The Yankees finally decided that reigning Rookie of the Year Miguel Andujar needs season-ending shoulder surgery, even as the team continues to win and challenge the Rays for first place. Across the country, the Dodgers’ Kenta Maeda had the latest of a big night for pitchers. Elsewhere, Zack Greinke has an injury scare, baseball is trying to increase participation of black players and the Cubs are without Ben Zobrist because he’s dealing with a personal issue.
The Yankees obviously have some depth, but losing a player like Miguel Andujar, one of their young stars, is never a good thing.
Losing Miguel Andujar for the year is bad news for the Yankees. But is it really 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 bad?@JimBowdenGM breaks it down:@Yankees | #Yankees | #PinstripePride pic.twitter.com/jIySnXi96N
— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) May 16, 2019
Even when the Dodgers aren’t hitting, like they weren’t Wednesday night, they seem to get good pitching. And sometimes that good pitching produces the offense, too, as was the case with Kenta Maeda against the Padres.
Kenta Maeda is the first @Dodgers pitcher to strike out 12+, allow 0 R and drive in 2+ runs since Brad Penny in 2007. pic.twitter.com/TuPufGXZ1C
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) May 16, 2019
Elsewhere in the NL West, the Diamondbacks have been a surprise team early but can’t afford to lose Zack Greinke. Hopefully this is a minor issue.
That gasp you heard was every #Dbacks fan watching Zack Greinke leave his shutout bid with 2 outs in the 8th, shaking his arm. With D-Backs leading 8-0, figure they’re just being precautious. Our @ramorin_azc will have whatever postgame update the team provides.
— Mark Faller (@falleraz) May 15, 2019
A cool idea here: Some Historically Black Colleges and Universities will participate in an HBCU World Series at the home of the White Sox next year.
With the decline in HBCU baseball, it’s great to see that we’ll have the inaugural HBCU World Series.https://t.co/IooNq6GXle
— The Shadow League (@ShadowLeague) May 16, 2019
Meanwhile, a tough situation for Cubs utilityman Ben Zobrist, who is on leave while he reportedly undergoes a divorce.
There is no timetable for Ben Zobrist’s return to the Cubs after his wife files for divorce https://t.co/M9wdpwGMzi
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) May 15, 2019
TOP STORIES
• Yankees’ Miguel Andujar will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery | CBS Sports
• Maeda strikes out 12, drives in 2 as Dodgers top Padres 2-0 | Associated Press
• Greinke exits with abdominal tightness, D-backs rout Pirates | Associated Press
• Inaugural HBCU World Series sets out to increase African-American participation | Yahoo Sports
• Cubs’ Zobrist remains on leave amid divorce | ESPN.com
