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Hindustan Times
2 days ago
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- Hindustan Times
Eury Perez looks to continue stellar July as Marlins host Padres
Not all elbow operations are created equally. Eury Perez looks to continue stellar July as Marlins host Padres Take, for example, Miami Marlins right-hander Eury Perez, who is set to start on Monday night against the visiting San Diego Padres. The 22-year-old native of the Dominican Republic has made an amazing recovery from Tommy John surgery, posting a 3-2 record with a 3.18 ERA this year. In three July starts, Perez is 3-0 with a 0.50 ERA, meaning he is getting better as the season progresses. Meanwhile, Perez's teammate and fellow Dominican, Sandy Alcantara, has struggled after his elbow surgery. The 2022 National League Cy Young Award winner is 4-9 with a 7.14 ERA this year. Perez had his surgery in April of 2024 and he was activated this year on June 9. That's a 14-month recovery. Alcantara, 29, had his surgery in October of 2023 and returned to the mound this year on March 27. That's a 17-month recovery. So, despite having a recovery time that is three months shorter than that of Alcantara, Perez is having far and away the better results of the two. But that hasn't stopped Alcantara from mentoring Perez, who has never faced the Padres. As for the Marlins overall, they are 21-11 over their past 32 games following Sunday's loss to the Kansas City Royals that snapped Miami's four-game win streak. "Trying to win series," Marlins rookie manager Clayton McCullough said of the Marlins' mindset on Sunday. "That's what we're going to continue to focus on ... and not get too far ahead of ourselves." On the other side on Monday will be the Padres, who have won three straight three-game series. They also split a four-game series during that span. On Sunday, the Padres routed the host Washington Nationals 8-1 as Xander Bogaerts hit a first-inning grand slam. San Diego's Manny Machado also hit a grand slam in Friday's 7-2 win over Washington. "We could be 'Slam Diego' again," Padres manager Mike Shildt joked, referring to the nickname given to the team after they hit a grand slam in a record four straight games in 2020. "I'm fine with it." The Padres, who would be an NL wild-card playoff team if the season ended on Sunday, are expected to pitch right-hander Randy Vasquez to open their series in Miami. Vasquez, a 26-year-old native of the Dominican Republic, is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA in two career games against the Marlins. He made his major league debut in 2023 with the New York Yankees and was part of the December 2023 trade that sent Juan Soto and Trent Grisham from San Diego to New York. He is 9-13 with a 4.10 ERA in 50 appearances in his career. As for San Diego's key players on offense this year, two of them have ties to Miami. Machado, who has 18 homers, 60 RBIs and an .843 OPS in 99 games this year, is a Miami native. And reigning three-time batting champion Luis Arraez won the second of those titles while playing for the Marlins. He also began 2024 in Miami before a May trade to San Diego. So far this season, however, he is hitting just .284, 34 points below his career average. Field Level Media This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Fox Sports
6 days ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Grading 10 Biggest MLB Signings At All-Star Break: Juan Soto, Max Fried, More
This past MLB offseason produced historic signings, which included the biggest contract in baseball history and teams throwing money at starting pitching left and right. How have these signings fared thus far? With the 2025 MLB All-Star Break upon us, here are early grades for the 10 biggest signings in terms of total money from last offseason. OF Juan Soto – New York Mets Contract: 15-year, $765 million deal 2025 stats: 23 home runs, 56 RBIs, 77 walks, .262/.396/.509 slash line, 3.9 WAR (423 plate appearances) Soto signed the biggest contract in the history of sports. With the outfielder a respectable but not elite fielder and a so-so baserunner, it's virtually impossible for Soto to play up to his $51 million average annual salary. The way he justifies his contract is by helping the Mets win multiple World Series and being the Juan Soto that the baseball world is accustomed to, that being as lethal and consistent as any hitter in the sport in both the regular season and postseason. After a slow start, Soto has rebounded this season, hitting like the elite, balanced and impact hitter that he is. Again, the ultimate end grade for the Soto contract is him being the same player he has been his entire career and the Mets winning multiple championships to justify a historic commitment. Grade: B- LHP Max Fried – New York Yankees Contract: Eight-year, $218 million deal 2025 stats: 11-3, 2.43 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 113 strikeouts, 122.0 innings pitched, 3.3 WAR (20 starts) The first move the Yankees made after losing Soto — who helped them reach the 2024 World Series in his one season with the franchise — was signing Fried, and he has been worth every penny. The left-hander has been spectacular for New York, pitching deep into games, seldom surrendering runners and mixing in six pitches (cutter, curveball, sinker, four-seamer, sweeper and changeup). With Gerrit Cole out this season due to Tommy John surgery and Luis Gil still having not pitched due to a lat strain, Fried has become the Yankees' ace and a godsend for their rotation, which also recently lost Clarke Schmidt to Tommy John surgery. Aaron Judge is the best position player in the game and the face of the Yankees. But where would the Yankees be without Fried? Grade: A RHP Corbin Burnes – Arizona Diamondbacks Contract: Six-year, $210 million deal 2025 stats: 3-2, 2.66 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 63 strikeouts, 64.1 innings pitched, 2.2 WAR (11 starts) The D-backs threw the bag at Burnes for him to be their ace, and he was precisely that. The veteran right-hander and 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner pitched at a high level, threw deep into games and was effective at primarily throwing his cutter earlier this season. Unfortunately for Burnes, he suffered an elbow injury on June 1 that required Tommy John surgery, ending his 2025 campaign and jeopardizing the bulk, if not the entirety, of his 2026 campaign. Burnes is a proven stud, but the devastating injury makes his contract a potentially burdensome one for Arizona moving forward. Grade: D+ LHP Blake Snell – Los Angeles Dodgers Contract: Five-year, $182 million deal 2025 stats: 1-0, 2.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, four strikeouts, 9.0 innings pitched, -0.2 WAR (two starts) When healthy and at his best, Snell is electric. Unfortunately for Snell, he has been snake-bit by injuries his entire MLB career; Snell has made 30 starts in a single season just once since 2018, doing so in his 2023 NL Cy Young campaign with the San Diego Padres. This season has been one of the worst cases of injuries impacting Snell. After two starts, Snell suffered a shoulder injury, was later placed on the 60-day injured list and hasn't pitched for the Dodgers since. Los Angeles has been ravaged by injuries on the pitching front, including Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki and Tony Gonsolin, among many others. Snell getting back in the mix and acclimated for the postseason would be a game-changer for the Dodgers. However, the $180 million pact, which was one of the first headline moves of the offseason, is off to a bad start for the Dodgers. Grade: C- SS Willy Adames – San Francisco Giants Contract: Seven-year, $182 million deal 2025 stats: 12 home runs, 48 RBIs, 45 walks, .220/.307/.373 slash line, 0.9 WAR (408 plate appearances) Adames was arguably the Milwaukee Brewers' best player from 2021-24 and had a career year in 2024, totaling 32 home runs and 112 RBIs. This season has not been a continuation of his Milwaukee days, though. Adames is struggling to get on base in his debut sesason for the Giants, and is on pace for a career-low in home runs since 2019. One potentially auspicious sign for Adames is him boasting a .295/.380/.614 slash line in July. Nevertheless, San Francisco's premier offseason move is off to a slow start. Grade: C- 3B Alex Bregman – Boston Red Sox Contract: Three-year, $120 million deal 2025 stats: 11 home runs, 35 RBIs, 22 walks, .298/.380/.546 slash line, 2.9 WAR (234 plate appearances) Boston signed one of the best third basemen of his generation to a short-term deal for a combined salary that would've been impossible to foresee last summer. It has been a mixed bag for Bregman, though, who missed six weeks due to a quad strain and whose arrival triggered an internal nightmare with star third baseman Rafael Devers, who didn't want to move to first base and was later traded to the Giants. When healthy, Bregman has been a steady and reliable force at the hot corner and a reliable hitter from the right side this season. The grade for this signing is relatively positive because Bregman is healthy and the Red Sox have won 10 consecutive games. He can opt out of his contract after this season, though. Grade: B- OF/DH Anthony Santander – Toronto Blue Jays Contract: Five-year, $92.5 million deal 2025 stats: Six home runs, 18 RBIs, 24 walks, .179/.273/.304 slash line, -0.9 WAR (209 plate appearances) At first glance, this contract was a bargain. The switch-hitting Santander was coming off a 44-home run season and had been a consistent source of slugging for the Baltimore Orioles dating back to 2019. But 2025 has not been kind to Santander, as he has struck out at a high rate (55 strikeouts, compared to 33 hits), his traditional power has been inconsistent, and Santander was recently transferred to the 60-day injured list due to a shoulder injury that has kept him off the field since May 29. Still, the Blue Jays are atop the AL East. Maybe Santander can get back before the postseason and do damage for Toronto in the postseason? That said, this deal has been a whiff thus far. Grade: D+ LHP Sean Manaea – New York Mets Contract: Three-year, $75 million deal 2025 stats: 0-0, 2.70 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, seven strikeouts, 3.1 innings, 0.0 WAR, (one appearance) Manaea made his first MLB appearance of the 2025 season on July 13 after a spring training elbow injury. The southpaw's absence is one of a handful of injuries New York's rotation depth has faced, the others including Kodai Senga, Tylor Megill, Griffin Canning and Frankie Montas. Manaea got his career back on track with the Mets last season, recording a 3.47 ERA in 32 starts and pitching well in the bulk of his postseason outings, including surrendering just one run and five baserunners across seven innings against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the National League Division Series. A healthy Manaea gives the Mets another needed rotation body, and him returning to 2024 form would change the grade, but the left-hander's prolonged absence makes this signing a preliminary "D." Grade: D RHP Nathan Eovaldi – Texas Rangers Contract: Three-year, $75 million deal 2025 stats: 7-3, 1.58 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 94 strikeouts, 91.0 innings pitched, 3.4 WAR (16 starts) The production of a Cy Young candidate at $25 million a year. That's what the Rangers have gotten by re-signing Eovaldi. After helping Texas win the 2023 World Series and posting a combined 3.72 ERA from 2023-24, Eovaldi has been exceptional in 2025. Throwing a consistent, four-pitch arsenal at opposing lineups (split-fingered fastball, four-seamer, curveball and cutter), the right-hander has kept runners off the basepaths at an elite level, induced weak contact and is having the best season of his MLB career. Tarik Skubal is having another magnificent year for the Detroit Tigers, but Eovaldi is having an elite season himself. Maybe the American League Cy Young Award shouldn't be a shoo-in for Skubal? Grade: A+ LHP Tanner Scott – Los Angeles Dodgers Contract: Four-year, $72 million deal 2025 stats: 4.09 ERA, 19 of 26 in save opportunities, 1.14 WHIP, 49 strikeouts, 44.0 innings pitched, 0.0 WAR (45 appearances) After back-to-back stellar seasons in 2023 and 2024, highlighted by recording a combined 1.75 ERA in 2024, Los Angeles made Scott one of the game's richest relievers. It has been a bumpy ride for the two sides since. Scott, who throws two pitches (four-seamer and slider), has been hit in the late innings, leading MLB with seven blown saves. If Scott is stellar in the postseason and returns to the elite force that he was with the Padres and Miami Marlins, then his first half will be an afterthought. But, to date, the left-hander has underwhelmed for the $18 million average annual salary the Dodgers threw his way. Grade: C- Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? 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NBC Sports
10-07-2025
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- NBC Sports
Jacob deGrom is vintage again, now an All-Star ace in Texas after several injury-filled seasons
This is finally the vintage Jacob deGrom pitching for the Texas Rangers, and not because the lanky right-hander recently turned 37 years old. After several injury-filled seasons in a row, both before and since going to Texas in free agency, deGrom is again an All-Star ace. 'It's a little bit of validation,' deGrom said. 'Coming back from a major surgery, your second (Tommy John), there is some unknown. To be fortunate enough to be able to throw the ball pretty well, I'm just thankful to be able to be back out there on a major league mound.' DeGrom (9-2, 2.29 ERA) this year has made 18 starts, twice as many as he had combined the past two seasons after joining the Rangers. It is already his most since 2019, when he won his second National League Cy Young Award in a row while pitching for the New York Mets. His fifth All-Star nod is his first in the American League after being the only Texas player selected for the game next Tuesday night in Atlanta. 'I don't want to take for granted how hard this game is because he's making it look really easy,' said Chris Young, the Rangers' president of baseball operations and a former big league pitcher. 'It's precious when you get to see greatness like that.' A no-decision against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night ended deGrom's franchise record of 14 consecutive starts going at least five innings without giving up more than two runs. That same span was the longest streak by any traditional starter (not including openers) in the modern era since 1900 of not allowing more than six hits and two runs in a game, according to STATS. DeGrom came the closest he has to a no-hitter in his 236 career games on June 26 at Baltimore. He was perfect through six innings and the only hit was a leadoff single in the eighth. 'He's an alien or something, I don't know how he does what he does,' said Jack Leiter, the son of a big league pitcher and the 2021 No. 2 overall pick still a Rangers rookie this season. 'It doesn't look like anything's bothering him,' catcher Jonah Heim said. 'It looks like he's going out there free and easy and and trusting his stuff, and it's pretty fun to watch.' Second surgery The Rangers won the first six games deGrom started in his debut for them by the end of April 2023 before he had Tommy John surgery for the second time — the first was in 2010 as a minor leaguer for the Mets. He wasn't pitching when Texas won its only World Series title, then rehabbed most of last year before three short starts at the end of the season. His 106 1/3 innings this year are one more than he pitched combined the past three seasons, his first two in Texas and his final one in New York. 'I think as much as anything with Jacob, he's just so happy that he feels good,' Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. 'The talent obviously is there. It's a tough road. ... Now he's back having fun playing the game.' Bochy said the Rangers will continue to monitor deGrom's workload. He had at least five days of rest between six of his seven starts while going 5-0 since the beginning of June. He is averaging 86 pitches a game, and his 103 on May 21 was the only time over 100. 'The thing about Jacob is it's so effortless,' Bochy said. 'Not a lot of stressful innings.' All-Star appearances The 2014 NL Rookie of the Year made his first All-Star Game in 2015, when Bochy was the NL manager and DeGrom needed only 10 pitches to strike out Stephen Vogt, Jason Kipnis and Jose Iglesias. DeGrom also made three consecutive All-Star teams in 2018, 2019 and 2021 — there wasn't one during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. He allowed a solo homer to Mike Trout in the 2018 game, and pitched a perfect inning in 2019. After his back-to-back Cy Young seasons, deGrom started 12 of the Mets' 60 games in 2020. He had a 1.08 ERA over 92 innings through 15 starts in 2021, but didn't pitch in the All-Star Game and missed the rest of the season with right forearm tightness and a sprained elbow. He was shut down during spring training in 2022 after a stress reaction in his right scapula, then was 5-4 with a 3.08 ERA in 11 starts the last two months of that season before becoming a free agent. Injury extension The $185 million, five-year contract deGrom signed with Texas included a conditional sixth-year club option for 2028 that has already been trigged because of the time he missed after Tommy John surgery. That option is worth at least $20 million, but would be $30 million if he finishes among the top five in Cy Young voting or pitches at least 625 innings during the contract. It increases to $37 million if he finishes among the top five at least three times or pitches 725 innings.
Hamilton Spectator
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Jacob deGrom is vintage again, now an All-Star ace in Texas after several injury-filled seasons
This is finally the vintage Jacob deGrom pitching for the Texas Rangers, and not because the lanky right-hander recently turned 37 years old. After several injury-filled seasons in a row, both before and since going to Texas in free agency, deGrom is again an All-Star ace. 'It's a little bit of validation,' deGrom said. 'Coming back from a major surgery, your second (Tommy John), there is some unknown. To be fortunate enough to be able to throw the ball pretty well, I'm just thankful to be able to be back out there on a major league mound.' DeGrom (9-2, 2.29 ERA) this year has made 18 starts, twice as many as he had combined the past two seasons after joining the Rangers. It is already his most since 2019, when he won his second National League Cy Young Award in a row while pitching for the New York Mets. His fifth All-Star nod is his first in the American League after being the only Texas player selected for the game next Tuesday night in Atlanta. 'I don't want to take for granted how hard this game is because he's making it look really easy,' said Chris Young, the Rangers' president of baseball operations and a former big league pitcher. 'It's precious when you get to see greatness like that.' A no-decision against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night ended deGrom's franchise record of 14 consecutive starts going at least five innings without giving up more than two runs. That same span was the longest streak by any traditional starter (not including openers) in the modern era since 1900 of not allowing more than six hits and two runs in a game, according to STATS. DeGrom came the closest he has to a no-hitter in his 236 career games on June 26 at Baltimore. He was perfect through six innings and the only hit was a leadoff single in the eighth. 'He's an alien or something, I don't know how he does what he does,' said Jack Leiter, the son of a big league pitcher and the 2021 No. 2 overall pick still a Rangers rookie this season. 'It doesn't look like anything's bothering him,' catcher Jonah Heim said. 'It looks like he's going out there free and easy and and trusting his stuff, and it's pretty fun to watch.' Second surgery The Rangers won the first six games deGrom started in his debut for them by the end of April 2023 before he had Tommy John surgery for the second time — the first was in 2010 as a minor leaguer for the Mets. He wasn't pitching when Texas won its only World Series title, then rehabbed most of last year before three short starts at the end of the season. His 106 1/3 innings this year are one more than he pitched combined the past three seasons, his first two in Texas and his final one in New York. 'I think as much as anything with Jacob, he's just so happy that he feels good,' Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. 'The talent obviously is there. It's a tough road. ... Now he's back having fun playing the game.' Bochy said the Rangers will continue to monitor deGrom's workload . He had at least five days of rest between six of his seven starts while going 5-0 since the beginning of June. He is averaging 86 pitches a game, and his 103 on May 21 was the only time over 100. 'The thing about Jacob is it's so effortless,' Bochy said. 'Not a lot of stressful innings.' All-Star appearances The 2014 NL Rookie of the Year made his first All-Star Game in 2015, when Bochy was the NL manager and DeGrom needed only 10 pitches to strike out Stephen Vogt, Jason Kipnis and Jose Iglesias . DeGrom also made three consecutive All-Star teams in 2018, 2019 and 2021 — there wasn't one during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. He allowed a solo homer to Mike Trout in the 2018 game, and pitched a perfect inning in 2019. After his back-to-back Cy Young seasons, deGrom started 12 of the Mets' 60 games in 2020. He had a 1.08 ERA over 92 innings through 15 starts in 2021, but didn't pitch in the All-Star Game and missed the rest of the season with right forearm tightness and a sprained elbow. He was shut down during spring training in 2022 after a stress reaction in his right scapula, then was 5-4 with a 3.08 ERA in 11 starts the last two months of that season before becoming a free agent. Injury extension The $185 million, five-year contract deGrom signed with Texas included a conditional sixth-year club option for 2028 that has already been trigged because of the time he missed after Tommy John surgery. That option is worth at least $20 million, but would be $30 million if he finishes among the top five in Cy Young voting or pitches at least 625 innings during the contract. It increases to $37 million if he finishes among the top five at least three times or pitches 725 innings. ___ AP MLB:
10-07-2025
- Sport
Jacob deGrom is vintage again, now an All-Star ace in Texas after several injury-filled seasons
This is finally the vintage Jacob deGrom pitching for the Texas Rangers, and not because the lanky right-hander recently turned 37 years old. After several injury-filled seasons in a row, both before and since going to Texas in free agency, deGrom is again an All-Star ace. 'It's a little bit of validation," deGrom said. 'Coming back from a major surgery, your second (Tommy John), there is some unknown. To be fortunate enough to be able to throw the ball pretty well, I'm just thankful to be able to be back out there on a major league mound.' DeGrom (9-2, 2.29 ERA) this year has made 18 starts, twice as many as he had combined the past two seasons after joining the Rangers. It is already his most since 2019, when he won his second National League Cy Young Award in a row while pitching for the New York Mets. His fifth All-Star nod is his first in the American League after being the only Texas player selected for the game next Tuesday night in Atlanta. 'I don't want to take for granted how hard this game is because he's making it look really easy,' said Chris Young, the Rangers' president of baseball operations and a former big league pitcher. "It's precious when you get to see greatness like that.' A no-decision against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night ended deGrom's franchise record of 14 consecutive starts going at least five innings without giving up more than two runs. That same span was the longest streak by any traditional starter (not including openers) in the modern era since 1900 of not allowing more than six hits and two runs in a game, according to STATS. DeGrom came the closest he has to a no-hitter in his 236 career games on June 26 at Baltimore. He was perfect through six innings and the only hit was a leadoff single in the eighth. "He's an alien or something, I don't know how he does what he does,' said Jack Leiter, the son of a big league pitcher and the 2021 No. 2 overall pick still a Rangers rookie this season. 'It doesn't look like anything's bothering him," catcher Jonah Heim said. "It looks like he's going out there free and easy and and trusting his stuff, and it's pretty fun to watch.' The Rangers won the first six games deGrom started in his debut for them by the end of April 2023 before he had Tommy John surgery for the second time — the first was in 2010 as a minor leaguer for the Mets. He wasn't pitching when Texas won its only World Series title, then rehabbed most of last year before three short starts at the end of the season. His 106 1/3 innings this year are one more than he pitched combined the past three seasons, his first two in Texas and his final one in New York. 'I think as much as anything with Jacob, he's just so happy that he feels good,' Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. 'The talent obviously is there. It's a tough road. ... Now he's back having fun playing the game.' Bochy said the Rangers will continue to monitor deGrom's workload. He had at least five days of rest between six of his seven starts while going 5-0 since the beginning of June. He is averaging 86 pitches a game, and his 103 on May 21 was the only time over 100. 'The thing about Jacob is it's so effortless,' Bochy said. 'Not a lot of stressful innings.' The 2014 NL Rookie of the Year made his first All-Star Game in 2015, when Bochy was the NL manager and DeGrom needed only 10 pitches to strike out Stephen Vogt, Jason Kipnis and Jose Iglesias. DeGrom also made three consecutive All-Star teams in 2018, 2019 and 2021 — there wasn't one during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. He allowed a solo homer to Mike Trout in the 2018 game, and pitched a perfect inning in 2019. After his back-to-back Cy Young seasons, deGrom started 12 of the Mets' 60 games in 2020. He had a 1.08 ERA over 92 innings through 15 starts in 2021, but didn't pitch in the All-Star Game and missed the rest of the season with right forearm tightness and a sprained elbow. He was shut down during spring training in 2022 after a stress reaction in his right scapula, then was 5-4 with a 3.08 ERA in 11 starts the last two months of that season before becoming a free agent. The $185 million, five-year contract deGrom signed with Texas included a conditional sixth-year club option for 2028 that has already been trigged because of the time he missed after Tommy John surgery. That option is worth at least $20 million, but would be $30 million if he finishes among the top five in Cy Young voting or pitches at least 625 innings during the contract. It increases to $37 million if he finishes among the top five at least three times or pitches 725 innings.
