MLB - NEWS & NOTES

wow Houston locking up one of their key players. Nice move. Rays go lower money but do the same. Nice to see they aren't selling off everyone like the Marlins.

 

TOKYO – Ichiro Suzuki is back in the starting lineup for what could be his final game in the Major Leagues when the Mariners face the A’s in Thursday’s Opening Series finale

The 45-year-old was penciled in by Seattle manager Scott Servais for a second straight game, batting ninth and playing right field in the 2:35 a.m. PT/5:35 a.m. ET game at the Tokyo Dome.

Ichiro went 0-for-1 with a walk before being taken out in the bottom of the fourth in Wednesday’s 9-7 Opening Night victory, in the process becoming the second-oldest position player ever to start a season opener. (MLB.com)

 

Ichiro Suzuki told the Seattle Mariners he will retire after Thursday's game, sources confirmed to ESPN.

 

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...t-following-mariners-opening-series-in-japan/

Ichiro hangs it up as U Dog posted. To think he didn't play in MLB till he was 27. He would have broken Pete Rose's record if he came in when he debuted in the Japanese League. Wow. What a career. See ya in Cooperstown in 2024.

 

^^ a bargain. smart move.

 

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...er-with-statue-and-citi-field-address-change/

Mets to honor Tom Seaver. Classy move Mets. Nice job.

 

The extension bonanza continues...5/145 for Chris Sale with the Red Sox

 

Rangers right-hander Jason Hammel is set to retire from Major League Baseball just one day after making the team’s Opening Day roster, according to multiple reports from MLB.com’s TR Sullivan and Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. While Hammel has informed the team of his decision, a formal announcement has yet to be made.

After finishing out a two-year gig with the Royals in 2018, the 36-year-old righty signed a minor league deal with the Rangers in February, then made it abundantly clear that he wouldn’t settle for anything less than a spot on the 25-man roster.

“I certainly won’t go to Triple-A,” he told Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News last week. “This is a grind. If it requires me to go home, I know my family is waiting for me and has been for a while. I’m more than willing to go home and spend time with them.”

The Rangers eventually placed Hammel on their Opening Day roster with the intent of using him in long relief and spot starts. That may not have been enough of a guarantee for the veteran starter, however, especially considering his recent streak of bad luck in the majors. And, as he told Texas GM Jon Daniels, his priorities had shifted from baseball to his family, making the decision to step away from his MLB career an easy one.

Hammel hit some career-low numbers last year, pitching to a 3-12 record in 18 starts with a 6.02 ERA, 2.8 BB/9, 6.5 SO/9, and 0.9 fWAR across 127 innings in the rotation and bullpen. It was a disappointing finish to a long career, one in which he racked up a cumulative 298 starts and 20.1 fWAR for the Rays, Rockies, Orioles, Cubs, Athletics, and Royals from 2006 through 2018.

 

that's a ton of money. wow.

 

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...ension-rips-team-for-preseason-syracuse-trip/

mets are a mess.

 

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...lls-among-the-most-intriguing-new-menu-items/

new foot items around some MLB stadiums this year. that rib in DC looks amazing ! hmm,

 

Can't even imagine trying to eat ribs at a ballgame lol.

 

in 07-2011m i had a 17 game plan for the Phillies. in rightfield was Bull's BBQ . It was owned and ran by former Phillies slugger Greg Luzinski. The lines even before the game were too long and I never had it. However people near our seats would bring it back to their seats. there they were in these seats trying to stay clean while eating a messy gigantic rib covered in sauce. im sure it was tasty, but messy. no thanks. the one from the picture above looks a lot better and less messy and less covered in sauce to possibly handle in your seat.

here is what they're serving in DC. Wow !

 

i got tix behind the dugout for Saturday's Phils-Braves game. Temps will hit 67, which will be the highest since last summer. I love it. It's been cold as hell and miserable all winter except for 3 rare days in February when it hit 65. Stadium has been empty for years. I expect a sellout Saturday !

 

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...y-agrees-to-five-year-137-5-million-contract/

THe reigning Cy Young Award winner gets paid. Nice deal for both.

 

This things looks like it should be tipping Fred Flintstone's car over!

 

i thought that too. they look amazing !