The Orioles have announced via Twitter that for the second consecutive night, their game will be postponed due to the unrest in Baltimore. Tomorrow's game will be played at 2pm and will be closed to the public. While this sort of thing has happened in Europe soccer matches, I do not believe we have seen this in the states. The Orioles also announced they have flipped home/away games with the Tampa Bay Rays and will play this weekend's games originally scheduled for Baltimore in Tampa Bay. It's a sad situation but good for the Orioles, who will no doubt take a financial hit over this, for putting safety first.
Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News picks apart yesterday's press conference where Josh Hamilton was officially reintroduced to the Texas Rangers after being traded from the Angels after a situation that became toxic between Hamilton and the club. It's where Hamilton probably will function best after what was not the cleanest parting of ways in Texas either.
Fox Sports announced today that Kirk Gibson, who had began a broadcasting career in Detroit but has been absent for weeks, has Parkinson's disease. Gibson had just been relieved of his managerial duties after a few bad seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Fox Sports Detroit leaves the door open for Gibson to return as his treatment allows.
Dan Kolko of MASN Sports was first to break last night that A.J. Cole will get a spot start for the Washington Nationals tonight for the injured Max Scherzer. It's likely one and done for now for the pitching prospect as Scherzer doesn't expect to miss much time.
John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer tweeted that Reds pitcher Homer Bailey is back on the DL with a serious elbow ligament sprain. Bad news comes in threes (at least) when it comes to starting pitchers as Adam Wainwright and Brandon McCarthy are both done for the season with their respective injuries. It's not known that Bailey will miss the season yet but it's looking that way.
Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports five teams are in on catcher Jared Saltalamacchia after the Marlins designated him for assignment the other day. It appears he will be traded
