MLB News and Rumors

Courtesy: Cardinals Media Relations ST. LOUIS The St. Louis Cardinals recalled right-handed pitcher Maikel Cleto (my-KULL CLAY-toe), 23, and optioned pitchers Chuckie Fick and Brandon Dickson to Triple-A Memphis. Cleto made 22 relief appearances in Memphis posting a 1-1 record with a 4.50 ERA and struck out 34 over 26 innings for a team leading [...]

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Ian Kennedy ended a career-long losing streak with a career-long outing Wednesday while keeping San Francisco two-time NL Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum in his personal funk. Neither staff ace had won in May until Kennedy ran his winning streak over the Giants to five games in the Diamondbacks’ 4-1 victory at AT&T Park, which [...]

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Ian Kennedy ended a career-long losing streak with a career-long outing Wednesday while keeping San Francisco two-time NL Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum in his personal funk. Neither staff ace had won in May until Kennedy ran his winning streak over the Giants to five games in the Diamondbacks’ 4-1 victory at AT&T Park, which [...]

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ANAHEIM, Calif. If nothing else, the Angels showed Wednesday night that they have an ability to come back. That’s actually something new. One month ago, they couldn’t have done it. Two weeks ago, they couldn’t have done it. Now they can. And that’s something that may serve them well going forward, certainly as they approach [...]

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ANAHEIM, Calif. If nothing else, the Angels showed Wednesday night that they have an ability to come back. That’s actually something new. One month ago, they couldn’t have done it. Two weeks ago, they couldn’t have done it. Now they can. And that’s something that may serve them well going forward, certainly as they approach [...]

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Jamie Moyer was released three times in his baseball career before he was 30. So what’s another setback at the age of 49? The Colorado Rockies felt they had to make a move with Moyer in an effort to patch together a leaky rotation. Moyer, however, isn’t ready to retire. The Rockies didn’t want to [...]

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Matt Kemp was activated from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday. Juan Rivera shouldn’t be far behind. “Two, three more days,” Rivera said. The Dodgers’ opening-day left fielder, Rivera played alongside Kemp on a two-game rehabilitation assignment with triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday and Monday. Rivera rested Tuesday and was expected to resume playing with Class-A Rancho [...]

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The string of bad luck following Aroldis Chapman has struck again. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Chapman’s hotel room was robbed on Tuesday night while the Reds’ closer was at the team’s game against the Pirates at PNC Park. Police were dispatched to Chapman’s room shortly after 10pm after guests at the hotel heard a [...]

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