Category: MLB

Spring games begin with fans, new faces, moment for Mancini — MLB | NBC Sports

Nolan Arenado in his new Cardinal red, Mookie Betts back in Dodger blue. October breakout star Randy Arozarena with a hit in his first February at-bat, Buster Posey returning from an opt-out year.

Spring games begin with fans, new faces, moment for Mancini — MLB | NBC Sports

How Greg Maddux played into Sean Manaea’s offseason rediscovery — East Bay Times

Before the 2020 postseason began, Tyler Pazik texted his best friend Sean Manaea an article. It was a story about Greg Maddux hiring a mental health performance coach that helped transform the Hall of Fame pitcher into a savant. “We doin’ this or what?” Pazik texted along with the article. “Hell yeah,” Manaea responded. Manaea,…

How Greg Maddux played into Sean Manaea’s offseason rediscovery — East Bay Times

Blue Jays sign Milone

BLUE JAYS SPRING TRAINING INVITEES 

The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms with LHP Tommy Milone on a Minor League contract with an invite to 2021 Major League Spring Training.  

Milone, 34, held a 6.69 ERA while splitting nine starts between the Orioles and the Braves last season. The 6-0, 215 lb. left-hander was traded from Baltimore to Atlanta on August 30 but had his season come to an end 11 days later when he landed on the injured list with left elbow inflammation. The native of Saugus, CA, was drafted by the Nationals in 2008 and has maintained a career 4.56 ERA while going 51-51 over the course of 10 Major League seasons.

Additionally, the Blue Jays have invited the following non-roster players to Major League Spring Training: 

·       C Chris Bec

·       RHP Hobie Harris

·       INF Cullen Large

Spring training: Giants sell out of tickets for Cactus League games at Scottsdale Stadium — East Bay Times

Fans hoping to attend a Giants home game during spring training won’t find any tickets available at Scottsdale Stadium or on the team’s website. A team spokesperson told the Bay Area News Group the Giants offered tickets to spring training season-ticket holders last week and then placed a small number of remaining tickets for home…

Spring training: Giants sell out of tickets for Cactus League games at Scottsdale Stadium — East Bay Times

Red Sox LHP Eduardo Rodriguez impresses in first live BP of spring — Boston Herald

Eduardo Rodriguez threw to live hitters for the first time this spring on Tuesday at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, a significant step for the Red Sox left-hander after missing the 2020 season due to myocarditis. Red Sox manager Alex Cora was impressed with how Rodriguez looked during his live session, saying he saw much…

Red Sox LHP Eduardo Rodriguez impresses in first live BP of spring — Boston Herald

Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg: ‘Numbness in my whole hand’ led to surgery — MLB | NBC Sports

Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg says the problem went away immediately after the 15-minute carpal tunnel surgery.

Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg: ‘Numbness in my whole hand’ led to surgery — MLB | NBC Sports

A’s spring training takeaways: Matt Chapman ‘eager’ to get back playing — Marin Independent Journal

A’s workouts will be mostly closed to the public, but all eyes will be on Matt Chapman as he ventures back to his post at the hot corner after hip surgery. Full squads don’t report until Feb. 22, but the Oakland A’s social media accounts posted a clip of Chapman fielding ground balls at third…

A’s spring training takeaways: Matt Chapman ‘eager’ to get back playing — Marin Independent Journal

MAPLE LEAFS 2, SENATORS 1 POSTGAME NOTES

OTTAWA SENATORS (4-13-1 – 8 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (12-3-2 – 26 Points)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021

 123OTFINAL
OTTAWA010–1
TORONTO011–2

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACEOFF SUMMARY

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Auston Matthews opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs at 4:41 of the second period. Matthews has goals (3) in two consecutive games and points (12-4-16) in 11 consecutive games. He has 13 points (9-4-13) in nine games on home ice this season. He has registered four goals and two assists in four games against Ottawa in 2020-21 and has 28 points (17 goals, 11 assists) in 19 career games against the Senators.
  • Alex Kerfoot scored the second Toronto goal of the game at 10:46 of the third period. Kerfoot has points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games. He has four points (2-2-4) over his last five games played. He has two goals and an assist in four games against the Senators this season.
  • Justin Holl registered the primary assist on Matthews’ second period goal. Holl has two points (1-1-2) over his last four games played. Four of his six assists have come on home ice this season. He has a pair of assists in four games against Ottawa.
  • Jake Muzzin picked up the secondary assist on Matthews’ second period goal before recording the primary assist on Kerfoot’s third period goal. Muzzin’s second assist of the night was his 200th career NHL assist. Tonight’s game is his third multi-assist and multi-point game of the season. He has five assists over his last four games played. He has seven assists in seven games during the month of February. Tonight’s game was his 100th game as a Maple Leaf.
  • TJ Brodie collected the secondary assist on Kerfoot’s third period goal. Brodie has assists (2) in two consecutive games. He has recorded four of his six assists on home ice this season. He has three assists in four games against Ottawa this season.
  • Frederik Andersen stopped 28 of the 29 shots he faced in the win.

SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
OTTAWA10 (10)12 (10)6 (8)–28 (25)
TORONTO5 (5)13 (12)10 (9)–28 (24)
      

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
OTTAWA21 (21)18 (15)15 (8)–54 (44)
TORONTO6 (6)19 (17)15 (9)–40 (32)

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Record at Home7-2-1 (10 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Ottawa  58-54-3-12 (127 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Ottawa at Home32-22-2-8 (64 Games)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

Shots4 (Tavares)
Shot Attempts6 (Tavares)
Faceoff Wins13 (Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage100% (Marner – 1 won, 0 lost)
Hits2 (Brodie, Hyman, Tavares)
Blocked Shots4 (Hyman)
Takeaways2 (Nylander)
TOI22:20 (Muzzin)
Power Play TOI4:24 (Matthews)
Shorthanded TOI3:25 (Muzzin)
Shifts28 (Marner)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage60.0% (Dermott – 6 for, 4 against)
  

RECORD WHEN…

Scoring first8-2-1
Tied after 14-1-0
Tied after 24-0-1
Do not score a power play goal3-2-0
Do not allow a power play goal5-1-1
Even in shots1-0-0
Wednesday3-1-0

OF NOTE…

  • The Maple Leafs went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and 0-for-3 on the power play tonight.
  • Toronto’s line of Pierre Engvall, Alex Kerfoot and Ilya Mikheyev were the lone Maple Leafs to not start a 5-on-5 shift in the offensive zone.
  • Jake Muzzin was on the ice for a team-high 15 shot attempts for at 5-on-5. He finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 50% (15 for, 15 against).
  • John Tavares was 4-for-5 (80%) in the faceoff circle against Ottawa centre Nick Paul.

UPCOMING GAMES:

  • Thursday, February 18, 7:00 p.m. vs. Ottawa Senators (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
  • Saturday, February 20, 7:00 p.m. at Montreal Canadiens (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
  • Monday, February 22, 7:00 p.m. vs. Calgary Flames (TSN4, TSN 1050)
  • Wednesday, February 24, 7:00 p.m. vs. Calgary Flames (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
  • Saturday, February 27, 7:00 p.m. at Edmonton Oilers (Sportsnet, FAN 590)

Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official NHL game sheets (links above) to confirm no statistical changes were made.