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Dodgers bench coach Bob Geren could find himself the front-runner to replace Terry Collins, whose contract is up at the end of this season, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. "The former A's manager may have a leg up on taking over the managerial job with the Mets if they decide to part ways with Terry Collins, which seems inevitable," Cafardo writes. "GM Sandy Alderson has always had a fondness for Geren, who was the team's bench coach until he headed west for family considerations. But the manager's job would likely lure him back to New York." According to multiple reports in August, Collins had been telling people he was unsure if he'd return to managing after this season. Similarly, Continue to Article

September 19, 2017 12:27:pm EST

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Don Cooper has been waiting for this portion of the season to begin after watching the dismantling of the pitching staff piece by piece. As difficult as the departures of Chris Sale, Jose Quintana and many others has been, the White Sox pitching coach agreed with the organization’s decision to head in this new direction all along. This spring, Cooper said he was excited for the learning environment the team had begun to create for its young prospects and the future they brought with them. Now that many of the franchise’s young pitchers have graduated to the majors, Cooper is enthralled to have reached the teaching phase. He’s found working with Lucas Giolito, Carson Fulmer Continue to Article

September 12, 2017 12:48:am EST

Blue Jays starter Aaron Sanchez is now finished for the 2017 season – which has certainly been one to forget for him. The office of Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is normally a pretty laid-back place. Before each game, crowds of reporters sit on comfortable leather coaches, MLB Network plays on three televisions, and Gibbons adopts his now-famous lean. Continue to Article

September 11, 2017 7:07:pm EST

Teoscar Hernandez homered in consecutive at bats to give the Toronto Blue Jays back-to-back wins for the first time in three weeks. Hernandez hit his first two home runs of the season, Darwin Barney had four hits and the Blue Jays beat Detroit 8-2 Sunday to assure the Tigers of just their second losing season in a decade. ''I didn't think he had as much pop as he showed today,'' Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said of Hernandez, acquired from Houston at the July 31 trade deadline. Continue to Article

September 10, 2017 6:12:pm EST

Despite taking a scary-looking line drive off his elbow on Saturday, it appears that Marcus Stroman won’t be missing any time. The Toronto Blue Jays announced through their PR Twitter account on Thursday that the right-hander will be good to go for his scheduled start Friday. Stroman was initially diagnosed with a right-elbow contusion after the incident – which certainly looked more dire at the time than it wound up being. Continue to Article

September 07, 2017 5:41:pm EST

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