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3 hours ago
- Washington Post
Orioles closer Félix Bautista placed on injured list with right shoulder discomfort
CLEVELAND — Baltimore Orioles closer Félix Bautista, who is tied for sixth in the American League with 19 saves, was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right shoulder discomfort. Interim manager Tony Mansolino said the right-hander felt uncomfortable while stretching in the bullpen Wednesday during a 3-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians. Bautista will undergo an MRI when the Orioles return home Friday. 'The (dugout) phone rang in the seventh inning last night and I thought, 'That is not good,'' Mansolino said. 'Then I heard it get slammed down and knew it wasn't good. 'Félix had started his process of getting loose and that's when it flared up.' Bautista did not pitch in the first three games of the series in Cleveland, last seeing action on Sunday at Tampa Bay when he earned his 19th save in 20 opportunities. He missed the entire 2024 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. The 30-year-old Dominican has a 1-1 record and 2.60 ERA in 35 appearances, limiting opponents to a .134 batting average over 34 2/3 innings. Bautista has struck out 50 and walked 23. 'We just have to hope it's not too serious,' Mansolino said. The Orioles will use a closer-by-committee in the short term with righty setup men Seranthony Domínguez and Yennier Cano at the front of the line. 'We're going to have to bump up their roles,' Mansolino said. 'We'll figure it out.' Bautista will not enter free agency until 2028, but is eligible for arbitration following this season. The 6-foot-8, 285-pounder is in the final year of a two-year, $2 million contract. With the Orioles out of wild-card contention, they are expected to be active sellers before the July 31 trade deadline. ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Yahoo
Second-round draft pick Angel Cervantes announces he's going to UCLA
UCLA baseball coach John Savage got a pleasant surprise on Wednesday when second-round draft pick Angel Cervantes from Warren High announced via X he would attend UCLA rather than sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates, who selected him with the 50th pick in the amateur draft. Savage, however, did not celebrate even after receiving lots of text messages congratulating him on his new pitching standout. Cervantes' decision doesn't become official until Monday at 2 p.m. when the deadline to sign a pro contract passes. Savage declined to comment pending the deadline, but let's imagine what he will say when it becomes official: "It is huge." The hard-throwing right-hander immediately becomes a candidate to compete for a starting job on a Bruins team looking to improve its starting pitching. UCLA could be the No. 1-ranked team in the nation in preseason rankings in 2026 with the return of shortstop Roch Cholowsky and many others from the No. 1 recruiting class of 2023. Cervantes' slot value as the 50th pick was $1.934 million. His representative, Wasserman sports group, is the same as the Pirates' first-round pick from Corona, pitcher Seth Hernandez, who signed for $7.25 million as the No. 6 pick. Cervantes threw a 1-0 shutout in Warren's Division 3 playoff opener last May. Savage is known for turning promising high school pitchers into high draft picks, from Gerrit Cole to Trevor Bauer to Griffin Canning. The 6-foot-3 Cervantes has hit 95 mph on his fastball and doesn't turn 18 until next month. Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
CBS News
4 hours ago
- CBS News
Montour graduate recalls the moment the Pirates called his name "A complete surprise."
Screams of happiness rang out when the words were read during the MLB Draft. "With the 383rd pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates select Dylan Mathiesen." "We had no idea I was getting drafted until we saw it, and everyone went crazy," Mathiesen, the Pirates' 383rd overall pick, recalled. "We were just sitting around, looking at all the picks, and we just saw my name, and everyone went crazy. It was a complete surprise." The Pittsburgh native and Montour High School grad was selected by his hometown club on day two of this past year's MLB Draft. It's a moment he and the community will remember forever. "I mean, it's just amazing having everyone behind me," he said. "At JD's yesterday, I had so much support, everyone pulling for me, and it really means a lot." Mathisen started his collegiate career at the DII level and then ended up at Liberty University, where he had a strong season last year, garnering attention from pro clubs. Unfortunately, an injury got in the way. "Went out for warmups, and it felt pretty bad," he recalled. "Then, I threw a slider and I felt a sharp strain, and threw the next pitch and hit the guy. I kind of knew what it was, and I didn't want it to be Tommy John, but now it is." Mathisen was in the brace when he had his pre-draft visit with the Pirates in early June. He said he couldn't do anything physical, but the meeting went really well, and he stayed in contact. Now that it's official, and he saw his name called by his boyhood team, he's getting back to work. Mathisen said that he's heading down to the Complex League in Florida and will continue his rehab there. He also hopes to compete in Bradenton next fall.
