Shohei Ohtani signs 10-year, $700M contract with Dodgers
Well, wow. There are half-a-dozen stories about this blockbuster at MLB, all accessible thru that link, so have at it. Comments are wide open.
Shohei Ohtani signs 10-year, $700M contract with Dodgers
Well, wow. There are half-a-dozen stories about this blockbuster at MLB, all accessible thru that link, so have at it. Comments are wide open.
Other than the Phillies resigning Aaron Nola and asserting that Bryce Harper will remain at first base, thus blocking Rhys Hoskins’ return to his long-held position, not much has happened so far in this off-season. The Dodgers and White Sox are rumored to have discussed a trade for the Sox RHP Dylan Cease (7-9, 4.58 ERA in 2023, 43-35, 3.83 ERA lifetime), but no Dodger prospects’ names have been made public yet.
Well now, this looks interesting:
Spectrum just launched streaming option for its Lakers channel (SportsNet) at $19.99 a month, no cable or satellite subscription required.
They’re looking into a similar streaming option for Dodgers (SportsNet LA) but nothing announced yet.
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) October 27, 2023
Surgeries, they’ve had a few.
Hernández, Kershaw and David Peralta have each undergone surgery since the Dodgers were swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Division Series.
Kiké had hernia surgery last month, Kershaw and Peralta in November.
You may not care for Rush, the band, but you might like the memorabilia collected by its bassist and lead singer. Geddy Lee is auctioning 300 pieces on December 6.
Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman are finalists for the NL MVP award, but Dave Roberts wasn’t one of the finalists for NL Manager of the Year.
Texas at Arizona, 5:03 PM PDT, TV: Fox. Texas leads the Series three games to one.
The Rangers send RHP Nathan Iovaldi (4-0, 3.52 ERA postseason) out to try to win the Series. RHP Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks (2-2, 5.27 ERA postseason) will try to extend it.
Texas at Arizona, 5:03 PM PDT, TV: Fox. Texas leads the Series two games to one.
LHP Andrew Heaney (0-0, 6.00 ERA postseason) goes for the Rangers while LHP Joe Mantiply (2-0, 4.26 ERA postseason) pitches for the D-Backs.
Texas at Arizona, 5:03 PM PDT, TV: Fox. The Series is tied at one game apiece.
RHP Max Scherzer (0-1, 9:45 ERA postseason) starts for the Rangers; RHP Brandon Pfaadt (0-0, 2.70 ERA postseason) starts for the Diamondbacks.
Arizona at Texas, 5:03 PM PDT, TV: Fox. Texas leads the Series one game to none.
The Diamondbacks’ RHP Merrill Kelly (2-1, 2.62 ERA postseason) faces the Rangers’ LHP Jordan Montgomery (3-0, 2.16 ERA postseason).
Note: These historical notes are excerpts from a list of many more at the website linked above. I recommend you click it for more amusing or tragic baseball facts from this day.
Arizona at Texas, 5:04 PM PDT, TV: Fox
The D-Backs give the ball to RHP Zac Gallen (2-2, 5.24 ERA postseason) and the Rangers give theirs to RHP Nathan Eovaldi (4-0, 2.42 ERA postseason). Here’s a preview. Here’s a position-by-position breakdown.
How about that? Each team’s GM played baseball for Princeton, noted hotbed of the summer game. There have been 97 pro baseball players from the New Jersey school; 43 of them, including the D-Backs’ Mike Hazen and the Rangers’ Chris Young, played for the current coach, Scott Bradley.
Dusty Baker retires.
Of all the World Series Game Ones, which are the best? Here’s a highly-subjective list.
The Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte has a 16-game hitting streak this postseason. 16 D-Backs games, 19 hits.
Rangers-D-backs. Hundred losses each two years ago. Maybe this series would have looked like a 1,000-to-1 shot at the time. Game 1 Friday night. Let’s play seven.
If you’re thinking of flying to Phoenix to see a World Series game, it’ll cost you between $480 – $2800 per ticket.
Arizona at Philadelphia, 5:07 PM PDT, TV: TBS
RHP Brandon Pfaadt (0-0, 2.13 ERA postseason) makes the start for the D-Backs and LHP Ranger Suárez (1-0, 0.64 ERA postseason) pitches for the Phillies. The series is tied at three games apiece.