[ad_1] Mother nature is trying her best to disrupt the New York Yankees. New York City residents were rattled late Friday morning when a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck the east coast near Lebanon, New Jersey. Social media erupted with reports of feeling the effects of the earthquake, including in parts of Connecticut, Pennsylvania and other … Read more
[ad_1] Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” GLENDALE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani hit a towering home run in his first batting practice against live pitching since he underwent reconstructive elbow surgery — another step toward … Read more
[ad_1] PHOENIX — In his first two live at-bats of the spring, new Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani went down on strikes. Then, in his third trip to the plate, he offered a potential preview of what could come in his debut Dodgers season. Taking live batting practice for not only the first time this spring, but … Read more
[ad_1] PHOENIX — As he threw batting practice to Shohei Ohtani on Friday, Dodgers third base coach Dino Ebel learned more about the superstar slugger based on what he did with bad pitches, not good ones. Plenty of players, Ebel noted, can launch towering drive after towering drive at soft throws over the middle of the … Read more