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Padres’ Wil Myers making first career MLB start at third base

The San Diego Padres are pressing forward with their Wil Myers experiment. Myers will make his first career MLB start at third base during Monday’s Padres-Los Angeles Angels game. The 27-year-old was placed on the disabled list with a foot …

Leonys Martin

Indians OF Leonys Martin dealing with life-threatening bacterial infection

The Cleveland Indians on Monday shed some light about the medical issue with which outfielder Leonys Martin has been dealing, and the entire situation is scary. Indians president Chris Antonetti said that Martin had a bacterial infection that entered …

David Bote says he ‘meant no disrespect’ with bat flip on game-winner

Chicago Cubs rookie standout David Bote is apologizing for something he probably has no need to apologize for. Bote hit a dramatic walk-off grand slam against the Washington Nationals on Sunday night, turning what looked like a 3-0 defeat into a 4-3 …

Manny Machado

Manny Machado denies feeling pressure to perform for Dodgers

Manny Machado hasn’t quite lived up to expectations in his first few weeks as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he’s not sweating it too much. After the All-Star infielder went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Saturday’s loss to …

Washington Nationals

Nats’ Ryan Madson blames back troubles for poor outing

Washington Nationals reliever Ryan Madson imploded in Sunday’s loss to the Chicago Cubs, and afterwards, he pointed to a back issue as the likely culprit. Madson entered the game in the bottom of the ninth inning with a 3-0 lead but proceeded …

Mookie Betts

Top 10 MLB MVP candidates

As we head towards the final month of the regular season, the pennant races in baseball are heating up, and so are the awards races. The MVP races in both leagues are looking very intriguing as we get into crunch time. In the American League, there …

Alex Rodriguez

Report: Joe Maddon, A-Rod had ‘heated argument’

Joe Maddon and Alex Rodriguez may have cleared the air regarding the Yu Darvish issue, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t some fire before that. In fact, one reporter says the two had a “heated argument” over the matter. …

David Wright

David Wright aiming to rejoin Mets before end of season

David Wright is playing competitive baseball again, and though he knows he’s got a long way to go before he can entertain a return to the majors, he’s still aiming for it. Wright went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in a rehab appearance at …

Joe Maddon

Joe Maddon cleared air with Alex Rodriguez over Darvish comment

Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon has apparently settled things with Alex Rodriguez over what he felt was unfair criticism of one of his players. During an ESPN Sunday Night Baseball telecast in July, Rodriguez hinted as clubhouse dissent toward Yu …

St Louis Cardinals

Cardinals pitcher misses start after cutting finger on food tray

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Luke Weaver was unable to make his scheduled start on Sunday for a very strange reason. According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Weaver cut the index finger on his pitching hand Saturday night in the …

Kenta Maeda Dodgers

Dodgers moving Kenta Maeda to bullpen

The Los Angeles Dodgers are shifting their pitching staff around. Manager Dave Roberts announced Sunday that Kenta Maeda will be shifted to the bullpen going forward with Hyun-Jin Ryu poised to rejoin the rotation. Kenta Maeda is going to the …

Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts has questionable explanation for game-costing bullpen decision

The Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen blew Saturday’s game against Colorado, and manager Dave Roberts took heat afterwards for the way he handled things. The Dodgers entered the ninth inning with a 2-0 lead over the Rockies on the heels of seven …

Trevor Bauer

Trevor Bauer undergoes precautionary X-rays after being hit in ankle

Trevor Bauer was sent for precautionary X-rays after the Cleveland Indians’ win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. Bauer left his start after being hit in the ankle by a Jose Abreu line drive in the 7th inning. Trevor Bauer has …

Ramon Laureano

Watch: Oakland’s Ramon Laureano makes unreal double play

Ramon Laureano is wasting little time in making himself known. The Oakland A’s rookie had a walk-off for his first career hit in a 1-0 win on Aug. 3. On Saturday night, he gave us one of the finest defensive plays of the season. Laureano …

DJ Lemahieu

DJ LeMahieu damages press box wall with foul ball

D.J. LeMahieu caused some damage to a wall in one of the press boxes at Coors Field with a foul ball. During Saturday’s game between the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers, LeMahieu hit a foul ball that made its way into one of the press …

Barry Bonds

Watch: Willie Mays urges Hall of Fame voters to vote for Barry Bonds

Willie Mays had a message for Baseball Hall of Fame voters on Saturday. The San Francisco Giants retired Barry Bonds’ uniform No. 25 during a special pregame ceremony. Among those to speak was franchise legend Willie Mays. Prior to walking away …

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