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The New York Yankees beat up Boston starter Chris Sale on Saturday as the Red Sox fell to a 9-2 loss. Compounding Sale’s aggravation was home plate umpire Mike Estabrook’s strike zone. Sale felt that he was getting squeezed for much of …
Colorado Rockies outfielder David Dahl was carted off the field after making a sliding catch during Friday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants. New Giants acquisition Scooter Gennett was batting in the top of the sixth inning and hit …
John Smoltz offered the ultimate praise for the Houston Astros’ loaded rotation. During the ’90s, Smoltz teamed with the likes of Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine to form the core of one of the best rotations in recent MLB history. Steve …
Alcides Escobar carved out a lengthy MLB career as a light-hitting, glove-first shortstop with the Kansas City Royals, where he spent eight years as a reliable everyday player and won a World Series. He left Kansas City after 2018 and landed in the …
A few short years ago, Wade Davis one considered one of baseball’s elite relievers. Now, he’s lost his closer job with the Colorado Rockies. According to Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post, Davis will, at least for the moment, be demoted …
The Chicago Cubs are 21-33 on the road and have not been able to win a series away from Wrigley Field since May, and that’s not good enough for team president Theo Epstein. Epstein said Friday that the team is “embarrassed” that …
Cleveland Indians pitcher Danny Salazar made one start, his first since 2017, but has since landed right back on the disabled list. The Indians placed Salazar on the 10-day IL Friday with a right groin strain. The Indians have placed Danny Salazar …
Yasiel Puig didn’t really have time to update his wardrobe ahead of his move to the Cleveland Indians. Puig was traded to Cleveland by the Cincinnati Reds a day before the trade deadline, and while there was a bit of a delay in Puig’s …
Shaving in the middle of a game is something that appears to have become popular among MLB players this season, and Houston Astros outfielder Josh Reddick was the latest to give it a try. When the first pitch was thrown in Houston’s game …
Jon Lester had a pretty blunt assessment of his counterpart after Thursday’s Chicago Cubs-St. Louis Cardinals game. The Cardinals shut out the Cubs 8-0 to take two of three in their series. Jack Flaherty took a no-hitter into the sixth before …
Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Dustin May has the best nickname for a player that we’ve seen in a long time. May stands 6-foot-6, is lanky, has long red hair, throws hard and has good stuff. He is very similar to Noah Syndergaard and was …
Joe Maddon means business for the Chicago Cubs now. The MLB trade deadline has passed and we are now in August. Accordingly, Maddon says the time to play players for developmental purposes is over and “it’s big boy time” now. Joe …
Mark Trumbo seems to be a forgotten man these days, but he is hoping that he still has something left to offer in this final year of his contract. Speaking with reporters on Thursday, the injured Baltimore Orioles slugger said that he was targeting a …
Even in his old age Bob Gibson is still advocating for brushback pitches. When Anthony Rizzo was batting in the top of the first inning of Thursday’s Chicago Cubs-St. Louis Cardinals game, Cardinals TV announcer Dan McLaughlin began talking …
Major League Baseball on Thursday announced the fallout from the ugly brawl that took place between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates earlier in the week, and eight suspensions were handed down in total. Both managers, Cincinnati’s …
Jake Faria was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday and seems pretty excited about the move. Faria issued a farewell to Rays fans over Twitter and then posted about how excited he is to join the Brewers. #ThisIsMyCrew …
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