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Jack Leiter throwing a ball.

Jack Leiter stoked to team up with Kumar Rocker again

Kumar Rocker was surprisingly drafted third overall by the Texas Rangers in the 2022 MLB Draft on Sunday, and 2021 draftee Jack Leiter is happy to be reuniting with his former Vanderbilt teammate. Leiter and Rocker were teammates at Vanderbilt in …

Eric Green in his Steelers uniform

Ex-NFL Pro Bowler’s son goes in first round of MLB Draft

This year’s MLB Draft is turning out to be a real legacy event. Elijah Green, an 18-year-old outfielder from Florida’s IMG Academy, was selected by the Washington Nationals in the first round of the draft on Sunday. Elijah went with the …

FOX graphic of 911 memorial

FOX apologizes for offensive Yankees-Red Sox graphic

The New York Yankees had a decisive 14-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, but the game was overshadowed for some by a distasteful graphic to lead into a commercial break during the FOX broadcast. During the “Baseball Night in …

Spencer Torkelson in a Tigers hat

Former No. 1 pick sent down to minor leagues

A number of top prospects have debuted in Major League Baseball in 2022 and found quick success. Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson is not one of them. The team on Sunday decided to address that. The Tigers announced that they have …

Jackson Holliday looks ahead

Sons of former MLB stars taken Nos. 1 and 2 in draft

There must be something in the genes. The 2022 MLB Draft began on Sunday, and the top two picks were a couple of familiar names. Jackson Holliday, the son of former All-Star Matt Holliday, went No. 1 overall to the Baltimore Orioles. The pick after …

Kumar Rocker in a hat

Kumar Rocker selected shockingly high in MLB Draft

Kumar Rocker was a big story in the 2021 MLB Draft after initially falling unexpectedly down the board, then ultimately not signing with the New York Mets. In the 2022 draft, he once again found himself in the middle of the story, though with a very …

Chris Sale pitching

Chris Sale has brutal quote about his latest injury

Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale has been plagued by injury all season, with the latest coming in Sunday’s loss to the New York Yankees. Sale confirmed after the game that he suffered a fractured pinky finger after being struck by a line drive in …

Braves called third strike

Awful called third strike against Braves goes viral

The Atlanta Braves fell victim to a pretty brutal called third strike during Sunday’s loss to the Washington Nationals. The call was so bad, in fact, that video of it went viral for all the wrong reasons. Braves first baseman Matt Olson was …

Hunter Pence Giants shirt

Hunter Pence let Dodgers fans have it during celebrity softball game

Every so often, the annual MLB All-Star Celebrity Softball Game provides some sort of funny or memorable moment. Former MLB star Hunter Pence certainly provided one in Saturday night’s festivities at Dodger Stadium. Pence is most remembered for …

Chris Sale suffers a finger injury

Video: Chris Sale exits game after line drive off pitching hand

Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale made just his second start of the season on Sunday after a lengthy rehab, but the left-hander was forced to leave in the first inning with yet another injury. This one looked like it hurt. New York Yankees outfielder …

Juan Soto smiling in the dugout

Report: Leader emerges in Juan Soto trade sweepstakes

The Washington Nationals are looking into the possibility of trading Juan Soto, and a favorite in the sweepstakes has already emerged. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the San Diego Padres are the early favorite to land Soto. While some …

Tyson Ross in a baseball uniform

Ex-All-Star pitcher eyeing MLB comeback

Some three years after he last took the mound, one former MLB pitcher is stretching out his hamstrings again. Nick Lozito of The Oaklandside reported this week that ex-All-Star right-hander Tyson Ross is training to make a potential return to Major …

Leandro Cedeno hits a ball

Video: Diamondbacks prospect hits 527-foot home run

The Arizona Diamondbacks have one heck of a slugger in their pipeline. Prospect Leandro Cedeno launched an absolute bomb on Saturday in a minor league game. The Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles (seriously, that’s their name) first baseman was …

Masyn Winn throwing the ball 100.5 mph.

Video: Cardinals prospect throws hardest ball of season by infielder

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn’s middle name is Blaze, which would be an appropriate way to describe the throw he unleashed during Saturday’s MLB All-Star Futures Game at Dodger Stadium. Houston Astros prospect Yainer Diaz was …

Juan Soto in a Nats hat

Juan Soto reportedly unhappy with Nationals

The Washington Nationals are open to the idea of trading Juan Soto after failing to sign him to a contract extension yet again, and Soto is not happy that information became public. Soto reportedly rejected a 15-year, $440 million offer from the …

Juan Soto smiling in the dugout

Nationals’ possible asking price in Juan Soto trade revealed

The Washington Nationals may be open to trading outfielder Juan Soto, but any interested team is clearly going to have to put together a monster offer if they are seriously interested. ESPN’s Jeff Passan spoke with one MLB general manager about …

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