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Pete Alonso

Pete Alonso accuses MLB of manipulating baseballs for this reason

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso has a conspiracy theory about Major League Baseball manipulating the baseballs used in games for a very interesting reason. On Wednesday, Alonso was asked about the ongoing debate over the enforcement of rules …

Bobby Witt Jr home plate

Bobby Witt Jr. says umpire missed call on home run robbery

Kansas City Royals top prospect Bobby Witt Jr. says that the umpire missed the call when he cost the infielder a home run on Tuesday. Witt went 3-for-4 in his Northwest Arkansas Naturals’ 7-6 win over the Frisco RoughRiders on Tuesday. He …

KeBryan Hayes home run

Video: Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes loses home run after missing first base

Ke’Bryant Hayes suffered a terrible fate on Tuesday due to quite a blunder on the bases. Hayes was batting in the bottom of the second of his Pittsburgh Pirates’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He sent a Walker Buehler pitch deep to …

Gerrit Cole

Gerrit Cole effectively admits to using banned substances

Gerrit Cole effectively admitted on Tuesday to using banned substances while pitching. Cole was asked by reporter Ken Davidoff whether he has used Spider Tack, a sticky substance, while pitching. The question came two days after being accused by Josh …

Joey Votto

Video: Joey Votto loved sticking it to s— talking Cardinals fans

Joey Votto was quite proud of his Cincinnati Reds for their huge sweep of the Cardinals in St. Louis over the weekend. The Reds swept a 4-game series at Busch Stadium from Thursday-Sunday. Not only was that a big accomplishment — one Cincinnati …

Jarred Kelenic

Jarred Kelenic’s struggles in MLB hurt service time manipulation arguments

Former Seattle Mariners CEO Kevin Mather lost his job when he became too transparent with comments he made about the team in February. Mather spoke with a local Rotary Club and willingly disclosed many intimate details about the team that later got …

San Francisco Giants logo

Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper to miss games while undergoing chemotherapy

Longtime San Francisco Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper is stepping away from the booth temporarily to undergo chemotherapy. In a statement issued through the Giants, Kuiper announced Monday that he has been diagnosed with an unspecified medical …

Rougned Odor strike three

Video: Rougned Odor called out on this ridiculous strike

Rougned Odor was the victim of a bad strike three call in Sunday night’s New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox game. The teams were tied at four in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Yankees had runners on the corners with two out, making it a huge …

Trevor Bauer on the field

Trevor Bauer challenges MLB to enforce rules on foreign substances

Trevor Bauer has heard enough talk about enforcing MLB rules on pitchers using foreign substances. Now he wants action. Bauer, who has long been a critic of MLB’s blind eye to foreign substance use, responded Sunday to the league’s pledge …

Citizens Bank Park netting

Video: Protective netting hilariously collapses mid-game in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Phillies staffers were left scrambling after the protective netting around the infield collapsed during Sunday’s game. In the 8th inning of Sunday’s game, the netting somehow collapsed toward the field at Citizens Bank Park, …

Gerrit Cole

Josh Donaldson questions whether Gerrit Cole used foreign substance

Major League Baseball’s planned crackdown on pitchers using illegal substances has some hitters questioning which pitchers have been getting away with things for a while. Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson raised suspicion about New …

Phil Nevin

Video: Phil Nevin gets emotional talking about missing son’s MLB debut

Phil Nevin got emotional talking about missing his son’s MLB debut. Nevin’s son, Tyler, played two games for the Baltimore Orioles this season before being sent back down to the minors. He went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk on May 29 …

MLB logo on a wall

This is how detailed MLB’s investigation into foreign substances is

Major League Baseball has promised to crack down on pitchers using foreign substances, and it appears they’re making actual progress toward doing so. The league has yet to indicate how it plans to identify and punish any use of foreign …

Blake Snell

Blake Snell had hilarious quote about his changeup issues

Blake Snell was outstanding for the San Diego Padres on Friday night, and he managed it despite his fourth pitch abandoning him. Snell threw seven one-hit innings against the New York Mets, striking out ten and walking only one. His fastball, slider, …

Tyler Zombro

Video shows Tyler Zombro convulsing after being hit by line drive

Tampa Bay Rays minor league pitcher Tyler Zombro was taken to the hospital after being hit in the head by a line drive on Thursday. Zombro was pitching in the eighth inning for the Durham Bulls in their game against the Norfolk Tides. He was facing …

MLB logo on a wall

Report: MLB tells owners it will begin enforcing illegal substance rules

MLB has had a major problem this season with a lack of offense. The league’s collective .236 batting average is the lowest ever. It is believed that the proliferation of pitchers using illegal substances with impunity is the biggest reason for …

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