Page 10 - Bubba Starling News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

It’s The Oakland A’s top prospect hasn’t pitched in a game since last spring. He hurt his shoulder almost exactly a year ago and missed the entire 2020 campaign, but now he’s ready to go. The lefty is on the mound to start the team’s Cactus League game Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals, facing a lineup of all righties (one switch-hitter). We’re also hoping to see new closer Meanwhile, the A’s hitters will go up against a recent former teammate in Mike Minor. The left-hander was acquired by Oakland from Texas last summer at the trade deadline, then became a free agent ...

Spring Training Game Thread: Ides of March Edition Share this story Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images We’re into the point in spring training where the roster is starting to come into place. Earlier today, we learned that Nick Heath and Kelvin Gutierrez were optioned to Omaha; the two were candidates to make the big league roster as reserves. As we get closer and closer to opening day, we’ll continue to see more moves. Today’s battle against the San Francisco Giants will feature a few players that are on the bubble. Bubba Starling is probably on the outside looking in, considering the ...

Mets' Guillorme draws 22-pitch walk vs. Cards' Hicks With his New York Mets teammates cheering, dancing and going crazy in the dugout, Luis Guillorme stood at the plate for more than 10 minutes against rocket-armed St. Louis reliever Jordan Hicks, eventually drawing a 22-pitch walk Sunday. The Canadian Press This easily could be the most amazin' at-bat of the entire season. Yep, in a spring training game. With his New York Mets teammates cheering, dancing and going crazy in the dugout, Luis Guillorme stood at the plate for more than 10 minutes against rocket-armed St. Louis reliever Jordan Hi...

Mariners go green, harness wind power and win 6-3 Share this story Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Earth Day isn’t for another few weeks yet but the Mariners got a head start on it by harnessing the power of the wind in a 6-3 victory against the Royals. Spring Training is its own beast, and its always fun when the environment decides to show up as a tenth player on the field (fun for us, I guess. Probably less fun to play in). Today the wind in Peoria was blowing out with a fierceness, but thankfully the Mariners had made the proper overtures to Njord, the Norse god of sea and winds, w...

Lesky’s Notes: Let the games begin Share this story Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports It has been 152 days since the Royals last played a game. In two more, they will play another one, albeit an exhibition one, but a game nonetheless. It’ll be broadcast on the radio, so you can hear the amazing sounds of baseball once again. And that’s a good thing for a lot of reasons. Spring training is interesting. We get super jacked up for pitchers and catchers to report and then we get less jacked up but still excited when the full squad starts workouts. And then it’s just a lot of nothing. It’s st...