The all-time saves leader, Mariano Rivera, suffered a torn ACL yesterday while shagging fly balls at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City and according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com it is still unknown if he’ll ever pitch again.
“At this point, I don’t know,” Rivera said, repeating softly (via Hoch), “At this point, I don’t know. I [...]
05/04/12
I know that trash-talking is part of baseball, and I’m sure that’s why Jose Valverde said after yesterday’s game that “it’s over for the Yankees,” (via Buster Olney of ESPN) but I think that it’s far from over. The Yankees lost yesterday with the tying run on first and Cano (the guy who batted in [...]
10/03/11
In a Tweet by Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times, he reports that the Dodgers have designated right-handed pitcher Lance Cormier for assignment. The move was made to accommodate the recently promoted Rubby de la Rosa.
Cormer was signed by the Dodgers to a Minor League contract in mid-February 2011. The 31-year-old Cormier pitched the [...]
05/24/11
According to the Associated Press, pitcher Pedro Martinez said he is on his way to retirement.
“I keep active because I have not announced my retirement, because that is something that takes time and you have to plan it. Plus, it is something that the Dominican people expected,” Martinez said.
The 38-year-old has not pitched [...]
05/01/11
Free agent pitcher Pedro Martinez recently said he hasn’t closed the door on pitching in 2011. According to Joe Brescia of the New York Times the right hander is waiting for a call to help a team win a World Series.
Martinez said back in March that part of the reason he didn’t pitched in 2010 [...]
04/09/11
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Jose Molina said that his older brother, Bengie Molina, still wants to play. However, Bengie will only sign a contract that shows sufficient respects, Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports reports.
On Saturday, New York Yankees manager, Joe Girardi, asked Jose if Bengie was retired, but Rosenthal speculates that it was more out of [...]
03/19/11
In a telephone interview with Ken Davidoff of Newsday, Bengie Molina doesn’t sound like he’ll be putting on the catcher’s gear any time soon.
“I don’t want to say I’m retired. I’m just out,” the veteran catcher said. “Who knows? Maybe later on, I’ll change my mind, but for now, I’m retired, I don’t want [...]
03/13/11
Here’s the latest from Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe:
– The Philadelphia Phillies have Joe Blanton to dangle around for trade bait, but it’s questionable as to whether he can bring a starting outfielder or second baseman.
– The Phillies know that Jed Lowrie and Marco Scutaro could be trade candidates from the Boston Red Sox.
– [...]
03/13/11
In an interview given by Dominican pitcher Pedro Martinez to MLB Network’s Bob Costas, the right hander says that he has not closed the door about the possibility of making a comeback in 2011.
Martinez also said that part of the reason he didn’t pitched in 2010 was because he promised his kids he was going [...]
03/11/11
Here the latest from Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe:
– Mark Prior is optimistic about his comeback with the New York Yankees. “I have no idea where this is going or what will happen,’’ said Prior. “I just know that I feel I’m ready to give this a try again. I’m excited again. I’m nervous. [...]
02/13/11