On the day after he pitched, Lee said he liked to long toss with footballs, “where I’m not taxing my arm in the same spots from the day before.”
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“I’ve just seen the umpires getting a little more exercise, running in to check all the pitchers,” Bryant joked Tuesday night. “It’s kind of funny.”
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Colorado Rockies Silk ScarfSportico reported this past February on how MLB slightly altered the specifications of the baseball heading into spring training. And now a data scientist who has long analyzed the construction of the ball itself says that might be as much a reason for the record number of batters being hit by pitches and a historic low in collective team batting averages.
Those numbers should continue to climb once umpires start checking pitchers for foreign substances on June 21. But in banning sunscreen and any other foreign substances, did MLB go a step too far and unintentionally put their players at risk?
New York Mets Silk ScarfThat of course would be rough news for the AL West powerhouse, with a trip to the IL potentially on the way. The stud third baseman is hitting .276 this campaign, with seven homers and 34 RBI. We’ll have to wait and see what the severity of his injury is, but any time missed will surely be rough for Houston and veteran skipper Dusty Baker.
Chicago White Sox Silk ScarfIndeed, the White Sox offense was supposed to strike terror into the hearts of opposing pitchers. It was the American League's most powerful a season ago and looked to be even better while expecting bounce-back campaigns from Yoán Moncada and Yasmani Grandal; full seasons, as opposed to two months, from Luis Robert and Nick Madrigal; and the addition of slugging prospect Andrew Vaughn.