So we all know Mookie Betts, the reigning American League MVP for the Boston Red Sox, is also a incredible bowler. If you didn’t, effectively, he's, however this has actually nothing to do with Betts, however is kind of associated to bowling. Okay, again to the purpose … evidently Yu Darvish might also be eyeing a facet gig on the lanes. The Chicago Cubs starter threw a fastball that positively extra resembled a bowling ball Monday evening, because it cleaned out mainly everybody standing in close to the plate. The pitch, which was clocked at 99 mph, clipped Marlins batter Lewis Brinson, then ricocheted off catcher Willson Contreras and eventually caught the house
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Red Sox Sign Catcher Christian Vazquez To Three-Year Contract Extension
Get used to seeing Christian Vazquez behind the plate at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox on Saturday signed the 27-year-old catcher to a three-year contract extension. The deal runs through the 2021 season and has a club option for the 2022 season. Prior to signing the extension, Vazquez was due for arbitration in 2019 and 2020, and was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in 2021. In addition to signing the contract, Vazquez offered to make an annual donation to the Red Sox Foundation. Here are the terms of the deal, per the Boston Herald’s Jason Mastrodonato: Perhaps the best defensive catcher in Major League Baseball,... NESN.com
Red Sox Claim Veteran Catcher Bryan Holaday Off Waivers From Rangers
Share this: The Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline didn’t mark the end of the Boston Red Sox’s maneuvering. The Red Sox claimed catcher Bryan Holaday off waivers from the Texas Rangers on Friday, the team announced in a press release. Holaday was designated for assignment by the Rangers on Aug. 1. He hit .238 with two home runs, 13 RBIs and a .695 OPS in 94 plate appearances over 30 games with Texas. Holaday spent his first four seasons with the Detroit Tigers, appearing in a career-high 62 games in 2014. The 28-year-old is a .248 hitter with a .640 OPS in 376 career plate appearances. It’ll be interesting to see what the Red Sox do regarding their catching situation, even though Holaday hardly