Month: May 2022

A LUCKY NON-BREAK The Twins avoided a daunting injury when it was determined star shortstop Carlos Correa’s right middle finger is not broken as was initially feared after he was hit by a pitch Thursday. “Thank you Lord,” Correa tweeted. Correa will be evaluated day to day, and he won’t have to go on the injured list. For now, top prospect Royce Lewis will replace Correa. Lewis was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul to make his major league debut at home against Oakland, filling the roster spot of infielder Luis Arraez, who was put on the COVID-19 list. After a slow start at the plate in his first season with Minnesota,Boston Red Sox Jersey  Correa was hitting .412 (14 for 34) with eight RBIs in his last eight games for the AL Central leaders. Correa signed a three-year, $1...

Where does a record-setting arm that may be without true collegiate precedent land in the 2022 MLB Draft? There is plenty of curiosity among the industry. Though Ben Joyce likely will be drafted high, he probably will not be selected within the top few picks. Joyce will be perhaps among the most intriguing prospects in July’s draft, a righty from Tennessee who has gained national attention since throwing a 105.5-mph fastball on Sunday, the fastest recorded pitch in college baseball history. He just missed the all-time MLB mark of 105.8 mph, set by Aroldis Chapman, and he broke a college record that he himself had set in March, New York Giants Jersey  when his four-seamer registered 104 mph. The velocity is real for the redshirt junior, who has come back stronger from October 2020 ...

Four weeks into the MLB season, we've seen coast-to-coast domination -- as New York and the Los Angeles area are each home to a pair of division leaders. Have the New York Yankees, New York Mets or Los Angeles Angels beaten out the Los Angeles Dodgers -- who have sat at the top of our rankings for the first three weeks of the season -- for the No. 1 spot? Our expert panel has combined to rank every team in baseball based on a combination of what we've seen so far and what we already knew going into the 162-game marathon that is a full baseball season. We also asked ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield, Bradford Doolittle, Joon Lee, Jesse Rogers and Alden Gonzalez to weigh in with an early observation for all 30 teams. Week 3 | Preseason rankings 1. New York Yankees Record:...