Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – The Chicago White Sox placed pitcher Jesse Crain and first baseman Paul Konerko on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday. Crain is dealing with a right shoulder strain and hasn’t pitched since June 29, when he […]
Flushing, NY (Sports Network) – The Arizona Diamondbacks placed infielder Willie Bloomquist on the 15-day disabled list with a left hand contusion and recalled outfielder Tony Campana from Triple-A Reno on Wednesday. Bloomquist was hit in the left hand as […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright was named the National League Pitcher of the Month for June. Wainwright allowed just nine earned runs over six starts while posting a 1.77 earned run average […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – Oakland Athletics starter Bartolo Colon has been named the American League Pitcher of the Month for June. The 40-year-old right-hander finished the season’s third month with a 5-0 record and 1.75 earned run average […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – Boston Red Sox infielder Jose Iglesias has been named the American League’s Rookie of the Month for June. Iglesias batted .395 with four doubles, two triples, one home run, six RBI and 17 runs […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig has been voted the National League Player and Rookie of the Month for June, marking just the fifth time since the awards have been handed out that one […]
Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) – The Pittsburgh Pirates activated outfielder Jose Tabata from the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday. A strained left oblique sent Tabata to the DL in late May. He was batting .272 with two homers and six […]
(Sports Network) – Of the five clubs that make up the National League West, three of them have 40 or more wins. In five of the six divisions in baseball, there are three teams with that many victories, but the […]
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – Major League Baseball’s All-Star balloting ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday and like the good baseball fan that I am, I figured it was time to perform my civic duty. Luckily, thanks to technology, […]
Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) – New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira underwent season-ending surgery on his ailing right wrist. Teixeira’s wrist had not responded well to a cortisone shot given to alleviate inflammation, and a recent MRI confirmed that […]