Update: It’s a torn ACL for Wilson Ramos. He’s done for at least 6 months. Over the past two weeks, the Washington Nationals have suffered a number of injuries to some of their core players, capped off by the potential loss of all-star catcher Wilson Ramos, who appeared to injure his right knee badly on Monday night. The Nats await the results of an MRI but fear this could be a...
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Clark Spenser of the Miami Herald reports that the Miami Marlins and third baseman Martin Prado have reached agreement on a three-year contract extension, according to several of his sources. The deal will reportedly pay Prado $40 million through 2019. Prado, 32, is hitting .305/.360/.415 this season with 37 doubles, seven homers, 73 RBI and 68 runs scored. He has a 3.6 WAR and 112 OPS+ and set...
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I was sitting on a bus with 25 of my teammates. The young men who form the Ithaca College baseball team were on their way to Binghamton University to play our only scrimmage of the fall season. Joking around, talking about classes, playing music as usual… Until a voice cut through the exuberance like a hot knife through butter. “Holy shit, Jose Fernandez died…” I did not...
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“There’s no crying in baseball.” Is a motto that was tossed out the window Monday night in Miami. When Jose Fernandez died in a horrific boat accident during the early hours of Sunday, the news rocked the baseball world. How could someone with that much lust for the game of baseball – and life in general – be gone in such a tragedy? Fernandez was larger than life,...
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The New York Mets fell to the Miami Marlins on Monday night by a score of 7-3 in one of the most emotional games you may have witnessed. Following the passing of star pitcher, Jose Fernandez, Miami began their healing process with last night’s game. A night that included beautiful tributes to their ace, including an unbelievable lead-off home run from Dee Gordon. Players embraced prior to...
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With all eyes on the game and few eyes on the score, the New York Mets (83-74) fell 7-3 to the Miami Marlins (78-78) on Monday night in South Beach. With the Giants off and the Cardinals losing to Cincinnati, the Mets lead San Francisco by half a game and St Louis by one game in the NL Wild Card race. The night began with a pregame ceremony to honor late Marlins superstar José Fernandez, after...
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