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Tim Corbin hiring former Vanderbilt baseball player Jason Esposito as third hitting coach in 3 years
Vanderbilt baseball is hiring Jason Esposito to be its new hitting coach, according to a report from Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball. Esposito has been a hitting coach with various titles in the Cleveland Guardians organization since 2017. He most recently was the assistant hitting coach for the major league team after previously serving as a run production coordinator and before that worked in the minor league system. Advertisement He played for the Commodores from 2009-11 and was a second-round draft pick of the Orioles in 2011, spending five seasons playing in the minors before retiring. Esposito will be Vanderbilt's third hitting coach in three years as the Commodores fired Mike Baxter after the 2024 season, then brought in former Dayton coach Jayson King. King left after one season. TRANSFER TRACKER Vanderbilt baseball transfer tracker 2025: Who is joining, leaving Commodores via portal Vanderbilt has finished in the bottom five of the SEC in runs scored per game in each of the last four seasons and has lost in the regional round in each of those seasons. The Commodores have not even made it to a regional final since 2022 despite hosting two of the three regionals since, and lack of offense has been the primary culprit. Advertisement Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@ or on X @aria_gerson. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Vanderbilt baseball: Jason Esposito hired as hitting coach | Reports
Winnipeg Free Press
8 hours ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Athletics play the Guardians in first of 3-game series
Cleveland Guardians (37-36, second in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (31-46, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Friday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Tanner Bibee (4-6, 3.79 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (5-5, 4.52 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 66 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Guardians -125, Athletics +105; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics host the Cleveland Guardians on Friday to open a three-game series. The Athletics are 31-46 overall and 14-25 at home. Athletics hitters have a collective .418 slugging percentage to rank fifth in the majors. Cleveland has gone 18-21 on the road and 37-36 overall. The Guardians are 25-5 in games when they out-hit their opponents. The teams meet Friday for the first time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Soderstrom has 11 doubles, a triple and 14 home runs for the Athletics. Nick Kurtz is 10 for 37 with three doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games. Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with a .318 batting average, and has 15 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs, 26 walks and 35 RBIs. Angel Martinez is 9 for 37 with two RBIs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 5-5, .220 batting average, 4.54 ERA, outscored by 11 runs Guardians: 4-6, .213 batting average, 3.45 ERA, outscored by three runs INJURIES: Athletics: Grant Holman: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Seth Brown: 10-Day IL (elbow), Shea Langeliers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (oblique), Gunnar Hoglund: 15-Day IL (hip), Zack Gelof: 60-Day IL (hand), Jose Leclerc: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brady Basso: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Medina: 60-Day IL (elbow) Guardians: Andrew Walters: 60-Day IL (lat), Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), Will Brennan: 10-Day IL (forearm), Paul Sewald: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Erik Sabrowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Associated Press
8 hours ago
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- Associated Press
Athletics play the Guardians in first of 3-game series
Cleveland Guardians (37-36, second in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (31-46, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Friday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Tanner Bibee (4-6, 3.79 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (5-5, 4.52 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 66 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Guardians -125, Athletics +105; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics host the Cleveland Guardians on Friday to open a three-game series. The Athletics are 31-46 overall and 14-25 at home. Athletics hitters have a collective .418 slugging percentage to rank fifth in the majors. Cleveland has gone 18-21 on the road and 37-36 overall. The Guardians are 25-5 in games when they out-hit their opponents. The teams meet Friday for the first time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Soderstrom has 11 doubles, a triple and 14 home runs for the Athletics. Nick Kurtz is 10 for 37 with three doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games. Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with a .318 batting average, and has 15 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs, 26 walks and 35 RBIs. Angel Martinez is 9 for 37 with two RBIs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 5-5, .220 batting average, 4.54 ERA, outscored by 11 runs Guardians: 4-6, .213 batting average, 3.45 ERA, outscored by three runs INJURIES: Athletics: Grant Holman: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Seth Brown: 10-Day IL (elbow), Shea Langeliers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (oblique), Gunnar Hoglund: 15-Day IL (hip), Zack Gelof: 60-Day IL (hand), Jose Leclerc: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brady Basso: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Medina: 60-Day IL (elbow) Guardians: Andrew Walters: 60-Day IL (lat), Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), Will Brennan: 10-Day IL (forearm), Paul Sewald: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Erik Sabrowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Yahoo
8 hours ago
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Athletics play the Guardians in first of 3-game series
Cleveland Guardians (37-36, second in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (31-46, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Friday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Tanner Bibee (4-6, 3.79 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (5-5, 4.52 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 66 strikeouts) Advertisement BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Guardians -125, Athletics +105; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics host the Cleveland Guardians on Friday to open a three-game series. The Athletics are 31-46 overall and 14-25 at home. Athletics hitters have a collective .418 slugging percentage to rank fifth in the majors. Cleveland has gone 18-21 on the road and 37-36 overall. The Guardians are 25-5 in games when they out-hit their opponents. The teams meet Friday for the first time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Soderstrom has 11 doubles, a triple and 14 home runs for the Athletics. Nick Kurtz is 10 for 37 with three doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games. Advertisement Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with a .318 batting average, and has 15 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs, 26 walks and 35 RBIs. Angel Martinez is 9 for 37 with two RBIs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 5-5, .220 batting average, 4.54 ERA, outscored by 11 runs Guardians: 4-6, .213 batting average, 3.45 ERA, outscored by three runs INJURIES: Athletics: Grant Holman: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Seth Brown: 10-Day IL (elbow), Shea Langeliers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (oblique), Gunnar Hoglund: 15-Day IL (hip), Zack Gelof: 60-Day IL (hand), Jose Leclerc: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brady Basso: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Medina: 60-Day IL (elbow) Advertisement Guardians: Andrew Walters: 60-Day IL (lat), Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), Will Brennan: 10-Day IL (forearm), Paul Sewald: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Erik Sabrowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
USA Today
12 hours ago
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- USA Today
Cleveland Guardians vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends
Cleveland Guardians vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends | June 20 At Sutter Health Park on Friday, the Athletics (30-46) open a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians (37-36), at 10:05 p.m. ET. The Guardians are favored (-128 moneyline odds) when they visit the Athletics (+107). The starting pitchers are Tanner Bibee (4-6) for the Cleveland Guardians, and Jeffrey Springs (5-5) for the Athletics. Ahead of watching this Guardians vs. Athletics matchup, here is everything you need to know about Friday's action on the diamond, including viewing options. Cleveland Guardians vs. Athletics odds, line and spread MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 12:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Favorite: Guardians (-128, bet $128 to win $100) Guardians (-128, bet $128 to win $100) Underdog: Athletics (+107, bet $100 to win $107) Athletics (+107, bet $100 to win $107) Over/under: 9.5 Guardians vs. Athletics: Game time and live stream info Game day: Friday, June 20, 2025 Friday, June 20, 2025 Game time: 10:05 p.m. ET 10:05 p.m. ET Location: West Sacramento, California West Sacramento, California Stadium: Sutter Health Park Sutter Health Park TV channel: NBCS-CA and CLEG NBCS-CA and CLEG Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply) Watch Guardians vs. Athletics on Fubo! Guardians stats and trends Guardians betting records This season, the Guardians have won 15 out of the 25 games, or 60%, in which they've been favored. This season, the Guardians have won 10 of their 13 games, or 76.9%, when favored by at least -128 on the moneyline. The implied probability of a win from the Guardians, based on the moneyline, is 56.1%. The Guardians and their opponents have hit the over in 29 of their 71 games with a total this season. The Guardians have an ATS record of 35-36-0 in 71 games with a spread this season. Tanner Bibee (Guardians probable starter) Bibee (4-6 with a 3.79 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 80 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Guardians, his 15th of the season. The righty last pitched on Sunday against the Seattle Mariners, when he went five innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up four hits. In 14 games this season, the 26-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.79, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .235 against him. Bibee enters the game with six quality starts under his belt this season. Bibee is seeking his 12th straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.7 frames per appearance on the mound. He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 14 outings this season. He will match up with an Athletics offense that is batting .251 as a unit (11th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .415 (eighth in MLB) with 93 total home runs (sixth in MLB). This season, the 26-year-old ranks 42nd in ERA (3.79), 41st in WHIP (1.202), and 49th in K/9 (7.3) among pitchers who qualify. Guardians batting stats The Guardians have hit 74 homers this season, which ranks 20th in the league. Hitters for the Guardians combine for a team rank 25th of in the majors with a .372 team slugging percentage. The Guardians rank 25th in MLB with a .231 team batting average. The Guardians have scored 278 runs (3.8 per game) this season, which ranks 25th in MLB. The Guardians have an OBP of .301 this season, which ranks 25th in MLB. The Guardians rank 12th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game. Athletics stats and trends Athletics betting records The Athletics have won in 21, or 36.2%, of the 58 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year. This year, the Athletics have won 15 of 51 games when listed as at least +107 or better on the moneyline. Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 48.3% chance of pulling out a win. The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 42 of their 76 games with a total this season. In 76 games with a line this season, the Athletics have a mark of 36-40-0 against the spread. Jeffrey Springs (Athletics probable starter) Springs (5-5 with a 4.52 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 79 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Athletics, his 14th of the season. In his most recent time out on Sunday, the lefty threw six innings against the Kansas City Royals, giving up two earned runs while surrendering seven hits. Over 15 games this season, the 32-year-old has a 4.52 ERA and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .236 to opposing batters. Springs is looking to record his eighth quality start of the season in this outing. Springs will try to build on a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he's averaging 5.3 frames per outing). He has had two appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs. He will take the mound against a Guardians squad that is hitting .231 as a unit (25th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .372 (25th in the league) with 74 total home runs (20th in MLB action). Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 32-year-old ranks 58th in ERA (4.52), 51st in WHIP (1.293), and 47th in K/9 (7.5). Athletics batting stats The Athletics are sixth in MLB play with 93 total home runs. So far this year, the Athletics are eighth in MLB, slugging .415. The Athletics have the 11th-ranked batting average in the majors (.251). Averaging 4.2 runs per game (322 total), the Athletics are the 13th-highest scoring team in baseball. The Athletics' .319 on-base percentage is 15th in the majors. Watch the MLB on Fubo!
