Tag Archives: Roberto Osuna

Posted on October 30, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine The 2019 MLB season will end tonight with Game 7 of the World Series between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros. Of course, Game 6 will be a tough act to follow. It had home runs, showboating after those home runs, incredible controversy, a managerial ejection, and […]

Posted on October 21, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine The participants in the 2019 World Series have been decided. In one corner are the Houston Astros of the American League. They began the postseason as the top seed in the AL and endured difficult series with the Rays and Yankees to reach the Fall Classic for […]

Posted on October 16, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Things are heating up in the ALCS between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros heading into Wednesday’s Game 4. After the Yankees took Game 1, the Astros have won two in a row, including Tuesday’s Game 3. The pressure has now shifted to the Yankees, who […]

Posted on October 11, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine As most have anticipated for much of the season, this year’s ALCS will feature the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, a rematch of the ALCS from 2017 that saw the Astros advance in seven games on their way to winning the World Series. It wasn’t so […]

Posted on October 3, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine One year removed from their World Series title in 2017, the Houston Astros are geared up for another October run. After leading all of baseball with 107 wins, the Astros are seen by many as the team to beat. However, they will face a stiff challenge in […]

Posted on August 22, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Slowly but surely, injuries to key players are starting to pile up for the Houston Astros. Earlier this week, it was Carlos Correa and Aaron Sanchez being placed on the 10-day Injured List. On Thursday, key relief pitcher Ryan Pressly joined them. The club announced that Pressly […]

Posted on July 31, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine The Houston Astros could end up being the biggest winners of this year’s MLB Trade Deadline. Minutes before the 4 p.m. deadline, the Astros pulled off a trade for Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke. That trade came after the Astros finalized a deal with the Toronto Blue […]

Posted on March 6, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine One year after winning the 2017 World Series, the Houston Astros won 103 games, took home another AL West title, and advanced to the ALCS before losing to the Red Sox. But they certainly weren’t content with how the 2018 season ended. After the disappointment of losing […]

Posted on October 12, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine In what some people are calling the real World Series, the Boston Red Sox will face the Houston Astros in the 2018 ALCS. This series will be a repeat of last year’s ALDS in which the Astros eliminated the Red Sox in four games on their way […]

Posted on July 30, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The Houston Astros have acquired their closer for the stretch run. Well, at least they hope they have. Monday afternoon, the Astros pulled off a major trade with the Toronto Blue Jays, acquiring closer Roberto Osuna. To get Osuna, the Astros have sent Toronto disgruntled closer Ken […]

Posted on June 23, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Major League Baseball has suspended Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna 75 games for violating the league’s domestic violence policy. Osuna was arrested and charged with assault on May 8. He was almost immediately placed on administrative leave while the league investigated the incident. Despite the issue […]

Posted on May 8, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna has been arrested and charged with assault. Toronto police arrested Osuna early Tuesday morning, charging him with the assault of an unnamed woman. Osuna has been released from custody and has a court date set for June 18. Tuesday afternoon, Major […]

Posted on February 24, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine After back-to-back trips to the ALCS, the Toronto Blue Jays took a big step backward in 2017, finishing the season 76-86. However, the Blue Jays resisted any urge they may have felt to enter a rebuilding period. Instead, they have decided to reload in an effort to […]

The Toronto Blue Jays had quite the complicated offseason, as the drama surrounding free agents Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista dragged on for much of the winter. In the end, Bautista returned and Encarnacion left. After all that, how do the Blue Jays look heading into the 2017 season? Rotation Toronto’s rotation had the lowest […]