The all-time saves leader, Mariano Rivera, suffered a torn ACL yesterday while shagging fly balls at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City and according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com it is still unknown if he’ll ever pitch again.
“At this point, I don’t know,” Rivera said, repeating softly (via Hoch), “At this point, I don’t know. I [...]
05/04/12
As baseball fans, we always praise and speak highly of the guy who always dives into the stands to catch a ball or slams into the wall while chasing down a fly ball. And let’s face it, that’s one of the most exciting things to watch during a baseball game.
Who didn’t enjoy watching Derek Jeter [...]
02/16/12
I know that trash-talking is part of baseball, and I’m sure that’s why Jose Valverde said after yesterday’s game that “it’s over for the Yankees,” (via Buster Olney of ESPN) but I think that it’s far from over. The Yankees lost yesterday with the tying run on first and Cano (the guy who batted in [...]
10/03/11
Shortstop Jose Reyes will become a free agent at the end of this season, and Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated provides us a list of possible destinations for Reyes.
– San Francisco Giants: Heyman believes the Giants are a “natural fit” for Reyes. The Giants are a big-market team, and they could use not only an [...]
08/11/11
In the middle of the All Star break festivities, we at PRO Rumors wanted to provide you with a little history about the games, and a list of cool facts that you can brag about to your friends today.
The first All Star game was played in 1933 at Comiskey Park (former home of the White [...]
07/13/11
Derek Jeter hit his 3,000th hit today in fashion as he made it count by hitting a home run. By doing so, he joined Wade Boggs as the only other player to have a home run be his 3,000th hit. With Jeter’s 3,000th hit being a home run, it meant that one lucky fan could [...]
07/10/11
Unfortunately, not every piece of news is good news for the Yankees today. Even though their captain Derek Jeter reached the 3,000 hit mark today, his teammate Alex Rodriguez, was diagnosed with a slight meniscus tear in his right knee according to Chad Jennings of the LoHud Yankees Blog.
Rodriguez, has said he has been playing [...]
07/09/11
Congratulations to New York Yankees’ captain Derek Jeter for getting his 3,000th hit by a home run. Jeter joins not only the exclusive 3,000 hit club, but he also becomes only the second player (with Wade Boggs) to achieve the milestone hit with a home run.
Here’s a link to the video.
Image by Keith Allison under [...]
07/09/11
Derek Jeter has finished his rehab assignment and is heading to Cleveland to join the team and continue his quest for 3000 hits, reports Buster Olney of ESPN. Jeter who went on the DL with a sore right calf on June 13, remains 6 hits shy of 3000. Only 27 Major League Baseball players in [...]
07/04/11
Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Kevin Youkilis received precautionary X-rays on his left foot after fouling off a pitch last night reportsScott Lauber of the Boston Herald. The results were negative addsCraig Calcaterra of NBCSports.com.
– Short stop Derek Jeter is scheduled to rejoin the Yankees next Monday according to the [...]
06/30/11