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FLUSHING, N.Y., January 7, 2021 — The New York Mets today announced that they have acquired four-time All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor and RHP Carlos Carrasco from Cleveland in exchange for infielder Amed Rosario, infielder Andrés Giménez, minor league RHP Josh Wolf and minor league outfielder Isaiah Greene. Lindor, 27, is a four-time All-Star (2016–2019), a two-time Gold Glove Award winner (2016, 2019), including the American League Platinum Glove for the best overall defender in 2016...

January 8th, 2021 share-square-876830 FLUSHING, N.Y., January 8, 2021 – The New York Mets today announced that the club has claimed left-handed pitcher Stephen Tarpley off waivers from the Miami Marlins. Tarpley, 27, appeared in 12 games for the Marlins last season, going 2-2 with one save and a 9.00 ERA (11 earned runs/11.0 innings) with eight walks and 11 strikeouts. The southpaw has appeared in 43 career games over three seasons with the Marlins (2020) and the New York Yankees (2018-2019)....

January 7th, 2021 share-square-908642 FLUSHING, N.Y., January 7, 2021 – The New York Mets today announced that they have acquired four-time All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor and RHP Carlos Carrasco from Cleveland in exchange for infielder Amed Rosario, infielder Andrés Giménez, minor league RHP Josh Wolf and minor league outfielder Isaiah Greene. Lindor, 27, is a four-time All-Star (2016-2019), a two-time Gold Glove Award winner (2016, 2019), including the American League Platinum Glove f...

Strasburg takes home NLs April pitching honor By Adam Berry Invalid date While all eyes in the nations capital have been on Bryce Harper lately, the Nationals other prodigy was putting on a show of his own in April. Following an excellent start to the season, Stephen Strasburg was voted the National League Pitcher of the Month for April. Strasburg went 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA and an NL-leading 34 strikeouts over five April starts, walking only six batters in 32 innings. All five of the 23-year-old ...

December 29th, 2020 share-square-1063223 LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired left-hander pitcher Garrett Cleavinger from the Philadelphia Phillies in a three-way exchange with Tampa Bay and Philadelphia. The Dodgers will send minor league infielder Dillon Paulson and a player to be named later or cash considerations to Tampa Bay, while the Rays will send left-handed pitcher José Alvarado to Philadelphia to complete the transaction. Cleavinger, 26, made his Major League debut last ...

December 29th, 2020 share-square-1064600 LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Tommy Kahnle on a two-year deal through the 2022 season.  Kahnle, 31, joins the Dodgers after spending the last four years with the New York Yankees. In four seasons with the Yankees, he went 6-3 with a 4.01 ERA (50 ER/112.1 IP) and 157 strikeouts in 129 games, including a 3-2 record with a 3.67 ERA (25 ER/61.1 IP) in career-high 72 games in 2019. The New York native made ...

Wil Crowe and Eddy Yean (pronounced "YEEN") from the Washington Nationals in exchange for first baseman Josh Bell. The announcement was made by General Manager Ben Cherington.   The 26-year-old Crowe is currently ranked by MLBPipeline as the Nationals third-best prospect and as the 10th-best by Baseball America. He made his Major League debut with Washington in 2020 after going 7-10 with a 4.70 ERA in a career-high 26 starts between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Fresno in 2019.  Crowe w...

Dec 22, 2020 LOS ANGELES – Redshirt sophomore shortstop Matt McLain and redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Zach Pettway were both named Preseason All-Americans while the Bruins were tabbed the No. 3 team in country as Collegiate Baseball unveiled the results of its 2021 preseason poll on Tuesday.   McLain and Pettway were both named First Team Preseason All-Americans by Collegiate Baseball. UCLA was the highest-ranked team in the west in Collegiate Baseballs poll and trailed only Florid...

December 21st, 2020 share-square-1298173 FLUSHING, N.Y., December 21, 2020 – The New York Mets announced today that the team has signed LHP Jerry Blevins, RHP Jerad Eickhoff, LHP Tom Windle and INF Wilfredo Tovar to minor league contracts with an invitation to Major League Spring Training. Blevins, 37, is a 13-year major league veteran and is 30-13 with seven saves and a 3.54 ERA in 609 games. His last major league action came with Atlanta in 2019, where he was 1-0 with one save and a 3.90 ER...

December 16th, 2020 share-square-809477 ANAHEIM – The Angels today have agreed to terms on a one-year, $1.125 million contract with left-handed reliever Alex Claudio. Claudio, 28, has appeared in 239 games across the last four seasons, which ranks third in the Majors, including 83 appearances in 2019 for Milwaukee which led the Majors and tied the Brewers franchise record. A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Claudio has compiled a 15-8 career record with 13 saves and a 3.44 ERA (311.2 IP – ...