Author: Deon Kayden

The Los Angeles Dodgers got to reexperience the joy of winning their World Series last October on Friday with the championship ring ceremony at Dodger Stadium during the team’s home opener. Those who were on that title-winning roster last year were able to celebrate with a limited crowd of less than 15,000 fans First, a […]

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Trey Mancini hit his first home run on Saturday night against the Boston Red Sox after undergoing treatment for colon cancer. That treatment required him to miss the entire 2020 campaign, meaning his most recent home run had been delivered on Sept. 28, 2019. Mancini’s home run came in the first […]

The New York Yankees lost to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, dropping them to 3-5 on the season after three consecutive losses. While it’s usually only fans pining for changes this early in the year, the Yankees themselves made a roster move after the game that will impact their starting rotation. That’s because the […]

The Tampa Bay Rays lost another member of their pitching staff to the injured list on Saturday, as righty Chris Archer joined relievers Nick Anderson and Pete Fairbanks on the mend. Archer left his Saturday start against the New York Yankees with forearm tightness. While that’s never a promising diagnosis, Archer told reporters afterward that […]

Another day, another wasted Jacob deGrom masterpiece for the New York Mets. deGrom struck out a career-high-tying 14 batters in eight innings Saturday afternoon, but the offense gave him zero support, and he took the loss against the Miami Marlins (MIA 3, NYM 0). deGrom is winless despite a 0.64 ERA through two starts this […]

White Sox batsman — and we do mean “batsma” — Yermin Mercedes recently crafted history when he became the first player in modern MLB history to begin a season with eight consecutive hits. On Thursday against the Royals, Mercedes provided onlookers with a more instantaneous source of wonderment. Please enjoy via the magic of technicolor:  […]

The New York Yankees on Friday announced that third baseman Gio Urshela has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list because of side effects from the vaccination. Infielder Mike Ford has been recalled from the alternate site to take Urshela’s place on the active roster.  The COVID injured list has no mandatory minimum duration, so […]

Just hours before their Friday home opener, the Los Angeles Dodgers placed All-Star outfielder and former NL MVP Cody Bellinger on the 10-day injured list with a left calf contusion.  The move is retroactive to April 6, which means Bellinger will be eligible to be activated on April 16. Outfielder/first baseman Luke Raley has been […]

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge will miss a second straight game with general soreness in his side. Manager Aaron Boone made the announcement on Friday, but he didn’t sound particularly alarmed about Judge’s status moving forward:  Judge was held out of Wednesday’s game against the Orioles with the same injury, and Thursday was an […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers got to reexperience the joy of winning their World Series last October on Friday with the championship ring ceremony at Dodger Stadium during the team’s home opener. Those who were on that title-winning roster last year were able to celebrate with a limited crowd of less than 15,000 fans First, a […]