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The Philadelphia Phillies moved Rhys Hoskins to first base after his disastrous season defensively in left field last season, and the youngster has been an adventure at his new position, too. Hoskins made his fifth error of the season in the top of …
Statistician Bill James isn’t a big fan of hype, it seems, and that means he’s a bit of a skeptic when it comes to Shohei Ohtani. James, regarded as the godfather of analytics in baseball, took a swipe at Ohtani — or perhaps more …
Sean Doolittle jabbed Joe Maddon after the Chicago Cubs manager filed a protest following Saturday’s game. Doolittle pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up the save in his Washington Nationals’ 5-2 win over the Cubs. Maddon came out twice …
The Los Angeles Angels got a nice boost when Shohei Ohtani made his season debut earlier in May. They will have to wait some time longer before getting Justin Upton back. Upton has been out since suffering a turf toe injury in the team’s final …
Mike Trout absolutely destroyed a baseball on Saturday night. Trout took an outside fastball from Kansas City Royals pitcher Jakob Junis deep to left field for a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning, putting the Angels up 1-0. Mike Trout …
Mickey Callaway’s job is safe, at least for another day. Yahoo Sports New York Mets reporter Matt Ehalt said on Twitter Saturday that Callaway would not be fired that evening and the team is not prepared to make a change during the road trip. A …
Zack Greinke won’t even miss any time despite an injury scare in his last start. Greinke departed his start against the Pirates on Wednesday in the eighth inning after feeling something in his abdomen. He underwent an MRI that came up clean, …
Bryce Harper hasn’t had the start to his Philadelphia Phillies career that he would’ve hoped for, but sometimes he offers up a reminder of the massive power he possesses. That was certainly true on Saturday, when he hit the second-longest …
The MLB and MLBPA are currently not really working toward resolving the numerous disagreements they have over the direction of the game. According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the league and the players’ association are currently not involved …
Ian Kinsler’s bizarre home run celebration did not go unnoticed by Major League Baseball’s front office. According to Scott Miller of Bleacher Report, the San Diego Padres second baseman was fined for his profane celebration after hitting …
Robinson Cano declined to run out a double play ball during Friday’s game and is blaming a scoreboard error as the reason. Cano went 1-for-5 in an 8-6 New York Mets loss at the Miami Marlins. Cano was up in the top of the seventh with one out, …
The Chipper Jones, Boog Sciambi story told this week is a classic. Jones was in the booth with Sciambi and David Ross during Wednesday’s Braves-St. Louis Cardinals game in Atlanta on ESPN. During the game, Chipper and Sciambi revisited a great …
The injury news on Zack Greinke is positive. An MRI on Greinke’s abdomen came back clean and he is only expected to miss two starts at the most, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. Zack Greinke’s MRI is clean and #Dbacks will wait …
Ian Kinsler may have insisted that his vulgar outburst following his clutch home run on Thursday night was directed at his San Diego Padres teammates and not the home fans, but manager Andy Green did not appreciate it either way. Kinsler, who is …
Not for the first time, Cincinnati Reds outfielder Yasiel Puig has tried to explain the logic behind him occasionally licking his bat. Puig has a habit of licking his bat while hitting, but he says he thinks of ice cream while doing it. He admitted …
Ian Kinsler is having a rough season at the plate with the San Diego Padres this year, and the veteran infielder has heard some boos from home fans while struggling to produce. He appeared to fire back at the Padres faithful following his big home …
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