[ad_1] For so-called superteams like the Dodgers included, there is a universal kryptonite from which even a $300-million payroll isn’t immune. Walks. In a 6-3 loss to the San Diego Padres on Sunday, the Dodgers issued 14 of them, shooting themselves again and again and again in the foot to drop a three-game weekend series … Read more
[ad_1] The story of the 2024 MLB season through the first couple of weeks has been the epidemic of elbow injuries to high-end pitchers. Elbow injuries have been on the rise in MLB for years – decades, really – but with so many big names going down in spring training and then in the first … Read more
[ad_1] Major League Baseball’s two top pitching stars – the Cleveland Guardians’ Shane Bieber and the Atlanta Braves’ Spencer Strider – were among those who suffered elbow injuries within the first few days of the season. Not to mention, the New York Yankees’ Jonathan Loaisiga, the Miami Marlins’ Eury Perez and the Oakland Athletics’ Trevor … Read more
[ad_1] Saturday was not a kind day to pitchers. Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber and New York Yankees reliever Jonathan Loáisiga were both announced as needing elbow surgery. Atlanta Braves star Spencer Strider, meanwhile, was confirmed by imaging to have a damaged ulnar collateral ligament. It’s too early to know if Strider will require his … Read more
[ad_1] USATSI The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Wednesday morning in Seoul, South Korea to kick off Major League Baseball’s regular season. The two sides will meet again on Thursday morning before returning to the United States. The regular season will then resume on March 28 with the year’s official … Read more
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[ad_1] Stacy Wakefield, the widow of former Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim, died Wednesday. Tim, notorious for his knuckleball during his 19-year career, died in October after a battle with brain cancer. Stacy, too, was battling cancer. “It is with deep sadness that we share that our beloved mother, daughter, sister, niece, and aunt, Stacy, … Read more
[ad_1] USATSI Spring Training brings excitement as it means we’re inching closer to the Fantasy Baseball season as well as your 2024 drafts. Earlier, we discussed the impact of velocity readings for pitchers in Spring Training and what that means for how you should draft pitchers in 2024. We also took a look at the impact … Read more