The Out in Left Weekly: February 25, 2024
Padres' season is over, W Gold Cup, and more
MLB news
San Diego Padres season = over (tentatively)
The Padres’ struggles last season were portended by pitcher Joe Musgrove dropping a kettlebell on his foot in spring training, forcing him to miss a month of action. In the very first game of MLB’s 2024 season, Musgrove got the start against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He allowed four earned runs, walked a batter, and hit another. His ERA is incalculable because he didn’t record an out. The Dodgers went on to win 14-1.
Spring training games don’t mean anything, and Musgrove was excellent last season when healthy. But if I were a Padres fan I would have very much not wanted my team to kick off a redemption campaign by immediately getting stuffed into a locker by its biggest rival on national TV.
MLB owners fuel expansion and relocation rumors
Expansion and relocation rumors rattled the baseball world this week. To summarize:
Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf wants
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