MILWAUKEE — David Vassegh thought it would be make good TV to take a ride on Bernie Brewer’s slide before the Los Angeles Dodgers played in Milwaukee Wednesday night. It didn’t go quite according to plan. The Dodgers television and radio reporter said he broke two bones in his right wrist and cracked six ribs … Read more
Ouch. David Vassegh—the Spectrum SportsNet Dodgers reporter—wound up in a cast after his trip down Bernie the Brewers’ slide didn’t go as planned at American Family Field in Milwaukee. The Dodgers broadcast showed Vassegh’s trip down the slide, which saw the reporter repeatedly yelling, “Holy crap” — before he slammed into a support wall and … Read more
The way the Yankees have been hitting lately, their games have largely lacked drama because their lineup has not posed much threat of a comeback. They made up for that in emphatic fashion Wednesday night. After wiping out a four-run deficit to force extra innings and then falling behind by three runs in the top … Read more
Bret Baty celebrated with one of the most important people in his life after hitting the first home run of his major league career in his first big league at-bat. The Mets third baseman appeared to give an “I love you” sign to his mom, Leslie —and she emphatically returned it — while he was … Read more
The Mets needed a slugging third baseman. They just happened to have the second-best hot-corner prospect in all of baseball at Triple-A, and now, he’s headed to the Majors. New York is planning to call up No. 19 overall prospect Brett Baty ahead of his Major League debut, Anthony DiComo reported on Tuesday. The 22-year-old … Read more
NEW YORK — The scoreboard read Rays 3, Yankees 1. In reality, it felt more like 13-1. If the Yankees were looking for a silver lining, there’s this: at least they weren’t shut out for a third straight day. Tampa Bay managed just one hit after the first inning, but the three runs the Rays … Read more
Dennis Eckersley is leaving the Red Sox booth soon. He likely won’t be watching many Pirates games as a casual fan. The Hall of Fame reliever, 67, torched the Pirates’ “pathetic” roster during Boston’s 5-3 win on Tuesday night. Dennis Eckersley on the Pirates (build roster, payroll, etc): “You talk about a no-name lineup. There’s … Read more
ATLANTA — A manageable rotation situation took a potentially darker turn on Tuesday for the Mets, who lost Taijuan Walker to back spasms after two innings of a 5-0 loss to the Braves at Truist Park. The issue occurred less than 24 hours after fellow rotation member Carlos Carrasco strained his left oblique, knocking him … Read more
Late Monday night, after the Yankees had lost for the 10th time in their last 12 games, Gerrit Cole said his team was in need of a spark. Considering the game that Aaron Hicks had just endured, calling up Estevan Florial seemed like a possible solution to fill a glaring need in center field and … Read more
No one loses baseball games quite like the Los Angeles Angels. In the ninth inning of the 51-65 Angels’ game against the Mariners Monday night, the two teams were locked in a 2-2 tie with Seattle star Julio Rodriguez at the plate, runners at the corners and one out. Rodriguez smoked a line drive right … Read more