MEXICO CITY.- As usual, pitchers and catchers will open the gap in Spring Training, next Thursday, the 16th of the shortest month of the year. Four days later, the rest of the teams will arrive and hotly, on Saturday the 25th, the Grapefruit (Florida) and Cactus (Arizona) games will begin.
The summoned of the majority of the 20 teams that will participate in the fifth edition of the World Classic, scheduled from March 8 to 21 in the US cities of Phoenix and Miami, in the Japanese capital Tokyo and in Taichung, will quickly leave this hustle and bustle. Taiwan.
In this vein, at this point, highs and lows cannot be ruled out due to the feared injuries of the time, unavoidable even when the protagonists work on their own to get in shape. Or for reasons of “force majeure”.
THREE of three: Ted Lerner, a wealthy man who in 2006 bought the Montreal Expos franchise to take it to Washington, died yesterday of pneumonia, at the age of 97. That sale, agreed in 450 million dollars, was carried out directly by Major League Baseball, after managing the first year of the Nationals in 2005.
The Milwaukee Brewers re-signed outfielder Jon Singleton, the same one he wore with the Red Devils (.321, 15, 36) in 2021 and who was released weeks ago. In 2022 he hit .219 with 24 home runs and 87 RBIs in the Brewers’ AAA affiliate.
The Panamanian and former Cañero, Iván Herrera, will dispute the second position behind the plate of the St. Louis Cardinals against Andrew Knizner (.215, 4, 25). The starter and replacement for the Puerto Rican, Yadier Molina, will be Venezuelan Wilson Contreras (.245, 22.55), who came from the Chicago Cubs.
A day like today, in 1978: The assembly of the Mexican League announced that for the 1979 season there will be an expansion from 16 to 20 teams, with the entry of the Azules de Coatzacoalcos and Cachorros de León and the return of the Leones de Yucatán and Reds of the Eagle of Veracruz.
Later it is reported that the franchise of the Alijadores de Tampico will move to León and a new one will arrive at the port of Tamaulipas.
Wednesday, February 14, 2001: According to the Detroit Free Press, Major League Baseball is advising umpires to remove from the game pitchers, without warning, who deliberately throw a ball at a batter’s head.
It is a clarification and reinforcement of an existing rule.
**“That’s the best we could do. The penalties would be much harsher if I had my way. There will be no exceptions.”- Bud Selig, Commissioner.
IN consecutive.- Among the Cañeros from Los Mochis who went to the Caribbean Series, the only one with safe conduct to Major League training is outfielder Justin Dean, invited by the Atlanta Braves… The Houston Astros acquired via waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays to pitcher Matt Gage (0-1, 1.38), who in 2022 made his Big Show debut. He shot for Diablos Rojos (10-4, 5.57) and Venados de Mazatlán (1-1, 2, 0.84)… Unlike other years, the Acereros de Monclova will get up less early in their preseason. They will start on March 1.
As usual, pitchers and catchers will open the gap in Spring Training, next Thursday the 16th of the shortest month of the year. Four days later, the rest of the teams will arrive and hotly, on Saturday the 25th, the Grapefruit (Florida) and Cactus (Arizona) games will begin.
