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Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah soaking up info

19Feb

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Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah soaking up info

DUNEDIN, Fla. – Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah is not resting on his laurels after an all-star season last year. The 25-year-old staff ace is like a sponge at the team’s player development complex, regularly watching other pitchers’ throwing sessions and interacting with teammates and coaches to gather as much info as he can.“I’m a huge fan of the game,” he said. “I love to learn and see what guys are working on.”He has also become fast friends with new teammate Chris Bassitt, who signed a three-year deal with Toronto in the off-season.Manoah has been picking the brain of the veteran starter and they’ve been regular throwing partners on the practice fields. The big right-hander also took in Kevin Gausman’s throwing session Sunday and they got a chance to bounce ideas off each other. ...

26Jan

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What To Expect From PlayStation in 2023

Sucker Punch hasn’t announced what it’s working on, but has confirmed what it isn’t working on.Image: Sucker Punch ProductionsSony’s San Diego Studio is a multiplatform studio now that MLB The Show is available on Xbox and Nintendo platforms. So while it won’t be a PlayStation exclusive, expect an MLB The Show 23 later this year. God of War Ragnarök was one of the biggest games of last year, and was also one of the last big games in 2022, having only launched about two months ago. Sony Santa Monica also doesn’t seem to have plans to make DLC for Ragnarök, so it’s probable the team goes mostly silent in 2023.Sucker Punch could be a wildcard in 2023, as it’s been about three years since Ghost of Tsushima, but the studio also seems to be working on a sequel to its open-world samurai game r...

Colorado Rockies to play two Spring Training games in Las Vegas March 18-19

4Jan

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Colorado Rockies to play two Spring Training games in Las Vegas March 18-19

DENVER – The Colorado Rockies, in conjunction with the Kansas City Royals and Las Vegas Aviators, announced today that they will play two Spring Training games against Kansas City at Las Vegas Ballpark in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19. Las Vegas Ballpark is home to the Aviators, the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, with the contests being a part of the organization’s second “Big League Weekend” of 2023. The Rockies are slated to make their fourth all-time Spring Training appearance in Las Vegas for Big League Weekend, having previously faced the Phillies and Athletics in 2000, the Dodgers in 2003 and the Mariners in 2009. Completed in 2019, this will be first time the Rockies visit Las Vegas Ballpark, with the previous contests taking place at Ca...

Bryce Harper homers to start Game 3 HR party

2Nov

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Bryce Harper homers to start Game 3 HR party

It’s everybody else at Citizens Bank Park who lost their flippin’ minds. Harper ripped a two-run home run to right field in the first inning Tuesday night in a 7-0 victory over the Astros in Game 3 of the World Series. Harper’s blast kick-started a five-homer barrage, tying a record for the most homers in a World Series game. It ratcheted up another raucous night at the Bank, which has been absolutely electric since this unexpected and wildly fun postseason run began. “Just walking into the ballpark, just being back home, I think is such a momentum swing for us,” Harper said. “This whole city is so excited to be in this moment and we're just thrilled to be able to play in front of them.” Phillies fans had imagined what their first home World Series game since 2009 might be like ever sin...

Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado Exercising Contract Option through 2027, per Reports

29Oct

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Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado Exercising Contract Option through 2027, per Reports

The Cardinals boast one of the best third basemen in the business in Nolan Arenado, and that fact apparently won’t be changing anytime soon.Arenado will exercise the option in his contract to remain with St. Louis for the next five seasons, according to reports from The Athletic and ESPN. Arenado is poised to earn $144 million over the subsequent five seasons, including $35 million in 2023. He will be under contract to the Cardinals through 2027.The option to end the contract is the second such opportunity for Arenado to exit the nine-year, $275 million deal he originally signed with the Rockies in 2019.A 10-year MLB veteran, Arenado was traded to St. Louis prior to the 2021 season. In two years with St. Louis, he has batted .273/.335/.513 with 64 home runs and 208 RBIs...

Astros vs. Yankees ALCS Game 3 starting lineups and pitching matchup

21Oct

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Astros vs. Yankees ALCS Game 3 starting lineups and pitching matchup

HOUSTON -- They call Yankee Stadium “The Zoo,” and after the Astros pocketed both of the first two games of this American League Championship Series, the Yankees will need their home-field advantage more than ever. Gerrit Cole will be on the mound for the Yankees as the Bombers return home for Game 3 of the ALCS on Saturday, facing an 0-2 deficit in the series. The Astros have yet to announce their starting pitcher, but whoever is on the mound, the Yanks must find a way to make more contact after striking out 30 times through the first 18 innings of the ALCS. “We worked really hard to be in this position,” Cole said. “We worked really hard to get through the Division Series. So we're excited to celebrate that hard work at the beginning of the game with the fans and excited to get after ...

Dodgers vs. Padres NLDS Game 3 starting lineups and pitching matchup

13Oct

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Dodgers vs. Padres NLDS Game 3 starting lineups and pitching matchup

LOS ANGELES -- With the Padres set to host a postseason game in front of their fans for the first time since 2006, Petco Park was always going to be rocking for Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the rival Dodgers. But with the Padres’ thrilling back-and-forth 5-3 win over the Dodgers in Game 2 to tie up the series on Wednesday, the atmosphere should be absolutely electric on Friday. Lefty Blake Snell gets the start for San Diego, while the Dodgers are turning to right-hander Tony Gonsolin. The Padres last made the postseason in 2020, but the games were held at a crowdless Globe Life Field in Texas because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "I can't wait,” said Padres catcher Austin Nola. “I'm already thinking about the atmosphere and what it's going to be like. It's probably ...

Phillies vs Cardinals Game 2 starting lineups and pitching matchup

8Oct

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Phillies vs Cardinals Game 2 starting lineups and pitching matchup

ST. LOUIS -- When choosing his starting rotation for the Wild Card Series, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol knew immediately that he wanted Miles Mikolas in position to start Game 2. His reasoning? Marmol is confident Mikolas has the right mentality to pitch in an elimination game. Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson had a similar line of thinking in slotting Aaron Nola into Game 2, with the righty coming off one of the best performances of his career to get the Phillies into the postseason. After Philadelphia rallied for six ninth-inning runs to take Game 1, 6-3, on Friday, the Phillies will be in close-out mode at Busch Stadium on Saturday. Philadelphia is in the postseason for the first time since dropping the National League Division Series in five games to the Cardinals in 2011. St...

Padres-Mets 2022 Wild Card Series Game 1 FAQ

6Oct

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Padres-Mets 2022 Wild Card Series Game 1 FAQ

NEW YORK -- Sixty years after the Mets entered the National League as an expansion team, and 53 years after the Padres joined them, the clubs will meet in the postseason for the first time. They are teams with obvious similarities, including their dynamic rotations and back-end bullpen talent, but also a few notable differences. While the Mets stayed relatively quiet at the Trade Deadline, the Padres were the game’s most active team, making over their roster with the acquisitions of Juan Soto and Josh Hader. Ultimately, neither team could overcome the juggernauts within their own divisions -- for the Mets, the defending World Series-champion Braves; for the Padres, the 111-win Dodgers. But both clubs remain talented and dangerous in an October setting. “They’re a really good team,” Mets...

Manoah, Merrifield lead Jays to 3-1 win over Rays

25Sep

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Manoah, Merrifield lead Jays to 3-1 win over Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Toronto interim manager John Schneider is willing to go all in trying to get the top AL wild card and the home playoff series that goes with it. Alex Manoah and Whit Merrifield helped the Blue Jays move closer to that goal.Manoah pitched seven shutout innings, Merrifield hit a three-run homer and the Blue Jays regained the first wild-card spot with a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.“Love it, man,” Manoah said when asked about pitching in big games. “We’ve got a great team. Being able to come to battle with these guys, it’s what I dreamed of my whole life right here. Being on that mound, I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”The Blue Jays lead Tampa Bay by one game. The top wild card finisher will host all games in their best-of-thre...