One word to describe Bryce Harper is emphatic. Emphatically, he brings it. Tenaciously, he runs it out like a pro, and when necessary, Harper pulls a 45 ACP in the middle of familiar showdowns of his hometown Las Vegas, and delivers. It is the bread and butter to Harper’s life achievements running the base paths.
It all started last night when third base coach Dusty Wathan tried to stop Harper from attempting home. Reminiscent of Pete Rose, Harper removed the helmet and ran blazing. Harper did not stop at the point of no return. He was legitimately gone, and Wathan was not having any of it.
Wathan could not be more glad that the Phillies scored, but waving Harper’s hopes, dignity, and integrity on the base paths proved one notion.
Another Yankee player is down for the season. It is the way this season has been for the Yankees. This is certainly not the way to see a player or anybody. What happened?
What Happened?
Breaking news leaked that Jasson Dominguez had suffered a torn UCL.
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Top New York Yankees prospect Jasson Dominguez has a torn right ulnar collateral ligament, manager Aaron Boone said.
He may very well need Tommy John surgery, though position players can often return within six months of surgery. Dominguez shouldn't miss much time next season.
He will miss the remainder of the 2023 season and the beginning of the 2024 season. The New York Yankees should expect him back by the middle of the 2024 season.
Jasson (JASS-ON) Dominguez is headed to the big leagues. This year, he is removed from developing better fielding skills and transitioning to a must-see hitter. During eleven spring training games, he hit .455 with four home runs, nine RBIs, and more walks than strikeouts. He was unwaveringly on fire.
Fast forward through the season, Dominguez has a chance to earn a starting role in centerfield or Anthony Volpe’s position but do not be surprised after a game or two he begins his career in center next to Aaron Judge and Everson Perreira and performs exceptionally well. The lightning bolt the Yankees need at the moment with an unsettling streak of losses in the American League.
According to Keith Law, Dominguez is considered the 27th top prospect and will stand to even the odds with a team (65-68) headed into September.
The Mets future is termed, “bleak,” according to the Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. At least as of this moment. Rosenthal did not hold back claiming the Mets are inclined to test the waters this off-season on Yoshinobu Yamamoto of Japan.
While Shohei Ohtani is the clear target for all 32 MLB teams, realistic signs point to New York again capitalizing on the international market like Kodai Senga and acquire the multi-time NPL Triple Crown winner, Yamamoto. Senga, speaking of which, may not be generating Ohtani headlines, but just a month ago he fanned 12K and in his debut proved to be confident.
The glaring hole rests in the 2023 MLB Trade Deadline. The Mets said see you later to notably Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Mark Canha, and Tommy Pham in an uprise of sorts to presumably respond to the Mets abysmal June of no registered series wins or simply turn the page with prospects such as OF Drew Gilbert, INF LuisAngel Acuna, and several others.
Pat Ragazzo of InsideTheMets.com confirmed on Sports Kingdom the outgoing flood of incoming shortstop prospects. The Mets acquired four and Acuna (Mets No.1 prospect) is expected to significantly bolster the Mets bleak outcome.
It has been said that Luis Angel does not match to Ronald Acuna’s trajectory but one notion is for certain. Luis Angel can play and silence the critics. There is no otherworldly margin for error.
Steve Cohen has seemed to quietly fess for now but wait until the awaited off-season. It is neutrally just begun.
You could hear the late Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas rally a good portion of the crowd left in solidarity after celebrating Michael Lorenzen’s first career no hitter in only his second start with the ball club. It marked the first time a Phillies pitcher recorded a no-hitter since Cole Hamels in 2015 at Wrigley Field. And how ironic, Hamels had retired recently as of five days ago to the day Lorenzen sharpened an unforgettable performance at his debut start in Citizens Bank Park in front of mom, his wife, and child to be in the midst of a humbling experience later described by the right hander.
Lorenzen’s perfect game shall I add was first broken by an inevitable 3-1 count but not the no-no. The defense came alive early with spectacular plays by new MLB’er Weston Wilson ceasing control of a left field defensive play and hitting a towering home run off MacKenzie Gore (4.62). Wilson upheld in his major league debut but the bigger tests will be determined later.
Lorenzen also received support from Alec Bohm, Johan Rojas, Nick Castellanos, and even former Phillie Ryan Howard from the booth. It was a swell performance. Lorenzen tends to use his four-seam fastball but, at times, switched to the sweeper and earned a strike out away in the zone. Almost same happened in an instance to CJ Abrams.
Lorenzen fooled Abrams initially into swinging for a pop out to center high in the zone. Then, next at-bat, the bat got away from Abrams with a deceiving changeup down in the zone.
Lorenzen worked the zone until it sizzled on an August summer night in Philadelphia. The Phillies bats were hot with Wilson, Nick Castellano’s third inning home run, Trea Turner’s hit streak extension. Everything was firing on all cylinders and Lorenzen was displaying a classic.
My Uncle sat next to Jake Alu’s parents in the image above, and let’s just say Alu did not have his best night.
Nobody in turn, could hit off Lorenzen and the damage had been created from the first inning to the ninth. With one pitch to 124 counting, Lorenzen called the ninth inning the coolest moment of his career. Elaborating that he tries to quiet the mind but feel the electricity of the moment. He felt it.
Lorenzen is etched in Phillies history now with the likes of Tommy Greene, Kevin Millwood, Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels and many others. Lorenzen not only broke a curse but harped on a day that will eternalize a fraternal bond like no other in Philadelphia sports.
A good example is when the team celebrated around Lorenzen after the game and proceeded to splash water on his headset with Phillies play-by-play commentator Tom McCarthy. After replacing the headset and conveying a lengthy, righteous speech, the team camaraderie showed for in a swarming huddle of players including Craig Kimbrel, Brandon Marsh and others to name a few and it had not been more than 10 days Lorenzen has found time to settle for a type of housing in Philadelphia other than a hotel with mom, his wife, and baby.
Lorenzen raised his baby in the air like it was his swan song but the Phillies still as the former reliever from Detroit, Anaheim and Cincinnati. Weston, Joey Meneses and Lorenzen all traveled roads, collided, bounced around. Last night was a ceremony of all riches, this season is not over as the Phillies newest acquisition summed it best.
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