MLB: Brewers hire Counsell as manager
By Associated Press |
Former Milwaukee infielder Craig Counsell was hired Monday to manage the Brewers, about 12 hours after the team fired Ron Roenicke.
Milwaukee rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 in Counsell"s debut.
The Brewers lost 40 of their final 56 games under Roenicke. The skid included a late-season collapse last year, after they led the N.L. Central for nearly five months.
Counsell, a 44-year-old Milwaukee-area native, spent the final five seasons of his 16-year big-league career with the Brewers, retiring after the 2011 season. He has no previous managing or coaching experience.
"It"s an honor, and it"s humbling, but I feel like this is what I was meant to do," Counsell said. "I think I"ll be better at this than I was at playing."
Counsell was given a contract through the 2017 season.
A two-time World Series champion, Counsell scored the winning run for Florida in the 11th inning of Game 7 of the 1997 World Series and was MVP of the 2001 NLCS for Arizona.
Rockies: Closer Adam Ottavino said a recent MRI revealed a partial ulnar collateral ligament tear in his right elbow. He will visit Dr. James Andrews on Wednesday for an evaluation and could have Tommy John surgery "right then and there," the pitcher said.
Mariners: Seattle placed center fielder and leadoff hitter Austin Jackson on the 15-day disabled list because of a sprained right ankle.
The Mariners also designated former Giants left-hander Mike Kickham for assignment.
Dodgers: L.A. called up left-handed reliever Daniel Coulombe from Triple-A Oklahoma City and transferred left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list.
Blue Jays: Hitting coach Brook Jacoby has been suspended 14 games for his postgame conduct toward the umpires after an April 29 game at Boston.
After Russell Martin was called out on strikes by Adrian Johnson for the final out of Toronto"s 4-1 loss, members of the Blue Jays coaching staff traded words with the umpiring crew as they left the field.
Phillies: Philadelphia plans to activate Chad Billingsley from the disabled list to pitch against Atlanta on Tuesday. It will be Billingsley"s first start since April 15, 2013, for the Dodgers against San Diego.
Billingsley had Tommy John surgery followed by an operation to repair a partially torn flexor tendon.
Rangers: Josh Hamilton played in extended spring training for Texas, his first game of any kind since last October.
Hamilton struck out once and hit three grounders to first base in Surprise, Arizona, a week after the Los Angeles Angels completed a trade that sent the slugger back to Texas. He played three innings in left field.
Rule change: Major League Baseball and the players union have agreed to change the rule that has kept first-round pick Trea Turner from joining his new team after a trade, though it will affect only future drafts.
Selected by the Padres 13th overall last June, Turner was sent to Washington in a three-team, 11-player deal Dec. 19 that brought center fielder Wil Myers from Tampa Bay to San Diego. But Turner can"t report to the Nationals until mid-June.
According to Major League Rule 3(b)(6), a draft pick cannot be traded until one year after he signs his initial contract. Rule 12(e)(2) says teams have six months from the time of a trade to finalize a player to be named. So Turner remains with the Padres.
Players selected in this June"s draft can be traded starting the day after the final game of the World Series.
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