THE GAME: Trevor Bauer gave up three home runs in a five-run fifth inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Dodgers, 7-3, on Monday night at Peoria Sports Complex. PITCHING REPORT: Bauer retired the first 11 Mariners batters in order – then just two of the next eight before he was pulled from the game.…
Trevor Bauer surrenders 3 HRs in 5th inning, Dodgers lose to Mariners — Press Telegram
BLUE JAYS ASSIGN PLAYERS TO MINOR LEAGUE GROUP
The Toronto Blue Jays have assigned the following 25 players to the Minor League working group. All players remain eligible to play in Grapefruit League games as needed.
| Optioned: | Reassigned: | |
| Lopez, Otto | Allgeyer, Nick | |
| Luciano, Elvis | Baker, Bryan | |
| Moreno, Gabriel | Bec, Chris | |
| Tice, Ty | Clarke, Phil | |
| Groshans, Jordan | ||
| Harris, Hobie | ||
| Hiraldo, Miguel | ||
| Jimenez, Leo | ||
| Kloffenstein, Adam | ||
| Large, Cullen | ||
| Manoah, Alek | ||
| Martin, Austin | ||
| Martinez, Orelvis | ||
| Murray, Joey | ||
| Rees, Jackson | ||
| Van Eyk, CJ | ||
| Waguespack, Jacob | ||
| Warmoth, Logan | ||
| Woods Richardson, Simeon | ||
| Young, Chavez | ||
| Zulueta, Yosver |
Toronto starter Thomas Hatch exited a pre-season game with right elbow/forearm discomfort and the Blue Jays lost 1-0 to the New York Yankees on Wednesday.
Blue Jays lose Hatch to injury against Yankees — Global News
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Almost two years since he last wore a uniform at extended spring training and 2-1/2 since he last played in a game, Andrew Toles remains a member of the Dodgers organization. For the second year in a row, the Dodgers renewed Toles’ contract at close to the major-league minimum this week (approximately $583,000).…
Dodgers renew Andrew Toles’ contract as he deals with mental health issues — Orange County Register
Los Angeles and Orange counties announced Friday that each will soon move into the less-restrictive Red Tier under the State of California’s guidelines for COVID-19 re-openings. If they remain in the Red Tier by April 1, Dodger Stadium and Angel Stadium will be allowed to admit fans at up to 20 percent of each venue’s…
Los Angeles, Orange counties to ease attendance restrictions on Dodgers, Angels games — Pasadena Star News
TEMPE, Ariz. — As Major League Baseball continues to experiment with different rules to move the game forward, Joe Maddon wants to move the game back. 850 more words
Angels manager Joe Maddon wants more emotion, less instant replay — Daily Breeze
The Blue Jays have agreed to contracts with the 27 players below (no contract renewals this year). Anthony Castro and Joel Payamps agreed to deals with their previous organizations before they were acquired.
Adams, Riley
Bergen, Travis
Bichette, Bo
Biggio, Cavan
Borucki, Ryan
Davis, Jonathan
Espinal, Santiago
Guerrero Jr., Vladimir
Hatch, Thomas
Jansen, Danny
Kay, Anthony
Kirk, Alejandro
Lopez, Otto
Luciano, Elvis
McGuire, Reese
Merryweather, Julian
Moreno, Gabriel
Murphy, Patrick
Palacios, Joshua
Pearson, Nate
Romano, Jordan
Tellez, Rowdy
Thornton, Trent
Tice, Ty
Valera, Breyvic
Waguespack, Jacob
Zeuch, T.J.
BLUE JAYS ANNOUNCE 2021 MINOR LEAGUE APPOINTMENTS
The Toronto Blue Jays today announce the following appointments to the High Performance and Player Development departments for the 2021 campaign.
Field Managers for the upcoming Minor League season will be Casey Candaele (Triple-A Buffalo), Cesar Martin (Double-A New Hampshire), Donnie Murphy (High-A Vancouver), Luis Hurtado (Low-A Dunedin), Brent Lavallee (Gulf Coast), and Dane Fujinaka (Dominican Summer League).
Below is a complete listing of the Blue Jays’ 2021 Player Development and High Performance staffs.
| Buffalo | |
| Casey Candaele | Manager |
| Jeff Ware | Pitching Coach |
| Corey Hart | Hitting Coach |
| Devon White | Position Coach |
| Jake McGuiggan | Development Coach |
| Caleb Daniel | Trainer |
| Justin Batcher | S&C Coach |
| Kat Mangieri | Dietitian |
| John Lannan | MP Coach |
| New Hampshire | |
| Cesar Martin | Manager |
| Jim Czajkowski | Pitching Coach |
| Matt Hague | Hitting Coach |
| Chris Schaeffer | Position Coach |
| Evan Short | Development Coach |
| Luke Greene | Trainer |
| Casey Callison | S&C Coach |
| Kara Terry | Dietitian |
| Rob DiBernardo | MP Coach |
| Vancouver | |
| Donnie Murphy | Manager |
| Antonio Caceres | Pitching Coach |
| Ryan Wright | Hitting Coach |
| Danny Canellas | Position Coach |
| Taylor Hill | Development Coach |
| Brandon Hammerstrom | Trainer |
| Tommy LaBriola | S&C Coach |
| Geoff Stallman | Dietitian |
| Rob DiBernardo | MP Coach |
| Dunedin | |
| Luis Hurtado | Manager |
| Phil Cundari | Pitching Coach |
| Matt Young | Hitting Coach |
| George Carroll | Position Coach |
| Drew Hayes | Development Coach |
| Roelvis Vargas | Trainer |
| Matt Hunter | S&C Coach |
| Lauren Poole | Dietitian |
| Ben Freakley | MP Coach |
| Gulf Coast | |
| Brent Lavallee | Manager |
| Jose Mayorga | Bench Coach |
| Cory Riordan | Pitching Coach |
| Paul Elliott | Hitting Coach |
| Dennis Holmberg | Position Coach |
| Zach Stewart | Development Coach |
| Jon Woodworth | Trainer |
| Taylor Haslinger | S&C Coach |
| Trevor Lomax | Dietitian |
| Matthew Galvez | MP Coach |
| Dominican Summer League | |
| Pablo Cruz | Field Coordinator |
| Dane Fujinaka | Manager |
| Yoel Hernandez | Pitching Coach |
| Andy Fermin | Hitting Coach |
| Petr Stribrcky | Hitting Coach |
| Deiferson Barreto | Position Coach |
| Jose Mateo | Position Coach |
| Alain Pacheco | Trainer |
| Ysidro Reyes | Trainer |
| Imbewer Alvarez | S&C Coach |
| Roswell Del Rosario | Asst. S&C Coach |
| Matthew Galvez | MP Coach |
| Player Development | |
| Gil Kim | Director, Player Development & Major League Coach |
| Charlie Wilson | Director, Minor League Operations |
| Joe Sclafani | Assistant Director, Player Development |
| Casey Candaele | Field Coordinator & Buffalo Manager |
| John Tamargo Jr. | Short-Season Field Coordinator |
| Dallas McPherson | Skill Development Coordinator |
| Hunter Mense | Hitting Coordinator |
| Danny Solano | Infield Coordinator |
| Matt Buschmann | Director, Pitching Development & Major League Bullpen Coach |
| Cory Popham | Pitching Development Coordinator |
| Matt Tracy | Pitching Development Coordinator |
| Will Habib | Coordinator, Player Development & HP Operations |
| Matt Hague | New Hampshire Hitting Coach & Swing Consultant |
| Reed Kienle | Minor League Hitting Analyst |
| Evan Short | Pitching Skills Coach & Strategist |
| Billy Wardlow | Equipment Coordinator |
| Matt von Roemer | Technology Operations Coordinator |
| Tim Raines | Special Assistant to Player Development |
| Sonia De La Cruz | Education Coordinator |
| Michelle Rodgers | Business Manager, Minor League Operations |
| Michael Rivera | Assistant, Player Development |
| David Howell | Complex Pitching Coach |
| Demetre Kokoris | Rehab Pitching Coach |
| Luis Silva | Rehab Position Player Coach |
| High Performance – Dunedin | |
| Angus Mugford | Vice President of High Performance |
| Dehra Harris | Assistant Director of High Performance |
| Andrew Pipkin | Medical Director |
| Brandon Stone | Sports Science Coordinator |
| Scott Peters | Medical Research Coordinator |
| Michael Rendon | Athletic Training Coordinator |
| Phillip Dimino | Rehab Coordinator |
| Jon Woodworth | GCL ATC & Latin American Medical Coordinator |
| Steve Rassel | MiLB S&C Coordinator |
| Kyle Edlhuber | MiLB S&C Rehab Coordinator |
| Aaron Spano | MiLB S&C Asst. Coordinator |
| Ben Freakley | Head of Mental Performance |
| Rob DiBernardo | Mental Performance Coach (New Hampshire & Vancouver) |
| John Lannan | Mental Performance Coach (Buffalo & Dunedin) |
| Matthew Galvez | Mental Performance Coach (GCL & DSL) |
| Jeremy Chiang | Nutrition Coordinator & ML Dietitian |
| Sam Lima | EAP Director |
| Ted Farrar | Florida Physician Coordinator |
| Alex Suerte | Assistant Physical Therapist |
| Reeve Bergesen | High Performance & Player Development Project Manager |
| Clare Padmore | High Performance Analyst |
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora isn’t your usual Florida tourist. “It’s an off-day here tomorrow. Hopefully it rains and it’s cold,” he said on Sunday as he prepared for the team to take its first full break of spring training. It’s not that Cora doesn’t like sunshine. He would just prefer that his players stay […]
Cora’s COVID message: Stay safe, your team needs you — The China Post, Taiwan
Prospect Josh Palacios had a home run, triple and double and five RBIs ace Hyun Jin Ryu allowed one run in two innings in his spring-training debut as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-4 on Friday.
Toronto Blue Jays crush Baltimore Orioles — Global News
THE GAME: Luis Rengifo, Justin Upton and Jose Rojas hit homers in the Angels’ 7-3 victory over the Oakland A’s on Friday afternoon in a seven-inning game at Hohokam Park in Mesa. PITCHING REPORT: RHP Shohei Ohtani struck out five and allowed one run in 1 2/3 innings. Ohtani’s fastball was 96-100 mph. … LHP…
Angels blast three homers in victory over A’s — Whittier Daily News
The view from left field 