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Kyler Murray

A’s GM does not regret drafting Kyler Murray

The Oakland A’s will likely never have anything to show for drafting Kyler Murray with the No. 9 overall pick in the MLB Draft, but that does not mean they regret taking a chance on the two-sport star. Murray officially announced on Monday that …

Kyler Murray

Athletics’ minor league affiliate posts hilarious reaction to Kyler Murray decision

Kyler Murray’s decision to pursue an NFL career certainly shook the sports world on Monday, but nobody more than the entire Oakland Athletics organization. The decision will have particularly clear ramifications for Oakland’s minor league …

Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander rips ‘broken’ MLB free agency

Major League Baseball players are growing frustrated with the fact that some teams have begun to report for spring training while the likes of Bryce Harper and Manny Machado are unsigned. Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is certainly one of …

Kyler Murray

Kyler Murray announces he is ‘fully committing’ to playing in NFL

Kyler Murray will not be reporting to the Oakland A’s when position players are scheduled to arrive at training camp later this week, as the former Oklahoma star announced on Monday that he is fully committed to pursuing a career in the NFL. In …

Kyler Murray

A’s still unsure if Kyler Murray will report to training camp

Position players are scheduled to report to training camp on Friday with the Oakland A’s, and the team is still uncertain if first-round pick Kyler Murray will be among them. According to Carrie Muskat of The Associated Press, Murray has a …

A’s infielder Franklin Barreto will report late due to turmoil in native Venezuela

Franklin Barreto will be unable to report to Oakland Athletics camp on time because of the volatile situation in his native country. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Sunday that the A’s infielder will not be in camp when …

Bryce Harper

Report: Giants plan to offer Bryce Harper big money on short-term deal

The San Francisco Giants have suddenly emerged as one of the favorites to sign Bryce Harper, but the star outfielder may have to accept a somewhat untraditional free agent contract if he wants to play in the Bay Area. According to Bob Nightengale of …

Report: Some believe Bryce Harper prefers Giants

The market for free agent Bryce Harper has been slow this offseason, though a new, surprising team may be emerging. The San Francisco Giants recently met with Harper and could be a leading contender to sign the outfielder. In fact, NBC Sports Bay …

Bryce Harper

Giants CEO shares information about Bryce Harper meeting

The San Francisco Giants are very much in the Bryce Harper sweepstakes, and they’re not hiding it. Giants CEO Larry Baer revealed Saturday that the team’s meeting with Harper this week went a full four hours — longer than the team …

Madison Bumgarner

Madison Bumgarner had hilarious reaction after Giants floated ‘opener’ idea

New San Francisco Giants president Farhan Zaidi floated the notion of the team using an “opener” in the 2019 season, but his most prominent starter is not a fan. Giants manager Bruce Bochy revealed at Saturday’s fanfest that Madison …

Jeff Samardzija

Jeff Samardzija has hilarious idea about ballpark dimensions

San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija is a bit radical when it comes to ballpark dimensions. In fact, he joked that if it were up to him, the fencing at ballparks would change at various points of the season just to keep things interesting, or …

Bryce Harper

Report: Nationals may match any Philadelphia offer to Bryce Harper

The Washington Nationals are still in the Bryce Harper race, and an offer from the Philadelphia Phillies could get them very motivated to retain the star outfielder. According to Jon Morosi of MLB.com, the Nationals are “increasingly …

Gabe Kapler

Phillies manager Gabe Kapler makes pitch to Bryce Harper, Manny Machado

The Philadelphia Phillies showed some signs of improvement last season when they won 80 games a year after finishing dead last in the NL East, and manager Gabe Kapler feels they have already proved this offseason that they are committed to contending …

Francisco Lindor

Indians’ Francisco Lindor may miss spring training with calf strain

It hasn’t even really started yet, but the Cleveland Indians’ 2019 season is already off to a troubling beginning. The team announced Friday that shortstop Francisco Lindor strained his right calf while preparing for the year and will …

Manny Machado

Report: Padres aggressively pursuing Manny Machado

The San Diego Padres have been keeping tabs on superstar free agents Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, and reports are still indicating that their interest is serious. The expectation remains that the Philadelphia Phillies will sign one of Harper or …

All-Star closer changes name … sort of

All-Star closer Zack Britton is making a change for the 2019 MLB season. Britton, whose full name is Zackary Grant Britton, has been known as Zach Britton his entire career. On Thursday, he took the step of notifying everyone that he would like his …

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