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Tue Feb 27 201821:10Sign me: Free agents play Japanese amateurs in exhibition
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Clippard wore a black jersey with a white players' union logo and pitched hitless ball for two innings against amateurs in the green shirts of the East Japan Railway Company.He had the poorest personal results of his nine major league seasons, yet ended the year with a celebration in the clubhouse of the World Series champion Houston Astros. This is not how the 33-year-old right-hander envisioned spring training."We know that my year last year was a bad year, but at the end of the day how bad was it? And it wasn't as bad as some that got significant contracts," he said Tuesday after appearing in the first of two exhibition games for free agents scheduled for this week at the IMG Academy.Thirty-eight players have attended the camp since workouts started Feb. 14. They wonder why they are on the outside while several teams have jettisoned veterans to fill a higher percentage of their roster spots with lower-salaried youth.The players' association filed a grievance... [More]
Tue Feb 27 201816:50Sign me: Free agents play Japanese amateurs in exhibition
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Clippard wore a black jersey with a white players' union logo and pitched hitless ball for two innings against amateurs in the green shirts of the East Japan Railway Company.He had the poorest personal results of his nine major league seasons, yet ended the year with a celebration in the clubhouse of the World Series champion Houston Astros. This is not how the 33-year-old right-hander envisioned spring training."We know that my year last year was a bad year, but at the end of the day how bad was it? And it wasn't as bad as some that got significant contracts," he said Tuesday after appearing in the first of two exhibition games for free agents scheduled for this week at the IMG Academy.Thirty-eight players have attended the camp since workouts started Feb. 14. They wonder why they are on the outside while several teams have jettisoned veterans to fill a higher percentage of their roster spots with lower-salaried youth.The players' association filed a grievance... [More]
Tue Feb 27 201814:50Sign me: Free agents play Japanese amateurs in exhibition
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Clippard wore a black jersey with a white players' union logo and pitched hitless ball for two innings against amateurs in the green shirts of the East Japan Railway Company.Even coming off the worst of his nine major league seasons, this is not how the 33-year-old right-hander envisioned spring training."We know that my year last year was a bad year, but at the end of the day how bad was it? And it wasn't as bad as some that got significant contracts," he said Tuesday after appearing in the first of two exhibition games for free agents scheduled for this week at the IMG Academy.Thirty-eight players have attended the camp since workouts started Feb. 14. They wonder why they are on the outside while several teams have jettisoned veterans to fill a higher percentage of their roster spots with lower-salaried youth.The players' association filed a grievance Friday against the Miami Marlins, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays, accusing the teams... [More]
Tue Feb 27 201813:19Sign me: Free agents play Japanese amateurs in exhibition
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Clippard pitched hitless ball for two innings for a players' association team against Japanese amateurs, trying to impress scouts and regain a major league job.Thirty-eight players have attended a free agent camp that opened Feb. 14, and the union put together an exhibition game Tuesday against the East Japan Railway Company.The starting lineup included center fielder Alejandro De Aza, catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, designated hitter Juan Francisco, first baseman Tyler Moore, right fielder Luke Scott, third baseman Chris Johnson, shortstop Omar Infante, left fielder Nolan Reimold and second baseman Tyler Ladendorf. The free agents won 2-0 in five innings, allowing just one hit. Several scouts looked on.Two players agreed to minor league deals after attending camp: right-hander Carlos Torres with Cleveland and left-hander Tommy Layne with Boston. First baseman Mike Napoli had been on the roster for the exhibition, but left to finalize a minor league contract with the Indians.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
Wed Aug 17 201605:292B Omar Infante, signed by Braves to minor league contract on Ju...
2B Omar Infante, signed by the Braves to a minor league contract on July 6, was released Tuesday after batting .209 with Triple-A Gwinnett. The Braves took a chance that the veteran would rebound after being dropped by Kansas City in late June.
Tue Aug 16 201622:352B Omar Infante released after batting .209 in 27 games with Tri...
2B Omar Infante was released after batting .209 in 27 games with Triple-A Gwinnett. He was signed to a minor-league deal by the Braves on July 6.
Fri Jul 1 201604:412B Omar Infante, released June 21 by Kansas City although under ...
2B Omar Infante, released June 21 by Kansas City although under contract through 2017, was signed to a minor league deal Thursday by the Braves. He will play a few games at the rookie level to get back in shape before joining Triple-A Gwinnett. Infante, 34, hit .239 with no homers and 11 RBIs in 39 games with the Royals this season. He played with the Braves from 2008-2010.
Fri Jul 1 201604:402B Omar Infante, released by Kansas City, signed Thursday to min...
2B Omar Infante, released by Kansas City, was signed Thursday to a minor league contract.
Thu Jun 16 201603:292B Omar Infante designated for assignment by Royals, although th...
2B Omar Infante was designated for assignment by the Royals, although they still owe him roughly $14 million over the next year and a half. Infante's contract ran through 2017. The Royals have younger and better options at second in Whit Merrifield and Christian Colon. Infante was hitting .239 with a .321 slugging percentage in 39 games, but had not started since June 2. "It just didn't turn out the way we hoped or felt it would," Kansas City general manager Dayton Moore said of Infante's four-year, $30.25 million contract. "It's a mistake you don't like to make. You don't like to spend unnecessarily."
Wed Jun 15 201620:572B Omar Infante designated for assignment, with Royals opting to...
2B Omar Infante was designated for assignment, with the Royals opting to eat almost $14 million of his contract. Infante had not started a game since June 2 and was hitting .239 with 10 extra-base hits in 39 games. Whit Merrifield and Christian Colon will get the bulk of the playing time at second base. The Royals signed Infante to a four-year $30.25 million contract before the 2014 season. "It's a mistake you don't like to make. You don't like to spend unnecessarily," Royals general manager Dayton Moore said. "I'm the one accountable, ultimately, for the people that we sign. It's unfortunate we released him with a year and a half left on his contract. You don't want things to end that way."
Mon Jun 13 201602:062B Omar Infante held out of starting lineup for ninth consecutiv...
2B Omar Infante was held out of the starting lineup for the ninth consecutive game Sunday. Infante, 34, entered Sunday's game hitting .239 with no home runs and 11 RBIs in 39 games. He hit seven doubles in his first 17 contests, but since then he has three extra-base hits in his past 21 games.
Mon May 2 201603:322B Omar Infante snapped Royals' 27-inning scoreless streak with ...
2B Omar Infante snapped the Royals' 27-inning scoreless streak with an RBI single in Sunday's second inning. Infante drove in Alex Gordon from third base to give the Royals a 1-0 lead while accounting for the team's first run since the first inning of Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Angels.
Sun Apr 17 201603:552B Omar Infante extended hitting streak to eight games Saturday....
2B Omar Infante extended his hitting streak to eight games Saturday.He went 1-for-3 in a 5-3 loss to the Oakland A's. Infante scored two runs and walked once. He's batting .323 (10-for-31) during his hitting streak.
Fri Apr 15 201605:572B Omar Infante extended hitting streak to six games with single...
2B Omar Infante extended his hitting streak to six games with a single in the sixth inning. This represents his longest hitting streak since he recorded a hit in eight consecutive games from June 15-22, 2015. Infante is batting .304 (7-for-23) during his current streak.
Sun Apr 10 201604:282B Omar Infante hitting .308 in first four games
2B Omar Infante is hitting .308 in his first four games. "He is not a surprise because I said all along if he was healthy, he'd get back on track," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He just looks great right now. He looks really good at the plate. He looks really good in the field. He's just playing really good baseball right now." Infante, who has offseason elbow surgery to shave a bone spur, hit only .220 with a .234 on-base percentage last year.
Tue Mar 8 201603:502B Omar Infante, who had offseason right elbow surgery to shave ...
2B Omar Infante, who had offseason right elbow surgery to shave a bone spur, made his spring training debut for the Royals. Serving as the designated hitter in a split-squad, 3-2 victory over the Cubs, Infante went 0-for-4 with three groundouts and a fly ball to right field.Infante has had throwing restrictions early in camp, but it is anticipated he will play second base later this week. After batting .220 with a .234 on-base percentage and a .318 slugging percentage in 124 games last year, Infante is competing with Christian Colon for the starting second base job this month.
Sat Feb 20 201603:382B Omar Infante (elbow bone chips) had off-season surgery, but s...
2B Omar Infante (elbow bone chips) had off-season surgery, but should have no restrictions in spring training.
Wed Jan 6 201603:292B Omar Infante had bone chips removed from right elbow in Novem...
2B Omar Infante had bone chips removed from his right elbow in November, according to Fox Sports. Infante is expected to be fully recovered from the surgery in time for the start of spring training.Infante had shoulder pain in both of his seasons in Kansas City. The team believes he altered his throwing motion because of elbow pain from the bone chips. That, in turn, caused the shoulder soreness. The 34-year-old infielder missed the final stretch of the regular season and all of the playoffs because of a strained left oblique on Sept. 18. The Royals went on to win the World Series.
Tue Nov 3 201504:292B Omar Infante (left oblique strain) missed entire postseason, ...
2B Omar Infante (left oblique strain) missed the entire postseason, but he should be at 100 percent for spring training.
Wed Sep 30 201519:16Infante (oblique) spotted doing some light baseball activities o...
Infante (oblique) was spotted doing some light baseball activities on the field prior to Wednesday's game, MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan reports.
Infante was originally expected to miss 2-to-3 weeks with a Grade 1 oblique strain, but this report suggests the infielder may be a bit ahead of schedule. It's been just over a week since the original diagnosis, so if this account holds true, Infante could be available to retake the field in the early parts of the playoffs.
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