According to MLB.com’s Ayako Oikawa, Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette has expressed his desire to represent Brazil at next spring’s World Baseball Classic.
The Chicago Cubs, at this time last year, were facing a real dilemma at a key position. Their planned platoon at catcher had immediately become a deep and brutal failure and the team was already looked for a Plan B and possible Plan C to bail themselves out.
The Chicago Cubs catching crew began the 2024 season in a bad place and stayed there for a long while before things started to turn around. Despite the
The Chicago Cubs went into the 2024 season ready to make some changes to their catcher position. Yan Gomes had been the primary starter the year prior, but with his age increasing and his offensive production leaving much to be desired, the Cubs decided to turn things over to Miguel Amaya with the veteran backing him up.
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Coming into the season, there were some questions about how much offensive production the Chicago Cubs would get from their catcher position. Yan Gomes was a reliable backstop, but he's never been known to be explosive at the plate with a career OPS+ of 89 that is 11 points below the league average.
Catcher has been a sore spot for the Chicago Cubs all season. The team released veteran Yan Gomes, who was a quality offensive answer last season. Right now the Cubs are making do with Miguel Amaya and Christian Bethancourt.
One of the biggest stories surrounding the Chicago Cubs has been the lack of production from their catcher position all season long. Miguel Amaya was expected to take the next step in his career after getting moved into the starting role with Yan Gomes backing him up.
The Chicago Cubs are entering a critical stage of their 2024 season. Amid recent struggles, the team has to figure out a way to turn things around soon.
On Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs announced that they are releasing veteran catcher Yan Gomes. After spending parts of three seasons with the team, the 36-year-old has had the worst offensive season of his career that resulted in his release.
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The Chicago Cubs addressed some of their catching issues last week, releasing Yan Gomes and landing Tomas Nido. Gomes, once a valuable professional, struggled offensively.
But the Cubs are still woefully lacking at the position. The Cubs took two of three games from the San Francisco Giants earlier this week for their first series win since they swept the White Sox in a two-game set June 4-5.
It's been well-documented how much the Chicago Cubs have struggled with their catcher position this season. Things had gotten so bad they opted to designate their veteran Yan Gomes for assignment and bring in Tomas Nido, who was recently released by the New York Mets.
After designating veteran catcher Yan Gomes for assignment this week, the Chicago Cubs wasted no time replacing Gomes. They signed catcher Tomas Nido to a major league contract.
Even the former Mets catcher's lackluster 2024 output at the plate or his similarly uninspiring career batting line would be an upgrade over what the 36-year-old veteran has mustered this season.
Drew Smyly lost his bid for a perfect game on Friday in amazing fashion when he and catcher Yan Gomes hilariously collided with each other. Who else has lost a perfect game in a ridiculous way?
The Washington Nationals had their season-opening home series versus the New York Mets postponed due to what was initially feared to be a "major" COVID-19 outbreak.