Moonlight Graham was also a real life Moonlight Graham.
Matt Vierling!
— Sarah Langs ( @SlangsOnSports ) May 26, 20241
this pitch was 1.60 feet from the center of the plate, the 5th-furthest-inside pitch homered off of under Statcast (2015), behind only:
10/2/15 Daniel Castro 1.79 ft
5/4/19 Ronny Rodríguez 1.75 ft
4/8/15 Ryan Zimmerman 1.75 ft
9/17/16 Xander Bogaerts 1.62 ft 4https://t.co/0jBKjx8rXG4
Tonights game against the Giants might be former Phillies night. Erik Miller gets the start in a bullpen game (though he pitched last night so will probably only go an inning). And old friend Spencer Howard was just recalled to serve as a bulk reliever tonight.
Rhys Hoskins was running on the field today and has some more strides to take in that area literally and figuratively, but it’s not out of the question he gets activated in time for a return to Philadelphia next week, Pat Murphy said.
— Curt Hogg ( @CyrtHogg ) May 28, 2024
Nobody's winning an Oscar or Emmy anytime soon, but still fun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmT_MnFos2k19
It's extremely funny to me that some of the people taking their UK vacations for the baseball game are also going to Wrexham.
One-time Phillies draft pick Cavan Biggio (Phillies took a flier on him in 301eknowing his college commitment was solid, didn't sign) DFA'd by Blue Jays. Another hot prospect who never became a star.
The source of Lorenzen’s discontent was his prolonged free agency that extended until March 20, when he agreed with the Rangers on a one-year, $4.5 million contract with $2.5 million in incentives. Lorenzen, who was an All-Star for the Detroit Tigers last season and threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies on Aug. 9 before eventually losing his spot in their rotation, had higher expectations.
After starting the season on the injured list because of a right neck strain, Lorenzen has a 3.05 ERA in 10 starts. He might be due for regression — per Statcast, his expected ERA is 4.65.
Why is Lorenzen enjoying success when Snell (9.51 ERA, two trips to the IL) and Montgomery (6.58 ERA) are not?
Jake Cave was struck by a line drive during #Rockies batting practice and was carted off while applying pressure to his head area.
— Blake Street Banter
Tough to tell what happened from behind the BP cage, but he was down for ~10 minutes.
Hopefully it’s nothing serious.
( @blakestbanter ) June 14, 2024
Hopefully it’s nothing serious.
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Former Phils prospect Hao-Yu Lee for whom Michael Lorenzen was acquired last year is having an ascendant year at AA and featured as today's Baseball America "Helium" selection:
Hao-Yu Lee, 2B, Tigers: Lee has been a fixture of RoboScout’s Double-A rankings all year — to the point where Dylan White highlighted Lee two weeks ago. White noted Lee’s penchant for power despite playing in a ballpark that isn’t exactly conducive to home runs, calling him one of the most underrated hitting prospects in the minor leagues from a fantasy perspective. Lee kept it going yesterday, going 3-for-5 with another home run and a stolen base. Lee is now hitting .306/.379/.533 with 11 homers through 61 games in his first taste of the upper levels. The 21-year-old has had a monster June, hitting .418 with five homers and a 1.244 OPS in 77 plate appearances
Well, at least Lorenzen helped us get to the the World.... oh, wait, that was Robertson the year before. 
