Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Josh Johnson underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies and a bone spur in his pitching elbow on Tuesday. According to the Blue Jays Twitter feed, the surgery, performed by Dr. […]
Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced his starting rotation for the American League Division Series against the Oakland Athletics, with 21-game winner Max Scherzer getting the Game 1 start for the defending AL champs. Scherzer gets […]
Of course, Detroit’s run ended in the World Series, as it was swept in four games by the San Francisco Giants. Oakland may have been content with just making the playoffs last season, but it’s a different story this year […]
Turner Field was a house of horrors for visiting clubs, as the Braves compiled a major league best 56-25 (.691) mark there and went 25-10 since late July. Los Angeles felt the wrath of Turner Field in a three-game sweep […]
Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals announced Tuesday that manager Ned Yost has agreed to a two-year extension that runs through the 2015 season. Yost, who was named the Royals manager in 2010, led Kansas City to […]
Prior to the Indians, the last team to do it was the 1971 Orioles. Cleveland also went a major-league-best 21-6 in September. It was the first time Cleveland won 20 games in a month since doing so twice in 1995, […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole won the National League Rookie of the Month award for September. The 23-year-old right-hander went 4-0 with a 1.69 earned run average in five starts, helping the Pirates clinch […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Wil Myers has been named the American League’s Rookie of the Month for September. Myers, 22, has batted .317 with four homers, 13 doubles and 14 RBI in 27 […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – Oakland Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson was named American League Player of the Month for his performance during the month of September. Donaldson batted .337 (30-for-89) with eight doubles, five home runs, 16 RBI […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – Atlanta Braves starter Kris Medlen has been voted the National League’s Pitcher of the Month for September. Medlen went 4-0 with a 1.00 earned run average in five outings. The right- hander recorded 33 […]