Tag: Professional baseball
Counsell counting on Brewers hitters to bounce back
Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell has a pretty simple formula for boosting a lineup that struggled throughout the abbreviated 2020 season.
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Written off after Arenado trade, Rox look to ‘shock world’
DENVER — Kyle Freeland sees the prevailing theory out there: All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado traded away, the Colorado Rockies instantly written off.
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Braves’ Soroka eager to push his return from Achilles injury
Mike Soroka isn't considering a cautious approach to his comeback from a torn Achilles tendon after throwing on the opening day of the Atlanta...
Mariners thrilled to have ‘Big Maple’ back in Seattle
When Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais walked out of the training facility in suburban Seattle last fall he was impressed by what James Paxton...
Bell says late-season momentum will power 2021 Reds team
Just when the Cincinnati Reds started to roll last year, the pandemic-shortened season came to an end after 60 games. But manager David Bell...
After solid Twins debut, Maeda aims to finish even stronger
MINNEAPOLIS — Though Kenta Maeda's first season with Minnesota was abbreviated by the pandemic, the Japanese right-hander's debut was a runaway success.
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Still without Gardner, Yankees ready for spring training
NEW YORK — The Yankees start spring training this week without Brett Gardner for the first time since 2006, and manager Aaron Boone isn’t...
Rangers RHP Arihara starts transition to majors from Japan
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Japanese pitcher Kohei Arihara says he settled on the Texas Rangers because they told the right-hander what they thought he could...
Hinch grateful to be back as Tigers begin spring training
DETROIT — This year, the start of spring training was meaningful in a different way for AJ Hinch.
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Rangers acquire RHP Sborz from Dodgers for minor leaguer
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers have acquired right-hander Josh Sborz from the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league pitcher Jhan Zambrano.
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