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Joe Mauer is in the final year of his long-term, big-money contract with the Minnesota Twins, and he says he will weigh retirement after the season. Mauer, 35, spoke with The Star Tribune’s La Velle E. Neal III and shared his thoughts on …
Unlike other major sports, MLB players who sign big contracts have a rare combination of guaranteed financial security and no league-imposed limit on their earning potential. NBA and NHL contracts are guaranteed, but limited by the salary cap in …
Sonny Gray has largely been a disappointment for the New York Yankees since he was acquired in a trade last season, and his latest poor outing contributed to the team falling even further behind in the AL East on Tuesday. Fans are not only growing …
Addison Russell made a spectacular play to rob Ryan Braun of a hit on Tuesday night. Braun was batting with one out in the top of the 9th inning with his Milwaukee Brewers trailing the Chicago Cubs 3-0. Braun hit a smash to shortstop, but Russell …
Washington Nationals rookie Spencer Kieboom set the record straight about the sensational tooth story involving him on Tuesday. Kieboom hit his first career home run during a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The MASN telecast showed Spencer …
Former Seattle Mariners All-Star pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is heading back to Japan to see if he can continue his professional baseball career. Iwakuma spoke with Mariners reporters on Tuesday and said he was going back to his home country, with an eye …
Justin Verlander was visibly emotional during his return to the mound at Comerica Park in Detroit. Verlander spent the first 12 full seasons of his major league career with the Detroit Tigers. Prior to last year’s trade deadline, he was traded …
The Philadelphia area received a significant amount of rainfall over the weekend, and the tarp at Citizens Bank Park probably should have been rolled out during the duration of the inclement weather. Unfortunately, that was not the case. On Monday, …
Madison Bumgarner denied throwing at Ryan Braun intentionally despite hitting him with a pitch that led to benches clearing between the Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Bumgarner threw two pitches high and/or inside on Braun in a …
Dallas Keuchel is one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball when he’s on his game, and no one has a better idea of how good he can be than Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado. With Keuchel scheduled to pitch in Houston’s series …
Nolan Arenado is slumping at a terrible time for the Colorado Rockies, but his absence from Saturday’s starting lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers still came as an unpleasant surprise to him. The star third baseman was held out of the …
Kenta Maeda is stepping up for the Los Angeles Dodgers as their closer while Kenley Jansen is out, but he certainly knows how big those shoes are to fill. Maeda recorded the final two outs of the Dodgers’ 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on …
First it was Shohei Ohtani, and now it’s Michael Kopech. For the second time this week, a team is recommending Tommy John surgery for one of its top young pitchers. The Chicago White Sox said on Friday that Kopech needs Tommy John surgery for a …
David Wright is hoping to return to the New York Mets this season, but it’s not clear that the big league team is on the same page. Mets interim general manager John Ricco said Friday that they haven’t discussed with Wright his readiness …
The Boston Red Sox are easing Chris Sale back into action. Manager Alex Cora announced Friday that the Red Sox will use their left-handed ace as an “opener” on Tuesday, throwing him for roughly 40 pitches or two innings of action. Some …
Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen has struggled to cope with heart issues in some recent trips to Colorado — so much so that his initial reaction to his most recent flare-up is probably not what you’d expect. Jansen experienced …
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