The Washington Nationals added bullpen depth, claiming right-hander Matt Waldron off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. In the corresponding move, left-hander Connelly Early was transferred from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL, a shift that doesn't affect his recovery timeline since he wasn't expected back before the end of August anyway. Waldron becomes the Nationals' third organization of the season, a whirlwind stretch even by journeyman standards.
A Month Of Constant Move...
The former Twin has put up strong numbers with Toronto, but the underlying metrics suggest he's been lucky.
After DFAing multiple former All-Star pitchers during the month of August, the Washington Nationals have added to their pitching staff by claiming former Toronto Blue Jays knuckleball pitcher Matt Waldron off waivers. Nationals reporter Spencer Nusbaum of The Athletic reports that Washington claimed Waldron off waivers. To make room, the Nationals placed pitching prospect Connelly […]
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The New York Yankees were defeated 4-3 by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. After the game, the Yankees announced that infielder/outfielder Max Schuemann was optioned to Triple-A. According to Jorge Castillo of ESPN, Cody Bellinger will take Schuemann’s spot on the big league roster on Sunday. Bellinger has been recovering from a hamstring injury. […]
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Blue Jays 4 Yankees 3 Well, that will get your blood pressure up. Bottom of the ninth, Jays up by one. Louis Varland in. Jazz Chisholm Jr. leads off with a double to the wall in center. But he strikes out Austin Wells (with Wells using the Yankees’ last challenge on the strike three pitch). […]
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees by a final score of 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Dylan Cease pitched well once again, but he did lose an impressive streak during the game. Cease ended up giving up one run, bringing his road scoreless streak to an end at 42 innings. […]
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Yankees lefty Ryan Weathers was pulled from his outing on Saturday against the Blue Jays with forearm discomfort, per a team announcement. He’s headed for imaging. Weathers was removed with one out and two runners on in the fourth inning during a Myles Straw at-bat. Weathers labored through his outing before the injury. He had […]
The cruelty of the game of baseball was on full display on Saturday afternoon in the Bronx. The day began with the news that Giancarlo Stanton had injured his left calf, likely ending his season. Were that the only bad injury news of the day, the Yankees’ 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays would have […]
Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays entered Saturday with more than 200 career strikeouts in tow. The right-handed pitcher threatened the New York Yankees with a no-hitter. Until Jazz Chisolm Jr. broke that opportunity up. Chisolm ripped a two-out single on Cease’s 106th pitch of the contest held inside Yankee Stadium. He pounded against […]
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The Nationals announced that right-hander Matt Waldron was claimed off waivers from the Blue Jays. Connelly Early was moved from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL in the corresponding roster move. It’s the second time in under a month that Waldron has changed teams via the waiver wire. The Padres designated the knuckleballer […]
A splendid pitching staff has enabled the New York Yankees (73-55) to build a comfortable lead in the American League Wild Card race, and it is a huge reason why this ballclub is a popular pick to reach the World Series this fall. The unit still has to make it to October, however. Left-handed starter […]
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The Toronto Blue Jays made a key roster move before Saturday’s game against the New York Yankees: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is officially back from the injured list. ROSTER MOVES: 🔹 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reinstated from the 7-day IL and will be active today 🔹 INF/OF Davis Schneider optioned to Triple-A pic.twitter.com/h6iqZIGHfi — Toronto Blue […]
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With the Toronto Blue Jays looking to make a playoff push, the team has been waiting for the return of star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., as he’s been on the seven-day concussion injured list (IL). As Guerrero has been on the IL for the Blue Jays, he will make his return and come back to […]
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Dylan Cease (#84, 30, RHP, 7-5, 2.42) vs. Ryan Weathers (#40, 26, LHP, 5-7, 3.56) BLUE JAYS RF
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Winning is nice. I like winning. Do you like winning? The Yankees have been winning. With a victory in the Bronx last night, the Bombers have clinched a winning week, and will have two opportunities to make it a perfect week. Meanwhile, the Orioles, whom they just swept, bounced back to beat the Rays for […]
The Blue Jays announced that first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been reinstated from the seven-day concussion-related injured list. Davis Schneider was optioned to Triple-A in the corresponding move. Guerrero returns after a minimal stint on the concussion IL, as he was placed on the injured list last Saturday. The team made the move after […]
It is a busy day here at Casa Dakers, my wife’s birthday. We are having friends over and someone is expected to barbecue steaks. I don’t think I’ve ever barbecued 20ish steaks all at one time. They will be barbecued medium rare (likely closer to rare) and if anyone wants their steak well done: It […]
The Yankees had a tense affair to open their homestand against the Blue Jays, as Cam Schlittler wasn’t on his A-game and the offense got a couple across early before shutting down. Despite this, their Cy Young candidate managed to fight through and give them six innings of one-run ball and the crooked number they […]
The Yankees lost a pair of annoying close games to the Blue Jays to begin last weekend in Toronto, so it was nice to see New York return the favor last night while also trimming the Rays’ AL East lead to three games. Cam Schlittler bent but did not break, a close call went the […]
New York Daily News | Peter Sblendorio: Spencer Jones has been at the heart of the Yankees’ last two wins, homering on Thursday to help secure the sweep over the Orioles and following it on Friday with a two-run moonshot against the Blue Jays. Aaron Boone made sure to highlight the adjustments Jones is making […]
Cam Schlittler was always going to be a tough assignment. They managed six hits and three walks off him, which under most circumstances you’d have to say was a good day, but couldn’t push more than one across. The Jays pitching staff was in some sense even better, allowing just four total hits and five […]
As was the case with their series loss against the Blue Jays that wrapped up at the start of the week, there wasn’t much offense on display tonight. However, Spencer Jones hit his second home run in as many days — a two-run moonshot to give them the lead in the second — while Cam […]
The Yankees' breakout star took his time breaking out of the dugout on his start day.
Mason Fluharty (#68, 24, LHP, 5-1, 3.71) vs. Cam Schlittler (#31, 25, RHP, 10-6, 2.19) BLUE JAYS CF
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Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is on track to return Saturday from the concussion that has sidelined him since Aug. 14.