Getty Images Houston Astros All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve suffered a fractured thumb during Saturday night’s World Baseball Classic game between USA vs. Venezuela and had surgery Wednesday, GM Dana Brown announced. Brown said it will be two months until Altuve can resume baseball activities, according to the Houston Chronicle, meaning […]
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Mets’ Buck Showalter says top prospect Francisco Álvarez could spend most of 2023 season in minors
Opening Day is only a week away and, on Wednesday, the New York Mets finalized one of their biggest spring training position battles. Top catcher prospect Francisco Álvarez was optioned to Triple-A, the team announced. That means Tomás Nido and Omar Narváez will handle catching duties, and suggests Darin Ruf […]
MLB rule changes: League to tweak pitch clock, but 15- and 20-second limits remain for 2023 season, per report
With Opening Day a week away, Major League Baseball is making slight adjustments to the new pitch timer, according to a league memo obtained by ESPN. The core pitch timer rules — 15 seconds with the bases empty, 20 seconds with runners on base, hitters must be alert to the […]
After Shohei Ohtani-Mike Trout World Baseball Classic showdown, can Angels play meaningful baseball in 2023?
The 2023 World Baseball Classic came down to a pair of Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday: Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout, with two outs in the ninth inning of a one-run game and the championship on the line. If it happened in a movie, it would be kind of cheesy, […]
2023 All-WBC team: Shohei Ohtani selected at two positions; Mike Trout, Trea Turner, Randy Arozarena make cut
Getty Images Tuesday night, Japan won the 2023 World Baseball Classic championship game and cliched its third ever WBC title. The game of course — of course — came down to Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout, the sport’s two greatest talents. Ohtani struck out his Los Angeles Angels teammate with […]