It didn’t take long after the Major League Baseball Draft concluded for the Cubs to sign Craig Kimbrel to a three-year contract. It didn’t take long for the Mets’ Robinson Cano to re-injure himself after returning from the injured list on Wednesday. On the other hand, it did take a while, but the Blue Jays took Roy Halladay’s son in the 32nd round for a specific reason. Elsewhere, Carlos Carrasco has a health condition and the Mariners — finally — beat the Astros.
Once the Draft was over, there was no penalty for teams to sign Kimbrel. The Cubs will soon have a lock-down closer that could complete their roster.
BREAKING: #Cubs in agreement with free-agent closer Craig Kimbrel, pending physical, sources tell The Athletic.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) June 6, 2019
This Robinson Cano business has turned messy for the Mets, who might have asked their star second baseman to come back too soon.
“I wasn’t limping because I was hurt or anything like that…I just don’t want to push it” – Robinson Cano doesn’t think he’ll end up back on the IL pic.twitter.com/yHLPuXxCdt
— SNY (@SNYtv) June 6, 2019
The Blue Jays drafted the son of the late Roy Halladay, whose No. 32 will forever be remembered in Toronto, in the 32nd round of the MLB Draft on Wednesday.
Blue Jays have selected Roy Halladay’s son in the 32nd round of the MLB Drafthttps://t.co/eZujL59HE4
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 5, 2019
Scary stuff here for the Indians’ Carlos Carrasco, who’s dealing with bigger problems than baseball. Best wishes to him.
Carlos Carrasco is temporarily stepping away from baseball to address a blood condition that has caused him to feel lethargic in recent weeks. The Indians don’t know when he’ll return, but they say they expect him back at some point this season. pic.twitter.com/5rH0UfBAki
— Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) June 5, 2019
The Mariners had lost seven of eight, the Astros had won five straight and the Astros had won all five meetings with the Mariners this season. So what happened? Naturally, a 14-1 Mariners blowout.
What a game. Mariners roll to a 14-1 win over the Astros behind five home runs and a complete game from Mike Leake. #TrueToTheBlue pic.twitter.com/4AodnfV5xz
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) June 6, 2019
TOP STORIES
• Source: Cubs, Kimbrel reach 3-year, $43M deal | ESPN.com
• Mets’ Canó leaves game hours after coming off injured list | Associated Press
• Blue Jays take son of Roy Halladay on Day 3 of MLB draft | Associated Press
