The Tampa Bay Rays announced on Friday the naming of outfielder Tristan Peters as Minor League Player of the Month and ...

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Alcantara jumped on the 82.4 mile per hour offering from Mushinski and pulverized the pitch 408 feet to left centerfield. The homer, his ninth of the season, came off the bat at a whopping 108.5 mph.

The Yankees signed two players in two days, yet both moves raise more questions about their championship aspirations than ...