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Fri Jun 8 201821:46Angels star Ohtani out at least 3 weeks with elbow sprain
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was put on the disabled list by the Los Angeles Angels with a sprained ligament in his pitching elbow Friday, an ominous injury that will be re-evaluated in three weeks and brought the two-way Japanese sensation's remarkable rookie season to at least a temporary halt.The Angels said Ohtani's right ulnar collateral ligament has a Grade 2 sprain, which typically indicates some degree of damage but not a complete tear. His injury doesn't always require surgery, while Grade 3 sprains are usually repaired by the Tommy John ligament replacement procedure that takes a year or more to recover from.For all the benefits the Angels have reaped his nine turns on the mound and 30 starts as the designated hitter, the next feat for Ohtani will be to avoid Tommy John surgery."We're hopeful that he can," general manager Billy Eppler said, "that this is completely treatable with the biologic prescription that the doctors recommend."Ohtani, who will turn 24 next month, underwent... [More]
Fri Jun 8 201820:56Angels star Ohtani out at least 3 weeks with elbow sprain
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was put on the disabled list by the Los Angeles Angels with a sprained ligament in his pitching elbow Friday, an ominous injury that will be re-evaluated in three weeks and brought the two-way Japanese sensation's remarkable rookie season to at least a temporary halt.The Angels said Ohtani's right ulnar collateral ligament has a Grade 2 sprain, which typically indicates some degree of damage but not a complete tear. His injury doesn't always require surgery, while Grade 3 sprains are usually repaired by the Tommy John ligament replacement procedure that takes a year or more to recover from.For all the benefits the Angels have reaped his nine turns on the mound and 30 starts as the designated hitter, the next feat for Ohtani will be to avoid Tommy John surgery."We're hopeful that he can," general manager Billy Eppler said, "that this is completely treatable with the biologic prescription that the doctors recommend."Ohtani, who will turn 24 next month, underwent... [More]
Fri Jun 8 201817:25Shohei Ohtani headed to Halos DL for sprained elbow ligament
Shohei Ohtani will be placed on the Los Angeles Angels' disabled list with a sprained elbow ligament, potentially derailing the two-way sensation's remarkable rookie season.Angels general manager Billy Eppler announced the injury Friday before his club opened a road trip in Minnesota. The Angels are unsure about the severity of Ohtani's injury, but the Japanese right-hander and designated hitter won't throw another ball before doctors re-evaluate him in three weeks."I'm just going to take every day as it comes and put him on this course of recovery and strengthening for the next three weeks, and then deal with what we've got to deal with in three weeks' time," Eppler said.Ohtani left his last pitching start after four innings Wednesday due to the reoccurrence of a blister on his pitching fingers. Eppler said that's when the Angels got their first indication Ohtani's elbow ligament might be distressed."As the game adrenaline wore off, he said, 'My elbow is getting a little stiff,'" Eppler... [More]
Fri Jun 8 201816:45Shohei Ohtani headed to Halos DL for sprained elbow ligament
Shohei Ohtani will be placed on the Los Angeles Angels' disabled list with a sprained elbow ligament.The Angels announced the potentially serious injury for their two-way rookie sensation Friday before opening a road trip in Minnesota.Ohtani, who will turn 24 years old next month, underwent injections of platelet-rich plasma and stem cells Thursday in Los Angeles. He will be out for at least three weeks before the Angels re-evaluate him.The Angels said Ohtani's ulnar collateral ligament has a Grade 2 sprain, which typically indicates some degree of damage, but not a complete tear. Ohtani's injury doesn't always require surgery, while Grade 3 sprains are usually repaired by Tommy John surgery.Yahoo Sports reported last December that Ohtani had a Grade 1 sprain of his UCL, but Angels general manager Billy Eppler said at the time that there were "no signs of acute trauma" in the ligament.Ohtani left his last pitching start after four innings Wednesday, but the Angels said it was due to the... [More]
Thu Jun 7 201803:10Ohtani exits early again with blister on pitching hand
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was removed from his start for the Los Angeles Angels after four innings Wednesday night because of a blister on his pitching hand.It was the second time this season Ohtani left a game due to a blister on his right middle finger. He gave up three runs in two innings before exiting against Boston on April 17, but did not miss his next turn in the rotation.This time, Ohtani allowed one run on four hits and three walks during Los Angeles' 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals. He struck out four but did not get a decision.Angels manager Mike Scioscia did not believe Ohtani's blister was as bad as the one against the Red Sox. However, the skipper refused to commit when asked if Ohtani would be able to make his next start as scheduled.The two-way rookie star from Japan warmed up to start the fifth inning, but catcher Martin Maldonado called for a trainer. Scioscia also went to the mound to check on Ohtani, who eventually walked back to the dugout."Bottom line... [More]
Thu Jun 7 201802:00Colon matches Marichal with 243rd victory as Rangers top A's
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bartolo Colon worked five innings for his 243rd career victory, matching Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal for the most by a player born in the Dominican Republic when the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-2 on Wednesday night.The 45-year-old Colon (3-3), in his fourth attempt at the milestone victory, got it against one of the 10 other major league teams he has pitched for since his big league debut in 1997 with Cleveland. He allowed Khris Davis' two-run homer and had one strikeout and two walks.Colon leads active pitchers with 243 wins and 3,383 2/3 innings pitched. His 2,499 strikeouts are third among active pitchers, behind CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander. Nicaragua's Dennis Martinez, with 245 wins, is the only Latin American native with more victories than Colon.Jurickson Profar homered twice and had a career-high five RBIs, while Joey Gallo and Ronald Guzman also went deep for the Rangers in the first four innings against Daniel Mengden (6-5).YANKEES... [More]
Thu Jun 7 201800:50Ohtani exits early again with blister on pitching hand
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has been removed from his start for the Los Angeles Angels against the Kansas City Royals after four innings because of a blister on his pitching hand.It was the second time this season Ohtani left a game due to a blister on his right middle finger. He gave up three runs in two innings before exiting against Boston on April 17, but did not miss his next turn.The two-way rookie star from Japan warmed up to start the fifth Wednesday night, but catcher Martin Maldonado called for a trainer. Angels manager Mike Scioscia also went to the mound to check on Ohtani, who eventually walked back to the dugout.Ohtani gave up one run on four hits and three walks, striking out four. He did not get a decision.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
Wed Jun 6 201803:10LEADING OFF: Sho-time for Angels; Colon chases Marichal
A look at what's happening around the majors today:SHO-TIMEShohei Ohtani makes his ninth major league start on the mound as the Angels host Kansas City. Back on his usual once-a-week pitching schedule, the two-way rookie phenom from Japan is 4-1 with a 3.18 ERA. Los Angeles gave him extra rest before his most recent outing in Detroit.CHASING MARICHALBartolo Colon gets his fourth crack at tying Hall of Famer Juan Marichal's 243 career wins, most for a pitcher born in the Dominican Republic, when the Texas Rangers play Oakland. The 45-year-old right-hander earned win No. 242 on May 16 when he threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings at Seattle. He is 0-2 with an 8.80 ERA over his last three starts. Colon (2-3) has pitched for 11 major league teams — including the Athletics from 2012-13. He was an All-Star for the A's at age 40 in 2013, when he went 18-6 with a 2.65 ERA in 30 starts.LAST GO ROUNDBaseball's amateur draft comes to an end with rounds 11-40 on Day 3. The Detroit Tigers took Texas second... [More]
Wed Jun 6 201800:00LEADING OFF: Sho-time for Angels; Colon chases Marichal
A look at what's happening around the majors Wednesday:SHO-TIMEShohei Ohtani makes his ninth major league start on the mound as the Angels host Kansas City. Back on his usual once-a-week pitching schedule, the two-way rookie phenom from Japan is 4-1 with a 3.18 ERA. Los Angeles gave him extra rest before his most recent outing in Detroit.CHASING MARICHALBartolo Colon gets his fourth crack at tying Hall of Famer Juan Marichal's 243 career wins, most for a pitcher born in the Dominican Republic, when the Texas Rangers play Oakland. The 45-year-old right-hander earned win No. 242 on May 16 when he threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings at Seattle. He is 0-2 with an 8.80 ERA over his last three starts. Colon (2-3) has pitched for 11 major league teams — including the Athletics from 2012-13. He was an All-Star for the A's at age 40 in 2013, when he went 18-6 with a 2.65 ERA in 30 starts.LAST GO ROUNDBaseball's amateur draft comes to an end with rounds 11-40 on Day 3. The Detroit Tigers took Texas second... [More]
Thu May 31 201802:26Eovaldi pitches 6 no-hit innings in return as Rays beat A's
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi pitched six innings of no-hit ball in his return to the majors following a second Tommy John surgery, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.Eovaldi (1-0) faced one over the minimum through six innings in his Tampa Bay debut. He threw 70 pitches and had four strikeouts. The only runner to reach base against him was Matt Chapman, who drew a one-out walk in the first.Wilmer Font, acquired by the Rays from the A's last Friday, gave up Jed Lowrie's one-out single in the seventh for Oakland's only hit of the game. Vidal Nuno got the last three outs to finish the one-hitter.Rob Refsnyder hit a three-run home run off A's starter Sean Manaea (5-6), and Johnny Field also homered for the Rays.The game drew an announced crowd of 6,295, the smallest at the Coliseum since April 3, 2003.Eovaldi last pitched in the majors on Aug. 10, 2016, for the Yankees. Nine days later, he underwent a second elbow surgery. Eovaldi... [More]
Thu May 31 201801:16Iglesias lifts Tigers over Angels 6-1
DETROIT (AP) — Jose Iglesias hit a two-run single in Detroit's five-run sixth inning and the Tigers took advantage of Shohei Ohtani's departure following a second rain delay, beating the Los Angeles Angels 6-1 Wednesday night.Ohtani, starting for the first time since May 20th, allowed one run in five innings. He walked three and struck out five while throwing 83 pitches.Tigers starter Mike Fiers was also knocked out by the second rain delay in the top of the sixth, allowing one run and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.The Tigers quickly took the lead in the bottom of the sixth, loading the bases against Cam Bedrosian (1-1) on a single, a walk and a hit by pitch. Greyson Greiner struck out, but Iglesias lined a two-run single to center to put Detroit ahead 3-1.Louis Coleman (2-0) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of relief.YANKEES 5, ASTROS 3NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Severino struck out 11 in seven overpowering innings, beating longtime Yankees nemesis Dallas Keuchel for the second time this year.Gary... [More]
Thu May 31 201800:56Iglesias lifts Tigers over Angels 6-1
DETROIT (AP) — Jose Iglesias hit a two-run single in Detroit's five-run sixth inning and the Tigers took advantage of Shohei Ohtani's departure following a second rain delay, beating the Los Angeles Angels 6-1 Wednesday night.Ohtani, starting for the first time since May 20th, allowed one run in five innings. He walked three and struck out five while throwing 83 pitches.Tigers starter Mike Fiers was also knocked out by the second rain delay in the top of the sixth, allowing one run and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.The Tigers quickly took the lead in the bottom of the sixth, loading the bases against Cam Bedrosian (1-1) on a single, a walk and a hit by pitch. Greyson Greiner struck out, but Iglesias lined a two-run single to center to put Detroit ahead 3-1.Louis Coleman (2-0) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of relief.YANKEES 5, ASTROS 3NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Severino struck out 11 in seven overpowering innings, beating longtime Yankees nemesis Dallas Keuchel for the second time this year.Gary... [More]
Wed May 30 201802:25LEADING OFF: Reyes returns to Cards, Scherzer seeks No. 9
A look at what's happening around baseball today:FIXED WINGAlex Reyes is set to return to Cardinals for the first time since his brief-but-stellar rookie season in 2016. The hyped right-handed prospect missed all of last season following Tommy John surgery and he'll come off the DL to make his season debut against NL Central-leading Milwaukee. Reyes struck out 44 in 23 innings during his minor league rehab assignment, including nine straight batters during his final start with Triple-A Memphis — a first in the 116-year history of the Pacific Coast League.CLOUD NINEMax Scherzer tries to become the first nine-game winner in the majors when Washington takes on Baltimore. Scherzer (8-1, 2.13) has won seven straight decisions, including when he gave up four runs in six innings to Miami last time out. Scherzer entered Tuesday leading the majors in strikeouts (108) and wins above replacement (2.8), according to Fangraphs.BACK ON THE BUMPShohei Ohtani will return to the mound for the Angels in... [More]
Tue May 29 201821:35LEADING OFF: Reyes returns to Cards, Scherzer seeks No. 9
A look at what's happening around baseball Wednesday:FIXED WINGAlex Reyes is set to return to Cardinals for the first time since his brief-but-stellar rookie season in 2016. The hyped right-handed prospect missed all of last season following Tommy John surgery and he'll come off the DL to make his season debut against NL Central-leading Milwaukee. Reyes struck out 44 in 23 innings during his minor league rehab assignment, including nine straight batters during his final start with Triple-A Memphis — a first in the 116-year history of the Pacific Coast League.CLOUD NINEMax Scherzer tries to become the first nine-game winner in the majors when Washington takes on Baltimore. Scherzer (8-1, 2.13) has won seven straight decisions, including when he gave up four runs in six innings to Miami last time out. Scherzer entered Tuesday leading the majors in strikeouts (108) and wins above replacement (2.8), according to Fangraphs.BACK ON THE BUMPShohei Ohtani will return to the mound for the Angels... [More]
Tue May 29 201821:252-way star Ohtani to pitch for Angels vs Tigers on Wednesday
DETROIT (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will make his next start on the mound for the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night against Detroit.Angels manager Mike Scioscia made the announcement Tuesday.The two-way rookie from Japan has not pitched since May 20. He was on track to start at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, but the Angels changed that plan as part of his workload management.The 23-year-old Ohtani is 4-1 with a 3.35 ERA. He is hitting .291 with six homers and 20 RBIs.Ohtani insists he didn't enter the season with expectations about how productive he could be, adding he simply wanted to stay healthy.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
Mon May 28 201802:45Is playing time limiting Shohei Ohtani's value?
The way Shohei Ohtani is playing, nothing seems impossible. He looks like he could contend for a batting title and an ERA title at the same time.Problem is, right now he doesn't qualify for either.Ohtani has been a marvel in his first two months with the Los Angeles Angels, but as impressive as he is on the mound and at the plate, it's fair to wonder if there's a ceiling on his value. The only real blemish on the Japanese star's resume so far is that he simply isn't playing enough — and talk of Ohtani as an MVP candidate will likely meet resistance for that reason.Right now, Ohtani has a better OPS than Jose Abreu and a better ERA than Dallas Keuchel. That type of two-way performance is the stuff of fantasy, but he's made only seven starts on the mound and has only 117 plate appearances. As of Sunday, Fangraphs had Ohtani ranked 35th in the majors in wins above replacement — impressive, but not exactly groundbreaking."You definitely need to pace him and be a little more conservative because... [More]
Sun May 27 201820:25Tanaka pitches Yankees past Angels 3-1
NEW YORK (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka pitched six sharp innings and struck out Japanese countryman Shohei Ohtani twice as the New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 Sunday.Brett Gardner had three hits for New York, which won five of six against the Angels this season.Although Ohtani was pushed back from Sunday's scheduled start due to what the Angels called "workload management," Tanaka (6-2) held up his end up of the highly anticipated pitchers' duel that never materialized. Tanaka struck out eight and allowed just Andrelton Simmons' sixth-inning home run in his longest outing in nearly a month.Pitching on his 30th birthday, Angels right-hander Garrett Richards (4-4) allowed three runs over 2 1/3 innings and matched a season high with five walks.Aroldis Chapman walked Ohtani to begin the ninth, but struck out a pair to earn his 10th save in 11 chances.BRAVES 7, RED SOX 1BOSTON (AP) — Prized rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. took a high-flying tumble while beating out an infield hit, exiting... [More]
Sun May 27 201802:34LEADING OFF: Trout trots at Yankee Stadium, NL East stout
A look at what's happening around the majors today:FISH STICKMike Trout tries to homer in his fourth straight game when the Los Angeles Angels play their series finale at Yankee Stadium. The two-time MVP is coming off his first career game with four extra-base hits — and first five-hit performance — on Saturday night. He will face New York righty Masahiro Tanaka (5-2, 4.95 ERA), who has a 1.60 ERA in five lifetime starts against the Angels.Tanaka was initially lined up to pitch against Japanese countryman Shohei Ohtani, but the two-way rookie sensation was pushed back to manage his workload. Instead, it will be Garrett Richards (4-3, 3.31) getting the ball for Los Angeles on his 30th birthday. Richards is 0-4 with an 8.10 ERA in six career games, five starts, against the Yankees. They tagged him for a season-high nine runs — five earned — over 1 2/3 innings in an 11-1 loss to Tanaka at home on April 28.NL MOSTThe defending NL East champion Washington Nationals are 28-22 through 50 games... [More]
Sat May 26 201823:34LEADING OFF: Trout trots at Yankee Stadium, NL East stout
A look at what's happening around the majors today:FISH STICKMike Trout tries to homer in his fourth straight game when the Los Angeles Angels play their series finale at Yankee Stadium. The two-time MVP is coming off his first career game with four extra-base hits — and first five-hit performance — on Saturday night. He will face New York righty Masahiro Tanaka (5-2, 4.95 ERA), who has a 1.60 ERA in five lifetime starts against the Angels.Tanaka was initially lined up to pitch against Japanese countryman Shohei Ohtani, but the two-way rookie sensation was pushed back to manage his workload. Instead, it will be Garrett Richards (4-3, 3.31) getting the ball for Los Angeles on his 30th birthday. Richards is 0-4 with an 8.10 ERA in six career games, five starts, against the Yankees. They tagged him for a season-high nine runs — five earned — over 1 2/3 innings in an 11-1 loss to Tanaka at home on April 28.NL MOSTThe defending NL East champion Washington Nationals are 28-22 through 50 games... [More]
Sat May 26 201800:54Torres homers in 4th straight game, Yankees win
NEW YORK (AP) — Gleyber Torres became the youngest American League player to homer in four straight games, Aaron Judge threw out a pair of runners from right field and the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Friday night.Shohei Ohtani, the two-way Japanese rookie sensation, came up with the potential tying run on base and two outs in the eighth. New York brought in closer Aroldis Chapman to face Ohtani with Justin Upton at first. Chapman threw a wild pitch that advanced the runner, Ohtani sent a 100 mph pitch just foul of the left-field pole, then grounded out on a 101 mph offering.Mike Trout tied the score in the fifth for Los Angeles with his 16th homer.Torres drove in New York's first run with an infield hit in the second. He broke a 1-all tie in the seventh against Jim Johnson (2-2) with a drive over the right-field scoreboard, his ninth homer since coming up to the Yankees on April 22 and his fifth in four games. At 21 years, 163 days, he became the fourth-youngest... [More]
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