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MLB podcast Stephen Ruderman: Raleigh signs 6 yr $105 million deal with M’s; Ex-Yank Gardner’s son cause of death still a mystery; plus more news

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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh signed a six year $105 million extension on Mon Mar 24, 2025 and is considered one of the best catchers in Major League Baseball (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman:

#1 The Seattle catcher signed Cal Raleigh to a six year $105 million extension deal. Raleigh last season hit .220 hit 34 home runs, 100 RBIs, and had 120 hits. Raleigh called the “Big Dumper” is considered one of the best catchers in baseball.

#2 Miller Gardner 14 the son of former New York Yankee Brett Gardner who passed on Mar 21st cause of death was not asphyxiation. Miller with other family members fell ill during a family vacation. Brett said that Miller passed away in his sleep peacefully.

#3  Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker will both be on the opening day roster as the two first round draft picks will take the last two spots on the pitching rotation for the Texas Rangers. The Rangers rotation are Nathan Eovaldi, Jacob deGrom, Jon Gray, Tyler Mahle, Rocker and Leiter. The Rangers also have been picked as a favorite to win the American League pennant.

#4 Arizona Diamondbacks have announced that left hander Jordan Montgomery will go under Tommy John next week. Montgomery 32 said that he knew his season was over due to the elbow injury and ironically it happened just two days before the regular season. Montgomery was 8-7, with a 6.23 ERA in 25 games and had 21 starts last season for Arizona.

#5 Stephen, Heliot Ramos looks like he could very well be the San Francisco Giants lead off hitter taking a spring training batting average of .308, with 12 hits, two home runs, and eight RBIs into Tuesday. Ramos belted a home run on Monday night against the Detroit Tigers at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

Join Stpehen Ruderman for the MLB podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports with Bruce Magowan: Where Klay Thompson will end up; Giants and Diamondbacks conclude series today at Oracle

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During last Tue Apr 16, 2024’s game in Sacramento Klay Thompson (11) takes an off balance shot against the Sacramento Kings Harrison Barnes (40) at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Thompson could be a free agent if the Warriors do not sign him this off season. (AP News photo)

On Headline Sports with Bruce Magowan:

#1 Bruce, talk about Klay Thompson his future. He is expected to ask for a bigger contract from Golden State. Is he overvaluing himself and do you see an exit for Thompson during this off season.

#2 Golden State is going to have make some tough decisions who else do you see also leaving the Warriors and what adjustments and changes are coming at Chase Center?

#3 The Giants in this Arizona Series saw Logan Webb retire 19 hitters in a row in a 5-0 shutout on Thursday. The Diamondbacks clobbered the Giants 17-1 on Friday night behind the first time pitching appearance of the Diamondbacks Jordan Montgomery. On Saturday the Giants Patrick Bailey went 4-4 with a home run and Jung Hoo Lee extended his 11 game hit streak.

Bruce Magowan is a podcast contributor for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Giants Lose 17-1 To The Diamondbacks, Blaze Alexander Sets The Tone For Arizona with Grand Slam

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San Francisco Giants starter Blake Snell inflated his ERA to 12.86 after surrendering nine hits on five runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Fri Apr 19, 2024 (San Francisco Giants X photo)

Friday, April 29th, 2024

By Troy Ewers

SAN FRANCISCO–Winners of two straight for just the second time this season, the San Francisco Giants (9-12) will look to make it three in a row in the second game of this four-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks (10-11).

Giants starter Blake Snell makes his third start with SF tonight (second here at Oracle Park). Snell has allowed 10 runs on nine hits (12.86 ERA) over his previous two outings while striking out nine. On the other side, Jordan Montgomery will make his D-Backs debut after he was signed to a 1-year contract on March 29th. The Giants got blitzed by Diamondback hitting late in the game getting squashed 17-1 coming away on Friday night at Oracle Park.

Snell had a good first two innings, but Arizona began to pick at him in the third. Blaze Alexander hit what appeared to be a home run, but after review it hit part of the wall and was ruled a ground rule double. Ketel Marte would then hit an RBI single and score Alexander, 1-0 Arizona. 

In the fourth inning Alexander got another double and scored Eugenio Suarez who got on from a walk, 2-0 Arizona. For the Giants, Jorge Soler brought the score within one run with a leadoff solo homer, 2-1 when we ended the 4th. First home run for the Giants at home this season. 

The Diamondbacks piled on Snell in the 5th inning as Christian Walker hit an RBI single and Randal Grichuk hit an RBI double which scored 3 runs total in the inning and that was it for Blake Snell. He ended his night wih 9 hits and 5 runs on him and his slump continues.

Landen Roupp was on the mound after Snell and in the 7th the D-Backs didn’t stop the offensive assault. Bases loaded, Gabriel Moreno got a double that earned 2 insurance runs, 7-1 Arizona, but after Alexander got on base with a walk, Kevin Newman hit a single and scored 2 more runs, 9-1 Diamondbacks. 

Jordan Mongomery left in the seventh, but stood on business in his D-Backs debut. Only four hits and one run during his outing, the one run being Soler’s homer. 

In the eighth inning if the game wasn’t over already, it was official this inning. Six runs scored for the Diamondbacks. Four of those runs came from Blaze Alexander, his third hit of the night was a grand slam, his first grand slam of his career. 15-1 D-Backs. 

The Giants brought in Tyler Fitzgerald to pitch and two more runs scored for Arizona, 17-1. The Giants had one last chance to pull off an amazing comeback and nothing came from it. 

Jordan Montgomery gets the win and Blake Snell gets the loss, his third. 

Next game in the series will be a day game April 20th with Kyle Harrison (2-1, 4.70) for the Giants and Zac Gallen (3-0, 1.64) for the Diamondbacks on the mound first ptich at 1:05pm PDT.

MLB The Show Post Season podcast with Charlie O: Verlander to start for Astros on Sunday night’s ALCS; Texas-Houston match up one for the post season ages

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Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander will be the starting pitcher against the Texas Rangers in game 1 of the ALCS on Sun Oct 15, 2023 at Minute Maid Field in Houston (AP News photo)

On the Charlie O MLB The Show Post Season podcast:

#1 Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker has announced that Justin Verlander will be his starting pitcher for game one of the ALCS he’ll be opposed by the Texas Rangers Jordan Montgomery. We know how much you love Verlander can he be a contributor in this series against the Rangers at Minute Maid Field on Sunday night.

#2 Dusty announced his second pitcher for Houston on Monday night in game 2 he’ll be starting Framber Valdez and for the Rangers Nathan Eovaldi on Monday night. You go back to when the Astros were realigned to the American League this is one of the reasons for it a cross state rivalry and what a show down with these two teams in it.

#3 Rangers second baseman Marcu Semien just had his fourth child during the break between the ALDS the Rangers just completed and the upcoming series with the Houston Astros which starts on Sunday night. Semien’s wife Tarah said to Semien that they were going to induce.

#4 The Atlanta Braves Kyle Wright had surgery on his torn capsule. Wright is expected to miss the 2024 season. Wright is 28 and had to procedure last Wednesday.

#5 Charlie, how realistic is it that Oakland could get an expansion team. Two high officials in MLB according to sports columnist Bob Nightengale said Oakland is in the running to get an expansion team. If MLB got out of Oakland would they still considering expanding there. They would want the city to secure an ownership and a new stadium?

Join Charlie O for the MLB The Show Post Season Podcasts Saturdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s take care of business with 6-3 win over Rangers

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By: Mary Anne

The Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers met again for game two Friday. The A’s sealed their rodeo road game with a 6-3 win over the Rangers at Globe Life Field. Oakland improved to 44-97, while Texas fell to 76-64. Devin Sweet (1-0, 4.50 ERA) took the win in his first game pitching for the A’s.

The A’s starting lineup featured Zack Gelof, Brent Rooker, Ryan Noda, Aledmys Díaz, Jordan Diaz, Kevin Smith, Shea Langaliers, Nick Allen, Esteury Ruiz, and Paul Blackburn. Blackburn pitched three innings and gave up six hits, two earned runs, three walks, five strikeouts, and one home run.

The A’s got on the board first. Ryan Noda grounded out to Nathaniel Lowe and Jordan Montgomery. With two outs, Zack Gelof scored for an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

The A’s lead was short-lived as the Rangers went ahead in the bottom of the first inning. Corey Seager homered on a fly ball to right-center field. Marcus Semien scored for a 2-1 lead.

The A’s quickly responded with a game-tying single in the top of the second inning. Esteury Ruiz singled on a line drive to Evan Carter. Nick Allen scored to tie the ballgame 2-2. With three outs, Ruiz was at second base on the throw from Carter to Jonah Heim to Corey Seager.

The Rangers regained their lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Nathaniel Lowe singled on a line drive to Brent Rooker. Marcus Semien, a former Oakland Athletic from 2015 to 2020, scored for a 3-2 lead.

The A’s immediately tied the ballgame 3-3 in the top of the fifth inning. Esteury Ruiz homered on a fly ball to left-center field.

The A’s took a two-run lead in the top of the sixth inning. This was a “welcome home” moment for Shea Langaliers. Langaliers, a Keller, Texas, native and a Keller High School and Baylor University alum, homered on a fly ball to center field. Kevin Smith scored for a 5-3 lead.

The A’s extended their lead just before the seventh-inning stretch. Ryan Noda doubled on a sharp fly ball to Leody Taveras. Brent Rooker scored for a 6-3 lead in the top of the seventh inning.

Notes
On Friday, the A’s reinstated Lawrence Butler from the bereavement list and optioned Jonah Bride from Triple-A Las Vegas.

A’s left-handed pitcher Easton Lucas made his MLB debut Friday. Lucas pitched one inning and gave up two hits, one earned run, two walks, and one strikeout.

Tony Kemp was named the A’s nominee for the 2023 Roberto Clemente Award. Vote for Kemp at mlbtogether.com/clemente21.

The A’s Filipino Heritage Night, hosted by P-Lo and Anthony Presents, is coming up. Get your tickets at athletics.com/filipino.

Up Next
The A’s and Rangers will meet again on Saturday for game three at 4:05 p.m. Pacific. The A’s starting pitcher is TBD, while the Rangers’ starter will be Nathan Eovaldi (11-4, 2.95 ERA).

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Successes of Rangers starts with Bochy; Angels hope to add to the line up with Grichuk and Cron; plus more

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Former Colorado Rockies’ C.J. Cron is congratulated by teammates after he hit a home run scoring Jurickson Profar, during the first inning against the Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park in Miami on Fri Jul 21, 2023. Cron and Randal Grichuk have joined the Los Angeles Angels in a deal with the Colorado Rockies (AP News photo)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Amaury, talk about how the Texas Rangers were able to sign pitcher Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton in their attempt to keep up with the Houston Astros.

#2 The Rangers have maintained first place since Apr 9 and have been competitive with the Houston Astros in the AL West. The Rangers season has been so successful that at the All Star game the Rangers had five players starting. How much of the Rangers success is Bruce Bochy’s.

#3 The Los Angeles Angels improved their chances in their post season bid by obtaining from the Colorado Rockies right fielder Randal Grichuk and pitcher CJ Cron. The Rockies received first baseman Jake Madden and Mason Albright. The Angels moves were to help Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani and the Angels get to post season.

#4 Once former Mets pitcher David Robertson was traded to the Miami Marlins his old teammate Max Scherzer called for a meeting with Mets management and apparently it didn’t end with an agreement over sending Robertson to the Marlins and Scherzer ended up waving his no trade clause and being dealt to the Texas Rangers it will be Scherzer’s second time in the American League his first was with the Detroit Tigers.

#5 Amaury, the Oakland A’s open up a three game series in Los Angeles on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. The A’s have lost four of their last ten games. The A’s are coming off a two out of three series victory against the Colorado Rockies while the A’s can stir it up sometimes the Dodgers might be a tall order.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the Oakland A’s lead play by play voice on the A’s Spanish radio network on 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 1010 KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com