Archives for June 2025

San Diego Padres pinch-hitter Elias Díaz hit a double off the wall in left-center in the ninth inning to spoil a no-hit bid by Cincinnati Reds right-hander Nick Martinez. The 34-year-old Martinez walked two and struck out six and was lifted from the game after allowing the first hit. He matched his career high of 112 pitches thru eight-plus innings, 75 for strikes. Martinez’s … [Read more...] about Padres pinch-hitter Díaz doubles in 9th inning to spoil no-hit bid by Reds RHP Nick Martinez

Yankees reliever Ian Hamilton and Athletics rookie Jacob Wilson had a weird stare down at the end of the top of the seventh inning of New York’s 7-0 loss. With the Yankees trailing 4-0, Hamilton gave up a two-out single to Denzel Clarke and walked Lawrence Butler. Wilson followed with a comebacker and Hamilton, after making an underhand toss to first, stared at Wilson. The … [Read more...] about Yanks’ Ian Hamilton, frustrated with himself, stares down A’s rookie Jacob Wilson

… [Read more...] about ‘One of those days’: McCullers’ return from IL spoiled by hot Cubs bats

The Athletics are playing all of their games for the next few years at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento while they wait for their stadium in Las Vegas to be constructed. It’s been expected from the very beginning that playing in a minor league stadium would be an adjustment for the players, and before the season began there were issues raised by the MLBPA that resulted in … [Read more...] about AL West Notes: Severino, Pena, Langford