Double Trouble: A Pair of Petes Forcing Their Way Into NL MVP Consideration Crow-Armstrong’s breakout season and Alonso’s veteran excellence create compelling narratives in crowded MVP race The National League MVP race has taken an unexpected turn as two players named Pete—one an emerging superstar, the other a proven veteran—have positioned themselves as legitimate contenders […]
Effross Battles Back: Yankees Reliever Returns After Nightmare Injury Stretch.Duongnhung
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Scott Effross has found his round-about way back to the Yankees. The reliever joined the club on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium as a fresh bullpen arm after the Yankees optioned lefty Brent Headrick to Triple-A earlier in the day. Effross has battled injuries for most of his Yankees tenure after arriving […]
From Dominant to Down: Brewers’ Misiorowski Exits Debut with Injury After No-Hit Run.Duongnhung
The sun was shining and Kodai Senga was dominating with a comfortable lead in Thursday’s sixth inning. And then a mostly perfect Mets afternoon at Citi Field got ruined. Senga, covering first base on a grounder to Pete Alonso, received a high throw and, after landing on the base, grabbed for his right hamstring. The […]
Mets’ Nightmare Begins? Kodai Senga Leaves in Pain With Injury.Duongnhung
Kodai Senga’s afternoon was rolling, until a routine grounder to first base in Thursday’s sixth inning landed him on the injured list. The right-hander covered first base and upon landing on the bag after receiving Pete Alonso’s high throw, grabbed for his right hamstring. Senga tumbled to the ground and after a delay walked off […]
Austin Wells Struggles to Juggle Hitting and Catching for the Yankees.Duongnhung
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Most of Austin Wells’ teammates were already long gone when he walked back into the visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium late Tuesday night, his shoulder wrapped in ice. The Yankees catcher has a long postgame treatment routine he goes through on most nights, not because he is necessarily dealing with an […]