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2 days ago
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Behind Noah Cameron, Royals aim for 6th straight win in clash vs. Rangers
August 20 - Considering how well Kansas City rookie Noah Cameron has pitched at home, he might be the last person the Texas Rangers, and their struggling offense, want to face. After taking the first two of this four-game set, the host Royals, victorious in five straight games overall, will look to win their fifth consecutive home contest with Cameron on the mound Wednesday night against the Rangers. Cameron (7-5, 2.47 ERA) continues to make a case for AL Rookie of Year since making his major-league debut on April 30. The left-hander, who hails from nearby St. Joseph, Mo., has yielded two or more earned runs just four times in his 17 career starts. He's also 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA in his last four starts at home. On Friday, Cameron allowed his only run in the last three games there despite giving up six hits over 5 1/3 innings of Kansas City's 3-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. "He has a way of making pitches when he needs to," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. Now, Cameron will to help the Royals, trying to reach a wild-card position in the American League and 18-9 since July 20, improve to 8-1 on this 10-game homestand. And also move to 6-0 this season vs. Texas, which has totaled 42 runs and hit just 13 homers during its current 2-10 stretch. Corey Seager and Joc Pederson hit solo homers Tuesday, but those were half of the Rangers' four hits. "We got to come out and keep fighting," said Texas manager said Bruce Bochy, whose team has been outscored 25-10 in those five games vs. Kansas City this season. "It's always tough when you're going through something like this. We've got to find a way." The Royals, meanwhile, have 43 home runs during the last 27 games. During Tuesday's 5-2 win, Bobby Witt Jr. clubbed his 100th career homer in the eighth inning. Vinnie Pasquantino and Mike Yastrzemski each homered for a second consecutive contest. At 25 years, 66 days old, Witt is the youngest Royal to reach 100 homers. He's also the fourth player ever with at least 100 home runs and 100 steals in his first four major league seasons. "To me, those are numbers," Witt told FanDuel Sports Network. "We've got to keep winning games and get to the playoffs." Witt is batting .407 during an eight-game hitting streak. He's 7-for-17 with two home runs vs. Texas in 2025. The Rangers announced that Jacob deGrom, Wednesday's scheduled starter, would have his turn in the rotation skipped due to shoulder fatigue. DeGrom is 10-5 with a 2.76 ERA in 24 starts during his resurgent season, and the Rangers' brass appears to be playing it safe with the veteran, considering his injury history. "The hope is to skip a start and then finish strong," Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young told the club's official website of deGrom's current situation. "Everything checked out great, just normal fatigue. This workload is the most he's had in a long time." The Rangers have not named an official starting pitcher for Wednesday's contest and could be in line for a bullpen game. Meanwhile, Seager is 6-for-12 with two homers in three games after going hitless in the previous four. -Field Level Media
Yahoo
08-07-2025
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Yankees Rookie of the Year scheduled to begin rehab assignment
Yankees Rookie of the Year scheduled to begin rehab assignment originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed on "Talkin' Yanks" Tuesday that ace right-hander Luis Gil is finally heading out on a rehab assignment this Sunday, clearing a major hurdle in his recovery from a high-grade lat strain. Advertisement Gil, the reigning AL Rookie of the Year, hasn't pitched in a game all season after the strain sidelined him in spring training. He's since progressed through structured throwing programs with pitching coach Matt Blake saying on Sunday he was ready for his rehab assignment. Blake said that Gil was scheduled for a live batting practice on Tuesday. Boone also confirmed Gil is being built back up as a starter A return to the Yankees' rotation would then likely be right around the trade deadline. It's a boost they badly need after Clarke Schmidt went down for the year last week. The Yankees are also without 2023 Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole for the year and Ryan Yarbrough, who had filled in the fifth spot, is on the injured list with an oblique injury. Advertisement Brad Penner-Imagn Images Wednesday night, the Yankees are turning to top prospect Cam Schlittler to make a start and bolster the beleaguered rotation. Gil put together a stellar rookie season 2024, earning the American League Rookie of the Year award. In 29 starts, he posted an impressive 15–7 record with a 3.50 ERA, racking up 171 strikeouts over 151⅔ innings, and held hitters to a stingy .189 batting average. His May dominance—sweeping both AL Rookie and Pitcher of the Month honors—peaked with a franchise-record 14 strikeouts in a single game for a Yankees rookie. Gil became the first Yankees pitcher since Dave Righetti in 1981 to claim Rookie of the Year, narrowly edging Baltimore's Colton Cowser in voting Related: Yankees Manager Announces Jazz Chisholm Jr. News Before Mariners Series Related: Yankees' Top Pitching Prospect to Make MLB Debut Tomorrow vs Mariners This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 8, 2025, where it first appeared.
Newsweek
14-06-2025
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- Newsweek
Red Sox Trade Idea Deals $22 Million Closer For Top Catching Prospect
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers have not looked like a championship contender recently. In fact, the club with the highest payroll in baseball — nearly $337 million — has been less than a .500 team in June, winning just five of its 12 games, ahead of Saturday's action. Injuries have played a major role in the Dodgers' struggles, with 14 pitchers currently on the injured list — 15 if Shohei Ohtani is counted as a pitcher — which is remarkable considering that a typical MLB staff consists of 13 pitchers. FT. MYERS, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 15: Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow and manager Alex Cora of the Boston Red Sox look on during a spring training team workout on February 15, 2024 at jetBlue Park... FT. MYERS, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 15: Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow and manager Alex Cora of the Boston Red Sox look on during a spring training team workout on February 15, 2024 at jetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida. More Billie Weiss/BostonSo far, closer Tanner Scott has escaped the injury plague. Scott was a major free agent acquisition for the Dodgers, who inked the 30-year-old to a four-year $72 million contract in the offseason. But Scott, who has accumulated four blown saves and two losses already, against 12 saves, has been shaky. The 2014 Baltimore Orioles sixth-round draft pick has, himself, admitted he has struggled with command of his pitches all season. At the same time, despite a recent minor hot streak in which they have won six of eight games, the Boston Red Sox remain a game under .500 on the season, well below the team's preseason expectations. More MLB: Red Sox Predicted to Trade Away 7-Time All-Star if Team's Struggles Continue That means the BoSox could be looking at becoming trade deadline sellers, shipping out at least some of their higher-priced talent in exchange for prospects, the building blocks of a better future for the club. Aroldis Chapman, the Red Sox' 36-year-old lefty closer, may be their most attractive trade asset. Despite his age and 16 seasons of mileage, the Cuban native is having one of his best seasons, converting 12 of 13 save opportunities and posting a 1.55 ERA in 29 innings pitched. Nor has Chapman lost any of his legendary velocity. He owns the fastest pitch of the season, firing a 103.8 mph fastball against the Texas Rangers on May 8. His average fastball speed of 99.2 mph ranks his heater in the 99th percentile of current MLB hurlers, the vast majority of whom are considerably younger than he is. But the Red Sox need catching, not just now but for the future. Rookie Carlos Narvaez, acquired in a little-noticed minor-league level trade with the Yankees over the offseason, has been an extraordinary discovery, forcing himself into the AL Rookie of the Year race. But Narvaez can't catch every game, and as a backup, Connor Wong has been useless, with just nine hits, none for extra bases, and zero RBI in 69 plate appearances. More MLB: Brewers Sensational Pitching Prospect Has Bizarre, Mind-Blowing MLB Debut Chapman is pitching on a one-year, $10.75 million contract. But he has never received a qualifying offer, which would make him worth at least $22 million for next season — with that being the set value of qualifying offers after this season. If Chapman, as is likely, would refuse the qualifying offer, his team would receive draft pick compensation if he signs elsewhere. What does it all mean? It means Chapman makes an attractive trade target for the Dodgers, giving them half a season of a top-tier closer for a relatively inexpensive pro-rated salary — and if he then departs Los Angeles, the Dodgers get an extra draft pick. All they'd have to do is part with baseball's top overall catching prospect, the No. 15 overall prospect in the game, Dalton Rushing. The 24-year-old Rushing has already been used in the outfield by the Dodgers, who have Will Smith occupying the backstop position. Dealing Rushing would be rather easy for Los Angeles — but would immediately solve Boston's catching depth deficiency. The trade likely depends on whether the Red Sox' recent run of winning represents a genuine turnaround — in which case they would want to keep Chapman in the fold — or if it is just an illusion. By the trade deadline of July 31, the Red Sox will have a better idea, and will know whether they want to trade Chapman away at all. More MLB: Two Left-Handed Relievers Mets Should Target to Complete Dominant Bullpen
