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Ross Stripling

Ross Stripling was prepared to throw at Astros players over sign stealing

One interesting storyline for 2020 will be how many pitchers take justice into their own hands by throwing at Houston Astros players over their systemic sign-stealing. That question is one that Ross Stripling grappled with. Stripling was supposed to …

Alex Rodriguez

Report: Alex Rodriguez interested in buying Mets

A surprise name has emerged in potential bidding for the New York Mets. According to Thornton McEnery of the New York Post, Alex Rodriguez is “kicking the tires” on a possible bid for the Mets. Rodriguez was a childhood Mets fan who has …

Alex Cora

Report: MLB investigating ‘far less egregious’ cheating allegations with Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are still awaiting the conclusion of Major League Baseball’s investigation into allegations that they illegally stole signs during their World Series season in 2018, but there is a growing sense that they don’t have a …

Cody Bellinger

Cody Bellinger unloads on Astros for ‘weak’ apology, stealing trophies

Cody Bellinger was one of the first people to speak out against the Houston Astros after Major League Baseball confirmed that the 2017 World Series champions cheated their way to a title, and Bellinger feels no differently about the situation a month …

Astros cheating meme

Kurt Suzuki: ‘No question’ Astros cheated during 2019 World Series

Major League Baseball found evidence that the Houston Astros cheated during the 2017 regular season, 2017 postseason and into the 2018 season, but the investigation did not mention anything about the team stealing signs during the World Series last …

Felix Hernandez wants reporters to know he’s not as old as they think

Felix Hernandez has been around seemingly forever, but he took an opportunity to remind reporters he’s not as old as they may think. Earlier this year, Hernandez agreed to a minor-league deal with the Atlanta Braves after spending the first 15 …

Angels SS Andrelton Simmons appears to troll Astros on Instagram story

Thursday went from Houston Astros Apology Day to Everyone Bash the Astros Day. Even a rival appeared to take a shot at them. Los Angeles Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons posted an image on his Instagram story that showed three asterisks. The …

Joe Maddon Angels

Joe Maddon is right: MLB is hurt by extreme use of analytics, technology

Joe Maddon is known as an outside-the-box thinker who has incorporated analytics into his managerial style. But Maddon, who is now the manager of the Los Angeles Angels, thinks baseball has gotten too extreme in its focus on analytics and technology, …

Zack Wheeler takes shot at Mets over handling of his free agency

Zack Wheeler is free to speak his mind now that he is no longer a member of the New York Mets. Speaking with Greg Joyce of the New York Post on Thursday, the veteran right-hander took a shot at the team over their handling of his free agency, saying …

Jose Altuve labeled ‘Astros Cheater’ in LA news station TV graphic

Jose Altuve was one of a number of Houston Astros players who apologized for the team’s sign-stealing scandal on Thursday, but one local news station in Los Angeles clearly is not ready to forgive the star infielder. Altuve and Alex Bregman …

Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander hints that he expressed opposition to Astros stealing signs

Justin Verlander finally addressed the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal on Thursday along with several of his teammates, and the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner seemed to indicate that he expressed displeasure with the tactics when they …

Andrew Benintendi catch

Andrew Benintendi on Red Sox investigation: ‘We know we didn’t do anything’

Major League Baseball is likely nearing the end of its investigation into allegations that the Boston Red Sox illegally stole signs during their World Series season in 2018, and you can count Andrew Benintendi among the players who are confident the …

Carlos Correa

Carlos Correa defends Carlos Beltran, says Astros players made own decisions

Many have tried to use Carlos Beltran and Alex Cora as scapegoats in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scheme, but Carlos Correa did his best to put a stop to that following the team’s big press conference on Thursday. After the Astros …

Alex Cora

Red Sox GM says bringing back Alex Cora is ‘not a consideration’

The Boston Red Sox have named former bench coach Ron Roenicke their interim manager, leaving many to speculate if they are leaving the door open to bring back Alex Cora next season. As of now, it does not sound like that is the team’s plan. In …

Jim Crane Astros

Astros owner Jim Crane roasted for saying cheating ‘didn’t impact the game’

The Houston Astros held a press conference on Thursday to finally address cheating their way to a World Series title in 2017, and to say it did not go well would be an enormous understatement. Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve expressed remorse over their …

Alex Bregman

Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve apologize for Astros cheating in scripted presser

The Houston Astros are suddenly sorry for cheating their way to a World Series title in 2017. Astros owner Jim Crane said last month that he would get his players together at the start of spring training to apologize “with a strong statement as …

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