Yankees strengthen bullpen with Jonathan Loáisiga’s return from injury ahead of schedule
Yankees Accelerate Jonathan Roashga’s Return The Yankees have expedited Jonathan Roashga’s return, pulling him off the injured list sooner than originally intended. He’s no longer on the rehab list ahead of the Metro Series opener in the Bronx on Friday. Initially, the plan was for Roashga to pitch on consecutive days in the minors this […]
Former Yankee Joey Gallo shares video of his first bullpen session
Former MLB player Joey Gallo is attempting to reinvent his career by taking up pitching. The ex-Yankees outfielder has decided to shift gears at 31, as he shared a video of his first bullpen session on Friday. It highlighted his dedication to mastering this new role and really embracing the change. Joey Gallo is gearing […]
Mets make more bullpen moves in sudden scramble
The Mets' bullpen carousel was stubborn and brilliantly refused to start the month. The club enjoys a stable run with the same eight relief pitchers. It's finished then and the carousel is turning over on overdrive. For a month, the Mets rolled alongside the same eight relief pitchers from opening day on March 27 until […]
Jonathan Loaisiga takes next step towards Yankees return as bullpen struggles continue
Jonathan Roashga is one step closer to returning to the Yankees bullpen. Roashga on Saturday began rehabilitation assignments with Single A Tampa and pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout on the 10th pitch as he continues his comeback from UCL surgery last April. The right-hander is likely to need a significant portion of his […]
Yankees call up Tyler Matzek for intriguing new bullpen option
CLEVELAND – The veteran non-roster arm that was bustling with the Yankees this spring has finally arrived. The Yankees chose to sign left-handed reliever Tyler Matzek on Tuesday. That strong camp was engulfed in diagonal tensions that he recovered from five minor league matches and threw. Yoendrys Gómez, who pitched three innings on Monday night […]
Bullpen collapses late as Yankees drop walk-off heartbreaker to Rays
TAMPA – The Yankees bullpen, who was asked to work overtime over the weekend, was delivered in a big way up to nine innings on Saturday. That’s when the four-run lead went into a tie game at the hands of Devin Williams, giving way to a gut punch that lost in 10 innings. After the […]
Mets will need to make bullpen decision with Dedniel Nunez nearing return
Dedniel Núñez is almost fully built. The Mets need to decide whether that means that the powerful right will be called out soon or if they need to show more in Triple A Syracuse. Nunez was expected to pitch 28 pitches in the scoreless innings on Thursday, and use Friday as his recovery day. It […]
Battle for Mets rotation’s final two spots could have a bullpen wrinkle
JUPITER, Fla. — Paul Blackburn and Griffin Canning took shots to secure a spot in the Mets' first day rotation, as they began Monday, the day after Tyler Megill pitched five inconsistent innings. Shawn Mania leaves most of April due to an oblique injury and Frankie Montas is sidelined with a tense rat, so the […]
Mets’ Max Kranick has gone from DFA’d player to bullpen piece
Port St. Lucy – Max Cranick was not satisfied with the direction his career headed when he was designated for allocation by the Mets and was not billed earlier last season. Back in Triple A Syracuse, he decided to follow his own path. “I appeared in Syracuse, who was upset with the world,” said Cranick […]
Tyler Matzek doing all the right things to be Yankees bullpen surprise
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The way Aaron Boone spoke about Tyler Matzek during a visiting dugout at Hammond Stadium Tuesday morning sounded like someone trying to build a team. Mazzek then took the mound for Grapefruitreeg's debut and did little to ease that enthusiasm. There's still a long way to go between March 27th and […]