and the Cleveland Guardians stopped the Atlanta Bravesā nine-game winning streak with a 6-5 victory in 10 innings Tuesday night.
33 players left in arbitration as 170 reach agreements
Read full article: 33 players left in arbitration as 170 reach agreementsA total of 170 major league players agreed to contracts in the hours before Friday nightās arbitration deadline to exchange proposed salaries with teams, and just one reached a multiyear deal: Minnesota right-hander Chris Paddack.
Astros' PeƱa, Tucker, Phillies' Realmuto win Gold Gloves
Read full article: Astros' PeƱa, Tucker, Phillies' Realmuto win Gold GlovesAstros rookie shortstop and AL Championship Series MVP Jeremy PeƱa won his first Gold Glove Award and Houston right fielder Kyle Tucker joined his teammate on the list announced before Game 3 of the World Series.
Stanton, Judge HR, Yankees beat Guards, into ALCS vs Astros
Read full article: Stanton, Judge HR, Yankees beat Guards, into ALCS vs AstrosGiancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge staggered Cleveland with early homers, and the New York Yankees rocked past the Guardians 5-1 in the decisive Game 5 of their AL Division Series to set up another rematch with Houston for the pennant.
Guardians-Yankees rained out, to play ALDS Game 5 on Tuesday
Read full article: Guardians-Yankees rained out, to play ALDS Game 5 on TuesdayThe decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees has been postponed by rain after a 2 1/2-hour delay and rescheduled for Tuesday at 4:07 p.m. Both teams took batting practice ahead of the scheduled 7:07 p.m. start.
Guardians rally past Yankees 4-2 in 10 innings, tie ALDS 1-1
Read full article: Guardians rally past Yankees 4-2 in 10 innings, tie ALDS 1-1Oscar Gonzalez singled in the go-ahead run with Clevelandās second straight bloop hit in the 10th inning, and the Guardians overcame a two-run deficit to beat the New York Yankees 4-2 and even their best-of-five AL Division Series at one game apiece.
Cole cruises, Bader, Rizzo bash, Yanks beat Guardians 4-1
Read full article: Cole cruises, Bader, Rizzo bash, Yanks beat Guardians 4-1Gerrit Cole cruised for most of the night, Harrison Bader and Anthony Rizzo homered and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 in their AL Division Series opener.
Guardians take WC opener as RamĆrez homers, Bieber dominates
Read full article: Guardians take WC opener as RamĆrez homers, Bieber dominatesJosĆ© RamĆrez connected for a two-run homer, Shane Bieber dominated Tampa Bay for 7 2/3 innings and the young Cleveland Guardians played with poise in their postseason debut, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 in their wild-card opener.
GimƩnez homer in 9th gives Guardians 5-3 win over Twins
Read full article: GimƩnez homer in 9th gives Guardians 5-3 win over TwinsAndrƩs GimƩnez hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 for their second straight walk-off win against their AL Central rivals.
Naylor's 2-run HR in 10th gives Guardians 7-6 win over Twins
Read full article: Naylor's 2-run HR in 10th gives Guardians 7-6 win over TwinsJosh Naylor hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, completing a four-run rally that gave the Cleveland Guardians a 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
LEADING OFF: Correa's finger not broken, 6 MLB rainouts
Read full article: LEADING OFF: Correa's finger not broken, 6 MLB rainoutsThe Minnesota Twins avoided a daunting injury when it was determined star shortstop Carlos Correaās right middle finger is not broken as was initially feared after he was hit by a pitch this week.
Cole, Yanks sweep Guardians in series blighted by fan issues
Read full article: Cole, Yanks sweep Guardians in series blighted by fan issuesGerrit Cole bounced back from the shortest start of his career, Anthony Rizzo powered an early offensive barrage and the New York Yankees pounded the Cleveland Guardians 10-2 to complete a three-game sweep in a series marred by fan misbehavior.
RamĆrez slam in 9-run 2nd, Guardians top White Sox in Game 1
Read full article: RamĆrez slam in 9-run 2nd, Guardians top White Sox in Game 1JosĆ© RamĆrez hit his second grand slam of the season, connecting during a nine-run second inning as the Cleveland Guardians roughed up Dallas Keuchel and routed the sloppy Chicago White Sox 11-1 in the opener of a doubleheader.
LEADING OFF: Ohtani on mound, White Sox and Guardians play 2
Read full article: LEADING OFF: Ohtani on mound, White Sox and Guardians play 2Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to pitch Wednesday night for the Los Angeles Angels in Houston, and the two-way superstar is off to a much better start at the plate than on the mound this season.
LEADING OFF: Freeman vs Braves, Hill's special Patriots' Day
Read full article: LEADING OFF: Freeman vs Braves, Hill's special Patriots' DayFreddie Freeman faces the Braves in Los Angeles for the first time since leaving the World Series champions and signing a $162 million, six-year deal with the Dodgers last month.
Estrada, Wood power Giants to 8-1 win, sweep of Guardians
Read full article: Estrada, Wood power Giants to 8-1 win, sweep of GuardiansThairo Estrada drove in four runs, Alex Wood continued San Franciscoās superb starting pitching and the Giants completed a three-game sweep with an 8-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians in football-like weather.
Ramirez slam, 6 RBIs; Kwan, Guardians nick Reds' home opener
Read full article: Ramirez slam, 6 RBIs; Kwan, Guardians nick Reds' home openerJosĆ© RamĆrez hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, remarkable rookie Steven Kwan reached base three more times and the Cleveland Guardians spoiled Cincinnatiās home opener by beating the Reds 10-5.
Remarkable rookie Kwan delivers again, Guardians beat Royals
Read full article: Remarkable rookie Kwan delivers again, Guardians beat RoyalsSteven Kwan kept up an historic start to his big league career with a bases-loaded triple, Oscar Mercado added a two-run homer and the Cleveland Guardians beat Kansas City 10-7 to split their season-opening series.
Witt a debut! Royals rookie stars in 3-1 win over Guardians
Read full article: Witt a debut! Royals rookie stars in 3-1 win over GuardiansBobby Witt Jr. capped his highly anticipated big league debut with his first hit, a go-ahead double with two outs in the eighth inning, sending the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 victory over the rechristened Cleveland Guardians.
LEADING OFF: Opening day! Guardians debut, Ohtani and Braves
Read full article: LEADING OFF: Opening day! Guardians debut, Ohtani and BravesCubs veteran Kyle Hendricks is set to deliver the first pitch of the season against Corbin Burnes and Milwaukee at Wrigley Field just past 2:20 p.m. EDT, the first of seven games still on the calendar amid rainy forecasts across the country.
AP source: RamĆrez, Guardians agree on 5-year, $124M deal
Read full article: AP source: RamĆrez, Guardians agree on 5-year, $124M dealA person familiar with the deal tells AP that All-Star third baseman JosĆ© RamĆrez and the Cleveland Guardians have reached agreement on a five-year, $124 million contract.
Arozarena, Ćlvarez, Bichette among 16 whose deals renewed
Read full article: Arozarena, Ćlvarez, Bichette among 16 whose deals renewedRookie of the Year winners Randy Arozarena and Yordan Ćlvarez and All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette were among 16 players whose contracts were renewed by their teams rather than reach negotiated agreements.
Last hurrah: Indians win final home game before name change
Read full article: Last hurrah: Indians win final home game before name changeThe Cleveland Indians won their last home game before they become the Guardians, beating the Kansas City Royals 8-3 to close a run that started in 1915 and will continue in 2022 with a new identity.
White Sox clinch AL Central with victory over Indians
Read full article: White Sox clinch AL Central with victory over IndiansThe Chicago White Sox clinched their first AL Central title since 2008 with a 7-2 win over the Cleveland Indians behind two home runs by Tim Anderson in the opener of a doubleheader spit.
Perez breaks Bench's home run record; Royals sweep Indians
Read full article: Perez breaks Bench's home run record; Royals sweep IndiansSalvador Perez hit his 46th home run, breaking Johnny Benchās record for most by a catcher in a season to highlight the opener, then the Kansas City Royals completed a doubleheader sweep by beating the Cleveland Indians 4-2.
Moreland 2 HRs, Bassitt AL-high 12th W, A's bop Indians 17-0
Read full article: Moreland 2 HRs, Bassitt AL-high 12th W, A's bop Indians 17-0Mitch Moreland homered twice, Chris Bassitt posted his AL-leading 12th win and the Oakland Athletics routed the Cleveland Indians 17-0 for their seventh straight victory.
Reyes 2 HRs, drive almost hits bicyclist, Indians top Cards
Read full article: Reyes 2 HRs, drive almost hits bicyclist, Indians top CardsFranmil Reyes homered twice, the first a second-inning blast that bounced out of Progressive Field and almost dinged a bicyclist pedaling past on the street, and the Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2.
Altuve homers twice in milestone game as Astros down Indians
Read full article: Altuve homers twice in milestone game as Astros down IndiansJose Altuve celebrated the 10th anniversary of his major league debut with a leadoff homer, and made the milestone twice as nice with a second shot on his next at-bat to lead the Houston Astros to a 9-3 win over the Cleveland Indians.
LEADING OFF: Bosox-Yanks open 2nd half; trade deadline looms
Read full article: LEADING OFF: Bosox-Yanks open 2nd half; trade deadline loomsThe second half of the major league baseball season begins with one game Thursday night when Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers and the AL East-leading Red Sox visit Yankee Stadium.
LEADING OFF: All-Star pitchers, Schwarber sidelined
Read full article: LEADING OFF: All-Star pitchers, Schwarber sidelinedMets ace Jacob deGrom, Milwaukeeās Brandon Woodruff, Texasā Kyle Gibson and the Yankeesā Gerrit Cole are among those likely to picked as All-Stars when pitchers and reserves are announced Sunday.
Indians expect MLB wins leader Civale to be out with injury
Read full article: Indians expect MLB wins leader Civale to be out with injuryCleveland Indians right-hander Aaron Civale appears headed to the injured list because of soreness in the middle finger on his pitching hand, another major hit for a banged-up staff.
Indians shake off Bieber injury; O's 16th straight road loss
Read full article: Indians shake off Bieber injury; O's 16th straight road lossJosĆ© RamĆrez picked up a pair of RBIs made possible by Baltimore blunders in the field and the Cleveland Indians extended the Oriolesā road losing streak to 16 straight games with a 4-3 win.
LEADING OFF: Bieber ailing, Braves rookie Davidson excels
Read full article: LEADING OFF: Bieber ailing, Braves rookie Davidson excelsReigning AL Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber wonāt throw for at least two weeks because of a right shoulder strain, an injury that will further test Clevelandās pitching depth.
Bieber extends own MLB strikeout record, Indians beat Cubs
Read full article: Bieber extends own MLB strikeout record, Indians beat CubsShane Bieber pitched out of some early trouble before extending his strikeout record and CƩsar HernƔndez hit a two-run homer, sending the Cleveland Indians to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
LEADING OFF: Means back after no-no, Voit returns to Yanks
Read full article: LEADING OFF: Means back after no-no, Voit returns to YanksOrioles ace John Means got five days of rest following his no-hitter last week against Seattle, and now heāll try to match Johnny Vander Meerās record with a second straight no-no against the streaking Mets.
LEADING OFF: DeGrom down for bit, Soto eases back, Ohtani up
Read full article: LEADING OFF: DeGrom down for bit, Soto eases back, Ohtani upThe Mets will see how ace Jacob deGrom fares this week after being scratched from his scheduled start at St. Louis when he had trouble getting loose during a pregame stretch.
LEADING OFF: DeGrom down for bit, Soto eases back with Nats
Read full article: LEADING OFF: DeGrom down for bit, Soto eases back with NatsThe Mets will see how ace Jacob deGrom fares this week after being scratched from his start at St. Louis when he had trouble getting loose during a pregame stretch.
LEADING OFF: Bumgarner back on mound; Bieber-Keuchel matchup
Read full article: LEADING OFF: Bumgarner back on mound; Bieber-Keuchel matchupArizona LHP Madison Bumgarner starts against Colorado in his first appearance since pitching a seven-inning no-hitter against Atlanta last Sunday, a game that Major League Baseball does not consider to be a no-hitter.
Cole outduels Bieber in ace matchup, Yankees edge Indians
Read full article: Cole outduels Bieber in ace matchup, Yankees edge IndiansGerrit Cole was one pitch better than Shane Bieber in a heavyweight matchup of aces as Rougned Odor and Aaron Hicks homered off Clevelandās Cy Young winner in the fifth inning, giving the New York Yankees a 2-1 win over the Indians.
Stanton homers twice, powering Yankees past Indians 5-3
Read full article: Stanton homers twice, powering Yankees past Indians 5-3Giancarlo Stanton busted out of his slump with two rocketed home runs ā one with the highest exit velocity this season ā and New York connected four times, sending the Yankees to a 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians.
DeGrom's 15 strikeouts, 2-hitter lead Mets over Nats 6-0
Read full article: DeGrom's 15 strikeouts, 2-hitter lead Mets over Nats 6-0Jacob deGrom struck out a career-high 15, pitched a two-hitter and boosted the Mets' sagging offense with a go-ahead double from the No. 8 spot in the batting order, leading New York over the Washington Nationals 6-0.
Naylor hits into triple play, makes key E, Reds edge Indians
Read full article: Naylor hits into triple play, makes key E, Reds edge IndiansJosh Naylor lined into a triple play in the eighth inning, then let a routine grounder roll through his legs at first base with two outs in the ninth that led to Cincinnatiās tying run as the Reds beat the Cleveland Indians 3-2 in 10 innings.
Cabrera homers off Bieber in snow, Tigers beat Indians 3-2
Read full article: Cabrera homers off Bieber in snow, Tigers beat Indians 3-2Miguel Cabrera homered through the snow in his first at-bat of the season, then added a sparkling play at first base to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
Quick flurry: Cabrera 1st HR of MLB season in snowy Detroit
Read full article: Quick flurry: Cabrera 1st HR of MLB season in snowy DetroitPatty and Steve Smith watch the baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians as snow falls, Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)DETROIT ā Miguel Cabrera hit the first home run of the new Major League Baseball season, a drive through the snow in Detroit's chilly opener against Cleveland on Thursday. It wasn't easy to see through the ball through the snow, and Cabrera slid into second base, unsure if he'd cleared the wall. The 37-year-old Cabrera is five homers shy of tying Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff for 28th on the career list. The new season began at Yankee Stadium, where Gerrit Cole threw the first pitch of the year, a ball to Toronto's Marcus Semien.
LEADING OFF: Crowds back on opening day, Cole starts season
Read full article: LEADING OFF: Crowds back on opening day, Cole starts seasonEARLY TESTSThe Washington Nationals will be short-handed due to a positive coronavirus test for the second straight season opener. General manager Mike Rizzo did not reveal who the five players were, and the only certainty as of Wednesday night was that opening day starter Max Scherzer wasn't one of them. The Nationals did not have any players test positive during spring training prior to that. But in a what-are-the-odds moment, all three are set to start on opening day. To be pitching the same day as those guys is pretty cool.āMITTS AND MITTENSNolan Arenado, Kris Bryant and Miguel Cabrera will be wearing gloves on opening day.