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Mike Trout has been the best player in baseball for at least the last five years, if not longer. He’s won two AL MVP awards and has finished second in MVP voting four other times. Despite all that previous success, 2019 is shaping up to be his …
Hall of Famer Bob Gibson is battling pancreatic cancer. Gibson, a two-time Cy Young Award winner and former NL MVP, sent a letter to the living Hall of Famers informing them of his health, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Saturday. Gibson was …
Max Scherzer’s minor back issue just keeps lingering, and now it’s landed the ace on the injured list. The Washington Nationals placed Scherzer on the 10-day IL Saturday with a mid-back strain. The move is retroactive to July 10, meaning …
In a rather strange turnabout, Francisco Cervelli has said he was misquoted after claiming to be done catching. The Pittsburgh Pirates veteran was quoted by local journalist Dejan Kovacevic as saying he was “done” with catching after his …
The Los Angeles Angels tossed a memorable team no-hitter on the night they honored late teammate Tyler Skaggs, and they capped it off in a perfect way. Taylor Cole and Felix Pena combined to throw nine no-hit innings, walking just one in a 13-0 win …
Giancarlo Stanton does not appear close to a return thanks to a knee injury he suffered in June. Unfortunately but unsurprisingly, Stanton has yet to resume baseball activities after hurting his knee during a slide last month against Toronto. Dellin …
The Cleveland Indians still anticipate the return of pitcher Corey Kluber this season, and he’s getting closer to taking a big step toward pitching again. According to Indians manager Terry Francona, Kluber, who suffered a non-displaced …
It was simply meant to be. The Los Angeles Angels’ pitching staff combined to no-hit the Seattle Mariners in a 13-0 win on Friday night, the same night they paid respect to Tyler Skaggs in their first home game since his death. Before the game, …
Things got a bit slippery for the Birmingham Barons on Friday … literally. The Chicago White Sox Double-A affiliates (and also the team Michael Jordan once played for) had their game against the Jackson Generals interrupted by the sprinkler …
Mike Francesa very much has a tell-it-like-it-is style in his interviews, so it’s no surprise he did not hold back when talking with New York Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen on Friday. Van Wagenen addressed the media to provide a “state of the …
Less than a week after his frightening collision with Jake Marisnick, Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy is opening up a bit about the play. Lucroy, who suffered a concussion and broken nose when the Houston Astros outfielder ran him over …
The Los Angeles Angels on Friday had their first home game since Tyler Skaggs’ death. The team planned to honor Skaggs with a pregame ceremony that would include his family. They also commemorated Skaggs with signage throughout the stadium. An …
The New York Mets are coming to terms with the fact that they won’t be a playoff team in 2019, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to be blowing everything up. Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen said Friday that the team would seek to move …
Despite sitting in last place in a crowded NL Central, the Cincinnati Reds are going to try to get better before the July 31 trade deadline. Reds president Dick Williams confirmed Friday that the Reds, who sit five games out of first place, will be …
The back tightness that cost Max Scherzer a trip to the All-Star game has crept into the second half of his regular season. Scherzer will not make his scheduled start Sunday due to the back issue, but an MRI came back clean, according to manager Dave …
The Kansas City Royals are in the middle of a major rebuild, but that doesn’t quite mean that they’re open for business on every single player on their roster. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, utility man Whit Merrifield is …
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