Mets starter Marcus Stroman will open the 2020 season on the injured list due to a torn left calf muscle. His replacement is as yet unknown.
Marcus Stroman placed on injured list with torn calf muscle — HardballTalk | NBC Sports
The nerves that seemed to accompany him to the Fenway Park mound aside, Nate Pearson has shown all the signs of being ready, willing and more than able to get major league hitters out. Read More
Nerves get to Pearson early but Blue Jays rookie shows flashes of Great Nate at Fenway — Toronto Sun
The Red Sox are back. Boston opened up its slate of exhibition games Tuesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in the team’s first game since March. Ryan Weber surrendered four earned runs over five innings with six strikeouts, while the Sox collected six runs on two home runs. But it wasn’t…
Red Sox Wrap: Bullpen Blows Lead, Boston Drops First Game Vs. Blue Jays — NESN.com
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler has stood by his decision. Kapler was the first MLB manager to knee for the national anthem Monday, which prompted indirect criticism from the president of the United States, Donald Trump. Trump tweeted, as he’s done before, that he wouldn’t watch games if teams kneeled during the anthem, shortly after…
Giants Manager Gabe Kapler Responds To President Trump’s Kneeling Criticism — NESN.com
The Red Sox’s starting rotation already had plenty of question marks surrounding it after the departures of Rick Porcello and David Price, coupled with the injury to Chris Sale. Sale, of course, still remains with the Sox after undergoing successful Tommy John surgery in March. But Porcello now is a member of the New York…
Darwinzon Hernandez Cleared To Join Red Sox After Positive COVID-19 Test — NESN.com
Below is a list of the 38 players that are going to Boston for the two exhibition games:
Pitchers (21): No.
Chase Anderson 22
Anthony Bass 52
Ryan Borucki 56
A.J. Cole (NR) 36
Rafael Dolis 41
Sam Gaviglio 43
Ken Giles 51
Thomas Hatch 69
Anthony Kay 47
Justin Miller (NR) 60
Brian Moran (NR) 48
Thomas Pannone 45
Nate Pearson 71
Sean Reid-Foley 54
Tanner Roark 14
Jordan Romano 68
Hyun Jin Ryu 99
Matt Shoemaker 34
Trent Thornton 57
Jacob Waguespack 62
Shun Yamaguchi 1
Catchers (3): No.
Danny Jansen 9
Caleb Joseph (NR) 7
Reese McGuire 10
Infielders (8):
Bo Bichette 11
Cavan Biggio 8
Santiago Espinal 72
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 27
Joe Panik 2
Travis Shaw 6
Rubén Tejada (NR) 33
Rowdy Tellez 44
Outfielders (6):
Anthony Alford 30
Derek Fisher 23
Randal Grichuk 15
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 13
Teoscar Hernández 37
Billy McKinney 28
Red Sox pitcher Collin McHugh opted out of the 2020 season. The right-hander is dealing with an elbow injury, which influenced his decision.
Collin McHugh has opted out of 2020 season — HardballTalk | NBC Sports
ANAHEIM — Anthony Rendon remains out with an oblique issue, and although he’s still listed as day to day, Joe Maddon isn’t ready to assume his star third baseman will be ready for next Friday’s opener. “I want to believe he’s gonna be ready (for opening day) but if not, we’re gonna have to have…
Angels’ new slugger Anthony Rendon still dealing with oblique issue — Press Telegram
The Rays are slowly getting healthy and getting some key pieces back with the season opener less than one week away. Outfielder Austin Meadows who has been seen at Tropicana Field the last few days was put on the DL by the Rays as he recovers from COVID. Meadows is just waiting to be cleared […]
Morton will start opening day against the Blue Jays — Tampa Bay Pro Sports
Kevin Cash also announced today that Charlie Morton will get the opening day start. Morton went 16-6 a year ago with a 3.05 ERA. Morton finished third in the voting for the Cy Young award.
Cash also the Rays will start with 16 pitchers on the roster while they build up their endurance and will go with 14 position players.
One strike and Toronto is out as a home for the Blue Jays in the 2020 Major League Baseball season. Read More
Blue Jays strike out in bid to have home games played in Toronto — Toronto SunOne strike and Toronto is out as a home for the Blue Jays in the 2020 Major League Baseball season.
In a statement on Saturday afternoon, federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced that the government has rejected the Jays return to play proposal, denying the club the opportunity to have 30 home games hosted at the Rogers Centre.
“Unlike preseason training, regular season games would require repeated cross-border travel of Blue Jays players and staff, as well as opponent teams into and out of Canada,” Mendicino said in a statement revealed by the Associated Press. “Of particular concern, the Toronto Blue Jays would be required to play in locations where the risk of virus transmission remains high.”
The Jays had previously received clearance from the Ontario provincial government and the City of Toronto but the feds have the final say on border issues.
“Based on the best-available public health advice, we have concluded the cross-border travel required for MLB regular season play would not adequately protect Canadians’ health and safety,” Mendicino said. “As a result, Canada will not be issuing a National Interest Exemption for the MLB’s regular season at this time.”
The Jays had put together an exhaustive protocol plan that went above and beyond MLB’s thorough guidelines but ultimately the federal government denied the press.
The frontrunner for 30 home games remains Sahlen Field in Buffalo, home of the Jays triple A affiliate Bisons.
The announcement comes less than a week before the Jays begin the 2020 season next Friday against Tampa Bay. The home opener, wherever that will be, is scheduled for July 29.
Previously, the team had been granted permission from the feds to conduct training camp at the Rogers Centre where it has been for the past two weeks. The Jays players and staff have been quarantined in the Marriott Hotel attached to the Rogers Centre.
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The view from left field 