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Fri Apr 13 201818:29Mets' Plawecki has broken hand; d'Arnaud needs surgery
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets catchers can't avoid catching a break. Or a tear.Catcher Kevin Plawecki will be sidelined for three-to-four weeks with a broken left hand and went on the disabled list Friday as New York announced Travis d'Arnaud will have season-ending Tommy John surgery.With the injuries to their top two catchers, the Mets' options behind the plate are 33-year-old Jose Lobaton, who hit .170 with four homers and 11 RBIs in 51 games as a backup with Washington last year, and 24-year-old Tomas Nido, who was recalled from Double-A Binghamton on Wednesday and has six games of major league experience."I think we're comfortable for the very short term. We'll see how things go," New York general manager Sandy Alderson said. "We are going to be certainly aware of what else may available out there, and we'll monitor that market. But at this moment, we don't have any plans to add anyone other than at the Triple-A level. But that certainly could change."Miguel Montero was designated for assignment... [More]
Wed Apr 11 201813:03Nationals DFA Montero, reinstate Wieters, put Eaton on DL
WASHINGTON (AP) — Catcher Miguel Montero was designated for assignment by the Washington Nationals on Wednesday after going 0 for 11 in four games this season — and just 24 hours after he returned from paternity leave."The hardest thing for me is letting guys go like that," manager Dave Martinez said before the Nationals hosted the Atlanta Braves. "I've known Miggy for a long time, personally. Know his family. So it was tough. But he gets it."The decision essentially boiled down to this: The Nationals would rather have up-and-coming, 24-year-old Pedro Severino than the 34-year-old Montero as their backup to starting catcher Matt Wieters.In other moves Wednesday, Wieters was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list, left fielder Adam Eaton went on the DL and Moises Sierra's contract was selected from Triple-A Syracuse.Eaton hurt his left ankle on an awkward slide home in Washington's home opener last week. He tried playing, then sat out games Monday and Tuesday with what the team said was... [More]
Wed Apr 11 201811:33Nationals DFA Montero, reinstate Wieters, put Eaton on DL
WASHINGTON (AP) — Catcher Miguel Montero has been designated for assignment by the Washington Nationals after going 0 for 11 in four games this season.In other moves before facing Atlanta on Wednesday, the Nationals reinstated catcher Matt Wieters from the 10-day disabled list, put left fielder Adam Eaton on the DL and selected the contract of outfielder Moises Sierra.The 34-year-old Montero agreed to a deal with the Nationals shortly before spring training and began the season as Wieters' backup. But Wieters appeared in only two games before straining his left oblique muscle, making Montero the starter on a temporary basis.Pedro Severino was called up to be the second catcher and played well, batting .368 and earning the job as the primary backup now that Wieters is returning.___More AP Baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
Sat Apr 7 201811:58Nats C Montero on paternity; LHP Romero DFA; INF Reynolds up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals have put catcher Miguel Montero on the paternity list and designated left-handed reliever Enny Romero for assignment.Montero has been starting while Matt Wieters is on the disabled list. So third-stringer Pedro Severino moved into the lineup against the New York Mets on Saturday, while Jhonatan Solano's contract was selected from Triple-A Syracuse so he can serve as the backup catcher.In another move, the Nationals recalled utility player Matt Reynolds from Syracuse, giving them an additional player on the bench.Romero appeared in two games this season for the Nationals, allowing three runs over two innings for a 13.50 ERA. In 55 appearances for Washington since the beginning of 2017, he was 2-4 with two saves and a 3.90 ERA.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
Tue Mar 27 201819:40Nationals put 2B Daniel Murphy, RHP Joaquin Benoit on DL
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy is headed to the 10-day disabled list as he recovers from offseason surgery on his right knee.The Nationals put Murphy and right-handed reliever Joaquin Benoit on the DL on Tuesday, when Washington lost 3-1 to the Minnesota Twins in the final exhibition game for both teams.Murphy had surgery on Oct. 20 and been expected to miss the start of this season.He took grounders in the infield before Tuesday's game and also participated in batting practice at Nationals Park."He's getting there. We want to make sure when he gets back he's 100 percent and there's no ifs ands or buts about it. He's working to get back as soon as possible," Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. "Hopefully we get him back soon."The Nationals start the regular season on Thursday at the Cincinnati Reds, then play a series at the Atlanta Braves before playing their home opener next week.Murphy will travel with the Nationals until he is ready to go on a... [More]
Tue Mar 27 201819:00Zimmerman sits out yet again in Nats' last exhibition game
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ryan Zimmerman fielded his position in a drizzle before the Washington Nationals' last exhibition game. Then he joined teammates for batting practice. Even took some trips around the basepaths, expending enough energy in the chill to redden his face.And then, when it was time for what became reigning NL East champion Washington's 3-1 loss against the Minnesota Twins to begin Tuesday, Zimmerman did what he so often did during spring training this year: He sat out.Taking an unusual approach to February and March, Zimmerman hit on back fields and faced pitchers destined for the minor leagues instead of playing in Grapefruit League games. He finished with two official at-bats. The 33-year-old first baseman insists he's healthy, insists he's ready for the regular season and insists — as does Nationals manager Dave Martinez — that he will play on opening day."I practiced. I did BP every day with the team. It's not like I was sitting in the clubhouse watching TV. I did all the... [More]
Tue Mar 27 201818:30Nationals put 2B Daniel Murphy, RHP Joaquin Benoit on DL
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals have put second baseman Daniel Murphy and right-handed reliever Joaquin Benoit on the 10-day disabled list.The Nationals also put righty Koda Glover on the 60-day DL and selected the contract of catcher Miguel Montero on Tuesday, when Washington hosted the Minnesota Twins in the final exhibition game for both teams.Murphy had surgery on his right knee shortly after last season ended and had been expected all along to miss the start of this season.The 40-year-old Benoit, who joined the Nationals during spring training as a free agent, strained his right forearm during spring training.Glover has tendinitis in his right shoulder.Montero gets a one-year contract that pays him $1.3 million while in the major leagues. He can earn $1.7 million in performance bonuses based on games: $200,000 each for 40, 50, 60 and 70, and $300,000 apiece for 80, 90 and 100.___More AP Baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
Sat Mar 24 201816:20National League East capsules
Capsules of National League East teams, listed in order of finish last year:___Washington Nationals2017: 97-65, first place, lost to Cubs in NLDS.Manager: Dave Martinez (first season).He's Here: 1B-OF Matt Adams, C Miguel Montero, RHP Jeremy Hellickson, RHP Joaquin Benoit, INF Matt Reynolds.He's Outta Here: Manager Dusty Baker, LF Jayson Werth, 1B-LF Adam Lind, C Jose Lobaton, RHP Matt Albers.Projected Lineup: SS Trea Turner (.284, 11 HRs, 45 RBIs, 46 SBs in 98 games), LF Adam Eaton (.297, 2, 13 in 23 games), RF Bryce Harper (.319, 29, 87), 3B Anthony Rendon (.301, 25, 100, 41 2Bs), 2B Daniel Murphy (.322, 23, 93, 43 2Bs; expected to begin season on DL recovering from knee surgery), 1B Ryan Zimmerman (.303, 36, 108, 33 2Bs), CF Michael A. Taylor (.271, 19, 53), C Matt Wieters (.225, 10, 52).Rotation: RH Max Scherzer (16-6, 2.51 ERA, NL-high 268 Ks, 200 2/3 IP, 3rd Cy Young Award), RH Stephen Strasburg (15-4, 2.52, 204 Ks), LH Gio Gonzalez (15-9, 2.96, 79 walks), RH Tanner Roark (13-11,... [More]
Sat Mar 24 201816:10National League East capsules
Capsules of National League East teams, listed in order of finish last year:___Washington Nationals2017: 97-65, first place, lost to Cubs in NLDS.Manager: Dave Martinez (first season).He's Here: 1B-OF Matt Adams, C Miguel Montero, RHP Jeremy Hellickson, RHP Joaquin Benoit, INF Matt Reynolds.He's Outta Here: Manager Dusty Baker, LF Jayson Werth, 1B-LF Adam Lind, C Jose Lobaton, RHP Matt Albers.Projected Lineup: SS Trea Turner (.284, 11 HRs, 45 RBIs, 46 SBs in 98 games), LF Adam Eaton (.297, 2, 13 in 23 games), RF Bryce Harper (.319, 29, 87), 3B Anthony Rendon (.301, 25, 100, 41 2Bs), 2B Daniel Murphy (.322, 23, 93, 43 2Bs; expected to begin season on DL recovering from knee surgery), 1B Ryan Zimmerman (.303, 36, 108, 33 2Bs), CF Michael A. Taylor (.271, 19, 53), C Matt Wieters (.225, 10, 52).Rotation: RH Max Scherzer (16-6, 2.51 ERA, NL-high 268 Ks, 200 2/3 IP, 3rd Cy Young Award), RH Stephen Strasburg (15-4, 2.52, 204 Ks), LH Gio Gonzalez (15-9, 2.96, 79 walks), RH Tanner Roark (13-11,... [More]
Thu Mar 22 201809:59National League East capsules
Capsules of National League East teams, listed in order of finish last year:___Washington Nationals2017: 97-65, first place, lost to Cubs in NLDS.Manager: Dave Martinez (first season).He's Here: 1B-OF Matt Adams, C Miguel Montero, RHP Jeremy Hellickson, RHP Joaquin Benoit, INF Matt Reynolds.He's Outta Here: Manager Dusty Baker, LF Jayson Werth, 1B-LF Adam Lind, C Jose Lobaton, RHP Matt Albers.Projected Lineup: SS Trea Turner (.284, 11 HRs, 45 RBIs, 46 SBs in 98 games), LF Adam Eaton (.297, 2, 13 in 23 games), RF Bryce Harper (.319, 29, 87), 3B Anthony Rendon (.301, 25, 100, 41 2Bs), 2B Daniel Murphy (.322, 23, 93, 43 2Bs, expected to begin season on DL recovering from knee surgery), 1B Ryan Zimmerman (.303, 36, 108, 33 2Bs), CF Michael A. Taylor (.271, 19, 53), C Matt Wieters (.225, 10, 52).Rotation: RH Max Scherzer (16-6, 2.51 ERA, NL-high 268 Ks, 200 2/3 IP, 3rd Cy Young Award), RH Stephen Strasburg (15-4, 2.52, 204 Ks), LH Gio Gonzalez (15-9, 2.96, 79 walks), RH Tanner Roark (13-11,... [More]
Thu Mar 22 201809:39American League East capsules
Capsules of American League East teams, listed in order of finish last year:___Boston Red Sox2017: 93-69, first place, lost to Houston in ALDS.Manager: Alex Cora (first season).He's Here: DH J.D. Martinez.He's Outta Here: Manager John Farrell, RHP Doug Fister, OF Chris Young, RHP Addison Reed, OF Rajai Davis, LHP Henry Owens, LHP Fernando Abad.Projected Lineup: RF Mookie Betts (.264, 24 HRs, 102 RBIs), LF Andrew Benintendi (.271, 20, 90), 1B Hanley Ramirez (.242, 23, 62) or Mitch Moreland (.246, 22, 79), DH J.D. Martinez (.303, 45, 104 with Tigers and Diamondbacks), 3B Rafael Devers (.284, 10, 30 in 58 games), SS Xander Bogaerts (.273, 10, 62), CF Jackie Bradley Jr. (.245, 17, 63), C Christian Vazquez (.290, 5, 32) or Sandy Leon (.225, 7, 39), 2B Eduardo Nunez (.313, 12, 58, 24 SBs with Giants and Red Sox) or Dustin Pedroia (.293, 7, 62, .369 OBP in 105 games, expected to be out until late May following knee surgery).Rotation: LH Chris Sale (17-8, 2.90 ERA, MLB-best 308 Ks, MLB-high 214... [More]
Fri Feb 9 201813:23AL East teams at the start of spring training
A team-by-team look at the American League East entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:___Boston Red SoxManager: Alex Cora (first season).2017: 93-69, first place, lost to Houston in ALDS.Training Town: Fort Myers, Florida.Park: JetBlue Park.First Workout: Feb. 14/19.He's Here: Manager Alex Cora.He's Outta Here: Manager John Farrell, RHP Doug Fister, INF Eduardo Nunez, OF Chris Young, RHP Addison Reed, OF Rajai Davis, LHP Henry Owens, LHP Fernando Abad, RHP Blaine Boyer.Going campin': The Red Sox won 93 games for the second straight season and claimed the franchise's first back-to-back AL East titles. But Farrell was fired after they failed to advance in the playoffs for the fourth year in a row. They are virtually the same team as last year; boss Dave Dombrowski said he was looking for a bat with power and still might add one of the free agents remaining on the market, including... [More]
Fri Feb 9 201813:13NL East teams at the start of spring training
A team-by-team look at the National League East entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:___Washington NationalsManager: Dave Martinez (first season).2017: 97-65, first place, lost to Chicago Cubs in NLDS.Training Town: West Palm Beach, Florida.Park: The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.First Workout: Feb. 16/21.He's Here: 1B-OF Matt Adams, C Miguel Montero.He's Outta Here: Manager Dusty Baker, LF Jayson Werth, C Jose Lobaton, 1B-LF Adam Lind, RHP Matt Albers.Going campin': It's become an all-too-familiar story for the Nationals and their fans: terrific regular season, followed by quick playoff exit, followed by a managerial change. Martinez will be the latest skipper to try to lead the club to postseason success — and GM Mike Rizzo has made it clear that ownership expects nothing less than a World Series championship. Martinez has been Joe Maddon's right-hand man with the Chicago... [More]
Thu Feb 8 201812:11As Dave Martinez joins Nats, could Bryce Harper be out soon?
WASHINGTON (AP) — There will be one very important question hovering over Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals throughout spring training and the entire 2018 season: Will this be his last year with the club?Sure, there are plenty of other story lines to keep an eye on, from Dave Martinez's debut as a manager in the majors, to the pursuit of a third consecutive NL East title, to Max Scherzer's bid for a fourth Cy Young Award.Nothing will generate as much interest, or will have as profound an effect on the team, as what happens with Harper, who can become a free agent after the coming season.The 25-year-old Harper's representative, Scott Boras, already has been talking about his guy as an iconic player with iconic value , and it's hard to argue. Which is why, after making a little more than $13.5 million last year and a little more than $21.5 million this year, the 2012 NL Rookie of the Year, 2015 NL MVP and five-time All-Star is sparking conversation about deals worth a half-billion... [More]
Thu Feb 1 201816:50Nationals add Montero to compete for backup catcher role
WASHINGTON (AP) — Free-agent catcher Miguel Montero has agreed to a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals with an invitation to major league spring training.He is expected to compete with Pedro Severino for a backup job behind starting catcher Matt Wieters.The 34-year-old Montero finished last season with the Toronto Blue Jays. In June, he was designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs a day after he blamed teammate Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases in a loss against Washington.Montero said the Nationals ran on the 2015 NL Cy Young Award winner because they knew he was slow to the plate with his delivery.He said at the time: "So it's just like, 'Yeah, OK, Miggy can't throw nobody out,' but my pitcher doesn't hold anybody on."The highlight of Montero's Cubs tenure was a big hit late in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series that helped end the team's championship drought. But he threw out only one of 31 potential base-stealers while with Chicago last season.Montero has a career .257 average with 126 homers and 550 RBIs since making his debut in the majors in 2006.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
Sat Sep 23 201704:30C Miguel Montero singled in eighth inning after striking out thr...
C Miguel Montero, who was used as DH Friday, singled in the eighth inning after striking out three times in the 8-1 win over the New York Yankees. The hit ended a 0-for-15 drought for Montero.
Mon Aug 21 201703:06C Miguel Montero, former Cub, hit solo homer in sixth inning on ...
C Miguel Montero, a former Cub, hit a solo homer in sixth inning on Sunday to tie the game at 3 and added a double. The Blue Jays acquired Montero from the Cubs on July 3, six days after the veteran catcher blamed RHP Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases in a loss to Washington and was designated for assignment.
Sat Aug 19 201704:31Miguel Montero 2-4 in first Wrigley Field appearance on Friday a...
Miguel Montero went 2-for-4 in his first Wrigley Field appearance on Friday as a visitor since April 24, 2014, while with Arizona. Montero, a member of the 2016 World Series champion Cubs, was released earlier this season after he complained about pitchers failing to hold runners on base. Montero snapped an 0-for-10 hitless skid.
Thu Aug 17 201704:56C Miguel Montero (right groin strain) activated from disabled li...
C Miguel Montero (right groin strain) was activated from the disabled list Wednesday and C Mike Ohlman was designated for assignment. Montero went on the 10-day disabled list Aug. 4 with a strained right groin. He was 0-for-3 in one rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Buffalo. He is 3-for-36 (.83) with one home run, three RBIs and six walks in 13 games with Toronto after he was released by the Chicago Cubs.
Wed Aug 16 201722:08C Miguel Montero activated from disabled list Wednesday
C Miguel Montero was activated from the disabled list Wednesday. Montero went on the 10-day disabled list on Aug. 4 with a strained right groin. He was 0-for-3 in one rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Buffalo. Montero is 3-for-36 (.083) with one home run, three RBIs and six walks in 13 games with Toronto after he was released by the Chicago Cubs.
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