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Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard tied Joe DiMaggio for 81st on baseball’s all-time home run list Friday night. DiMaggio is a Hall of Famer and considered one of the greatest MLB players to ever play. Ryan Howard — not so much. And just …
Bryce Harper tied for the National League lead in home runs last season with 42 and he’s hitting them with regularity early this season as well. Harper came into Sunday second in the NL with five home runs, two behind Trevor Story of the …
You want to see a bad individual inning? This might be the worst of the young season so far. Cleveland Indians center fielder Rajai Davis had to deal with a rather imposing sun on Sunday against the Mets, but not even he could have imagined the …
A couple of fans at Saturday’s Indians-Mets game apparently made good use of the empty stands in the outfield at Progressive Field. Here is a photo a fan posted on Twitter showing the fans getting intimate amid a bunch of empty chairs: S/O to …
Jered Weaver is one of the softest throwing pitchers in baseball. Apparently the Minnesota Twins’ scoreboard programmer/operator did not get that memo. Weaver started for the Angels in their game Saturday at Target Field, and his fastball …
Ryan Braun had a big game for the Milwaukee Brewers in an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, and he did it all despite taunts from the opposing fans. When Braun came up to the plate at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, he was met with chants of …
The San Francisco Giants were supposedly so concerned about Pablo Sandoval’s eating habits that they took steps to prevent him from being able to order room service while staying in team hotels. Sean McAdam of CSSNE.com told 98.5 The Sports …
A man who once worked with Pablo Sandoval to lose weight says the third baseman has an eating problem and needs a babysitter to help curb the issue. Ethan Banning, the owner of Triple Threat Performance, says he worked with Sandoval prior to the …
Dusty Baker had some funny comments about Stephen Strasburg pitching through an illness on Thursday. Strasburg was scratched from his scheduled start on Wednesday with the flu. He was able to make the start Thursday against the Atlanta Braves, but it …
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole came no more than an inch away from a serious injury — and possibly worse — on Thursday afternoon when a line drive nearly hit him square in the face. It was Cole’s counterpart, Detroit Tigers …
The Boston Red Sox have never expressed any concerns publicly about Pablo Sandoval being extremely out of shape, but it sounds the third baseman’s weight has clearly become a major issue. Sandoval was placed on the 15-day disabled list …
They tell you to chase your dreams, and Johan Santana isn’t letting go of his hope to pitch in the majors again. According to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, Santana, who is currently a free agent, hopes to return to the mound sometime during …
The Washington Nationals are no longer using a photo of a bearded Danny Espinosa on the jumbotron during home games, and the shortstop as well as his fans do not seem too pleased about the development. At the start of the season, the photo used for …
It’s nothing personal, A-Rod. It’s just a matter of simple arithmetic. Legendary slugger and current Marlins hitting coach Barry Bonds commented on Alex Rodriguez’s pursuit of his all-time home run record, saying he doesn’t …
Baseball players have caught a bad rap over the years for not being, shall we say, the most sculpted of athletes (need we say more?). There are, however, a handful of players who are so physically talented that they could also have been big hits in …
Jason Groome, a top high school pitching prospect, threw a no-hitter with an impressive 19 strikeouts in his most recent start. Groome is a 6-foot-5 southpaw who pitches for Barnegat High School in New Jersey. Making just his second start of the …
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