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X Sean Newcomb was once a big deal. He’d been drafted in Round 1 by the Angels. He was a reason the Braves were willing to trade Andrelton Simmons, among the best defensive shortstops ever, in 2015.

So, the Giants sent left-handed pitcher Sean Newcomb to the A's for outfielder Trenton Brooks. Both Newcomb and Brooks had been productive at Triple-A after inking minor league deals last offseason.

Three days after the Red Sox designated Sean Newcomb for assignment, the Athletics added the left-hander via trade for cash. Newcomb, who pitched for the Athletics in 2023-24, gives the team ...

Newcomb — the 15th overall pick of the 2014 MLB Draft — impressed as a starter with the Atlanta Braves in 2018, posting a 3.90 ERA over 31 games (30 starts). But after switching to the bullpen ...

Braves starting pitcher Sean Newcomb met with the media at Chop Fest on Jan. 19 at SunTrust Park. In the interview, he discussed what he learned in his rookie season and his pitching mentality ...

Nationals left-hander Sean Doolittle used his Twitter account to comment on the damaging tweets from Turner and Newcomb. ''It's been a tough couple of weeks for baseball on Twitter,'' Doolittle said.

Newcomb pitched to a 6.71 ERA across 51 innings with the Braves from 2020-22, walking 37 of the 246 batters he faced in that time (15%) and plunking another five.

The 30-year-old Newcomb has pitched to a 3.16 ERA and fanned 30.5% of his opponents through 31 1/3 Triple-A frames this season, though his longstanding command issues have persisted as well (15.3% ...