by Bryan Smith | May 23, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on May 23, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine After a successful minor league rehab start on Sunday, the Texas Rangers have tentatively scheduled Yu Darvish to make his return to the big leagues Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. His return to the Texas starting...
by Bryan Smith | May 23, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on May 23, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine In almost any other profession, Toronto Blue Jays’ manager John Gibbons would be considered a part-time employee. Unlike his players, Gibbons is not sticking around for all nine innings, as he was ejected from...
by Bryan Smith | May 22, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on May 22, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine A perfectly crass idea related to the punch Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor threw at Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista last week has been cancelled. A memorabilia store had scheduled an event for June 4,...
by Bryan Smith | May 22, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on May 22, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine On Saturday, first baseman Lucas Duda was scratched from the New York Mets’ lineup for the third time in the last five games with back issues. Duda will also be absent from the team’s starting lineup on Sunday, as...
by Bryan Smith | May 22, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on May 22, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine As if the Tampa Bay Rays haven’t had enough trouble scoring runs this season (they are currently tied for 10th in the American League in runs scored), they will now have to try scoring runs without the services of Kevin...
by Bryan Smith | May 21, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on May 22, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Chicago Cubs’ right fielder Jason Heyward made one of the most amazing catches of the 2016 season Friday night in San Francisco during his team’s 8-1 win over the Giants. But that catch could come at a price, as...