We’re so close to baseball’s comeback, but football will (rightfully) take the focus for one last time when the Super Bowl arrives. This year’s game-changers are the Chiefs and 49ers, and both have had riveting seasons that will culminate in a championship. Kansas City would become the first team to go back-to-back since the Patriots in the early 2000s, while the Niners would break a streak that had lasted since the 1990s. If you’re weary of both of these teams’ consistent general success over the last few years, that’s understandable, but if you’re tuned in tonight, it’s guaranteed to be a good game.
Today’s material also has a football theme, as Matt begins with a look at the football Yankees, who shared a stadium with their namesakes for several years. Casey compares the journeys of both tonight’s Super Bowl QBs to a couple of Yankees pitchers who have walked down similar paths. Estevão examines the risk the Yankees have going into next offseason with several big names slated to be free agents. John closes the week with the social media spotlight.
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Red Sox reach agreement with former Yankees pitcher.
The Boston Red Sox have signed Lucas Luetge, a former New York Yankees pitcher, to reinforce their bullpen.
Luetge himself announced the news on his X and Instagram accounts. The left-handed reliever shared a photo of the Red Sox logo with a text expressing his delight about the transfer.
Luetge’s chronic bicep issue limited the 36-year-old to only 12 games with the Atlanta Braves last season. The injury resulted in a 7.24 ERA and a 1.76 WHIP during 13.2 innings pitched.
The Rice University alum looked dramatically different in his previous two seasons with the Yankees. The lefty dominated with a 2.71 ERA and 1.25 WHIP.
The Boston Red Sox pitcher knocked out 138 opponents in 129 pitches.2 innings pitched for the pinstripes in 2021-22.
Luetge was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 21st round of the 2008 MLB Draft. He spent the majority of his career in the minors. After falling out of the majors in 2015, Luetge’s career has found new life in his late thirties.
