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New York Times
09-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Braves prospect Didier Fuentes rocked in 10-1 loss to A's: ‘It's been a rough go'
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The youngest and second-oldest players in the majors pitched for the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night against the Athletics. Didier Fuentes, 20, and Jesse Chavez, 41, had something in common: Neither looked like he belonged on a major-league mound. Fuentes gave up five runs and three home runs in the first inning, and Chavez served up a grand slam to Kurtz in the second inning as the Athletics built a 9-0 lead before making their fifth out. Advertisement They rolled over the Braves 10-1, handing Atlanta its 10th loss in 12 games, and further exposing the urgent state of their injury-riddled starting rotation that includes standouts Grant Holmes, Spencer Strider and 'pray the offense scores a bunch of runs.' 'It just kind of spiraled on him,' Snitker said of Fuentes, who's 0-3 with a 13.85 ERA in four starts, and headed back to the minor leagues. 'It's a lot to process for a young guy, and it's been a rough go for him. He needs to go back and start pitching and getting in an environment that he's accustomed to being in.' The loss also served as another reminder of how disjointed and disappointing most of this lineup has been all season. Without injured co-aces Chris Sale and Spencer Schwellenbach in the rotation, there frankly is no winning formula for this team as currently constructed. Not unless a few regulars — namely, Michael Harris II, Ozzie Albies and Marcell Ozuna — break out of extended slumps, and Austin Riley starts being the productive slugger he was in the past. The Braves' only run came on a fifth-inning, 452-foot homer from Eli White, who was a late lineup addition in right field after Ronald Acuña Jr. was scratched an hour before the game due to lower back tightness. At that point, the Braves were down 10-0. ATL – Eli White Solo HR (4) 📏 Distance: 452 ft💨 EV: 105.8 mph📐 LA: 34°⚾️ 86.9 mph cutter (ATH – LHP Jeffrey Springs)🏟️ Would be out in 30/30 MLB parks ATL (1) @ ATH (10)🔺 5th#BravesCountry — MLB Home Runs🚀 (@MLBHRs_) July 9, 2025 The A's Lawrence Butler hit an inside-the-park home run on the first pitch Fuentes threw. Fuentes' second pitch was a fastball that hit the left wrist of shortstop Jacob Wilson, a starter in next week's All-Star Game. Wilson left the game immediately, but X-rays showed no fracture, just a contusion. Advertisement The next batter, Brent Rooker, hit a two-run homer. And so it went for Fuentes, who has given up 23 hits and six homers in 13 career MLB innings. Counting the minor leagues, he's 0-10 in 13 starts. Fuentes' body language and slumped shoulders were indicative of someone who felt defeated and worn down. 'That's what it does,' Snitker said. 'He's not mature enough to do this yet. He will be with innings and time.' With the Braves trying to fill the rotation with the likes of Fuentes — and whoever replaces him now — and Bryce Elder, it's a hard road ahead. Then there is the issue of who's going to fill the fifth spot, where the Braves used a bullpen game on Saturday after losing Schwellenbach to a fractured elbow earlier in the week. Without a trade addition, they have no better options in the minor leagues. Fuentes has plenty of talent and good stuff, but his location is poor and he's looked entirely overmatched on the big stage — even in a game played in a Triple-A stadium, as this one was at Sutter Health Park. Then again, he only made one start in Triple A and six above High A before he was thrust into what was supposed to be a spot big-league start to give the others extra rest. That was before Sale and Schwellenbach went down. Fuentes has now made four starts, pitching fewer than four innings in each of the past three. He exited Tuesday in the second inning after giving up a single, walk and single to load the bases with none out. Butler, a graduate of Atlanta's Westlake High, hit a third-inning home run off Chavez, who averaged 90 mph with his sinker and 84.4 mph with his changeup, generally not enough differential to pitch effectively in the majors. It was a night of firsts for Butler, who became the first A's player to hit both an inside-the-park homer and a conventional home run in the same game since Billy Williams in 1975, and the first A's player to hit an inside-the-park homer since Mark Kotsay — a onetime Brave and current A's manager — did it in Game 2 of the 2006 Division Series against Texas. Advertisement Facing A's left-hander Jeffrey Springs, the Braves started journeyman Stuart Fairchild in center field in place of Harris, who has been out of the lineup in consecutive games and four of the past nine. Harris had to watch from the bench as his close friend and offseason training partner Butler dominated. Acuña said he felt his back tighten in the stadium before batting practice Tuesday, and he hopes to be back in the lineup Wednesday. 'I felt good coming in today,' he said through an interpreter. 'It was just something I felt doing a movement while going to the gym. The first day of every series is gym day for me. So I was in there and did a movement, and just felt it tighten up on me.' Acuña was voted to start in Tuesday's All-Star Game in Atlanta and is also scheduled to participate in the Home Run Derby on Monday. He said he would wait to see how quickly he recovers before making any decisions about those events. 'I think we should just take it day by day, see how we're feeling,' he said. 'My first priority is to be able to rejoin the (Braves) and help the guys on the field. Everything else, we'll just take day by day.'
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tennessee baseball year-by-year home run totals under Tony Vitello
Tennessee (46-19, 16-14 SEC) ended its 2025 baseball season with a fifth consecutive appearance in a NCAA Tournament super regional. The Vols also appeared in its sixth consecutive regional under eighth-year head coach Tony Vitello. Tennessee finished the 2025 season with 131 home runs to its opponent's 69 home runs. The Vols also hit 45 home runs in regular-season SEC competition, three more than their opponents (42). Advertisement Andrew Fischer led Tennessee in home runs with 25. Gavin Kilen (15), Dalton Bargo (14), Dean Curley (14), Reese Chapman (13), Cannon Peebles (11), Levi Clark (10) and Hunter Ensley (10) hit 10-plus home runs in 2025. Stone Lawless (5), Chris Newstrom (5), Blake Grimmer (4), Manny Marin (3), Jay Abernathy (1) and Hunter High (1) also recorded home runs in 2025 for the Vols. Tennessee hit 184 home runs during its 2024 national championship season. Below are Tennessee's home run totals each season under Vitello. PHOTOS: Tony Vitello through the years Tennessee baseball year-by-year home run totals under Tony Vitello Blake Burke Year Home runs 2025 131 (45 SEC) 2024 184 (72 SEC) 2023 126 (50 SEC) 2022 158 (74 SEC) 2021 98 (45 SEC) 2020 31 (SEC games canceled) 2019 53 (19 SEC) 2018 42 (20 SEC) *Home runs in SEC regular-season games are in parenthesis (SEC games in 2020 were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic) Advertisement More: Inside Andrew Fischer's historic on-base streak at Tennessee in 2025 Tennessee baseball individual home run leaders each season under Tony Vitello Christian Moore Year Player 2025 Andrew Fischer (25) 2024 Christian Moore (34) 2023 Griffin Merritt (18) 2022 Trey Lipscomb (22) 2021 Jordan Beck, Luc Lipcius (15) 2020 Alerick Soularie (5) 2019 Andre Lipcius (17) 2018 Andre Lipcius, Benito Santiago (7) Tennessee baseball individual home run leaders in SEC games each season under Tony Vitello Andrew Fischer Year Player 2025 Andrew Fischer (11) 2024 Christian Moore (20) 2023 Zane Denton, Griffin Merritt (9) 2022 Luc Lipcius (13) 2021 Evan Russell (10) 2020 SEC games canceled 2019 Andre Lipcius (6) 2018 Brodie Leftridge, Andre Lipcius (4) Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter). This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Breaking down Vols' home run totals each season under Tony Vitello
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
UC Irvine showcases its power, eliminating Arizona State in NCAA baseball tournament
UC Irvine's Chase Call, shown here batting against Long Beach State in March, hit two home runs in an 11-6 win over Arizona State at the Los Angeles Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament Sunday. (Kyusung Gong / Associated Press) Under threat of elimination, UC Irvine's bats emerged once again. Bringing the power for a second straight game, the Anteaters connected for five home runs Sunday, eliminating Arizona State 11-6 in the Los Angeles Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament. Advertisement Needing to win four straight games to advance to the super regionals after losing to Arizona State on Friday, UC Irvine is halfway to its goal. Alonso Reyes — who had just one home run in 2025 entering Sunday's game — ripped a two-run home run off of Sun Devils starter Derek Schaefer in the fourth inning. Later in the inning, after Arizona State coach Willie Bloomquist went with Lucas Kelly out of the bullpen, Chase Call cleared the batter's eye in dead center field for a two-run home run to give the Anteaters a 6-1 lead. Read more: UC Irvine baseball fails to capitalize on chances in NCAA regional loss UC Irvine took a 7-2 lead in the sixth when Call launched a changeup over the heart of the plate from Sun Devils closer Cole Carlon beyond the left-field wall. Advertisement Call's two home runs weren't the only examples of the Anteaters' power at the plate. UC Irvine star center fielder Jacob McCombs connected for a no-doubt home run (423 feet, 106.5 mph) for the second straight day in the third inning, lifting the ball over The Jack and Rhodine Gifford Hitting Facility in right field. McCombs, an All-Big-West First Team honoree, leaned back in the batter's box after his home run, taking time to admire his go-ahead blast. Even when the Sun Devils threatened — scoring three in the sixth to make it a two-run game — James Castagnola replenished the lead with a two-run home run in the seventh. UC Irvine forced Carlon — who entered the game with a 2.73 earned-run average — from the game. He conceded a season-high five runs (four earned) across 1⅓ innings. Plenty is still up for grabs for the Anteaters, but it will now require more of the same offense — and taking down UCLA twice (once Sunday night and on Monday) to extend their season. Luckily for coach Ben Orloff, he preserved most of his pitching staff thanks to redshirt sophomore left-hander Ryder Brooks' start. Advertisement Read more: UC Irvine baseball coach Ben Orloff proving Mike Gillespie's prediction right The brother of former UCLA pitcher Jake Brooks made himself at home at Jackie Robinson Stadium, tossing 5⅓ innings of five-run ball, giving up six hits, walking four and striking out three with low-slot delivery. It was Brooks' longest start since a complete-game shutout of Hawaii on April 19. Orloff dipped into his bullpen for just two relief pitchers. Ricky Ojeda, the Big West Pitcher of the Year, tossed 1 ⅓ innings on 34 pitches. Over the last three days, Ojeda has thrown 74 pitches — and would be on just a few hours rest if he pitches Sunday night against UCLA. The Anteaters split their midweek season series against the Bruins earlier this year. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Washington Post
01-06-2025
- General
- Washington Post
White hits 3 of Arizona's program-record 8 HRs in 14-4 win over Utah Valley
EUGENE, Ore. — Mason White hit three of Arizona's program-record eight home runs and the No. 2 seed Wildcats beat fourth-seeded Utah Valley 14-4 on Saturday night at the Eugene Regional. Arizona (41-18) can clinch a berth in the super regionals with a win Sunday against the winner of an elimination game between Utah Valley, which beat host and No. 12 national seed Oregon 6-5 on Friday and No. 3 seed Cal Poly — which eliminated the Ducks with a 10-8 win earlier Saturday. Both the Wolverines and the Mustangs would have to beat the Arizona twice to win the double-elimination regional.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tigers 14, Red Sox 2: Our shocked face
The Red Sox got pummeled by the Tigers Monday night in a game that was over before it started. Good for Celtics viewership, at least. Three Studs Rafael Devers If he keeps hitting like this we can all agree to leave him alone, methinks. He went 1-1 before being pulled. That's perfect. You can't do better than that. Wilyer Abreu He hit a home run to end the shutout. Slay. Wilyer Abreu homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. BOS vs. DET at Comerica Park — MLB Home Runs (@ 2025-05-13T00:26:20.362157Z Abraham Toro Ninth inning homer? Sure! Bluesky being Bluesky, no homer before I had to post this. Thanks Obama. One Dud Tanner Houck I think this might be the end of the starting pitcher project, at least for now. Player of the Game The opposite day version of Houck tonight. Advertisement More from
