by Bryan Smith | Jul 14, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on July 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Toronto Blue Jays slugger and free agent to be Edwin Encarnacion is not interested in signing, or even talking about, a contract extension during the season, according to recent reports. His agent, Paul Kinzer, says...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 13, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on July 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Texas Rangers announced Wednesday that starting pitcher Yu Darvish will be activated from the DL this weekend and pitch Saturday against the Chicago Cubs. Darvish has been on the DL since June 13, days after being...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 13, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on July 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine When the Atlanta Braves fired Fredi Gonzalez earlier this season, it left Major League Baseball without any Latino managers, despite the vast presence of Latin American players, including many star players, throughout the...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 13, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on July 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine A pair of teammates from the reigning world champion Kansas City Royals were at the forefront of making sure the American League remained champions of the All-Star Game. Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer was named All-Star...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 12, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on July 12, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Just a couple days after San Diego Padres ownership insinuated that the team was not looking to trade first baseman Will Myers but would be willing to listen to offers for starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz, reports have...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 12, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on July 12, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine In the lead up to this year’s Home Run Derby, there was a lot of talk about pitchers wanting to take part in the event. Most of that talk was coming from San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner, who is considered by...