Morning news and notes for Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022
Guardians 7, Diamondbacks 4
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Ho hum, another day, another top prospect debuting with success. Shane Bieber’s gem wasn’t wasted by the Guardians, who were led by big hits from Amed Rosario and Oscar Gonzalez, plus of course contributions from Tyler Freeman.
Cleveland Guardians news
Cleveland Guardians Trade Deadline: Reactions and Consequences | WFNY
More reactions to the Guardians’ trade deadline inaction.
Tyler Freeman takes ‘benching’ in stride, joins Guardians for big league debut | Cleveland
I mentioned it in the recap yesterday, but in case you missed it, the story of how Tyler Freeman learned about his call-up to the majors is pretty great.
Bo Naylor homered again | Twitter
Bo Naylor set a new career-high with 12 home runs in the minors. Majors next?
Around the league
- The Padres’ biggest trade deadline acquisition, Brandon Drury, hit a grand slam.
- Washington media isn’t thrilled with the Juan Soto trade.
- A touching tribute to the late, great Vin Scully.
- The Dodgers will honor Scully with a patch on their uniforms.
- The Brewers have already DFA’d someone from the Josh Hader trade.
- Joey Gallo joined the Dodgers.