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CBS News
26-05-2025
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- CBS News
Dodgers sign reliever Chris Stratton and option Bobby Miller to minors
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed pitcher Chris Stratton on Sunday and immediately put him in the bullpen for their series finale against the New York Mets. The right-hander wasn't used in a 3-1 loss at Citi Field. Stratton was released by the Kansas City Royals last Thursday after compiling a 7.94 ERA in 12 appearances spanning 17 innings this season. He gave the Dodgers a fresh, available arm after their relief corps was taxed Friday night in a rain-delayed victory over the Mets that lasted 13 innings. Bobby Miller was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City and fellow right-hander J.P. Feyereisen was designated for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. Miller pitched two innings in relief during Saturday night's 5-2 loss to the Mets after getting recalled from the minors earlier in the day. He allowed one run and three hits with one walk. The 34-year-old Stratton is 41-27 with a 4.63 ERA in 371 games, including 42 starts, over 10 major league seasons with San Francisco (2016-18), the Los Angeles Angels (2019), Pittsburgh (2019-22), St. Louis (2022-23), Texas (2023) and Kansas City (2024-25). He won a World Series title in 2023 with the Rangers. Notes Touted rookie Roki Sasaki (right shoulder impingement) will begin a throwing progression this week, manager Dave Roberts said. ... RHP Michael Kopech (right shoulder impingement) pitched a scoreless inning in his latest rehab outing with Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Associated Press
26-05-2025
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- Associated Press
Dodgers sign RHP Chris Stratton and option RHP Bobby Miller to minors
NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers signed pitcher Chris Stratton on Sunday and immediately put him in the bullpen for their series finale against the New York Mets. Stratton was released by the Kansas City Royals last Thursday after compiling a 7.94 ERA in 12 appearances spanning 17 innings this season. The right-hander gave the Dodgers a fresh arm after their bullpen was taxed Friday night in a rain-delayed victory over the Mets that lasted 13 innings. Bobby Miller was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City and fellow right-hander J.P. Feyereisen was designated for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. Miller pitched two innings in relief during Saturday night's 5-2 loss to the Mets after getting recalled from the minors earlier in the day. He allowed one run and three hits with one walk. The 34-year-old Stratton is 41-27 with a 4.63 ERA in 371 games, including 42 starts, over 10 major league seasons with San Francisco (2016-18), the Los Angeles Angels (2019), Pittsburgh (2019-22), St. Louis (2022-23), Texas (2023) and Kansas City (2024-25). He won a World Series title in 2023 with the Rangers. ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
26-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Dodgers sign RHP Chris Stratton and option RHP Bobby Miller to minors
Los Angeles Dodgers' Bobby Miller pitches during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Saturday, May 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Chris Stratton throws during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Chris Stratton throws during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Los Angeles Dodgers' Bobby Miller pitches during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Saturday, May 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Chris Stratton throws during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers signed pitcher Chris Stratton on Sunday and immediately put him in the bullpen for their series finale against the New York Mets. Stratton was released by the Kansas City Royals last Thursday after compiling a 7.94 ERA in 12 appearances spanning 17 innings this season. The right-hander gave the Dodgers a fresh arm after their bullpen was taxed Friday night in a rain-delayed victory over the Mets that lasted 13 innings. Advertisement Bobby Miller was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City and fellow right-hander J.P. Feyereisen was designated for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. Miller pitched two innings in relief during Saturday night's 5-2 loss to the Mets after getting recalled from the minors earlier in the day. He allowed one run and three hits with one walk. The 34-year-old Stratton is 41-27 with a 4.63 ERA in 371 games, including 42 starts, over 10 major league seasons with San Francisco (2016-18), the Los Angeles Angels (2019), Pittsburgh (2019-22), St. Louis (2022-23), Texas (2023) and Kansas City (2024-25). He won a World Series title in 2023 with the Rangers. ___ AP MLB:
San Francisco Chronicle
27-04-2025
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- San Francisco Chronicle
Are the Dodgers something less than invincible? Giants fans, you better believe it!
It is our pleasure to address the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation, although none of these guys really need an introduction: Ben Casparius, Bobby Miller, Landon Knack, Justin Wrobleski … Wait, what? It was speculated in this column last month that the Dodgers' vaunted pitching staff could be vulnerable, and that has become fact. All of those pitchers have been given an emergency start so far, and only one teammate, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, could be considered a reliable mainstay in the rotation. In comparison, the San Francisco Giants look decidedly superior, fashioning a brand of stability that has eluded the Dodgers once again. Remember, this is a team that needed to use at least six pitchers in seven different postseason games last year — and recently got shelled for 38 runs in four straight losses to the Cubs. Shohei Ohtani has yet to throw a pitch. As his timetable for a return to the mound grows increasingly mysterious, some have wondered whether he'll take the mound at all this season. Blake Snell is out with a shoulder injury. Problems have arisen with two starters who always seem to be hurt, Tyler Glasnow (who left a start with a leg issue) and Dustin May (shelled in his last outing). Japanese sensation Roki Sasaki has shown an unhittable split-fingered fastball, but he is very young and, so far, very wild. And Clayton Kershaw and Tony Gonsolin are forever on the injured list. That's also where we find two of the Dodgers' most respected relievers, Blake Treinen and Michael Kopech. The Giants' rotation looks a bit shaky at times, but there have been no injuries, no changes of heart, no panic moves toward other options. With Justin Verlander preaching the value of extended starts — facing the opponents' batting order a third time, for that's how you develop body and mind — manager Bob Melvin dreams of a rotation leaning into satisfying, more traditional turns. It's a healthy group of five with a ton of depth in reserve: Hayden Birdsong looks as if he could step into the role right now; Kyle Harrison, impressively working his way back to the big leagues; and Carson Whisenhunt, mowing down hitters in Triple-A Sacramento. With much more, perhaps, on the way. Firm conviction seems to accompany every Dodgers forecast — don't worry, they'll win the division by 15 games — but don't count on that. The Giants look very much like a team that will hang around all season, not to mention San Diego and Arizona. It's quite a reversal from a Giants-Dodgers dynamic that plagued San Francisco fans for years. In the prime of Willie Mays, the Giants had one of the most feared lineups in major league history. It wasn't a matter of winning a world title — just how many. Yet it never happened, largely because the Dodgers had superior pitching. It's something that never goes out of style. Now it's San Francisco with all that pitching and L.A. hoping to win that 7-5 thriller. Maybe you're not buying any of this, locked into the resignation that has plagued this organization in recent years. But you can't deny that you're having some fun. The 2025 Giants insist on it. Buster knows best • This column spent the past three seasons arguing for a new Giants right fielder, having watched too many fruitless Mike Yastrzemski at-bats. It appeared he might depart in the offseason, but president of baseball operations Buster Posey was determined to keep this high-character guy who plays a great right field and comes naturally upon leadership. At the age of 34 — generally an age to resist major adjustments — Yaz has significantly altered his swing. He's finally squaring up the high fastball, he's driving the ball to the opposite field, and he still has that very timely power. The social media critics are off his back, and it's quite the pleasant development. • Another cool Yaz thing: Watching him turn his back and face the right-field wall at Oracle when he knows he'll have to play a carom — and then handle it perfectly. That was his grandfather, Carl, in harmony with the left field Green Monster at Fenway Park years ago. • Turns out it wasn't a necessarily life-changing trend when the new 'torpedo' bats produced absurdly big numbers during the season's opening week. Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe got the nickname 'Volpedo' after he hit four homers in the first five games, but as of Friday, he hadn't hit one since. The Giants have placed orders, as have many players around the majors, but the headline-grabbing news seems to have completely disappeared. At least for now. • This new-bat innovation reminded Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow of old teammate Matt Williams, now the team's third-base called him 'The Big Marine' because of his tough, no-nonsense nature. When maple bats became the rage in the late '90s, 'everyone wanted it,' Krukow said in a telephone conversation. 'But not Matt. He loved his Louisville Sluggers. To him, it was sacrilege that someone would suggest any wood other than white ash. He just wouldn't hear of it.' • It's always discouraging to hear that an NFL team 'wasted' a first-round draft pick on a running back, because you can't put a price on star quality. That was the Raiders taking the unstoppable Ashton Jeanty out of Boise State and the Chargers, having already acquired former Antioch High sensation Najee Harris, delighting a 'fired-up' coach Jim Harbaugh by selecting breakaway threat Omarion Hampton from North Carolina. Here's to all of them running wild. • The Warriors backcourt wing who got away: Not Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schröder or Donte DiVincenzo (although he is sorely missed), but Ty Jerome. Thought to be too slow to succeed in the early stages of his career, he had a quiet but effective 2022-23 season with the Warriors before heading to Cleveland as a free agent. All of a sudden he's an outright star off the Cavs' bench, having scored 25-plus points six times during the season and nearly beating Miami by himself (28 points in 26 minutes) during Game 1 of the first round. He's got a bit of trash-talking swagger as well. 'This is who Ty is,' said superstar teammate Donovan Mitchell. 'I know everybody's going to react like this is a shock, but he's been doing this for us all year.' • Considering that Draymond Green revolutionized all-court defense at power forward, and earned four championship rings along the way, it's a crime that he's won Defensive Player of the Year just once (2016-17). Understand that this year's choice, Cleveland center Evan Mobley, is fully deserving. He defends all positions, ranks high in blocks/contests/steals, and averages fewer than two personal fouls per game, while becoming a force on the offensive end. Ex-Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson (this season's Coach of the Year) says he took the Cleveland job largely to savor Mobley's potential. But for Green to finish third, with 15 first-place votes among a panel of 100 media members — that's just plain wrong.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Dave Roberts Announces Bobby Miller Will Start Against Rockies
The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the midst of a six-game home stand where they lost two of three versus the Chicago Cubs and are now one game away from sweeping the Colorado Rockies. During the homestand and in recent weeks, the Dodgers have leaned on pitchers like Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki—both staying on five days' rest—while Blake Snell remains on the injured list. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Bobby Miller (28) reacts after giving up a triple in fourth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Chenoy-Imagn Images Per manager Dave Roberts, Bobby Miller will be the next in line to get a start for the Dodgers ahead of their series finale against the Rockies on Wednesday. It will be Miller's first start of 2025. Miller has had many ups and downs in his MLB career and is fighting off many speculative trade rumors. He was called up in 2023, started 22 games for the Dodgers, and posted a 3.76 ERA with 119 strikeouts. Advertisement However, things did not come as easily for Miller in 2024 when he started 13 games, pitched to an 8.52 ERA over 56 innings, and eventually got sent down. The 26-year-old right-hander features a plus fastball that can reach 100 MPH, a slider, and a changeup that Miller needs to work on getting in the strike zone. Once a highly touted prospect who shone in his first year, he has seemingly gotten to his final strike with the team if he's unable to perform. He is also recovering from a scary moment from his first Spring Training start, where he was hit by a 105 MPH comeback line drive that struck him in the head. It is unclear how many starts Miller will receive as Snell is looming from returning from the IL, and Clayton Kershaw also continues to ramp up. Related: MLB Players Speak Out on Dodgers Jackie Robinson's Influence Related: Dodgers Announce Team Legend Suffered Stroke
