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Freddie Freeman thinks Mike Soroka deserves Cy Young consideration

Mike Soroka is quietly having an elite season for the Atlanta Braves, and one of his teammates thinks that he should be recognized as such. Speaking with reporters on Sunday after Soroka pitched seven shutout innings in a 4-1 win over the San Diego …

Alex Cora

Alex Cora shares thoughts on scandal with Puerto Rican government

Alex Cora has always been outspoken in providing support for Puerto Rico any way he can, but the Boston Red Sox manager is not proud of everything that is going on with the government in his home country. Two Puerto Rican government officials …

Homer Bailey was warming up for Royals when he was traded to A’s

Life comes at you fast, as Homer Bailey learned on Sunday. The veteran righty was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Oakland A’s, and the timing of it turned out to be pretty interesting. Ron Kroichick of the San Francisco Chronicle …

Mickey Callaway, Amed Rosario at odds over reason for benching

New York Mets shortstop Amed Rosario did not start Sunday, but the player and his manager can’t seem to agree on the reasoning. Rosario failed to run out a dropped pop up in Saturday’s game and was not in the lineup for Sunday’s …

Mike Trout

Mike Trout day-to-day with calf tightness after early exit

Mike Trout briefly caused Los Angeles Angels fans to panic Sunday when he left the team’s game against the Seattle Mariners. Trout left the game at the start of the third inning, with the Angels ultimately announcing that he was suffering from …

Watch: Orioles’ Hanser Alberto spoils Rays’ perfect game with routine grounder for hit

Baltimore Orioles third baseman Hanser Alberto spoiled the Tampa Bay Rays’ effort for the first combined perfect game in MLB history with a weak single. The Rays used Ryne Stanek to open Sunday’s game and he threw two perfect innings …

Noah Syndergaard

Report: Yankees sent scout to watch Syndergaard start

The New York Yankees are doing their due diligence on starting pitchers, even the ones who look unattainable. The Yankees had a scout in Miami to watch Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard’s start on Saturday, according to Kevin Kernan of the New York …

Mike Moustakas

Mike Moustakas explains why he declined Home Run Derby invite

When Christian Yelich had to pull out of the Home Run Derby with a minor injury, some felt that teammate Mike Moustakas and his 25 home runs were a natural fit. Moustakas has plenty of power, and it would ensure that Milwaukee Brewer fans still had …

Gio Urshela slide

Watch: Gio Urshela scores with incredible slide at home plate

Gio Urshela gave the New York Yankees the lead against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday with a heck of a slide at home plate. The Yankees and Jays were tied at two in the bottom of the fifth inning. Urshela was on third with two outs and Marcus …

Tampa Bay Rays logo

Rays want to ‘responsibly’ add players at trade deadline

The Tampa Bay Rays are genuine playoff contenders, but are working on a smaller budget and don’t want to sell the farm. Still, they’ll be looking to add over the next two and a half weeks. Rays senior vice president Chaim Bloom said …

Homer Bailey traded from Royals to A’s

The Oakland A’s are squarely in the playoff hunt after quietly putting together an impressive first half of the season, and they added a nice value piece to their starting rotation on Sunday. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that the A’s …

Trevor Bauer posts funny video after more struggles against Max Kepler

Trevor Bauer posted a funny video to Twitter on Saturday night after being lit up again by Max Kepler. Bauer started and took a loss in the Cleveland Indians’ 6-2 defeat to the Minnesota Twins earlier in the day. Bauer allowed a solo home run …

Joe Kelly

Watch: Joe Kelly uncorks crazy wild pitch against Red Sox

Joe Kelly on Saturday uncorked what had to be one of the wildest pitches of the season. Kelly was pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the bottom of the sixth inning against his former team, the Boston Red Sox. He had runners on first and second …

Mike Trout in the middle of his best offensive season ever

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 …

Bob Gibson

Bob Gibson battling pancreatic cancer

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

Nationals place Max Scherzer on IL with back strain

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 …

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