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After catching up on the news from late last night, here are a few things well be paying attention to around baseball today. 1. Justin Martinez, Christian Montes De Oca to go for imaging: With two outs and a four-run lead in the ninth inning on Monday, the Diamondbacks were forced to pull , as the hard-throwing right-hander felt tightne s in his elbow (per ). The D-backs would go on to win the game on a walk-off grand slam in the 11th inning, but theyre not out of the woods yet. The words elbow tightne s are always scary, and especially so for a 23-year-old who hits triple digits and has already undergone Tommy John surgery once in his career. Martinez has not been quite as effective this year as he was in his breakout 2024 season, as higher walk and home run rates have inflated his ERA from 2.48 to 4.11. Nonethele s, losing the righty for any amount of time would be a tough blow for a bullpen that ranks 27th in ERA and a team that has underperformed expectations this season. Arizona should know more about Martinezsstatus after he goes for imaging today, but as , the teams level of concern is high. To make matters worse, Weiner reports that concern levels are also high for Martinezs fellow right-handed reliever . The 25-year-old made his MLB debut over the weekend, pitching 2 2/3 scorele s innings against the Reds. He was unavailable last night due to discomfort in his right elbow (per ), and he will also go for imaging today. 2. Giancarlo Stanton to begin rehab a signment: Yankees slugger has been out all season with injuries in both elbows, but he will make a big step toward his return tonight. The 35-year-old is scheduled Austin Riley Jersey to play in his first rehab game with the Double-A Somerset Patriots, which the team this morning. While injuries have plagued Stanton throughout much of his tenure with the Yankees, he has continued to produce when healthy. In 2024, he hit 27 home runs and drove in 72 in just 114 games, putting up a .773 OPS and 116 wRC+. He also added seven more homers and a 1.048 OPS in the playoffs, helping the Yankees reach the World Series for the first time since 2009. So, New York will surely be happy to have his bat back whenever he is ready, but manager will have his work cut out for him figuring out how to insert Stanton into the lineup. At this point in his career, Stanton is a DH only, but the Yankees already have a regular DH in . They also have at first base and a crowded outfield picture that includes , , , and . Ultimately, having too many good hitters is the kind of problem every manager dreams of, but it will be worth watching to see how Boone divides up playing time once Stanton returns. 3. Bullpen se sions for former Cy Young winners: and have a few things in common. Theyre the only active pitchers to have won a Cy Young in both leagues. Theyve both spent most of the season on the IL after signing a free agent contract with a new team over the winter. Today, theyre both expected to throw a bullpen se sion as they work toward their returns. Snell, who is currently with the Dodgers in San Diego, threw what the team called a touch-and-feel se sion on the weekend and will throw a proper bullpen today (per ). Similarly, reports that Scherzer will also throw a bullpen se sion today, and if all goes well, he could potentially rejoin the Blue Jays after just a pair of Triple-A rehab starts. suggests Scherzers bullpen se sion could be tomorrow instead, but either way, Scherzer is ramping up for a rehab appearance on Friday. Due to injuries, both Toronto and L.A. have struggled to put together complete five-man rotations this year. Needle s to say, the returns of Scherzer and Snell would make a big difference for both clubs. Joe Jimenez Jersey |
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发表于 2025-11-3 15:38:00