This past Saturday, I had an opportunity to go and cover the Hall of Fame Classic in Cooperstown, NY. It's a great event in which each team (mostly) sends a recently-retired representative out to play in a fun game.
Two games, two completely different outcomes...or so we thought. Israel pulled off a stunning, eighth-inning, come-from-behind win against Nicaragua on Sunday, while Venezuela beat the brakes off of Puerto Rico’s pitching staff early and often.
Anderson, 34, has been a durable member of big-league rotations dating back to 2014. Never an overpowering arm, Anderson nevertheless outperformed his peripherals for a few seasons with the D-Backs and Brewers.
Hedges missed Wednesday’s game with an illness that now appears to be related to a concussion. This is the second time in his MLB career he’s gone on the concussion IL.