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Luis Tiant, charismatic Cuban pitcher with mesmerizing windup, dies at 83
3 months, 1 week ago

Luis Tiant, charismatic Cuban pitcher with mesmerizing windup, dies at 83

LA Times  

Luis Tiant went 21-9 with 19 complete games and nine shutouts — four of them in a row — with a 1.60 ERA in 1968 while pitching for Cleveland. Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Boston Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep …

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Dodgers option Bobby Miller to triple-A again after another choppy outing
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Dodgers option Bobby Miller to triple-A again after another choppy outing

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller lasted only two innings and gave up four runs during Tuesday’s game against the Marlins. “He’s a big part,” manager Dave Roberts said early this season, “of what we’re trying to do this year.” On Wednesday, however, Miller’s dreadful sophomore campaign essentially ended with a whimper. “Performance at this point and time of the year is …

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Aaron Judge says X-ray is NEGATIVE but he is 'P***ED' at pitcher who hit him on the left hand with 94mph fastball, forcing him out of Yankees vs Orioles
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Aaron Judge says X-ray is NEGATIVE but he is 'P***ED' at pitcher who hit him on the left hand with 94mph fastball, forcing him out of Yankees vs Orioles

Daily Mail  

Aaron Judge gave the Yankees a major injury scare on Tuesday night when he was hit on the left hand by a 94mph pitch from Albert Suarez in the game against Baltimore Orioles. please be okay aaron judge pic.twitter.com/oROk8qUihz — Codify June 19, 2024 Aaron Judge got hit on the left hand by a 94mph pitch in Yankees vs Orioles …

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Prized pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees with Dodgers on $325 million deal, according to reports
1 year ago

Prized pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees with Dodgers on $325 million deal, according to reports

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Prized free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a $325 million, 12-year contract, according to multiple reports. Yamamoto is set to join Japanese countryman Shohei Ohtani with the Dodgers, who signed the two-way superstar to a record $700 million, 10-year deal last week. “It was important to Shohei that this wasn’t the …

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Cortes presents Kaat with Yanks award after ‘molester’ label
2 years, 6 months ago

Cortes presents Kaat with Yanks award after ‘molester’ label

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes presented broadcaster and Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Kaat with the franchise’s Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday night, about three weeks after Kaat used an offensive nickname when talking about New York’s breakout left-hander. The 83-year-old Kaat called the pitcher “Nestor the Molester” during a Minnesota Twins telecast this month, then reached out …

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Walker Buehler throws first career shutout in Dodgers’ win over Diamondbacks
2 years, 8 months ago

Walker Buehler throws first career shutout in Dodgers’ win over Diamondbacks

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning on Monday in Phoenix. “I’m not coming out of this game.” Buehler got his wish, returning to the mound in the ninth inning to finish his first complete game shutout in the Dodgers 4-0 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks. “It’s a cool accomplishment and good win for …

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Shohei Ohtani will be the starting pitcher for the American League in All-Star game
3 years, 6 months ago

Shohei Ohtani will be the starting pitcher for the American League in All-Star game

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani will be the first Angels pitcher to start an All-Star game since Jered Weaver in 2011. Shohei Ohtani’s historic All-Star week will include another milestone, as the Angels’ two-way star will be the American League’s starting pitcher in the game Tuesday night at Coors Field. Ohtani, who hit 28 home runs in his first-round loss in Monday’s home …

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Angels’ Jared Walsh earns All-Star nod; Shohei Ohtani selected as a pitcher
3 years, 6 months ago

Angels’ Jared Walsh earns All-Star nod; Shohei Ohtani selected as a pitcher

LA Times  

Angels batter Jared Walsh runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers on June 19. “I was sitting next to,” said Walsh, the Angels’ 27-year-old first baseman, “and I was like, ‘Yeah, I don’t know what this is about.’” Minasian had far more exciting news: For the first time in his career, Walsh had been …

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Angels’ Shohei Ohtani to make historic start on mound while batting in the No. 2 spot
3 years, 9 months ago

Angels’ Shohei Ohtani to make historic start on mound while batting in the No. 2 spot

LA Times  

The Angels’ Shohei Ohtani will start on the mound and bat second in the order Sunday night against the Chicago White Sox. Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani will hit and pitch in the same game for the first time in his MLB career Sunday night against the Chicago White Sox, slotted in the No. “And then we’ll make our schedule …

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Angels fall to the Indians, but pitcher Shane Bieber woos fans
5 years, 4 months ago

Angels fall to the Indians, but pitcher Shane Bieber woos fans

LA Times  

Cleveland Indians pitcher Shane Bieber pitches during the first inning against the Angels at Angel Stadium on Monday. The Angels lost 6-2 to the Cleveland Indians on Monday night at Angel Stadium, a defeat that seemed almost inevitable without Mike Trout in a game for a second consecutive day. Bieber, a product of Laguna Hills High and UC Santa Barbara …

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Dodgers catcher Will Smith retired by San Francisco Giants pitcher Will Smith
5 years, 4 months ago

Dodgers catcher Will Smith retired by San Francisco Giants pitcher Will Smith

LA Times  

The Dodgers’ Will Smith, shown here in August, faced Giants closer Will Smith in a same-name showdown Friday night. A matchup anticipated as much for its quirkiness as its potential for baseball theater materialized late Friday night when Dodgers catcher Will Smith stepped to the plate against Giants closer Will Smith in the ninth inning with two outs and the …

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