Clark hopes for uniform change
Baseball players’ association head Tony Clark is hopeful 2024 uniforms will soon be altered following complaints by his members.
The uniforms designed by Nike and manufactured by Fanatics have been criticized by players for pants that are somewhat see-through and for lettering, sleeve emblems and numbering that are less bulky and apparently smaller.
“You just don’t expect to have conversations about uniforms,” Clark said Thursday after meeting with Yankees players. “And so having them, I’m hopeful, and this goes back to what we suggested before, in picking up the phone and talking to all the folks involved, having some appreciation for folks paying attention to it now perhaps more so than they were before spring started.” Player comments have slowed recently. “It’s calm because the commentary that’s being offered suggests that the powers that be are paying attention to the concerns that are there and are engaging how best to address them moving forward.” Clark said. “And so the tension that was drawn early, the concerns still exist. We’re hopeful that as we sprint toward opening day over the course of the next month or so that we don’t have a second batch of commentary around the pants when the lights come on.”
GIANTS’ BECK HAS ANEURYSM
Giants right-hander Tristan Beck has been diagnosed with an aneurysm in the upper part of his pitching arm and is evaluating his treatment options after the condition was checked after he began experiencing numbness in his hand.
The team announced Beck’s situation Thursday after he had left spring training camp to be examined by a vascular specialist at Stanford.
Beck could miss significant time, with opening day possibly in jeopardy.
He was a projected starter for San Francisco, which has been out of the playoffs the past two seasons and hired new manager Bob Melvin to replace Gabe Kapler.
The 27-year-old Beck went 3-3 with a 3.92 ERA over 33 appearances with three starts as a rookie last season.
SWANSON’S SON OUT OF HOSPITAL
Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson’s son, Toby, has been discharged from the pediatric intensive care unit.
The 4-year-old boy was hit by a car Sunday in Clearwater and was airlifted in critical condition to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg.
Swanson’s wife, Madison, shared the update on her son’s recovery in an Instagram story Wednesday night.
“We have been overwhelmed with a huge amount of love and support over the last few days,” she wrote.
“The most important update is that Toby is out of the PICU and we are continuing to take it day by day.”
Police and fire crews responded to a struck pedestrian call Sunday morning in Clearwater involving a young boy who sustained potentially life-threatening injuries, Clearwater Police said Tuesday in a news release.
“We are so grateful for the speedy first responders to the accident, to the pedestrians that helped as we waited the next step, and to the amazing staff at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital,” Madison Swanson wrote on Instagram. “Someone has truly been watching over my little man.”
The child was struck by a 2024 Ford Expedition being operated by a valet driver, according to a release. The driver remained on scene and was cooperating with the investigation.