CLEARWATER, Fla. — Shortly after Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski revealed on Saturday morning that extension talks had halted with Aaron Nola, the right-hander was hit hard by the Yankees in his final Grapefruit League start before Opening Day. The damage: five earned runs on six hits (including four for extra bases) while … Read more
Just 35 and already the voice of the World Series, Joe Davis has only touched the surface of the baseball magic coming his way. But the Fox Sports and Los Angeles Dodgers play-by-play voice knows he was part of something extraordinary on Tuesday night at LoanDepot park in Miami. It was Davis’ voice that FS1 … Read more
MIAMI – The script, everyone kept talking about the script. For the last month and a half, Mike Trout heard all about how it should play out. Him in the batter’s box. Shohei Ohtani on the mound. The perfect matchup for the World Baseball Classic. And, once the USA and Japan reached the final, the … Read more
If there is one enduring memory of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, it might be Trea Turner circling the bases. Turner homered yet again for Team USA in the WBC championship game on Tuesday night against Japan. He connected in the second inning for his fifth home run of the tournament, which tied the record … Read more
The Phillies will not place outfielder Bryce Harper on the 60-day injured list to begin the regular season as he continues his recovery from Tommy John surgery, Philadelphia president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know: Dombrowski said the current plan does not preclude the team from putting Harper … Read more
MIAMI – Trea Turner had faced Venezuelan right-hander Silvino Bracho exactly once in his career. “Go look at the highlight of the at-bat,” he told me just before I interviewed him on FS1. “Bad?” I asked. “So bad,” Turner replied. The at-bat took place on Sept. 26, 2016, in the ninth inning of a game … Read more
Spring training numbers don’t matter, goes the conventional wisdom. These players aren’t really trying, and most of the time teams aren’t fielding lineups consistently filled with major-league talent. That can’t be completely right, though. For one, major-league teams make decisions based on spring training — there are literally position battles underway on nearly every club. … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets will get reimbursed for Edwin Díaz’s salary during the star closer’s time on the injured list after suffering a torn patellar tendon at the World Baseball Classic, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. The Mets won’t end up paying Díaz because the injury occurred while he was participating in … Read more
PHOENIX – Team USA entered Wednesday’s game against Colombia knowing that a win sealed them a date in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals. In a lineup overflowing with superstars and a handful of likely future Hall of Famers, it was again the captain, Mike Trout, who led the way, going 3-for-4 with all three RBIs … Read more
New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz appeared to suffer a right leg injury during Puerto Rico’s on-field celebration at the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know: Díaz needed to be helped off the field after celebrating with teammates following a 5-2 win over Dominican Republic. He appeared unable to … Read more
