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Entering the season, all of the talk was about the Dodgers projected starting lineup and just how dangerous it could be offensively. The talk was warranted. The top of LA's batting order is a superstar shortstop, Trea Turner, sandwiched between two league MVPs - and Freddie Freeman . After that, it's a mix of All-Star hitters, Max Muncy, Justin Turner, Chris John Stallworth Jersey Taylor, yet another league MVP, Cody Bellinger, plus the best hitting catcher in the league in Will Smith.Which is why it makes sense that flew under the radar. The left-handed slugger mi sed the bulk of last season after undergoing shoulder surgery and didn't come into 2022 with any Cody White Jersey expectations.Due to Max Muncy's offensive woes and aching elbow, Ros has been a frequent name on the lineup card and he's making the most of his opportunity.On Friday night, Ros took Arizona starter deep for his sixth home run of the year to hand the Dodgers an early 3-0 lead in the top of the second.Scroll to ContinueRos has served as the team's primary DH for Joe Greene Jersey most of May and it looks like he read the job description. In his last 11 games, Ros owns a .931 OPS and has logged 13 RBI.After Friday night's 6-4 win, Ros provided his thoughts on his long ball off of Bumgarner (quote via ).I talk to Freddie (Freeman) a lot. I feel like he always has a great approach. So I was just trying to stay inside his mix, drive it hard Stephon Tuitt Jersey to center field. He threw a heater up and in. I was just able to get my barrel to it and Carlos Davis Jersey watched it go.Before play on Saturday, Ros has the best home run to fly ball ratio in baseball (40.0%) among players with at least 70 plate appearances.If he can keep hitting the ball over the fence, he might force manager Dave Roberts to keep him in the lineup.

SportsTime Ohio (rebranding to Bally Sports Great Lakes in the coming weeks) is excited for the return of Indians Nick Vigil Jersey baseball! In the annual Way to Opening Day, the network will feature Indians coverage building up to the regular Stephen Weatherly Jersey season opener. Ten Spring Training Games 3/4 @ Milwaukee 3pm3/10 vs Los Angeles Angels 3pm3/16 @ Los Angeles Angels 4pm3/17 @ Cincinnati Reds 9pm3/18 vs Chicago Cubs 4pmScroll to Continue3/21 vs Texas Rangers 4pm3/22 vs Milwaukee Everson Griffen Jersey Brewers 4pm3/23 vs San Francisco 4pm3/24 @ Arizona 9pm3/30 @ Arizona 3:30pmAll games EST. Schedule subject to change. Rick Manning and Matt Underwood will call the action with Andre Knott reporting unle s produced by another RSN. In addition Camryn Bynum Jersey to the spring training games, will also offer Troy Dye Jersey Tribe fans enhanced coverage of the Indians. The live show airs Mondays through Thursdays 4:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. but check local listings for schedule information.

The Texas Rangers have nine players on the , which was released to the public on Wednesday. The Rangers on the ballot include first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, second baseman , shortstop Corey Seager, third baseman Brad Miller, catcher Xavier Woods Jersey Jonah Heim, outfielders Kole Calhoun, Adolis Garca and Eli White, and designated hitter Mitch Garver. The ballot is open for fan voting and will remain open until 2 p. Mason Cole Jersey m. Eastern on June 30. Fans may vote up to five times per 24-hour period. Voting can be done at , through each of the teams web sites or through the MLB app. MLB Network will reveal the top vote-getters at each position, along with the top six outfielders in each league, at 5 p.m. ET on June 30. The leading vote-getter in each league will be an Greg Joseph Jersey All-Star Game starter, and the rest of the top vote-getters advance to the second phase of voting. Scroll to ContinueThe second phase of voting starts at Whop Philyor Jersey noon ET on July 5 and ends at 2 p.m. ET on July 8. Fans may vote once and the starters will be announced on July 8. Pitchers and reserves are determined by a player ballot and Commi sioners office selections. The complete rosters will be announced on July 10. The All-Star game will be at Dodger Stadium in Los Nick Vigil Jersey Angeles on July 19. This is just the second time Dodger Stadium has hosted the game.

The Yankees have won 11 in a row, but not all is perfect for New York.Tuesdays nail-biting, 5- Travis Homer Jersey 4 victory over the Braves gave Aaron Boone something to think about during his day off Wednesday: what should he do about the closers role moving forward?The manager faced a similar line of questioning from reporters Tuesday night after Aroldis Chapman, in his third game back from the injured list, recorded just two outs against the six batters he faced. Chapman allowed two hits and two walks, including a bases-loaded free pa s to Jorge Soler. That cut Atlantas deficit to one.Unnatural third baseman Rougned Odor did not help Chapman when he failed to throw out a hustling Ozzie Albies with two away, but the fireballer didnt appear to have faith in his fastball. Chapman walked the fourth batter of the inning, Ehire Adrianza, on four straight heaters. He only threw two total four-seamers in the next two at-bats against Albies and Soler. Fortunately for Boone, he had Wandy Peralta ready and waiting to continue his 2021 excellence. After a nine-pitch at-bat and five consecutiveand ballsychangeups, the early-season pickup got Ryan Neal Jersey Freddie Freeman to fly out.The Yankees escaped another down-to-the-wire ballgame with a win, but not without lingering i sues surrounding the closers role.Weve got to figure it out, Boone said afterward. The bottom line is, a lot of people are doing some really good things down there and Chappys going to be one of them, too. Weve just gotta continue to find ways to win games. And it really is just a little bit of an all hands on-deck, lets go find a way. A lot of guys continue to step up.Chapman, who lost his closing job earlier this season, has been removed from the ninth inning in two of his three outings since returning from elbow inflammation. The game he finished and pitched well in, Mondays series opener against the Braves, Darrell Taylor Jersey was not a save situation. Perhaps the southpaw needs time to build up for back-to-backs, but Chapman has endured peaks and valleys following a dominating start to the season that saw him surrender just one earned run through his 23 games. Scroll to ContinueHis ERA in the 23 games is 8.05.That number is inflated by a disastrous June, and Chapman pitched well in his last 11 appearances before hitting the I.L. (0.82 ERA). But his most recent struggles have forced Seattle Seahawks Accessories Boone to operate with a short leash (it didnt take long for Peralta to start warming up on Tuesday). Other Yankees relievers, meanwhile, have been effective when called upon.Peralta, Jonathan Loisiga, Chad Green, Lucas Luetge and Albert Abreu all have at least one save during the Yankees winning streak. Chapman does not. Green, Luetge and Abreu have not been flawle s, but every member of the quintet has a sub-3.00 ERA in their last 10 outings, if not more. Loisiga allowed just one earned run over that span, while Peralta has allowed zero.With Chapmanand Zack Brittonhurt and struggling over that stretch, the Yankees other relievers have kept things together despite the team playing nerve-wracking games on a seemingly nightly basis.So are the Yankees in a closer by committee situation at this point?I dont know, Boone said when asked that exact question. We just won a big Bryan Mone Jersey game and a lot of people are doing a lot of great things, so well figure it out.If Boones answer to question, it sounds like the manager already has things squared away.MORE:

For the second straight game, the Texas Rangers went to extra innings with the Chicago White Sox and won. Sunday's score was 8-6 from Guaranteed Rate Field.Jonah Heim broke Kenny Easley Jersey a 6-6 tie in the top of the 12th with a 2 RBI single that scored Corey Seager and Adolis Garca. It was Heims first hit of the game in six official at-bats. Garca led the Rangers with three hits.The White Sox tried to answer against Rangers reliever Kolby Allard. But, after retiring Jose Abreu on strikes, Jake Burger flew Jamal Adams Jersey out to Rangers' left fielder Charlie Culberson, who doubled up White Sox ghost runner Luis Robert at third to end the game. After a scorele s 10th inning, the Rangers took a three-run lead in the 11th inning, thanks to a three-run home run by Ezequiel Duran, which brought home Heim and Nathaniel Lowe.But the White Sox rallied to tie the game on a pinch-hit RBI sacrifice fly by Seby Zavala, an RBI triple by Danny Mendick and an A. J. Pollack RBI Seattle Seahawks Hoodies Sweatshirts single, all off Rangers closer Joe Barlow. Burger gave the White Sox a 1-0 lead on an RBI single in the first inning off Rangers starter Jon Gray. Scroll to ContinueThe Rangers bounced back, thanks to a two-run homer by Eli White in the third inning. White added an RBI sacrifice fly in the fourth inning, giving the Rangers a 3-1 lead. But, Chicago tied the game in the seventh on a 2 RBI Cortez Kennedy Jersey single. From there, the bullpens held until extra innings. Gray pitched well, going six innings for the Rangers and giving up just three hits and one run while striking out 10. He also walked three. Michael Kopech went just 2/3 of an inning for the White Sox before giving way to the bullpen. The Rangers return home Sunday night and begin a three-game series with Houston at Globe Life Field starting on Monday. After that series, the Rangers travel to Detroit to take on the Tigers for a four-game set. The Rangers Dk Metcalf T Shirts return home quickly from that trip to the Motor City with two games against Philadelphia from June 21-22, and then a three-game series with Washington from June 24-26.

The Texas Rangers found themselves generating little offense to support rookie pitcher Cole Ragans, losing to the Houston Astros 7-3 on Thursday at Minute Maid Park. The Rangers (49-62) ended up losing two out of three to the American League West-leading KeiVarae Russell Jersey Astros (72-41). 7-5, while the Rangers took Wednesdays game 8-4 in 10 innings, with . Astros left-hander Framber Valdez (11-4) handled the Rangers with relative ease, pitching seven innings of shutout baseball before handing the game to the bullpen. Valdez gave up four hits and one walk, while striking out eight. Once Valdez left the game, the Rangers were finally able to get some runs acro s. Against reliever Seth Martinez, Michael Thomas T Shirts Nathaniel Lowes RBI single and Taveras single to right cut the Astros lead to five runs. Lowe reached base for the 17th straight game, while Taveras was the only Ranger with two hits. Marcus Semien added a solo home run off reliever Rafael Montero in the ninth inning. Semien has 17 homers on the season.Ragans (0-1) took his first Major League lo s, a week after taking a no-decision in his debut. At Trevor Penning Jersey least last week the Rangers went on to win that game. The Rangers were never really in this one. Scroll to ContinueHe threw 4 1/3 innings, giving up six hits, five runs and three walks Kaden Elliss Jersey while striking out just one. That pushed his MLB ERA to 4.82 after two games. The Astros used two home runs to take a 5-0 lead after five innings and send Ragans back to the dugout. In the second inning, Martin Maldonado hit a three-run shot to drive in Jeremy Pea and Jake Meyers. In the fifth inning, Alex Bregman hit a two-run blast, which brought home Yuri Gurriel. After the second home run, Rangers manager Chris Woodward removed Ragans for reliever John King. The Astros added two more runs in the seventh, as Bregman drove in another Marquez Callaway Jersey run with a single, scoring Gurriel, while Aledmys Dazs sacrifice fly scored Kyle Tucker. The Rangers return home for a three-game series with the Seattle Mariners that starts on Friday. With Spencer Howard on the 15-day injured list, the Rangers have not announced their starting pitcher for the first game of the series.

If losing Clayton Kershaw was not enough for the Dodgers, now Max Muncy has also been out since the end of May. Muncy was placed on the 10-day IL due to left elbow Chris Olave Jersey inflammation but seems to be on the road to recovery.Muncy will begin his rehab according to "Muncy, meanwhile, will be joining Triple-A Oklahoma City on his minor-league injury Michael Thomas Hoodies Sweatshirts rehabilitation a signment this weekend, though he said it hasnt been decided yet exactly whenhe will start playing for OKC." During the last game of the 2021 season for the Dodgers, Muncy dislocated his left elbow and tore his UCL. Clearly, Muncy is still fighting this injury as he continues playing for LA.Scroll to ContinuePlunkett spoke with Dave Roberts and got more insight on what things look like for Muncy after the infielder took batting practice on Thursday. Today was a good day of work. Just physically getting reset, it Austin Reiter Jersey looks really good. So now, lets put him in some games, get him back to himself. I dont want to put a timeline on him. We left it open-ended.Roberts continued and spoke more about the progre s he is seeing. "The elbow feels good. Hes getting some extension. With Max, for me, Christian Ringo Jersey when I see him being able to hit the ball to right center field in the air, thats when hes going well. When hes hooking balls, hitting balls foul, putting them on the ground to the pull side not so good. So I think that New Orleans Saints Hats today was a good sign. The Dodgers still have plenty of players on the road to recovery, but it looks like they are all making good progre s. Max Muncy has some more rehab before taking the field with his team, but he should be back sooner than fans know.

The Dodgers lineup hasn Bo Jackson Jersey 't been the potent group that it was at the start of the MLB season. Some of that is due to injury, but fact is, the Dodgers batting order hasn't piled up runs this month and has sputtered at times.For the month of June, the Dodgers rank 17th in wRC+ (102) and 17th in OPS (.711). They're outside of the top-ten in walk rate (8.1%), Richard Seymour Jersey which is rare for LA, and have the 12th highest strikeout rate (22.5%).For those that enjoy more traditional stats, the Dodgers are 27th in runs scored.Scroll to ContinueThe players have addre sed the team's run production or lack thereof. So has manager Dave Roberts Cliff Branch Jersey and so has team president Andrew Friedman (quotes via ).I just think theres a lack of consistency. Obviously we appreciate that there are ebbs and flows. We felt we had the lineup depth that could withstand a couple guys going through those ebbs and still be pretty consistent."Now with Mookie Betts out indefinitely with a cracked rib, the Dodgers will need someone like the struggling Justin Turner to start to turn his season around.Tuesday was Trevon Moehrig Jersey a step in that direction. Trea Turner went 4-for-5 in the leadoff spot with and Will Smith batting behind him. Freeman and Smith combined for seven RBI in Maxx Crosby Jersey the the Dodgers 8-2 win over the Reds. Justin Turner mi sed a home run by inches and had to settle for a double. The Dodgers captain went 2-for-4 on the day.With the NL West race tightening up, the Dodgers will need their bats to do the heavy lifting.

In all profe sional sports availability is the best ability. That's the name of the game and whenever given the chance to play, you can count on Dodgers first baseman and shortstop to suit Trevon Moehrig Jersey up.The Dodgers have played 114 games and have scorched their opponents with 80 wins with a league best +251 run differential. In those 114 games, both Freeman and Turner have started all 114 games.Dodgers head coach has said Freeman wants to start every game until Hunter Renfrow Jersey the Dodgers clinch the division. It's little doubt whether or not Freeman will be healthy with his durable track record of playing in all 162 games of a season twice in his Willie Snead IV Jersey career.Scroll to ContinueTurner hasn't been as lucky with durability, although he has played all 162 games once in his career and played 122 games in 2019 marking only his second time of his career he played over 100 games.The impact Freeman and Turner have on the field echoes throughout the entire league with Freeman currently third in the league with a .321 batting Jim Plunkett Jersey average and a .922 OPS, good enough for seventh in the league. Turner has racked up 83 RBI, which is fifth best in the league, and is eighth in batting average (.305).The Dodgers are destined to make a deep postseason run, but everyone in the clubhouse can tell you that they can't do it without Freeman and Turner. Luckily for fans, if they Cliff Branch Jersey are capable of walking in the morning they will be in the game.

As the Yankees walked off the field after their heart-breaking lo s in Game 6 of the ALCS -- abruptly ending their season -- questions about New York's offseason plans emerged...As months pa sed -- and one of the most active winters in baseball history began to transpire -- it's evident the Yankees weren't me sing around. Each of the aforementioned offseason questions have since been answered, and more moves have been made to improve the club's chances at contending in 2020.New York proved they were committed to reeling in Gerrit Cole -- the free-agent market's best available hurler -- and en route to singing the right-hander to a record $324 million contract for the next nine years.The Yanks , while -- the longest tenured member of the club and the final remaining Bronx Bomber from the 2009 World Series team.Finally, as Austin Romine departed in free agency -- signing a one-year John Hannah Jersey deal with the Detroit Tigers -- New York swiftly addre sed their lack of depth behind the dish.To support backup Kyle Higashioka, the Yankees reportedly added , and over the last several weeks -- Thole as recently as Tuesday. That's three veteran Joshuah Bledsoe Jersey backstops on minor-league deals with plenty of big-league experience in case their services are needed in the Majors at any point this coming season.So, as Spring Training rapidly approaches, what's left on New York's offseason to-do list?Bullpen depthWhen back in November, the Yankee faithful let out a huge, collective sigh of relief. Since then, however, the Yankees' bullpen has gotten thinner.The Bombers traded away Nestor Cortes Jr., and this winter after designating the three arms for a signment. Altogether, the three relievers accounted for 116.2 innings pitched in 2019 -- subtracting three arms from the bullpen is no easy pill to swallow.Further, the to a one-year pact last month, signaling the end of the right-hander's eight-year stint in pinstripes. In that span,Betances had been one ofthe most reliable late-inning relievers in all of baseball. The NYC native was sidelined for nearly all of last season with injuries to his shoulder and achilles, but is poised for a healthy return in 2020.New York unquestionably has internal options to support the workload in the 'pen. Southpaw Jordan Montgomery is set to return from Tommy John surgery after being sidelined for over a full season. Meanwhile, prospects like Deivi Garcia and Clarke Schmidt are knocking on the door of their big-league debuts.Scroll to ContinueThe Yanks reportedly agreed to minor-league deals with and Luis Avilan, both experienced relievers.The club could seek out an additional veteran a set for the 'pen prior to Spring Training, or react accordingly during the season should any key a sets be forced to spend extended time on the injured list.Backups up the middleAs the saying goes, general managers always build teams up the middle.Didi Gregorius was another longtime Yankee to depart this offseason via free agency. Derek Jeter's replacement at shortstop took his talents to Philadelphia to reunite with former Yankees skipper Joe Girardi. Gleyber Torres made the seamle Chase Winovich Jersey s transition over to short for much of last season and the emergence of DJ LeMahieu at second base has Yankee fans confident in replacing a fan favorite.But who's behind Torres and LeMahieu?As for in-house options, Tyler Wade has seen playing time at the big-league level in a utility role in each of the last three seasons while Thairo Estrada is coming off his first season in the Majors last year.New York could still use a left-handed bat in the middle of the infield -- Mike Ford, Gardner and Mike Tauchman project to be the only lefty hitters on the Yanks' Opening Day roster at the moment. Joe Panik was a name linked to the Bombers earlier in the offseason -- it certainly wouldn't hurt to add an experienced infielder to share the workload.Either way, with LeMahieu and Torres locked in at second base and shortstop respectively, New York is set in the infield for Opening Joe Cardona Jersey Day and has one of the best double-play duos in the league.Questions lingering in the outfieldFrom the infield dirt to the outfield gra s, New York has a surplus of talented outfielders. Then again, with Aaron Hicks' elbow injury keeping the center fielder out for much of 2020, the Yankees have some decisions to make regarding their depth chart.Gardner, Tauchman and Aaron Judge appear to slot in as the Yankees' starting trio in the outfield -- leaving Giancarlo Stanton (an obvious candidate for designated hitter), Clint Frazier and EstevanFlorial as the only remaining outfielders presently situated on the 40-man roster.Manager Aaron Boone has plenty of choices for who he'll pencil in each day -- and injuries will surely shake up his lineup card as the season progre ses -- but electing whogets the nod to start and who comes off the bench still remains to be seen.Could Miguel Andujar take some reps in Anfernee Jennings Jersey the outfield with Gio Urshela at third base?The only offseason addition in the outfield the Yankees have made thus far came back in November when the Yankees agreed to terms with -- the 27-year-old received an invite to Yankees' Spring Training.