Here's a really scary moment in last night's game between Toronto and Tampa Bay, when Blue Jays' pitcher J.A. Happ was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Desmond Jennings, of the Rays.
Relief pitcher Chad Beck, who pitched for Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajun baseball team back in 2006, was designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.
Relief pitcher Chad Beck, who pitched for Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun baseball team back in 2006, was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.
The San Francisco Giants recently acquired outfielder Carlos Beltran from the New York Mets, while the St. Louis Cardinals gave up outfielder Colby Rasmus, but acquired starting pitcher Edwin Jackson, along with bullpen help, in an 11-player deal.
New York Yankee Robinson Cano outslugged Boston Red Sox Adrian Gonzalez by a single home run in the final round of the HR Derby Monay night. Cano knocked 12 out the park, one more than Gonzalez. Other participants included Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks of the Milwaukee Brewers, Matt Holliday of the St. Louis Cardinals, Matt Kemp of the LA Dodgers, David Ortiz of the Red Sox, and Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays. Perhaps the most memorable moment of the HR derby was a scary one, when a fan reached over the stands for a fly ball.
The Texas Rangers paid a record $5 million bonus to 16-year-old Latin American prospect Nomar Mazara. Mazara is from the Dominican Republic, and was not eligible for the MLB draft.