Looking to solidify their rotation for the pennant race and postseason, the Baltimore Orioles acquired Zach Eflin Friday from the Tampa Bay Rays, sources told Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. In a separate move, the Seattle Mariners traded an outfield prospect for Toronto Blue Jays reliever Yimi García. The 30-year-old Eflin (5-7, 4.09 ERA) has 87 strikeouts in 110 innings covering 19 starts. He...
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Five days before the trade deadline, the Arizona Diamondbacks strike, dealing two prospects to the Miami Marlins for left-handed reliever A.J. Puk, according to multiple reports. The defending National League champions will send first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos, the No. 6 prospect in their system, according to Baseball America, along with 17th ranked prospect Andrew Pintar, an outfielder, to...
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Carson Benge, the 21-year-old first round draft pick of the New York Mets who played the outfield and pitched for Oklahoma State, said Thursday that he will focus on being a position player. “We set in stone that I’m just gonna be an outfielder from here on out,” Benge, who bats left and throws right, told reporters at Citi Field. “Just gonna drop pitching. Focus on one....
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Phew! The Mets bullpen passed the baton from Alex Young to Dedniel Núñez to Phil Maton to Jake Diekman to survive a 3-2 thriller before 47,453 stunned onlookers Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. This was a long way from the plan on Opening Day. It was Young’s first appearance for the Mets and his first outing since June 1. Núñez has been excellent (2.43 ERA, 0.93 WHIP in 33 1/3 innings), but he...
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The Mets signed outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Tuesday from the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League to a minor league contract. The 34-year-old hit .400 in 40 games for the Ducks and clobbered 12 homers, 35 RBIs and a 1.204 OPS. He was on a franchise-record 28-game hitting streak when he got the call from New York. He will report to Triple-A Syracuse. Sean W. Alcide was first with the news....
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