The Kansas City Royals announced that manager Ned Yost will be stepping down at the conclusion of the season. This announcement was released via Twitter on Monday after the team’s defeat against the Minnesota Twins that put their 2019 record at 57-100. This loss marked the second season in a …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays Trying to Hold Wildcard Spot
After Monday’s victory over the Red Sox, the Rays currently hold the second Wild Card spot in AL. Comeback Win Keeps Them In Front See you next year, Boston. #RaysWin! FINAL: #Rays 7, Red Sox 4 pic.twitter.com/5QHF5n03Zc — Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) September 24, 2019 The Rays could not get …
Read More »MLB Sets New Record With Four 100-Loss Teams
The Kansas City Royals broke an MLB record on Sunday, joining three other 100-loss teams this season. The Royals (100), Tigers (109), Marlins (101), and Orioles (105) broke the 2002 record, setting new league standards for fruitlessness. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers are the third team this season to reach …
Read More »Astros Clinch AL West
The Houston Astros earned the American League West division title for a third consecutive season and their ninth title overall. This is their longest winning streak since 1997-99. The Astros secured the title after defeating the Los Angeles Angels 13-5 Sunday night. https://twitter.com/astros/status/1175888351909441538 The Astros now have a 102-54 record, …
Read More »San Francisco Manager Bochy Reaches 2,000 Wins
San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy is celebrating becoming the 11th manager in the history of Major League Baseball to reach 2,000 wins. Bochy’s Giants took down the Boston Red Sox by a score of 11-3 on Wednesday night to reach the milestone. Bochy will be retiring at the end …
Read More »Rays Clinging On To AL Wild Card Spot
The Tampa Bay Rays lost 7-5 to the LA Dodgers Tuesday night. Now having lost two straight games, the Rays may be on the outside looking in for the final AL Wild Card place. Not quite enough tonight. https://t.co/tTsDteD91C pic.twitter.com/dPCCSlXL9E — Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) September 18, 2019 Game Recap …
Read More »Rays at Dodgers Preview: Snell Returns After Surgery
The Tampa Bay Rays continue their fight for a spot in the playoffs as the season winds down. They currently have one of the top two spots in the AL Wild Card race. Because of this, every game becomes important. Their next matchup will be on Tuesday, September 16th as …
Read More »6,106! MLB Breaks Single-Season Home Run Record
When Justin Verlander publicly claimed that MLB was intentionally “juicing” their baseballs this season, not too many people around the league were thrilled. “Major League Baseball’s turning this game into a joke. They own Rawlings, and you’ve got Manfred up here saying it might be the way they center the …
Read More »Christian Yelich Out For Season Due to Injury
It’s something all ballplayers have done but maybe not to this extent. Milwaukee Brewers, Christian Yelich, fouled a ball off hitting his knee resulting in a fractured knee cap. As a result, the outfielder will now miss the remainder of the season. The At-Bat The incident happened during Yelich’s first …
Read More »AL Wild Card: Rays Win, Retain Lead
It took extra innings, but the Tampa Bay Rays got the job done against the Texas Rangers to retain a 1.5-game lead over the Oakland A’s in the AL Wild Card. The Rays have now won six straight. Took extras, took the first in TEX. #RaysUp RECAP // https://t.co/f1GTDsYQ9A pic.twitter.com/TE5QoMQj0d …
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