MLB approved two rule changes that will take effect this season, creating a harsher penalty for a team that violates the shift rule and allowing replay officials to determine if a runner “abandoned” a base, according to a report Thursday by The Athletic. The shift rule bars teams from positioning more than two infielders on either side of second base before the pitch is thrown. If an...
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The Braves have agreed to a deal with free agent outfielder Jurickson Profar, the team announced. The deal is for three years and $42 million. Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated reports that the Mets had interest in Profar before he landed with Atlanta. Profar played the 2024 season on a minor league contract with the Padres and had easily the best year of his career. He batted .280/.380/.459...
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Dylan Floro, RP Position: RP B/T: L/R Age: 34 (12/27/1990) 2024 Traditional Stats: 66 G, 68 2/3 IP, 3.80 ERA, 1.194 WHIP, 6-4, 48 K, 17 BB 2024 Advanced Stats: 108 ERA+, 17.2% K%, 6.1% BB%, 3.94 xERA, 3.50 FIP, 4.10 xFIP, 0.6 fWAR, 0.8 bWAR Rundown For much of 2024, Dylan Floro looked like he was headed for a major bounce-back season. After a rocky 2023, he began the year in the Nationals’...
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Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were the three players selected Tuesday to complete the 2025 class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Suzuki and Sabathia received the call from the Hall during their first year of eligibility and Wagner during his tenth and final, so naturally the next question is who can expect their phone to ring next year? In addition to those three players,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets, who are hosting their first version of fan fest in nearly five years on Saturday, released their star-studded lineup for the day. Amazin’ Day, where fans will be able to hear from and meet current and former Mets players, will have some of the biggest names in the franchise’s history available. Some of those names include Mike Piazza, Francisco...
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At some point between arriving at the trade deadline, hitting a memorable walk-off home run in August and smoking cigars after winning a couple of playoff rounds in October, Jesse Winker got hooked on the Mets. “Honestly, everything,” the outfielder said Wednesday at his introductory news conference when asked what he liked most about his time in Queens. “The overall experience...
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