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Heliot Ramos becomes first right-handed batter to hit Splash Homer at Oracle Park
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Giants' Heliot Ramos became the first right-handed batter in the 25-season history of Oracle Park to hit a Splash Homer into McCovey Cove, achieving the feat in a 4-3 loss to the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Ramos hit his 394-foot drive into the water beyond...
Diamondbacks put RHP Ryne Nelson on injured list with right shoulder inflammation
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks placed starting pitcher Ryne Nelson on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Nelson's injury is a blow to a team that's in a tight battle for one of the National League wild card spots. The right-hander has been arguably...
Yankees edge Royals 4-3 in 11 innings on infield single by Jazz Chisholm Jr.
NEW YORK (AP) — 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. Juan Soto launched a go-ahead homer in the sixth for the Yankees, who increased their...
Braves RHP Reynaldo López heads back to injured list with shoulder inflammation
WASHINGTON (AP) — In another blow to their playoff hopes, the Atlanta Braves placed All-Star pitcher Reynaldo López on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with right shoulder inflammation. López lasted only one inning the previous night in a 12-0 victory over the Washington...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington says he expects manager Derek Shelton to return in 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington expects manager Derek Shelton to return next season. Cherington said Wednesday that Shelton remains “the right person to manage this team in 2025” despite an August swoon that dropped the Pirates out of...
Rookie Keider Montero throws Tigers' first shutout in 3 seasons in 11-0 rout of Rockies
DETROIT (AP) — Rookie Keider Montero pitched Detroit's first individual shutout in three seasons and the Tigers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-0 Tuesday night. Montero (5-6) was making his 14th major league start and became the first Tigers pitcher with nine shutout innings since...
Ed Kranepool, longest-tenured player in New York Mets history and member of Miracle Mets, dies at 79
NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Kranepool, the longest-tenured player in New York Mets history and a member of the Miracle Mets when they won the 1969 World Series, died Sunday. He was 79. The team said in a statement Monday that Kranepool died Sunday after suffering from cardiac arrest in Boca...
Brewers minor league pitcher Ever Urena is suspended 56 games following a positive drug test
NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers minor league pitcher Ever Urena was suspended for 56 games Friday following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol under baseball’s drug program for players assigned outside the U.S. and Canada. A 19-year-old...
Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer departs after he gets hit on his right forearm by a line drive
DENVER (AP) — Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer left Saturday night's game at Colorado after he was hit by a line drive in the fourth inning. Kremer was struck on his right forearm, just below his wrist, when Jordan Beck hit a liner back up the middle on a four-seam fastball....
Danny Jansen plays for both teams in Blue Jays-Red Sox game, an MLB first
BOSTON (AP) — Former Blue Jays and current Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen didn’t just play for both teams in the same game — a first in Major League Baseball history. He batted for both teams in the same inning. In a statistical oddity made possible by two of the...
