MLB en bref : Les Pirates font confiance à Derek Shelton | 21 matchs de suite pour les Rays

The Pittsburgh #Pirates reward manager Derek Shelton with their hot start this season by giving him a contract extension, per @RobBiertempfel

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) April 22, 2023

Nate Pearson update: he got his first professional save last night, sitting 98 with his fastball and topping out at 99.7 m.p.h. Threw 13 fastballs; hitters swung and missed at four. On the season, Pearson has faced 35 hitters & struck out 16 (46%)

— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) April 22, 2023

Sandy Alcantara Skipping Start Due To Right Biceps Tendinitis https://t.co/iH4cbO2ksf pic.twitter.com/TGhlejreT3

— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) April 22, 2023

Take care of our planet. Shohei Ohtani does! #EarthDay pic.twitter.com/fbot2DatcC

— MLB (@MLB) April 22, 2023

HISTORY!! @RaysBaseball has homered in 21 straight games to start the season, which is a new MLB record pic.twitter.com/9WLa8NScAT

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) April 22, 2023

Rockies Remove Kris Bryant From Game https://t.co/kHvS0n6V5Y pic.twitter.com/52pCUEPJP8

— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) April 22, 2023

It’s been a tough start to 2023 for Brandon Crawford.

Reassurance can be a harder sell after a bad start following a poor 2022 for the 36-year-old.

“I promise to any fan coming at me with a pitchfork that it’s more frustrating for me than it is for them,” he tells @extrabaggs.

— The Athletic MLB (@TheAthleticMLB) April 22, 2023