Blake Swihart

Sports 05/15/19, 18:05

Zack Greinke pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning before exiting with abdominal tightness and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed Chris Archer and the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-1 on Wednesday.Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Greinke would get an MRI on Friday.Greinke (6-1) allowed four hits in 7 2-3 innings, then walked off ...

Sports 05/15/19, 17:14

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta has left a game with tightness in the area of his upper shoulder and back. Peralta exited after five innings Wednesday against Pittsburgh. He was replaced in left field by Blake Swihart. The Diamondbacks have a day off Thursday. Peralta leads Arizona regulars with a .318 batting average ...

Sports 04/19/19, 21:33

A look at what's happening around the majors Saturday:CHECK HIMMets ace Jacob deGrom will have an MRI on his right elbow after the NL Cy Young Award said his arm has felt sore. DeGrom is leaving the team in St. Louis to get examined back in New York, and the ...

Baseball 04/19/19, 18:30

The Boston Red Sox have traded catcher Blake Swihart to the Arizona Diamondbacks along international bonus pool space for minor league outfielder Marcus Wilson.The teams announced the deal Friday.Swihart was designated for assignment Tuesday. He is 6 for 26 (.231) with one home run and four RBIs in 12 games ...

Baseball 04/16/19, 13:47

The Boston Red Sox have designated former top prospect Blake Swihart for assignment, shaking up their situation at catcher. The team announced the move before the opener of a two-game series against the New York Yankees. Catcher Sandy León has been promoted from Triple-A Pawtucket to back up Christian Vázquez, and ...

Baseball 04/04/19, 00:59

Mookie Betts' two-out grounder hit the third base bag and popped into the outfield for a tiebreaking, two-run double in the ninth inning, and the Boston Red Sox broke a four-game losing streak by beating the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Wednesday night.After starting off 1-5, the World Series champion Red ...

Baseball 03/30/19, 00:49

Pinch hitter Mitch Moreland connected for a three-run homer in the ninth inning and the World Series champion Boston Red Sox rallied for their first win of the season, beating the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Friday night.A day after losing their opener 12-4, Boston bounced back. The Mariners had started ...

Baseball 09/29/18, 14:47

Gleyber Torres homered in the fourth inning for the New York Yankees, claiming a Major League Baseball record with their 265th home run of the season.Torres' drive to right off Boston's Eduardo Rodriguez moved New York past the 1997 Seattle Mariners for the most in a single season in MLB ...