MARCH 20, 2022ā¢DAILYNEWS.COM
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Tempe Diablo Stadium, Tempe, AZ
Angels weighing options with a crowded middle infield competitionDavid Fletcher will be joined in the middle infield by whoever emerges from a five-man battle including Matt Duffy, Tyler Wade, Luis Rengifo...
Ketel Marte - Takes live BPMarte (eye) took live batting practice Saturday, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
ImpactAfter two consecutive days of batting in a cage, Saturday's session was Marte's first against live pitching since camp started. He's expected to make his spring game-action debut this week.
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Dan Straily - Make auspicious debutStraily allowed seven runs on nine hits (two home runs) while striking out three over three innings in Saturday's spring game against the Angels.
ImpactStraily is bidding to be the Diamondbacks' fifth starter, but his debut in an Arizona uniform did not go well. "I came in with the mind-set that I'm going to fill up the strike zone - and as (pitching coach) Brent (Strom) pointed out to me, I did that a little too well," Straily told Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. "A lot of first-pitch hits, a lot of first-pitch hacking." Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Straily has pitched better on the backfields, but he'll need to make adjustments in terms of pitch mix.
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David Peralta - Displays new mechanicsPeralta went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double in Saturday's spring game against the Angels.
ImpactIt didn't take long for Peralta, who adjusted his mechanics during the offseason per Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic, to produce results. He homered on his first Cactus League swing, an opposite-field shot down the left-field line, then doubled his second time up. The outfielder is coming off a down season in 2021, but he used the offseason to replace a pronounced leg kick in his swing with a quieter toe tap. The 34-year-old Peralta posted a .259/.325/.402 slash line with just eight home runs last year. Additionally, he hit more balls on the ground and fewer in the air, recording the second-lowest average launch angle of his career.
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The Times' 2021-22 All-Star boys' basketball teamThe Los Angeles Times releases its 10-player All-Star boys' basketball team for the 2021-22 season.
MARCH 20, 2022ā¢LATIMES.COM
The Times' All-Star girls' basketball team for 2021-22The Los Angeles Times releases its 10-player All-Star girls' basketball team for 2021-22 season.
MARCH 20, 2022ā¢LATIMES.COM
Noah Syndergaard - Throwing without restrictionsSyndergaard tossed a bullpen session Thursday and indicated that he's been able to throw all his pitches without worrying about his surgically repaired right elbow, Rhett Bollinger...
ImpactSyndergaard underwent Tommy John surgery in March of 2020 and didn't make it back to the big leagues until late September of last season. He ended up pitching only two innings for the Mets, but that was enough for the Angels to take a gamble on his arm and sign him to a $21 million contract in the offseason. Indications are that the right-hander is feeling strong out of the gate this spring, as he stated that he has been able to throw with "conviction" in live batting practice. Syndergaard has plenty of upside given the body of work he has posted in the past, but fantasy managers should be aware that pitchers coming off Tommy John surgery have historically experienced mixed results.
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