Tag: American baseball pitcher
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MLB trade report: Aaron Bummer gives Atlanta flexibility, while Cal Quantrill doesn’t fit in Colorado
The White Sox have sent lefty reliever Aaron Bummer to Atlanta for Five Guys, starting what I hope will be the process of selling off pretty much everyone. This is our first big transaction of the offseason. Bummer, a reliable left-handed reliever, is acquired by Atlanta. He had a rough year in 2023 as a…
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‘Extraordinary person’, selfless teammate Tim Wakefield has died.
Tim Wakefield, who utilised his darting knuckleball to become the Red Sox’s third-winningest pitcher, died on Sunday at the age of 57 from brain cancer, the Red Sox confirmed. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Tim Wakefield, one of the most unique pitchers of his generation and a key part of the most…
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Gabe Kapler was fired by the Giants after four seasons and one playoff appearance.
The San Francisco Giants dismissed manager Gabe Kapler on Friday, after a late-season collapse that knocked the club out of postseason contention and raised doubts about the organisation’s future direction. The dismissal comes with three games left in the season and the Giants sitting at 78-81. Farhan Zaidi, the Giants’ president of baseball operations, said…
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The Red Sox have announced that Tim Wakefield is in therapy and have requested privacy.
Tim Wakefield is being treated for an unidentified sickness, and the Boston Red Sox have begged fans to respect his privacy after his illness was revealed without his knowledge by ex-teammate Curt Schilling. The Red Sox published a statement on Thursday after Schilling disclosed Wakefield’s illness on a podcast, prompting an outpouring of sympathy for…