BAL • DH • #
The homer was O’Hearn’s second in nine games against his longtime organization. He probably shouldn’t have much bad blood, though. The Royals obviously had no idea how to unlock his talent, but they also kept him around on a major league salary for three years longer than his play justified. O’Hearn has excelled in his platoon role this year, batting .303/.384/.579 in 86 plate appearances.
1 day ago
May 3, 2025 1:34 AM
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1 day ago
Kremer struck out just two and gave up 12 hard-hit balls tonight, but he allowed only a double and two singles. His velocity was actually down about one mph from where he’s typically sat this year, so we don’t see much of anything to be encouraged about here. He’ll take a 3-4 record and a 5.73 ERA into his next start versus the Twins.
BAL •
1 day ago
Bautista has a 1.80 ERA and hasn’t blown any leads in 10 appearances, but these more recent outings are definitely instilling more confidence than some of the early ones. He’s faced just one batter over the minimum in his last five appearances.
BAL • 3B
1 day ago
No word yet on the severity of the injury or how much time the 30-year-old infielder may stand to miss. Emmanuel Rivera will start in his place at the hot corner on Friday night and will bat ninth against Michael Wacha and the Royals.
Source: Roch Kubatko
SEA • DH
about 23 hours ago
One of those homers was a grand slam of Jack Leiter. The other was a solo blast for Raleigh that gives him 12 homers on the season and 23 RBI over 31 games. The man they call Big Dumper will have some lows because of his swing-and-miss issues, but the power is obviously very legit.
ATH • DH
about 24 hours ago
This was a very impressive MLB debut for Hoglund. His fastball had tremendous life, regularly pushing over 20 inches of induced vertical break, and forced six swings-and-misses. He commanded his sinker, changeup, and slider well too and they all coalesced to a fairly stress-free outing. There were barely any troubling moments and things looked remarkably easy overall. All results that come against the Marlins should be taken with a grain of salt, but a start like this from Hoglund should make him an enticing option off the waiver wire. It’s likely he remains in this rotation and if that comes to fruition, his next scheduled start would come against the Mariners.
MIA • DH
about 24 hours ago
Wagaman proved to be a tough out for Gunnar Hoglund and the Athletics’ bullpen in what was an otherwise quiet night for the Marlins’ lineup. Apart from his three hits, he also had three batted balls hit harder than 100 mph and it’s getting difficult to ignore his hot start to the season. He has an acceptable .267 batting average and .731 OPS with solid underlying plate discipline and power metrics while playing every day. That’s a worthwhile player in a lot of leagues.
