On Sunday, Jose DeLeon, a hard-luck pitcher for five major league teams from 1983-95, died at the age of 63. For his career, he was 86-119 with a 3.76 ERA, 1.263 WHIP, 3.61 FIP, and 1,594 strikeouts.
Jose DeLeon, who spent the first four seasons of his 13-year career with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1983-86, has died after a long battle with cancer in his native Dominican Republic.
Minnesota Twins right-handed reliever Jose De Leon will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament in his pitching elbow, which will require Tommy John surgery, the team confirmed Monday.
Twins right-hander José De León has a torn ligament in his elbow and will require Tommy John surgery.
The Minnesota Twins placed Jose De Leon on the 15-day injured list Sunday and recalled fellow right-hander Josh Winder from Triple-A St. Paul. De Leon sustained a right flexor muscle strain while warming up in the top of the eighth inning of Minnesota's 3-2 loss to the host Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
The Twins bats were stymied by another unproven callup, but Reese Olson looked like a solid prospect in holding the Twins to one run while striking out nine batters.
Current and former Minnesota Twins players are impacting their teams in the World Baseball Classic through the first week of games. Edouard Julien has been doing Edouard Julien things.
Starter Jose De Leon pitched 5.2 strong innings before giving way to the Puerto Rico bullpen, which completed a combined perfect game in a 10-0 mercy-rule victory over Israel Monday night at the World Baseball Classic in Miami.
Phelps, 35, seemed on his way to an interesting year for the Blue Jays in 2021 until surgery for a lat strain ended his season in May.
There’s never a good time for an injury to a team’s best hitter, but Castellanos’ absence will come at a particularly critical time for the Reds, who have seven straight games against divisional opponents.
Suarez is no stranger to the position, having played 183 games as a shortstop during his seven MLB seasons.
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