While the regular season of 2025 continues, here are three things that we will watch in the world of baseball throughout the day today:
1. Kurtz to make his debut at MLB:
It is an exciting day for fans of athletics. Upper first basis Nick Kurtz is about to make his debut in the big league during this evening match against the Rangers, scheduled at 7:05 p.m. local time. Kurtz, 22, was the choice of the first round of the club, n ° 4 in total, in last year’s draft and only made Rake in Pro Ball. Although he has only 32 minor league games to his credit, he struck an incredible .336 / .432 / .689 at that time. This production follows a remarkable career in Wake Forest, where he beat .333 / .510 / .725 in three seasons with the demonic deacons.
Now Kurtz will have the opportunity to prove himself in the majors for a team A of A who has fallen on the door of a record of 10-13 but who already has a lot of exciting offensive talents. Kurtz must be added to the list of 40 men today, although the club already has a vacancy, so only an active list of corresponding list will be necessary to add it to the mixture. With Kurtz who broke out on the first goal scene, they will offer them to the Slugger Breakout Tyler Soderstrom and the designated striker Brent Rooker in the outer field to put the trio of sluggers in the programming.
2. PUK looking for additional opinions:
Diamondbacks Southpaw obtained an MRI on his sick elbow yesterday, and the news on this front seems to be disturbing. Although manager Torey Lovullo did not give much concrete update to journalists, he noted that Puk is looking for additional opinions (link via Nick Piecoro from the Republic of Arizona). It is a disturbing update since Puk faces inflammation of the elbow. Acquired at the 2024 commercial deadline, Puk gave the D-Backs a sensational MPM of 1.78 in 35 1/3 rounds dating from last July. The old overall choice n ° 6 attracted 40% of its opponents with snakes against a walking rate of 5.1%. Beeks Jalen is the only left -hander in the Arizona pen right now with Puk out of commission, although both Joe Mantiply And Kyle Nelson are in the mixture as depth to triple-a.
3. Seager, Leclerc undergoing tests:
A pair of notable injuries occurred in yesterday’s match between the Rangers and athletics. Texas stop stop Corey Seager released early with tension in its right hamstrings, while the right-hander of A Jose Leclerc Released after only seven locations due to shoulder pain. Rangers director Bruce Bochy told journalists (including Shawn McFarland of Dallas Morning News), that Seaager should undergo an MRI to determine the severity of his hamstiff. The news seems more disturbing for the Leclerc. Skipper of A Mark Kotsay told journalists (including Martin Gallegos from MLB.com) that although right -handers is ready to undergo additional tests, the injury seems to be “More tension than pain.”
An injured list of list for their player would be a frustrating development for the two clubs; Seager has been the best Rangers player since signing a $ 325 million contract over ten years before the 2022 season. If it needs a passage, the Rangers would probably bring Utilitymanman Ezequiel Duran Back in the fold after having recently optimal in Triple-A.
Leclerc, meanwhile, was signed for an impact Mason MillerThe main configuration man. This did not materialize at the beginning of the year, although perhaps some of Leclerc’s difficulties – six points out of 13 strokes and five goals on bales in nine sleeves – can be attributed to this shoulder injury. The average right -hander of the right -hander sits at 94.2 MPH in career – down 1.1 MPH from 2024 and down 2.6 MPH of its peak.
