Jake Arrieta is ready to Philly the pitching void…
The 32-year-old part-Puerto Rican Major League Baseball(MLB) pitcher is set to make his debut with the Philadelphia Phillies next month.
Arrieta is set to pitch before the home crowd in Philadelphia against the Miami Marlins on April 8, according tomanager Gabe Kapler announced Saturday.
Arrieta and the Phillies finalized a three-year, $75 million contract on March 12. He pitched his first spring training game for the Phillies on Thursday, striking out two, allowing three hits and walking none over two innings.
He previously played for the Baltimore Oriolesand Chicago Cubs. He has won the Cy Young Award and has been selected an All-Star.
Arrieta helped lead the Cubs to a World Series championship in 2016.
Jake Arrieta isn’t leaving The Keystone State… The 33-year-old part-Puerto Rican Major League Baseball pitcher is staying with the Philadelphia Phillies, exercising a $20 million player option for 2020. A right-hander, Arrieta was 8-8 with a 4.64 ERA in 24 starts this year. He didn’t pitch after August 11 because of surgery to remove…
Jake Arrieta is heading back to the Windy City… The Chicago Cubs are bringing back one of their World Series heroes, reaching an agreement on a one-year, $6 million deal with the 34-year-old part-Puerto Rican starter, according to ESPN. The deal, pending a physical, could include some incentives, according to the source.…
He may play for the Chicago Cubs, but that doesn’t mean Jake Arrieta isn’t afraid to show he’s also a Chicago Bare… ESPN has released the starting lineup for ESPN the Magazine’s annual The Body Issue, in which the world’s top athletes take off all their clothes and pose for photographs that…
