Bad news times two for the Dodgers on Tuesday night: First they lost both games of a frustrating two-game series with the crosstown Angels, and in the ninth inning, they lost star shortstop Corey Seager to an strained hamstring. Seager was once a rising star; this year’s rising stars game will have only seven innings instead of nine, thanks to a couple of rule changes Major League Baseball has instituted. Elsewhere, in Boston, David Ortiz is progressing after he was shot Sunday night, and Andrew Benintendi and manager Alex Cora were ejected Wednesday night.
Tough break for the Dodgers and Seager, who missed almost all of last season and was just getting hot after an early-season slump this year.
Here’s the play where Corey Seager appeared to injure his hamstring pic.twitter.com/P0T5kskIdj
— Blake Harris (@BlakeHarrisTBLA) June 12, 2019
It’s not a surprise to see MLB experiment with shortened games; might we see that for the actual All-Star game in the future?
#FuturesGame managers & format changes announced:
Managers: Jim Thome & Dennis Martinez
Game to feature AL vs. NL format after US vs. World for first 20 years. Will return to a 7-inning game for first time since inaugural Futures Game (1999).
More: https://t.co/nbEmfqrtEw pic.twitter.com/o9TP9oK15M
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 11, 2019
Great news from the Red Sox, who say David Ortiz is up and walking after his second surgery following his scary shooting Sunday.
The latest on David Ortiz: he was up and walking today at MGH and is “making good progress towards recovery.”https://t.co/d25j9s0Lhr
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) June 12, 2019
Meanwhile, on the field with the Red Sox, noted controversial umpire Angel Hernandez ejected outfielder Andrew Benintendi and manager Alex Cora on Tuesday night.
Andrew Benintendi revealed what he yelled at Angel Hernandez to earn himself an ejection Tuesday night. https://t.co/fZGnt2vYSv pic.twitter.com/QqnVFmheo6
— NESN (@NESN) June 12, 2019
MLB suspended Josh Donaldson one game for his role in a silly benches-clearing incident Monday night. Pirates pitcher Joe Musgrove was not suspended.
MLB has suspended Josh Donaldson one game after last night’s incident vs. the Pirates.
Where’s what happened, if you missed it ➡️ https://t.co/v7kI6oNxm6 pic.twitter.com/QJQy8F9i85
— Yahoo Sports MLB (@MLByahoosports) June 11, 2019
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