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Roger Clemens Jersey The Blue Jays are on pace to win over 92 wins. Theyre also on pace to lose the American League East by 30 wins.Flirting with history, the Yankees have arguably the best rotation, offense, and bullpen in the league. The Bronx Bombers aren't just a thorn in Torontos side, but a towering team whose dominance could cost the Jays the division, a first-round bye, and maybe a World Series title in a few months.The problem the Yankees pose to the Blue Jays this year was on full display on Saturday, as New York secured its second straight win in Toronto and an 8-3 record against the Jays to begin the year."Their pitchers keeping them in the game," manager Charlie Montoyo said. "So there was no room for error for Manoah. He battled, there were some pitches that didn't go his way and of course, that's all they needed."The Jays dont have to clap back against New York to make the playoffs or even win a title, theyve got 144 other games against the rest of the league. But if anyone was going to do Brock Holt Jersey it, it was Alek Manoah. Hes been the Blue Jays stopper, starter, horse, and ace this year. Hes been a Yankee-killer early in his MLB career, too, entering Saturday without a lo s against New York and a 1.52 ERA in his first four starts.But even Manoah couldnt tame the Yankee bats. Chasing Torontos starter after 5.1 IP, New York moved to 15-1 in June and handed Manoah his worst start of the season, albeit just four earned runs.Scroll to ContinueAfter cruising through three clean innings, Manoah stumbled in the fourthmaybe his first mi step of the season. After some near mi ses and a few calls Manoah clearly wanted Joe Kelly Jersey his way, the righty stepped off the mound with the bases loaded, walking back toward second base and kicking at the Rogers Centre turf. Palming the ball and turning into Aaron Hicks with the bases loaded, Manoah then gave up a bases-clearing double to start the scoring on Saturday. With Jameson Taillon and New York's 'pen holding Toronto scorele s, those runs were all the Yankees needed.The innings frustrations were compounded a better later when Jose Trevino torqued his torso and spun at a pitch. Though the Manoah delivery struck the batter in the chest, Mitch Moreland Jersey Manoah charged in arguing he swung. A gobsmacked Manoah was soon joined by Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo at the plate, who took over the argument and was soon ejected by the first base umpire. After the game, the Blue Jays skipper said he went out to "protect his pitcher.""I know the moment I go out there and I asked about balls and strikes I'm gonna get thrown out," Montoyo said. "But better me than Manoah."On June 18th last year, the Jays were two games below .500 and 7.5 back of a playoff spot. After Saturday's lo s, they're nine over .500 and 1.5 up on Carl Yastrzemski Jersey postseason position. They're in a good spot. But running away with the East, the Yankees' spot is better.The division race isn't overthe Yankees and Blue Jays sit on different ends of the remaining strength of schedule rankings, with the Jays having a lighter slate in the next 96 games. But these head-to-head matchups are the best chance to chip into the AL East lead. If the Blue Jays want to solve the Yankees, they'll have to start on Sunday.

Today on Twitter, the Cleveland Indians posted something very touching from a fan back in 2007. The Tweet involved the letter from a fan and mentions the fact that he Jimmie Foxx Jersey was very upset on the fact that the Indians had traded away his favorite player, CoCo Crisp Fred Lynn Jersey back in 2007. At the time this person was 11 years old, and mentioned how he was devastated with the trade. This kid wanted to know how much it would cost to get him back in an Indians uniform. Fast Forward 9 years Nomar Garciaparra Jersey and now this "kid" is around 20 to 21 years old and finally got his wish. On August 31,2016, the Oakland Athletics traded CoCo Crisp with cash considerations for Colt Hynes, putting CoCo back in an Indians uniform. Below is the Tweet the Indians sent out involving Boston Red Sox Hats the letter from this kid back in 2007, Brock Holt Jersey check it out for yourself! Was this kid truly on to something back in 2007? CoCo is hitting .406 this season with Runners in Scoring Position.Scroll to Continue

One of these days, Major League Baseball is coming back.Same as it ever was.Except ... different.Whenever the Chicago Cubs Custom Jersey Texas Rangers and the rest of MLB does return to the diamond, following the end of this maddening labor lockout, , there will be some differences in "America's Pastime.''The first thing that might Albert Almora Jr Jersey pop out: A change to larger base sizes.Last season, baseball experimented with larger base sizes in its Triple-A games, increasing first, second and third base from being 15 square inches to being 18 inches.What's the difference actually look like, side by side?Scroll to ContinueFairly substantially, really.There is, one would hope, a series of logical reasons for a change to an e setial piece of a sport that, when it comes to change, usually moves ... so ... very ... slowly.The logical reasons? More offense. Jon Lester Jersey And more safety.Conceptually, the increase in Kerry Wood Jersey the size of the bases will ideally lead to an increase in stolen base succe s rates, an increase in infield hits and a decrease in the number of collisions and injuries around the bag.Baseball is working to make alterations to the sport in an attempt at generating more offense and more excitement into a night at the ball park. And the "bigger base'' plan did work last year in the minor leagues, Carlos Zambrano Jersey as stolen bases were indeed up last year in Triple-A.So the bigger base problem is solved. Now, if only Major League Baseball could solve its biggest problem of all.

It's a welcome sign for fans when a general manager comes out and says he's not done making moves despite a strong start to Yu Darvish Jersey the offseason. The Angels have been disappointing for the better part of the last decade, but this offseason, they seem to be making all the right moves.The was a huge improvement in the Drew Smyly Jersey starting rotation, while the acquisition of infielder solidified the . speculated about the Angels' next moves . He seemed to be spot on.After signing Anderson to a three-year deal on Tuesday, the Angels are expected to now aggre sively work to land a shortstop and a corner outfielder.Scroll to ContinueWith the , that's exactly what the Angels have done. There was talk about Urshela potentially playing shortstop, but he could , filling out that corner outfield spot.Prior to the Urshela move, Minasian detailed his potential future moves."Theres a lot of holes Fergie Jenkins Jersey to fill in," Minasian said. "I think we all know that. Theres holes in the infield, holes in the outfield. Bullpen could be an Jose Quintana Jersey area. Adding to the rotation. Adding to the bench. Theres a lot of options and holes to fill. So, its just a matter of what presents itself, what makes sense, how we line up with different things."The Urshela trade was the first Chicago Cubs Custom Jersey move that presented itself, but it'll be far from the last. Minasian seems to have the Angels on the right track to contending in 2023, and he has a lot more offseason to go.

Saturday night's game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets was strongly billed as a pitcher's duel, as two heavy weights in Aaron Nola and Jacob deGrom took the mound.The billing lived up to Orlando Arcia Jersey expectations.Combined, both pitchers gave up just one run while striking out 18. Nola threw 8.0 innings while deGrom was limited to just 6.0 as he works his Paul Molitor Jersey way back from an injury that saw him mi s most of the 2022 MLB season.On almost any other night, Nolas performance would have been enough. 8.0 innings of one run ball on 8 strikeouts against one of the best teams in the league is a statement. Unfortunately the toothle s Philadelphia offense mi Eric Thames Jersey sing Kyle Schwarber, Jean Segura, and of course, Bryce Harper, just couldn't manufacture even a single run.The Phillies were limited to only three hits on the evening.Scroll to ContinueBut that's baseball sometimes.In fact, if it weren't for a J.T. Realmuto error trying to catch a stealing Starling Marte Travis Shaw Jersey in the first, then this game very well may have gone to extra innings. Again.Instead, the weekend series was evened at one game apiece. The rubber match is slated for Sunday at 1:40 P.M. EST.Zack Wheeler is scheduled to take the mound and will face Chris Ba sitt who owns a 3.39 ERA this season. Winning a series against New York this late in the season with a hamstrung lineup would do wonders in boosting morale.More Ryan Braun Jersey From SI's :

The MLB lockout is still in effect. The league and the Corey Knebel Jersey players' a sociation appear to be miles apart on a number of crucial i sues. Spring training may be delayed or cancelled. Regular season games might be postponed. The two sides have some time, but not that much time. There's plenty of cooks in the kitchen. ESPN's Buster Olney had an Travis Shaw Jersey interesting nugget on who he believes is the second most influential individual in the negotiations. Spoiler alert, it's not Rob Manfred.When asked to rank the power of the entities involved in the negotiations, Olney had this to say:Scroll to ContinueNumber two would be agent Scott Boras who I think has a lot of influence as to whats going on here. Most of Milwaukee Brewers Custom Jersey the executive committee, for the players a sociation, is made up of Scott Boras clients. He is perceived by a lot of other folks in the union, on the Major League Baseball side, to have a lot of influence as to whats going on.Olney also highlighted that five of the eight members Milwaukee Brewers Hats of the executive players' committee are represented by Scott Boras: , Zack Britton, Gerrit Cole, Marcus Semien, and James Paxton.Those players would undoubtedly solicit advice on how to handle the owners during bargaining se sions from the baseball super-agent Scott Boras. MLB and the MLBPA still have a laundry list of items they'll need to agree on to get complete a new CBA. , the competitive tax threshold, revenue sharing are all major sticking points and that's just the Cliff notes. Eric Thames Jersey It's only natural that Boras, the most powerful agent in baseball, is the man behind the curtain.

The are redefining themselves. They're no longer the team that won the 2016 World Series, nor are they even close to the team that secured a playoff berth in 2020.The core is gone, Javy Baez is a Detroit Tiger, Kyle Schwarber is a Philadelphia Phillie, Kris Bryant is a Colorado Rockie and Jon Lester is retired.But Anthony Rizzo is going to be Cleveland Indians Custom Jersey a free agent, and he's just as close to the Cubs as he is with any other team in MLB. The Cubs have a hole at first base, Frank Schwindel did not work out to be the cornerstone piece the franchise had hoped, and Alfonso Rivas is little more than a stopgap.Now, the club's hopes rest upon Matt Mervis, a former 39th-round draft pick turned breakout prospect. Can the Cubs really put their Cleveland Indians Jersey trust into this 24-year-old who started the 2022 season at High-A?For a team looking to compete, a reunion with Rizzo might just be the sensible option. Even David Ro s agreed that the Cubs need help, "theres a big hole for me at first base," he said in . Danny Salazar Jersey Rizzo has a player option once the season concludes, and after a year in which his OPS+ was 131, he'll get a much larger deal on the free agent market than the $16 million he's owed by the in 2023.Scroll to Continue , the Cubs probably aren't looking to delve deep into Eddie Robinson Jersey the higher-tier of free agents this offseason, and Rizzo falls right into general manager Jed Hoyer's wheelhouse.At age-33, the former World Champion will likely command an AAV somewhere in the range of $15-18 million over three to four years. The Cubs are a big market team ready to spend once again, and he'd be in their budget.When the Cubs offered him a five-year, $70 million extension in the Lonnie Chisenhall Jersey spring of 2021, Rizzo cut off talks in disappointment, but now two years more aged, he may be willing to revisit.As recently as this summer Rizzo recalled how, "I expre sed 100 different times how I wanted to be in Chicago for life.Now, he has the chance to make that wish a reality.More From SI's Inside The Cubs:

All Four Cleveland Guardians league affiliates were in action on Friday with both Lake County and Lynchburg each taking part in game three of their best of three playoff series.Columbus trailed Omaha 5-to-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning already with one run in catcher David Fry would double home two more runs tying the ballgame up at 5-to-5. Fry now over his last 26 games s hitting .330 with eight doubles three home runs and 14 runs batted in.The Storm Chasers would come back and take a 7-to-6 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning until Clippers center fielder Will Brennan would tie the game up on his 40th double and 105th RBI on the season. The double for Brennan also extended his hitting streak to 10 games during which he is 21-for Carlos Baerga Jersey -49 good for a .429 average.Omaha would take an 8-to-7 lead in the top of the ninth inning on a solo home run off Clippers reliever Ian Hamilton. Columbus would fail to score in the bottom half of the inning dropping their fourth straight game at home to the Storm Chasers.The lo s drops the Clippers record to 78-59 on the season.Top Performers:David Fry 1-3 R 2B 2RBI BBNolan Jones 1-3 2R 2BBTrenton Brooks 1-3 2B RBI BBGabriel Arias 1-4 2R BBWill Brennan 1-5 2B RBILuis Oviedo 2.0(IP) 1H 0R 0ER 3BB 0SOFive Akron pitchers would combine to allow 10 runs on only eight hits but 10 walks in their blowout lo s to Bowie Friday night.On offense two of the teams runs scored came off the bat of center fielder Julian Escobedo on his seventh home run on the season. Escobedo has now homered in back-to-back games for the Ducks.The lo s officially eliminated the RubberDucks from playoff contention and dropped their record to 77-59 on the year.Top Performers:Julian Escobedo 1-3 R HR 2RBIRay Delgado 2-3 RBI BB SBJohnathan Rodriguez 1-4 R 2BDaniel Schneemann 1-4 RKyle Marman 2.0(IP) 2H 1R 1ER 0BB 5SOLake County looked to win their second straight game Mike Napoli Jersey on the road at Great Lakes Friday night with the winner moving on to the Midwest League championship series round to face the South Bend Cubs.It looked good for the Captains early with the team taking an early 3-to-0 lead in the first inning on a 418-foot three run home run by cleanup hitter Alexfri Planez. Planez would collect four hits in the contest finishing 4-for-5 with a double, home run and the three runs batted in.The Captains would plate two more runs in the top of the fourth inning on a double by second baseman Yordys Valdes making it a 5-to-1 game at the time. Valdes had a terrific three game series going 5-for-11 with three doubles and three runs batted it in.The Loons would come back to make it a 5-to-4 game scoring three runs off starter Aaron Davenport in the bottom of the fourth inning knocking him out of the game.The Captains would get an all-important insurance run off the bat of first baseman Joe Naranjo who would give them a two-run cushion Cleveland Indians Custom Jersey on an RBI base hit giving Lake County a 6-to-4 lead.The run would be pivotal as the Loons would score in the bottom half of the sixth to cut the Captains lead to one run at 6-to-5.Lake County reliever Trey Benton who got the final out of the sixth inning stayed on and held Great Lakes scorele s in both the seventh and eighth innings with the team still hanging on to their slim one run advantage.Scroll to ContinueWith Ricky Vaughn Jersey the Captains still leading 6-to-5 they would turn to relief pitcher Jordan Jones to get the final three outs of the ballgame. Jones would induce a groundball to record the first out of the inning then proceed to strikeout the final two batters of the game earning the save and sending Lake County to the Midwest League championship series!Top Performers:Alexfri Planez 4-5 R 2B HR 3RBIYordys Valdes 3-4 R 2(2B) 2RBIConnor Kokx 2-4 SBJoe Naranjo 1-5 RBITrey Benton 2.1(IP) 1H 0R 0ER 0BB 2SO (W)Jordan Jones 1.0(IP) 0H 0R 0ER 0BB 2SO (SV)The Hillcats needed a win at home with their playoff series tied up at one game apiece with Fredericksburg to move onto the Carolina League championship series.They would not only win put throw their second straight shutout holding the Nationals to just one hit in the game. Hillcats reliever Zach Pettway would pitch the final two innings getting the final out and earning the save!Lynchburg starter Ryan Webb would pick up the win in the contest throwing five no-hit scorele s innings walking three while striking out six Nationals in the game.On offense Lynchburg would score their three runs on seven base hits including an RBI single by designated hitter Junior Sanquintin in the fifth inning making it a 3-to-0 game at the time. Sanquintin would finish the game 2-for-4 with a run and the one run batted in.With the series clinching win Lynchburg moves onto plat the Charleston River Dogs in the Carolina League championship series.Top Performers:Junior Sanquintin 2-4 R RBIWill Bartlett 2-3 2B BB SBRichard Paz 1-4 RBIIsaiah Greene 1-4 RRyan Webb 5 Manny Ramirez Jersey .0(IP) 0H 0R 0ER 3BB 6SO (W)Zach Pettway 2.0(IP) 1H 0R 0ER 0BB 0SO (SV)-----Read More:-----Be sure to stay locked into Cleveland Baseball Insider all the time!Follow Cleveland Baseball Insider on Twitter:

Throughout this Fernando Rodney Jersey entire Cleveland Indians season filled with ups and downs, many would cite just how stellar the starting pitching staff has performed.Yes, even during bad times, fans would bank on those that took the mound in order to lead this team to victories.Well, the Indians are in the midst of a seven-game losing streak. It has put them in third place in the AL Central, six games behind the Chicago White Sox (three behind the Minnesota Twins for second).However, since the MLB expanded the playoffs to eight teams in each league for the usual six, the Indians do still Erick Aybar Jersey have a good chance of making it with 12 games to go in regular season play at a 26-22 overall record.The problem is that the starting pitchers for the Tribe are simply losing confidence in the team they pitch for here in Cleveland.After all, the Indians are tied for 24th with a collective batting average of .229 and are 27th in team RBI with 183. Those indicators show just how wretched the offense is as a whole.What appears to be happening is that the elite starting pitching for the Indians is beginning to lose its Paul Molitor Jersey moxie. This is likely due to the fact of knowing that what should be hand-in-hand run support is not going to be there.A Cleveland starter could throw seven innings and allow two runs to the opposition, yet on this team that could result in a lo s due to no offensive production.Scroll to ContinuePut this starting pitching staff on even an average offense and the streaks would be winning Minnesota Twins Custom Jersey seven games in a row and not losing them.It is such a waste of so many talented pitchers. The frustration is ample among fans and certainly must be reaching a boiling point in the locker room.Frankly, it does not take a genius to solve this crisis.The offense must simply do its part in order to give the pitchers the wins that they deserve. Sure, the Indians may get to the playoffs because of the new format. Phil Hughes Jersey Competing for a World Series is a completely different battle that takes both pitching and hitting.Lets see this team finish out the year with some high-scoring performances, lifting up the collective batting average and driving in many more runs. That way the pitchers know that when its time to go out on the mound, each pitch will be well worth it.Right now, the pitchers have no confidence in the offense.

The strong spring for Indians starter Shane Bieber continued on Thursday afternoon, as the Tribe completed a 2019 Cactus League sweep (3 games) of the Colorado Rockies, winning 9-3 at Goodyear Ballpark. Bieber threw five Justin Morneau Jersey no-hit innings (5.0IP, 2BB, 8SO) and has allowed just one run over his four starts (2-1, 0.64 ERA, 14.0IP, 3H, 2BB, 17SO). The offense got two big blows, a two-run blast from catcher Roberto Perez (1-for-3, HR two RBI) and a grand slam from Daniel Johnson, who put the Indians up 9-0 in the 6th. Johnson, who was Kirby Puckett Jersey acquired this offseason from the Nationals, is tied for the team lead in RBI (9 Harmon Killebrew Jersey ) and has five extra-base hits (2 2B, 3B, 2HR). Scroll to ContinueJordan Luplow broke open a scorele s game with a bases-clearing 3-run double in the 4th inning, and DH Hanley Ramirez (2-3, R) recorded his first multi-hit game of the spring and has now hit safely in his last four games, batting Minnesota Twins Hats .417 (5-12, 2 2B, 4RBI, R) over that span. Tribe relievers held the Rockies to four additional hits with Oliver Perez and Dan Otero each throwing scorele s innings in the victory. Friday the Indians will be on the road as they will travel to Surprise, Arizona to take on the Texas Rangers at 4:05pm.Carlos Carrasco (1-0, 6.00) is scheduled to make his second start of the spring against righty Jason Hammel for the Rangers (1-0, 1.93). Friday's game will be broadcast on Brian Dozier Jersey WTAM 1100 and the Indians Radio Network.