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Red Sox SS Xander Bogaerts annoyed with All-Star voting

Xander Bogaerts has steadily been one of the better shortstops in the American League since 2015, but you wouldn’t really know it by the All-Star voting results. Bogaerts has only made one All-Star team (2016) and finds himself sixth in the …

Rich Hill leaves start after one inning due to forearm tightness

Rich Hill left his start on Wednesday night for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants after just one inning due to an apparent injury that the team later said was left forearm tightness. Hill came out for warmups after the Dodgers …

Max Scherzer pitches with black eye after breaking nose day before

Max Scherzer won’t even let a broken nose keep him from taking the mound. The three-time Cy Young Award winner made his scheduled start on Wednesday despite breaking his nose the day before. Scherzer was practicing bunting during the Washington …

David Ortiz

Prosecutor says David Ortiz was not intended target of shooting

David Ortiz was not the intended victim of the attempted assassination in the Dominican Republic, according to prosecutors. Dominican Republic attorney general Jean Alain Rodriguez said Ortiz’s friend Sixto David Fernandez was the intended …

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Orioles’ Trey Mancini avoids major injury after HBP on elbow

The Baltimore Orioles managed to avoid serious injury to one of their primary trade chips on Wednesday despite a big scare. Slugging outfielder Trey Mancini was hit on the elbow with a pitch and left Wednesday’s game against the Oakland …

New York Yankees

Yankee ownership would add to luxury tax bill for right trade

The New York Yankees face one of the biggest luxury tax bills in Major League Baseball, but they won’t let it stop them if they feel it necessary to make a big trade. The Yankees are roughly $15 million shy of passing the $246 million mark in …

Marcus Stroman

Watch: Marcus Stroman called Mike Trout ‘best ever’ after getting him out

Mike Trout and the rest of his Los Angeles Angels teammates had a tough time facing Marcus Stroman on Tuesday night, but the Toronto Blue Jays pitcher managed to let Trout know how highly he thinks of him in the middle of the game. Stroman got Trout …

Vladimir Guerrero Jr

Watch: Angels closer uses bizarre leg kick to mess with Vlad Guerrero Jr

Vladimir Guerrero Jr has played less than 50 games in his MLB career, and opposing pitchers are already coming up with unique ways to try to get the young slugger out. With the Toronto Blue Jays trailing 3-1 in the ninth inning Tuesday night, Los …

Jacob deGrom

Mets manager admits to trying to pad Jacob deGrom’s stats

If nothing else, you have to give Mickey Callaway credit for his honesty. New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom threw a gem on Tuesday, going 8.1 innings, striking out 10 batters, and allowing just two earned runs in a 10-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. …

Max Scherzer suffers broken nose after being hit in face during bunting drill

Max Scherzer suffered a broken nose after being hit in the face during a bunting drill on Tuesday. The Washington Nationals ace was in the cage during batting practice before the team’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. He squared to bunt …

Max Scherzer hit in face by ball during bunting drill

If Max Scherzer looks a little beat up in his face next time you see him, you’ll know why. The Washington Nationals pitcher took a ball off his face during a bunting drill on Tuesday afternoon. Max Scherzer took a ball off his face during a …

MLB calls out Umpires’ Association over Manny Machado suspension statement

MLB issued a statement on Tuesday in response to the Umpires’ Association statement about the Manny Machado suspension. Machado was suspended one game for making contact with umpire Bill Welke after being ejected for arguing a third strike call …

David Ortiz

David Ortiz has condition upgraded to ‘good’ by doctors

David Ortiz continues to make progress as he recovers from a gunshot wound in Boston, and the former MLB slugger’s wife said on Tuesday that his condition has been upgraded. In her latest statement, Tiffany Ortiz said David’s condition …

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Jesus Aguilar: Manny Machado apologized for playoff incident

No one would blame Jesus Aguilar if he wanted to hold a grudge against Manny Machado for the rest of his MLB career, but the Milwaukee Brewers first baseman says he has moved on from the dirty play Machado committed during the playoffs last year. …

Chris Betts

Rays prospect Chris Betts celebrates Home Run Derby win with huge bat throw

Tampa Bay Rays prospect Chris Betts won a Home Run Derby contest on Monday and celebrated with a massive bat throw. Betts was going up against Alek Thomas in the Midwest League Home Run Derby. They were tied at seven when Betts launched a homer to …

Edwin Jackson calls his pitching ‘horses—’ after getting shelled by Angels

Edwin Jackson is a former All-Star and World Series champion, but you wouldn’t know it based on how he has been pitching this season. The Toronto Blue Jays righty was lit up for seven earned runs in just one inning of Monday’s 10-5 loss …

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