On Wednesday evening Phillies manager Charlie Manuel announced his 25-man Opening Day roster. Veteran utility infielder Pete Orr took the final spot on the bench beating out Delwyn Young. Young will report to AAA Lehigh Valley. One of the main […]
New York Mets left fielder Jason Bay will begin the 2011 season on the disabled list after suffering a rib injury. According to Mets general manager Sany Alderson, Bay felt soreness in his left ribcage during batting practice on Tuesday […]
The Philadelphia Phillies have released 2nd baseman Luis Castillo. Castillo was signed by the Phillies on Sunday, March 20th to a minor-league contract. He was given an 8-day tryout to make the team while star 2nd baseman Chase Utley is […]
Phillies closer Brad Lidge will be shutdown for the first 3-6 weeks of the 2011 season due to soreness in his right pitching shoulder. The injury will not require surgery. Once the soreness in Lidge’s shoulder begins to subside he […]
Jose Contreras will begin the season as the Philadelphia Phillies closer. While speaking with reporters at Citizen’s Bank Park before Tuesday’s on-deck series against the Pittsburgh Pirates Charlie Manuel said, “Right now, if I had to choose, Contreras would be […]
The Philadelphia Phillies have signed 2nd baseman Kevin Frandsen to a minor-league deal. He will begin the season with the Phillies AAA affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. Frandsen was recently released by the San Diego Padres and the Phillies […]
Barry Bonds’ former mistress testified Monday that the slugger blamed a 1999 elbow injury on steroid use. Kimberly Bell said that she asked Bonds about the problem with his left elbow, which she described as “a big lump … it […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced right-hander Lance Cormier has won the final spot In the Dodgers bullpen and will make the Opening Day roster. The 30-year-old right-hander signed a minor-league contract with the Dodgers back in February. He logged […]
Mariners The Seattle Mariners reassigned catcher Josh Bard and utility player Chris Gimenez to the minors. Bard and Gimenez were non-roster invitees – meaning they weren’t on the 40-man roster. The team is cutting down to the 25 player roster […]
The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired center fielder Nyjer Morgan from the Washington Nationals for minor league infielder Cutter Dykstra and cash considerations. Morgan will compete with incumbent Carlos Gomez for Milwaukee’s center field position. He was had issues with his […]