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Marlins LHP prospect Eder to have elbow surgery
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Monday, 30 August 2021 10:54
MIAMI -- Miami Marlins pitching prospect Jake Eder is scheduled to undergo reconstructive elbow surgery and might be sidelined until 2023.Eder was a fourth-round pick in 2020 out of Vanderbilt and is ranked as one of baseball's top 100 prospects.A 22-year-old left-hander, Eder went 3-5 with a 1.77 ERA and 99 strikeouts in 71 1/3 innings over 15 starts this…
Last-place Pirates fire hitting coach Eckstein
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Monday, 30 August 2021 09:56
PITTSBURGH -- The last-place Pittsburgh Pirates have fired hitting coach Rick Eckstein.The team made the announcement on Monday. The Pirates, who are in the early stages of a reboot under general manager Ben Cherington, have struggled to produce offense all season.Pittsburgh entered Monday last in the majors in runs scored, home runs, slugging percentage and on-base plus slugging. The Pirates…
Baez: Mets' thumbs-down celebration jab at fans
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Sunday, 29 August 2021 17:10
NEW YORK -- Javier Baez has had enough of New York Mets fans booing him, and is taking matters into his own hands.Since his trade to the Mets at the trade deadline, the infielder is hitting .207/.258/.414 with three homers and five RBIs in 16 games. Fans have responded to his struggles at the plate by booing the former Chicago…
Reports: Syndergaard tests positive for COVID
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Sunday, 29 August 2021 12:02
NEW YORK -- Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard encountered another hurdle in his recovery from Tommy John surgery Sunday when he was scratched from a rehab start because he tested positive for COVID-19, according to multiple reports.New York manager Luis Rojas said Sunday that Syndergaard had a "non-baseball-related injury." He did confirm that Syndergaard has been vaccinated.Syndergaard -- who turned 29…
Are the Yankees for real? What you should -- and shouldn't -- believe
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Sunday, 29 August 2021 05:52
Are the New York Yankees for real?The Bronx Bombers rode an 11-game winning streak into this current series with the Oakland A's, one of their chief rivals for an American League wild-card spot. It was their longest winning streak since 1985, and, along the way, they had swept a series with the Red Sox to pass Boston in the AL…
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