The big news from Gomes’ media session on Wednesday: Mookie Betts is likely heading back to the infield in 2025. Now, however, the club’s “assumption,” as Gomes put it, is that Betts will return to the dirt next season, though exactly how that will look is not yet “set in stone.” “I know the toll on the body is less …
NEW YORK — Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a game-ending infield single with one out in the 11th inning and the New York Yankees outlasted the Kansas City Royals for a 4-3 victory Wednesday night. “I was willing to pass the baton if I didn’t get a pitch to hit.” Chisholm batted cleanup for the second time since being acquired from …
DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays traded popular utility infielder Santiago Espinal to the Cincinnati Reds for right-handed minor-league pitcher Chris McElvain on Wednesday, the club announced. Essentially, the Blue Jays have three bench spots available, but had more than double the number of players — both rostered and non-rostered — who could capably fill them, including Espinal, Davis …
PHOENIX — Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell needed to add some pop to his lineup a couple years ago, so he put a few more big bodies in his four-man infield, sacrificing defensive range for offensive thump. “I’m sure some guys will like it and some won’t,” said former Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, a four-time Gold Glove winner. There …
Miguel Vargas of the Dodgers runs the bases after hitting the first home run of his career, against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 24, 2022. But it won’t deter the Dodgers, who will open spring training in Phoenix this week with highly touted prospect Miguel Vargas, the best pure hitter in their farm system, penciled in at second base, …
