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Details emerge on ‘inappropriate’ behavior that led to firing of Tigers’ AAA manager

Details have surfaced on what led to this week’s unexpected firing of Gabe Alvarez. The Detroit Tigers announced abruptly on Tuesday that they had fired Alvarez, the manager of their Triple-A affiliate the Toledo Mud Hens. Details were …

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MLB announces punishment for Framber Valdez

Detroit Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez will have to sit for a while after Major League Baseball determined that he intentionally threw at a batter in Tuesday’s game. Valdez has received a six-game suspension for intentionally throwing at Boston …

Carlos Correa jogging

Astros get brutal injury update on Carlos Correa

The Houston Astros will not have Carlos Correa for the remainder of the season. Correa will undergo surgery on a torn tendon in his left ankle, he confirmed Wednesday. The procedure will end his season and keep him out for six to eight months. Carlos …

Trevor Story hit by pitch

Trevor Story responds to Framber Valdez plunking

Boston Red Sox Trevor Story is not buying any other narrative about Detroit Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez’s intention during a controversial moment on Tuesday. In the fourth inning of the game at Comerica Park in Detroit, Mich., Valdez hit …

Jose Altuve in a practice shirt

Jose Altuve had the worst whiff of the season against Shohei Ohtani

Jose Altuve may want to avoid social media for the next day or so. The Houston Astros icon got clowned on Tuesday for one of the worst swings and misses of his career against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. To make matters …

Carlos Correa looks out

Astros star Carlos Correa suffers ‘serious’ injury

The Houston Astros may have to soldier on without Carlos Correa for the foreseeable future. Correa was a late scratch for Tuesday’s contest, which the Astros won 2-1 at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. He reportedly suffered a …

Shohei Ohtani striking out Jose Altuve

Shohei Ohtani got the most embarrassing swing-and-miss from Jose Altuve

Jose Altuve haters were eating good on Tuesday night. Altuve and the Houston Astros played Tuesday at home against Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the fifth inning at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas, Altuve ended up producing one of the …

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Reds rookie made a surprising change during hitless skid

Cincinnati Reds rookie Sal Stewart just won the National League Rookie of the Month award for March and April after a strong start to 2026. However, Stewart began the month of May hitless in the first three games before snapping a 0-for-19 skid with …

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Pirates manager, pitcher suspended by MLB

The Pittsburgh Pirates will play on Tuesday night without manager Don Kelly. Kelley received a one-game suspension, while pitcher Chris Devenski received three, which was later reduced to two, for the actions in Saturday’s game against the …

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Tigers’ Triple-A manager abruptly fired under unclear circumstances

The Detroit Tigers’ Triple-A team, the Toledo Mud Hens, now has a new manager in a surprising turn of events. The Tigers announced on Tuesday that Gabe Alvarez was fired, with the only explanation being for a “violation of club …

Bryce Harper holding a helmet

Bryce Harper makes brutally honest comment about Phillies’ manager change

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper made a brutally honest comment about how the team’s recent managerial change may have helped them. The Phillies improved to 6-1 since firing Rob Thomson with a 1-0 win over the Miami Marlins at …

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Athletics trade for a former All-Star hitter

The Athletics are taking a chance on an old friend. The team officially announced on Monday that they are trading for veteran catcher Jonah Heim, formerly of the Atlanta Braves. Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that the Athletics will be sending …

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TV broadcast captures the moment lightning struck during Tigers-Red Sox game

The Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox were out there battling the elements on Monday. Detroit and Boston met on Monday for a game that was played in inclement weather at Comerica Park in Detroit, Mich. During the seventh inning of the contest, …

Dodgers star Kyle Tucker taking an at-bat while getting booed by Astros fans

Astros fans shower Kyle Tucker with boos in his return to Houston

Houston Astros fans did not give Kyle Tucker the warmest of welcomes during his return to Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. Tucker came up to bat with Los Angeles Dodgers runners on first and second and two outs in the bottom of the first inning. The …

Juan Soto in sunglasses and hat

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza explains rare Juan Soto lineup move

For the first time since May 30, 2021, Juan Soto is batting leadoff. The New York Mets face the Colorado Rockies on Monday at Coors Field in Denver, Colo., and manager Carlos Mendoza put Soto at the top of the order for the first time in nearly five …

Derek Jeter smiling

Derek Jeter shares his tribute to Yankees announcer John Sterling

Derek Jeter shared a tribute to longtime New York Yankees announcer John Sterling after Sterling’s death on Monday. Jeter, the legendary Yankee shortstop, praised Sterling as “as much a part of the fabric of the New York Yankees …

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