The New York Yankees Aaron Judge returned to the line up on Fri Jul 29, 2023 at Camden Yards in Baltimore against the Baltimore Orioles. Judge had been out with a toe injury since Jun 3, 2023. (AP News photo)
On the MLB The Show podcast with Stephen:
#1 Stephen, with the New York Yankees Aaron Judge who walked three times Friday after returning to the line up. Judge after suffering from a toe injury Jun 3, will he be able to help the Yankees get back on track as their nine games off the pace at the start of Saturday morning.
#2 Friday night the Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani was removed because he was suffering from cramps in both calves in a game in Toronto. Ohtani was also removed for the same issue on Thursday in the second game of a doubleheader in Detroit.
#3 After losing 100 games last season the Cincinnati Reds have had a great turnaround so far as of Saturday morning the Reds have a 57-48 record and are a half game out of first place in the NL Central. The Reds on Friday awarded manager David Bell with a three year contract extension that will keep Bell in Cincinnati until 2026.
#4 The Los Angeles Dodgers shored up their pitching acquiring starting Lance Lynn and reliever Joe Kelly from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for outfielder Trayce Thompson who was drafted by the White Sox in 2009.
#5 This week MLB owners re-elected Commissioner Rob Manfred for his third term the vote was overwhelmingly in favor for re-election taking this result in consideration do you see the same overwhelmingly results when the owners take a vote on the Oakland A’s relocation something Manfred is pushing hard. The relocation vote is expected sometime after the A’s release the renderings around Thanksgiving.
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