Monthly Archives: February 2019

Just when you thought Bryce Harper was going to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies, yet another curveball has been thrown and things seem to be back at square one. The free-agent outfielder has been heavily linked to the Phillies for some time now, but some West Coast teams have made a last-minute push to sign the 26-year-old. But now…

Brian McCann left Atlanta five years ago as a full-time catcher. After three years with the New York Yankees and two with the Houston Astros, the 35-year-old McCann was back behind the plate for the Braves on Tuesday as a platoon player. "Nothing's changed," McCann said. "The clocks on the wall are the exact same.…

Boban Marjanovic will undergo an MRI on Tuesday after injuring his right knee in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 111-110 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. Marjanovic was playing extra minutes because Joel Embiid is out with a knee injury. The 7-foot-3 center had 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in 20 minutes…

Around mid-October, sitting at home with the Major League Baseball playoffs still in full swing, Jacob deGrom decided he had rested long enough. He grabbed a glove and placed a request for his lifelong catch partner -- his father, Tony -- to meet up and start working toward a National League Cy Young Award defense. For years,…

Veteran infielder Trevor Plouffe is returning to the Phillies on a minor league contract, per MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. He’ll report to camp tomorrow, Heyman adds. Plouffe is represented by CAA. The 32-year-old Plouffe spent the 2018 season in the Philadelphia organization as well, appearing in seven big league games and making 12 plate appearances with three…

Buster Posey most likely will not catch in any spring training games until early March, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Wednesday. Posey, who had surgery in August to address a hip impingement and repair a torn labrum, has been catching pitchers' side sessions in camp so far. "I'm very encouraged and he is,…