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ST. PAUL, MINN. – Ke’Bryan Hayes hit the first home run of his MLB rehab assignment, but the Indianapolis Indians fell just short of a comeback against the St. Paul Saints to drop the series finale on Sunday afternoon, 5-4.
ST. PAUL, MINN. – Ke’Bryan Hayes hit the first home run of his MLB rehab assignment, but the Indianapolis Indians fell just short of a comeback against the St. Paul Saints to drop the series finale on Sunday afternoon, 5-4.
Hayes, in the second game of his major league rehab with Indianapolis, went 2-for-4 with a double and two-run home run that brought the Indians within striking distance of the Saints. He combined with Christian Bethancourt (3-for-4, 2 2B) and T.J. Rivera (2-for-4) to drive in all the Indians runs.
May 23, 2021
Kansas City Royals first base prospect Nick Pratto is used to feeling the pressure. It goes back to Little League when his team from West Huntington Beach, California reached the Little League World Series finals.
A 12-year-old Pratto stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning, with two outs and bases loaded in a 1-1 ballgame against Japan, the overwhelming favorites to win the game. He was batting .400 throughout the tournament with six RBIs and no home runs heading into the at-bat. He was 2-for-3 on the day with two singles.
The left-handed-hitting Pratto watched the first pitch sail wide outside. A pinch-runner was called into third base, in case of a wild pitch or passed ball scenario. The slight delay didn’t phase Pratto. Another pitch was thrown high. Pratto asks the umpire about the count, as the scoreboard says one strike. Ump confirms the count is 2-0. Pratto steps in and is ready.
MLB Trade Rumors
8:53am CDT
Though the team hasn’t made a formal announcement to this point, the Royals have signed veteran reliever
Anthony Swarzak to a minor league contract. The move is reflected on the transactions log at MLB.com, and Swarzak is listed on the roster with the organization’s top affiliate in Omaha. The Royals also inked former Rockies, Rangers and Cubs right-hander
Eddie Butler earlier this month and did so without a formal announcement. Butler has tossed four innings in Triple-A with the Storm Chasers already.
Swarzak, 35, didn’t pitch in the Majors in 2019 but returned to the big leagues with the D-backs in 2021. It was a brief and unsuccessful pairing, as the well-traveled righty yielded five runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts through just 4 2/3 innings. Arizona designated Swarzak for assignment on April 18 and released him a week later. Prior to that brief run with the D-backs, Swarzak’s most recent big league stint was a solid ru
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Rainfall Forecast Next 7 Days
and last updated 2021-05-14 08:19:43-04
Good morning bloggers,
Congratulations to all of the graduates out there. It is graduation weekend, and the weather is looking dry for most of the weekend. At the same time, I do think it will rain Saturday and Sunday, most likely in the morning hours before 10 AM. So, most of the late morning through afternoons look dry, but keep your eye to the sky!
For today, a disturbance is moving overhead this morning and it isn t producing any rain, which is not easy to do at this time of the year. A few sprinkles are still possible, but most of the day will be dry. With the overcast sky we are forecasting a high temperature between 65 and 70 degrees!