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Kate Upton congratulates husband Justin Verlander on no-hitter with nice note

Kate Upton congratulated her husband Justin Verlander on pitching his third career no-hitter with a nice note Sunday afternoon. Upton’s post on Twitter included a photo of the two together after the Houston Astros won the 2017 World Series. She …

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Watch: Justin Verlander wanted to f—ing celebrate with Abraham Toro after no-hitter

It’s fair to say that Justin Verlander’s Sunday may have been very different if not for a little bit of timely help from teammate Abraham Toro. Verlander was three outs away from a no-hitter, but the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays …

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Justin Verlander joins exclusive club with third career no-hitter

Justin Verlander made history with a dominant no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Verlander walked Cavan Biggio, the second hitter of the game, and then proceeded to retire the next 26 batters in a row en route to his third career …

Kenley Jansen

Kenley Jansen confident he will be fine by October despite struggles

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen is in the middle of a career-worst season, but he still thinks he can right the ship before it is too late. Addressing reporters on Sunday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts admitted that Jansen is dealing with …

Josh Donaldson

Look: Josh Donaldson has new home run ‘rain’ celebration

Josh Donaldson has a new home run celebration that’s clearly meant to live up to his “Bringer of Rain” nickname. The Atlanta Braves third baseman had most of his teammates in on the new celebration, including first base coach Eric …

Keston Hiura expected to miss at least two weeks for Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers have been slipping out of contention in the NL Central and now are being hit by the injury bug. Rookie stud Keston Hiura is expected to miss at least two weeks due to a Grade 2 hamstring strain, manager Craig Counsell said on …

Ronald Acuna

Braves hitting coach thinks Ronald Acuna’s struggles are due to chasing 40-40 club

Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna has a shot at making history this season, but his one of his coaches thinks that he may be gunning for it a little too hard. Braves hitting coach Kevin Seitzer said on Friday that he believes Acuna’s recent …

Max Scherzer

Nationals brought in Max Scherzer as pinch runner in tied game

Max Scherzer is taking things slowly after recently returning from the injured list, but he apparently felt well enough to pinch run on Friday. With their game against the Miami Marlins tied at 4-4 in the seventh inning, the Washington Nationals …

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Brad Ausmus says he has never seen opioids in Angels clubhouse

Friday’s revelation about what caused pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ death is creating some new questions for the Los Angeles Angels organization. Angels manager Brad Ausmus was asked about the prevalence of opioids within his own clubhouse in the …

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MLB will join investigation into Tyler Skaggs’ death

Major League Baseball will assign its investigative unit to aid in the inquiry surrounding the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. The Skaggs family retained attorney Rusty Hardin to look into an apparent claim that an unnamed Angels …

Tyler Skaggs’ family hires attorney to investigate alleged involvement of Angels employee in death

The family of Tyler Skaggs has hired attorney Rusty Hardin to investigate the alleged involvement of a Los Angeles Angels employee in the death of the pitcher. The toxicology report regarding Skaggs’ July 1 death was released on Friday. It …

Tyler Skaggs

Tyler Skaggs died from choking on vomit while under influence of alcohol, opioids

A toxicology report released Friday revealed that Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died from choking on his own vomit while under the influence of opioids and alcohol. The report, released by the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office …

Watch: Nicholas Castellanos unleashes bat smash after home run

Bat flips are out. Bat smashes are in, at least if you’re Nicholas Castellanos. The Chicago Cubs outfielder hit his second home run in as many at bats on Friday in a key divisional game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Knowing full well that the …

David Glass

Report: David Glass formally agrees to sell Royals for $1 billion

The Kansas City Royals will reportedly be getting a new owner. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Royals owner David Glass has formally agreed to sell the team to Cleveland Indians minority owner John Sherman for $1 billion. The deal is …

Blake Bivens shares moving Instagram post after murder of wife, son

Blake Bivens opened up on Thursday night with a moving Instagram post, two and a half days after his family was ripped away from him. Bivens, a 24-year-old pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays’ organization, was left without most of his family after …

Aristides Aquino

Reds phenom Aristides Aquino got his bat sent to Cooperstown

Aristides Aquino may be just a rookie, but he has already been immortalized in Cooperstown in one sense. The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced on Thursday that they were now in possession of the bat that the Cincinnati Reds phenom used to tie …

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