Tampa Bay Rays’ Randy Arozarena argues with New York Yankees relief pitcher Albert Abreu (84) during the eighth inning at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Sun Aug 27, 2023 (AP News photo)
On the MLB The Show podcast with Stephen:
#1 The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays got into two bench clearing dust ups at Tropicana Park in Tampa Bay. The first one was when the Rays Randy Arozarena was hit by a pitch by Yankees pitcher Albert Abreu. Some of the players needed to be held back by the coaches and umpires. After the field was cleared play continued. Arozarena stole second and third base and at third base started jawing with Abreu and the benches emptied again.
#2 Stephen, sad week, we’ve had a baseball player, radio talk show host and an official scorer pass away this past week. Former KNBR talk show host Mychal Urban, former MLB official scorer Art Santo Domingo, and now former Cleveland Guardian’s manager Pat Corrales passed away on Sunday at age 82. Los Angeles Dodgers president Stan Kasten said that Corrales worked hard, had a long list of players he influenced and that Pat truly loved the game. Urban was a talk show host and passed away early last week and Santo Domingo passed away on Friday was an MLB official scorer.
#3 Chicago interim police superintendent said Monday that the two women who were shot at Guarantee Rate Field had most likely been shot inside of the ballpark. Officials said they have no idea where the bullets came from but have ruled out that the bullets came from outside of the park. The shooting took place on Friday during the Oakland A’s-Chicago White Sox game.
#4 Stephen, the Toronto Blue Jays have their share of IL headaches as Matt Chapman has been placed on the 10 day IL for a sprained right middle finger and shortstop Bo Bichette is scheduled for an MRI for a sore right quadriceps. The Blue Jays are 2.5 game out of the AL Wild Card and will badly miss Chapman and Bichette out of the line up.
#5 Philadelphia Phillies start Bryce Harper and 2022 NL MVP said that he’s bummed that his AL MVP 2022 counterpart Shohei Ohtani won’t be allowed to pitch. Harper said he was looking forward to facing Ohtani at the Big A in Anaheim during the current series with Harper saying “I think we were all looking forward to it because he’s one of the best is the game, on that mound and in the batter’s box, as well,”
Stephen Ruderman is a podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
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