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16-06-2025
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Guardians Activate Playoff Hero Lane Thomas After Astros Series
Guardians Activate Playoff Hero Lane Thomas After Astros Series originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Cleveland Guardians, fresh off a series loss to the surging Houston Astros at home, now turn their focus to a two-game set against the Cincinnati Reds in the battle of Ohio teams. Advertisement The Guardians will welcome their state rivals, fresh off a sweep of the ailing Diamondbacks, to Cleveland starting Monday. After dropping two of three to the Dodgers, the Guardians went 2-4 against the Yankees and Astros in what is shaping up to be a possible playoff preview. Prior to Monday's series opener against the Reds, Cleveland announced news on a former playoff hero. Cleveland Guardians outfielder Lane Thomas (8) runs the bases after hitting a grand slam in the fifth inning against the Detroit Tigers during game five of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Progressive Blaze-Imagn Images The Guardians activated outfielder Lane Thomas from the 10-day injured list, and demoted infielder Will Wilson to Triple-A Columbus in a corresponding move. Thomas is most well known in Cleveland for his grand slam in Game 5 of the American League Division Series, which lifted Cleveland to a series victory over Tarik Skubal and the Tigers. Advertisement Thomas had been sidelined since late May with plantar fasciitis in his foot, but this isn't his first time on the injured list this season. Thomas was sidelined from April 19 to May 22 after being hit in the wrist by a pitch in the Guardians' home opener April 8. This season, Thomas has played in only 17 games, and hit to a paltry .117 average and .305 OPS. Some Guardians fans hope that the move to send down Wilson will free up fan-favorite Daniel Schneemann for more reps in the infield. While Thomas has struggled this season, his seemingly renewed health could hopefully provide more upside for the rest of the season. Advertisement Related: Tarik Skubal Makes History in Dominant 'Maddux' Related: Stunning Paul Goldschmidt Video Turns Heads Before Yankees-Guardians Related: Yankees' Aaron Boone Announces Giancarlo Stanton News Before Guardians Game This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
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Royals Make Concerning Cole Ragans Announcement After Loss to Yankees
Royals Make Concerning Cole Ragans Announcement After Loss to Yankees originally appeared on Athlon Sports. After a tremendous 2024 season, it would appear Cole Ragans just isn't the same this year. Despite owning a 2.28 ERA after his first four starts this season, Ragans now has a 5.18 ERA, and five of his last six starts have yielded four or more runs. Advertisement Much of that was attributed to a groin injury that sidelined Ragans on May 16. When he returned June 5 against the Cardinals in St. Louis, his performance wasn't much better, as he yielded five runs in three innings in what was statistically his worst start of the season. There might be a reason for Ragans' rough recent outing, and Royals fans aren't thrilled. Kansas City Royals pitcher Cole Ragans throws a pitch against the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 7, Carchietta-Imagn Images Ragans went back on the 15-day IL, this time with a rotator cuff strain, the team announced. Hard-throwing reliever Lucas Erceg, acquired at the 2024 trade deadline, was reinstated in a corresponding move. The injury, which was retroactive to June 8, appears to be wholly unrelated to his previous groin injury, though it's possible that he injured his shoulder in an attempt to compensate for his injured leg. Advertisement It's a big hit for the Royals' rotation, though rookie phenom Noah Cameron has dazzled in Ragans' place, and Kris Bubic has entered the All-Star conversation with his stellar performance of late. One user on X pointed out that Ragans has been very unlucky statistically, with his expected ERA sitting at 2.60, and his 32.9% whiff percentage being an elite 91st percentile. All of that doesn't matter if Ragans can't stay on the field, though, and Royals fans have reason to be worried about their ace, who started Game 1 of the American League Wild Card last fall. Related: Yankees Trade Idea Sends Three-Time MLB Batting Champ to Bronx Related: Royals Facing Decision on Top Prospect After Historic Win This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
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11-06-2025
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Royals Announce Unfortunate News Before Yankees Game
Royals Announce Unfortunate News Before Yankees Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Kansas City Royals have had a rough few days. Not only did they lose their previous series to the last-place Chicago White Sox, but they also lost 10-2 to the New York Yankees on Tuesday, Advertisement Starting pitcher Noah Cameron (2-2, 2.17 ERA) allowed six runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings, while Yankees southpaw Max Fried allowed just two runs on six hits in seven innings. New York superstar Aaron Judge and Austin Wells each hit homers off Cameron, and the two hitters combined for eight RBI in the contest. On top of that, the Royals announced a pitching injury before Wednesday's game against the Yankees, via their social media. Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Cole Ragans (55).Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Southpaw Cole Ragans (2-3, 5.18 ERA) was placed on the 15-day IL with a left rotator cuff strain. The club also DFA'd right-hander Trevor Richards (12.00 ERA), reinstated right-hander Lucas Erceg (1-1, 1.96 ERA) from the IL, and recalled right-hander Jonathan Bowlan (1-1, 4.09 ERA) from Triple-A Omaha. Advertisement Ragans went 11-9 with a 3.14 ERA in 32 starts for Kansas City last season and went 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA in two playoff starts. The Yankees and Royals met in the ALDS last season, which the Yankees won in four games. New York then beat the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS, but fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in its first World Series appearance since 2009. Kansas City will play New York again on Thursday before continuing its homestand vs. the Athletics. After that, it will hit the road to play the Texas Rangers and San Diego Padres. Related: Yankees Announce Jazz Chisholm Jr. News After Leaving Royals Game Related: Yankees-White Sox Trade Report Surfaces After Luis Robert Jr. News This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. Issues Warning After Incident During Yankees-Royals
Jazz Chisholm Jr. Issues Warning After Incident During Yankees-Royals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. A physical play during Tuesday night's New York Yankees-Kansas City Royals game has reignited a feud between Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Maikel Garcia. Advertisement The play occurred on Chisholm's steal of third base with the Yankees leading 5-1 in the top of the sixth inning. Garcia, the Royals third baseman, attempted to receive a throw from catcher Freddy Fermin and tag Chisholm - who slid head first into the bag - in one fluid motion. Chisholm's helmet fell off as the tag was applied, and the ball caromed off the heel of Garcia's glove. In a slow motion replay of the play, YES Network cameras caught Chisholm mouthing a harsh warning. "Imma tell you one more time, if he tags me like that one more time, Imma smack the [expletive] out of him..." he appeared to say. Advertisement Chisholm was later removed from the game due to neck tightness and a cut on his right thumb, but made it clear after the game how he felt about Garcia's tag. New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu (26) celebrates with third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) after scoringPeter Aiken-Imagn Images 'I just feel like every time we have a problem, it's always been him,' Chisholm told reporters in the locker room. 'That's the only reason I was so frustrated. And then to even see that he didn't even have the ball for the way that he tagged me, it was just, I didn't like it.' Garcia, who was made aware of Chisholm's warning to "smack" him, had his own response to after the game. "I'm waiting for it,' said Garcia. 'It's just talk.' Advertisement The feud between Chisholm Jr. and Garcia likely began after Game 2 of last year's ALDS, when Chisholm made the comment that the Royals "just got lucky" after their 4-2 win. It boiled over in Game 4, when Garcia slid hard into shortstop Anthony Volpe, who tagged Garcia out. Chisholm came over from third base in Volpe's defense, talking smack to Garcia about the slide and causing the benches to clear. Despite leaving Tuesday night's game, Chisholm is expected to be in the lineup Wednesday night when the Yankees face left-hander Kris Bubic and the Royals. Related: Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. Leaves Game With Injury After Slide Scare This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
New York Post
11-06-2025
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- New York Post
Jazz Chisholm Jr. exits early with neck tightness after what he called rough tag by Royals third baseman
Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s neck was tight, and so was he about Maikel Garcia. The Yankees third baseman left Tuesday's 10-2 win over the Royals an inning after getting banged up diving into third base on a steal in the sixth. He and manager Aaron Boone did not seem overly concerned about his neck tightness or the right thumb that got caught up in the play, but Chisholm did take issue with the tag put on him by Garcia, the Royals third baseman who was in the middle of some drama with Chisholm during last October's ALDS. As Chisholm dove in for third on Tuesday, the throw hit off Garcia's glove, which then came down and bonked Chisholm's helmet in an attempt to make the tag. Chisholm's head also collided with Garcia's left knee on the play as his helmet fell off. 'I just feel like every time we have a problem, it's always been him,' Chisholm said. 'That's the only reason I was so frustrated. To see that he didn't even have the ball, for the way that he tagged me, I didn't like it. Just frustrated, that's it.' The frustration dates back to the ALDS, when Chisholm accused Garcia of trying to injure Anthony Volpe with his slide into second base in Game 4, which led to the benches clearing. Chisholm had ignited some drama earlier in the ALDS when he called the Royals 'lucky' to win Game 2, which earned him a loud smattering of boos at Kauffman Stadium in Games 3 and 4. That remained the case on Tuesday, though Chisholm said he liked it. Jazz Chisholm Jr., who exited early with neck tightness, throws to first base during the second inning of the Yankees' 10-2 blowout win over the Royals on June 10, 2025. Peter Aiken-Imagn Images 'I'm not at home, so I'd rather walk up to something instead of walking up to no noise at all,' Chisholm said. 'I feel like on the road, when road hitters come up and there's nothing going on, I feel like it's just bleh. 'Go ahead and boo me, you're giving me some music to at least walk up to.' As for his neck, Chisholm and Boone said they expect him to be back in the lineup Wednesday. Jazz Chisholm Jr. fields a ball during sixth inning of the Yankees' win over the Royals. Peter Aiken-Imagn Images The Yankees can no longer count on Jake Cousins helping out their bullpen in the short term, and perhaps the long term too. The reliever was on his way back from a right elbow flexor strain, two games into a rehab assignment, but he has been pulled off of it after feeling 'some stuff' in his elbow, manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium. Cousins was undergoing an MRI exam and meeting with team physician Dr. Chris Ahmad on Tuesday to determine what was wrong, but it was a worrying development for the right-hander. 'To feel something with the elbow is concerning, but then again, we got to see what we have,' Boone said. The Yankees were already likely to add bullpen help by the trade deadline, but Cousins' setback only reinforces that need. After emerging as a high-leverage weapon late last season — before and after missing the final week-plus of the regular season with a pec strain — Cousins arrived at spring training in the midst of a shutdown because of the forearm strain. His comeback hit a snag in May when he dealt with a pec issue after a live batting practice session, but he bounced back to start a rehab assignment on June 3. Cousins pitched in two rehab games, most recently on Saturday with High-A Hudson Valley, when he threw 25 pitches across two innings while striking out three. The Yankees bullpen is already dealing with one big hit as Luke Weaver is on the IL with a hamstring strain that could keep him out a few more weeks. Fernando Cruz recently returned from the IL for a shoulder strain while Jonathan Loáisiga is still trying to settle into a groove after coming back from 2024 elbow surgery last month. Marcus Stroman is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday at Double-A Somerset. The veteran right-hander has been out since mid-April with knee inflammation that was lingering for some time, but he has thrown two live batting practice sessions and will advance to rehab games. It remains to be seen how the Yankees would use Stroman once he proves he is healthy, though Boone has indicated they are building him up as a starter. Lefty swingman Ryan Yarbrough has mostly pitched well as a fill-in fifth starter, though the Red Sox rocked him on Saturday.
