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Coming house: Padres’ Musgrove wears No. 44 to honor Peavy(*44*)
When Joe Musgrove reported to spring training to begin his 6th major league season, a brown and gold No. 44 San Diego Padres jersey was awaiting his locker.
The No. 44 is a nod to Jake Peavy, the intense right-hander Musgrove matured cheering for. Musgrove continued to follow his home town Padres even as his major league profession unfolded in other places, and now he’ll get to pitch at Petco Park as part of a powerhouse rotation San Diego is relying on to take it deep into October.
“Putting on that jersey for the first time the other day was pretty special, and just hearing all the feedback from my family and friends about how good it is to see me in a Padres uniform,” Musgrove stated in a videoconference Saturday from Peoria, Arizona.
Musgrove is amongst the huge leaguers making a homecoming of sorts this spring. Simply up the California coast, there’s NL Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer, who matured near Los Angeles listening to Hall of Popularity broadcaster Vin Scully and signed a $102 million, three-year handle the Dodgers this month.
Somewhere else, a variety of gamers have actually returned to groups where they had success: James Paxton with Seattle, Chris Archer in Tampa Bay, Jake Arrieta to the Chicago Cubs, Adam Eaton to the Chicago White Sox and Jed Lowrie in Oakland.
“This is where I wanted to be,” Arrieta stated. “The last few days here, it just feels right.”
Musgrove was acquired in a trade with restoring Pittsburgh on Jan. 19, the 3rd huge trade Padres basic supervisor A.J. Preller made after Christmas to restock the injury-depleted rotation. Preller likewise got Yu Darvish and Blake Snell in smash hit offers that are anticipated to make the Padres among the very best groups in the majors this season. Darvish, Snell and Musgrove have actually all pitched in the World Series. Just Musgrove has actually won a ring, with Houston in 2017.
Musgrove stated he was an energetic and psychological gamer as a kid, which is why he admired Peavy, the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner.
“Going to Padres games and seeing Peavy, you know, snot flying and grunting and fist-pumping, that was just kind of who I felt I was as a player and seeing a big leaguer at that time doing the same thing kind of gave me the confidence to go out there and be myself and play the game I wanted to,” Musgrove stated. “It’s pretty special for me to wear 44, and I know there are a lot of expectations with it and I’ve got to do the number right.”
Musgrove goes from a Pirates group that had the worst record in the majors to what must be a heated NL West race with the eight-time department champ Dodgers.
He may end up sharing the rubber with Bauer, presented recently at Dodger Arena, where he went to video games as a kid with his dad, listening to Scully’s call through earphones. Bauer was born in North Hollywood, went to high school in Santa Clarita and pitched at UCLA.
“A lot of people have told me, ‘If you can play for the Dodgers, you should. It’s first class, the best that I’ve ever experienced,’” Bauer stated. “I’m just excited to be here for those reasons.”
Paxton, Seattle’s one-time ace, stated a variety of groups had an interest in signing him however he chose to return to the Mariners – a group he tossed a no-hitter with in 2018.
“I think that coming back to Seattle was the best long-term decision for me, looking forward in my career and what I want to do,” the left-hander stated. “I want to get back to being myself this year. I really struggled last year coming back from the back surgery, and I’m comfortable here in Seattle. I love the group here, and I’m excited to be part of it.”
Familiarity is likewise why the protecting AL West champ A’s restored Lowrie for a 3rd stint, on a minor-league offer, regardless of the infielder’s medical battles.
Lowrie was restricted the previous 2 years by knee injuries and played just 9 video games in 2019 for the New York City Mets and none in 2015. He has actually not played the field because 2018, when he was an All-Star with Oakland.
“I saw what he did for us in 2018, and that alone was enough for us to hope that he can still impact our team,” A’s basic supervisor David Forst stated today. “Obviously he had a rough last couple of years, dealing with a knee injury that we think is taken care of now.”
Arrieta is looking forward to his return to the Cubs on a $6 million, 1 year offer. His previous catcher, David Ross, is now the Cubs’ supervisor.
Now 34, Arrieta assisted the Cubs win the World Series in 2016 and tossed no-hitters in successive seasons.
“To play for a manager that caught one of my no-hitters is pretty cool,” Arrieta stated Saturday.
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AP Baseball Author Janie McCauley and AP Sports Writers Beth Harris and Tim Cubicle.
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
When Joe Musgrove reported to spring training to begin his 6th major league season, a brown and gold No. 44 San Diego Padres jersey was awaiting his locker.
The No. 44 is a nod to Jake Peavy, the intense right-hander Musgrove matured cheering for. Musgrove continued to follow his home town Padres even as his major league profession unfolded in other places, and now he’ll get to pitch at Petco Park as part of a powerhouse rotation San Diego is relying on to take it deep into October.
“Putting on that jersey for the first time the other day was pretty special, and just hearing all the feedback from my family and friends about how good it is to see me in a Padres uniform,” Musgrove stated in a videoconference Saturday from Peoria, Arizona.
Musgrove is amongst the huge leaguers making a homecoming of sorts this spring. Simply up the California coast, there’s NL Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer, who matured near Los Angeles listening to Hall of Popularity broadcaster Vin Scully and signed a $102 million, three-year handle the Dodgers this month.
Somewhere else, a variety of gamers have actually returned to groups where they had success: James Paxton with Seattle, Chris Archer in Tampa Bay, Jake Arrieta to the Chicago Cubs, Adam Eaton to the Chicago White Sox and Jed Lowrie in Oakland.
“This is where I wanted to be,” Arrieta stated. “The last few days here, it just feels right.”
Musgrove was acquired in a trade with restoring Pittsburgh on Jan. 19, the 3rd huge trade Padres basic supervisor A.J. Preller made after Christmas to restock the injury-depleted rotation. Preller likewise got Yu Darvish and Blake Snell in smash hit offers that are anticipated to make the Padres among the very best groups in the majors this season. Darvish, Snell and Musgrove have actually all pitched in the World Series. Just Musgrove has actually won a ring, with Houston in 2017.
Musgrove stated he was an energetic and psychological gamer as a kid, which is why he admired Peavy, the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner.
“Going to Padres games and seeing Peavy, you know, snot flying and grunting and fist-pumping, that was just kind of who I felt I was as a player and seeing a big leaguer at that time doing the same thing kind of gave me the confidence to go out there and be myself and play the game I wanted to,” Musgrove stated. “It’s pretty special for me to wear 44, and I know there are a lot of expectations with it and I’ve got to do the number right.”
Musgrove goes from a Pirates group that had the worst record in the majors to what must be a heated NL West race with the eight-time department champ Dodgers.
He may end up sharing the rubber with Bauer, presented recently at Dodger Arena, where he went to video games as a kid with his dad, listening to Scully’s call through earphones. Bauer was born in North Hollywood, went to high school in Santa Clarita and pitched at UCLA.
“A lot of people have told me, ‘If you can play for the Dodgers, you should. It’s first class, the best that I’ve ever experienced,’” Bauer stated. “I’m just excited to be here for those reasons.”
Paxton, Seattle’s one-time ace, stated a variety of groups had an interest in signing him however he chose to return to the Mariners – a group he tossed a no-hitter with in 2018.
“I think that coming back to Seattle was the best long-term decision for me, looking forward in my career and what I want to do,” the left-hander stated. “I want to get back to being myself this year. I really struggled last year coming back from the back surgery, and I’m comfortable here in Seattle. I love the group here, and I’m excited to be part of it.”
Familiarity is likewise why the protecting AL West champ A’s restored Lowrie for a 3rd stint, on a minor-league offer, regardless of the infielder’s medical battles.
Lowrie was restricted the previous 2 years by knee injuries and played just 9 video games in 2019 for the New York City Mets and none in 2015. He has actually not played the field because 2018, when he was an All-Star with Oakland.
“I saw what he did for us in 2018, and that alone was enough for us to hope that he can still impact our team,” A’s basic supervisor David Forst stated today. “Obviously he had a rough last couple of years, dealing with a knee injury that we think is taken care of now.”
Arrieta is looking forward to his return to the Cubs on a $6 million, 1 year offer. His previous catcher, David Ross, is now the Cubs’ supervisor.
Now 34, Arrieta assisted the Cubs win the World Series in 2016 and tossed no-hitters in successive seasons.
“To play for a manager that caught one of my no-hitters is pretty cool,” Arrieta stated Saturday.
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AP Baseball Author Janie McCauley and AP Sports Writers Beth Harris and Tim Cubicle.
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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