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Shohei Ohtani will miss at least one scheduled start on the mound due to an injury he suffered while hitting on Saturday. Ohtani was hit on his right wrist by a pitch in Saturday’s game and is still experiencing some soreness. Angels manager …
New York Mets players have decided to fight back against fans who are understandably fed up with the team’s recent performance, and Marcus Stroman is blaming media for a controversy his teammates created. Mets players have been using a …
The New York Mets caused a bit of an uproar Sunday when infielder Javier Baez admitted the team’s “thumbs down” celebration is a response to booing fans. In response, team president Sandy Alderson vowed to put a stop to it. In a …
It’s not uncommon for managers to use a position player to pitch the final inning of a blowout loss. It saves the bullpen in a game the team is unlikely to win anyway. On Sunday, however, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts surprisingly used Justin …
The struggling New York Mets have been hearing it from their fans for much of the month, and Javier Baez has had enough of it. Baez and the Mets have been celebrating key hits by giving a thumbs down signal recently. Several Mets players could be …
Kenta Maeda’s season is over for the Minnesota Twins. But it remains to be seen whether he will also be out for all of next season. Maeda is scheduled to undergo elbow surgery on his pitching arm on Wednesday in Dallas. It won’t be until …
When Oakland Athletics pitcher Chris Bassitt was struck in the head with a line drive a week and a half ago, the obvious conclusion seemed to be that his season was over. That’s not the case, at least if Bassitt has his way. The Athletics …
The Los Angeles Dodgers limped away to end their 4-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, and home plate umpire Jim Wolf did not help them out on at least one pitch call. Mookie Betts singled to lead off the bottom of the ninth, putting the …
Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton has had a lot of downtime lately while on the IL, and he spent it coming to grips with his son’s new favorite player. Buxton was activated by the Twins on Friday after over two months out with a broken …
Police have completed their investigation into assault allegations against Trevor Bauer, and it is now up to prosecutors to determine if the Los Angeles Dodgers star should be charged with a crime. The Pasadena Police Department handed over its …
Trevor Bauer has almost certainly thrown his last pitch of the 2021 season. At the very least, we will not be seeing the right-hander in the playoffs. Bauer had his paid administrative leave extended for a seventh time on Friday, so he will be away …
It is unclear if Jacob deGrom will pitch again this season due to a lingering elbow issue, but the New York Mets star had his spirits lifted by a young fan on Thursday night. A young fan at Citi Field made a “get well” card for deGrom. A …
Aaron Boone was ejected from Thursday’s New York Yankees-Oakland A’s game for arguing a strike call made by home plate umpire Todd Tichenor. Joey Gallo was batting in the top of the second inning and had a full count. James Kaprielian …
The addition of instant replay to MLB is generally a positive for the league, but it has some downsides. What happened to Brandon Nimmo on Thursday night is a classic example of this issue. Nimmo was batting for the New York Mets in the bottom of the …
The closer spot for the Chicago White Sox has been a question ever since the team acquired Craig Kimbrel prior to the trade deadline. At the time of the acquisition, both Kimbrel and Liam Hendriks were among the most dominant closers in MLB. We …
Joey Votto is one of the most accomplished hitters of his generation, and has seen almost every pitcher of note during his career. That’s what makes comments he made about the Milwaukee Brewers so noteworthy. On Thursday, the Cincinnati Reds …
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