Tag: New York Yankees
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Spring Vibes, March 12: Edwin’s triumphant return, Injury Updates, Rays RPs spring debuts
Monday provided a calmer day in “closer” news but also featured spring debuts by two relievers atop their respective bullpen hierarchies. Two updates on teams with lingering health issues, and game recaps. New York Mets – Assuaging any concerns about his knee or velocity, Edwin Díaz made his triumphant return on Monday, striking out the…
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Spring Vibes, March 9: Díaz Spring Debut Imminent, Sánchez in Miami’s Bullpen, D-Rob’s First Outing, Game Recaps, and more
New York Mets – Remaining on track, Edwin Díaz appeared in minor league game action on Friday, retiring three in a row, then faced one more batter. If he feels good this weekend, he could appear in Grapefruit League action on Monday or Tuesday per Bill Ladson of MLB.com. Plus, as this tweet shows, his team…
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Spring Vibes, March 8: Injury Updates, Mariners Reliever “Bucket”, and Game Recaps
It was a relatively quiet day on the reliever front, with most beat writers focusing on their respective teams’ Spring Breakout Rosters. Still, news about a timetable for a veteran closer surfaced, another limited by injury completed a side session, and game recaps will receive a larger focus in today’s post. Boston Red Sox –…
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Spring Vibes, March 6; Debuts for Díaz and Holmes, Miller’s role for Oakland, Suarez ready, and more
New York Mets – Making his spring debut, Edwin Díaz retired the side in order while sitting 96-to-98 m.p.h. with his four-seam fastball per Tim Healey on “X”. New York Yankees – Making his spring debut, Clay Holmes fired a clean fourth, striking out one. He threw 11 pitches (8 strikes – 72.7 Strike percentage)…
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Kevin Gregg closing, Joba Chamberlain with a save
April 28, 2013 New York Yankees – Mariano Rivera and David Robertson both got the night off after pitching in three of the previous four games. Joba Chamberlain gave up a couple hits in the 9th but ultimately got the save. No hierarchy change. |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2014 Closer |Updated NYY |Rivera |Robertson…