Jesus Rivera, Author at Baseball Essential

MLB suspends Padres GM A.J. Preller for Drew Pomeranz trade

Sep 16, 2016

Breaking News, Major League Baseball, San Diego Padres

After conducting a private investigation on San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller, Major League Baseball has brought down the hammer for submitting false medical records on pitcher Drew Pomeranz. MLB...

Report: Dodgers Looking to “Give Away” Yasiel Puig, But There’s No Interest

Jesus Rivera

Aug 23, 2016

Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Rumors

The Los Angeles Dodgers seem ready to move on from Yasiel Puig, but can they find a team to take him? According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the Dodgers will "give away" Puig, however, nobody seems t...

Yankees catcher Brian McCann clears waivers

Jesus Rivera

Aug 8, 2016

Headlines, New York Yankees, Rumors

Are the New York Yankees trying to continue their youth movement through the waiver deadline? It could happen. According to Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball, Yankees catcher Brian McCann has cleared waivers...

Twitter Partners with MLB to Live Stream Out-of-Market Games

Jesus Rivera

Jul 27, 2016

Major League Baseball, Media, Video

Major League Baseball is looking to expand their audience, and they might have something figured out as they've signed a new deal with Twitter. Twitter has signed a new six-year deal with MLB and the Nationa...

Ichiro Continues To Make History As He Moves Closer To 3,000 Hits

Jesus Rivera

Jul 18, 2016

Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, Milestone

In Major League Baseball history, there are only 29 players to enter the 3,000th hit club with the most recent player being Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees. However, a 30th player could soon be getting t...

Report: Andrew Miller Would be Traded if the Deal is Good

Jesus Rivera

Jul 12, 2016

Headlines, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Rumors

With the New York Yankees barely able to stay at .500, will they be looking to trade one of their most valuable assets? For the right price they will, according to Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post. Janes tw...

Milwaukee Brewers High-A team to make 2017 debut in Osceola County Stadium

Jesus Rivera

Jul 5, 2016

Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Minor League Baseball

Osceola County has done their best to bring baseball back to the city of Kissimmee, and we now know what the future holds for Osceola County Stadium. (more…)...

Texas Rangers release Ike Davis; Yankees ink him to major-league deal

Jesus Rivera

Jun 12, 2016

New York Yankees, Texas Rangers

Early Sunday morning, the Texas Rangers released first baseman Ike Davis, according to Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News. In 39 games, Davis put up a respectable slash line of .268/.350/.437 at Triple-A ...

Jonathan Albaladejo is hopeful he can return to MLB soon

Jesus Rivera

May 25, 2016

Features, Independent Baseball, Interviews

The Bridgeport Bluefish of the Independent League has been the home to many former major leaguers over the years since their inaugural season in 1998. In recent years, the Bluefish have had the likes of Joey Ga...

Angels Grab David Carpenter from Independent Atlantic League

Jesus Rivera

May 9, 2016

Independent Baseball, Los Angeles Angels, Transactions

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have purchased the contract of reliever David Carpenter from the Atlantic League's Bridgeport Bluefish of the Independent League, according to the official twitter account of t...

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