The once-great Dark Knight has a new landing spot. The Oakland Athletics are the latest team to try to fix Matt Harvey, who fell out of favor with the Mets, Reds and Angels over the past year. Albert Pujols isn’t what he once was, but his career numbers still allow him to own quite a few records; he added another Wednesday. The Astros got good news on Gerrit Cole, and Charlie Manuel had a great return as Phillies hitting coach. All on a busy Wednesday in Major League Baseball.
It’s just a minor-league deal, but former Mets phenom Harvey could be up in September for the A’s.
The Dark Knight … rises?
A source confirmed to @BenRossTweets that the A’s signed Matt Harvey to a minor league contracthttps://t.co/6jhZLZlA11 pic.twitter.com/lyQhf8PlhM
— A’s on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) August 15, 2019
With his 3,167th career hit Wednesday, Pujols passed Adrian Beltre for most all-time by a foreign-born player. Ichiro is third on the list.
3,167 career hits. 🤯
With this RBI single, Albert Pujols became the all-time foreign-born hits leader. pic.twitter.com/sYdH2ZYTpF
— Sporting News MLB (@sn_mlb) August 15, 2019
The Astros can handle a week or two without Gerrit Cole. The good news for Houston is that it seems it won’t be longer than that.
Gerrit Cole says they got some good news from the doctor on his right hamstring and it’s “not super serious”. Going to get some treatment and see how it responds.
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMorales) August 14, 2019
It’s just one night, but Charlie Manuel’s first night as the Phillies hitting coach made the 74-year-old look like a miracle worker.
Bryce Harper’s first at-bat with Charlie Manuel in the dugout. Off Cole Hamels. In Philadelphia.
How cool is that. #RingTheBell
pic.twitter.com/xvBYChn9iJ— Eagles Fan Problems (@EagleFanProbs) August 14, 2019
The Orioles won the season-opening series against the Yankees. They finished a remarkable 0-16 against them.
The numbers behind the Yankees’ year-long rampage against the Orioles are staggering.
Let @JATayler run you through them https://t.co/u2SG8ctyNG
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 15, 2019
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