Tag Archives: A.J. Puk

A.J. Puk had just moved into his spring training home in Scottsdale, Arizona, when he received the phone call that turned his life upside down. He was told the Oakland Athletics had traded him to the Miami Marlins in exchange for outfielder JJ Bleday. The Feb. 11 deal caught Puk …

Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker did not have to wait long to find out how his decision to replace starting pitcher Braxton Garrett with Dylan Bice in the top of the fifth inning would pan out. The New York Mets already owned a 3-0 lead, and it was about to …