Sep. 17, 2024 17:39 PM EDT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays ace Shane McClanahan is set to face hitters for the first time next week since undergoing Tommy John surgery last year.
Rays manager Kevin Cash before Tuesday night’s game against Boston said the left-hander will take the mound on Sept....
Jul. 12, 2024 06:12 AM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — Justin Verlander was a gangly teenager. His parents jokingly called him a “brontosaurus.”
Long before he became a three-time Cy Young Award winner, he was a high schooler who couldn't consistently muster the arm strength needed to get drafted. So he went to...
Jun. 24, 2024 06:04 AM EDT
In a demoralizing season for pitcher health, two Cy Young Award winners finally returned to the mound this past week.
Gerrit Cole pitched four-plus innings Wednesday for the New York Yankees and Max Scherzer worked five scoreless frames Sunday for the Texas Rangers. Each right-hander...