Sam Blum
Angels and MLB Writer at The Athletic
MLB and Angels writer @TheAthletic. Host of the Calling All Halos podcast. Email me: [email protected]. @dailyorange C/O 2016. Fan of LBSU & Columbia hoops.
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4 days ago |
nytimes.com | Sam Blum
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Lawrence Butler looked like he was witnessing a World Series walkoff. The Athletics outfielder stood excitedly at the top step of the dugout, his arms raised, his grin widening. Everyone to his left and right - also watching from the top step - joined in on the celebration. It was the second inning of a five-run game on April 23. But that didn't matter to Jacob Wilson's teammates, who had anticipated this moment nearly as long as the hitter and rookie shortstop had himself.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Sam Blum
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout will make his return from the injured list on Friday in Cleveland, a team confirmed to The Athletic. Trout has been out with a bone bruise in his left knee since May 1. Initially, Trout, 33, hoped to avoid the injured list. He later said he thought it was possible to be back after missing only the minimum of 10 days. However, he ended up missing nearly a month. He last played April 30, a game he departed after two at-bats.
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1 week ago |
idahostatesman.com | Sam Blum |Chad Jennings
Baseball players are often superstitious when discussing things they hope to accomplish. Hit streaks, no-hitters, record chases -- they can all be taboo to mention until the feat is accomplished. That is, unless you are Kenley Jansen, the four-time All-Star, World Series champion and potential Hall of Famer. Before a game in San Diego this month, he spoke about what reaching 500 saves would mean to him.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Sam Blum |Dennis Lin
The chatter is impossible for Sandy Alcántara to avoid, as much as he'd like to block it all out. He reads it on social media, sees what the national media says. All the talk that he's not good anymore. That the Tommy John surgery broke him. That he's lost all his trade value. That he'll never be the same. "It's tough. You've got to be strong," Alcántara said before a Miami Marlins game earlier this week. "Watching people's comments, hearing people talk very bad about you.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Sam Blum
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - It's been a while since I've walked up to a ticket counter at a Major League Baseball stadium. Then again, that wasn't really what I did when asking for the cheapest seat inside Sutter Health Park, about 30 minutes before a game last homestand. Because, after all, this isn't really a big league ballpark. Even if one of MLB's 30 clubs calls it home for now.
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