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Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton missed virtually all of 2017 after tearing his ACL, but he’s back and healthy now. Still, some noticed him moving a bit gingerly during the first three games of the 2018 season, and wondered if he was …
The Philadelphia Phillies are receiving a warning from MLB about their handling of a relief pitcher in Saturday’s game, according to a report. ESPN’s Buster Olney reported on Sunday that MLB determined that umpire Jerry Layne handled a …
The Minnesota Twins were quite aggrieved Sunday after a Baltimore Orioles player bunted against the shift trailing by seven in the ninth inning. With one out in the ninth and nobody on in a 7-0 game, Baltimore catcher Chance Sisco laid down a bunt …
If his first inning against the Oakland A’s was any indication, then Shohei Ohtani was holding back during spring training. Ohtani looked great in the first inning of his MLB debut on Sunday in Oakland. He retired the A’s 1-2-3, striking …
Shohei Ohtani is taking the mound in the United States for the first time on Sunday afternoon, and interest in his native Japan is apparently very high. The Oakland Athletics, who are hosting Ohtani’s Los Angeles Angels for the weekend, said …
Gabe Kapler’s first turn as a manager has devolved into something of an amateur hour show in Philadelphia, but the manager isn’t losing confidence in his club. After being pounded by the Braves 15-2 Saturday, Kapler guaranteed that the …
Kyle Gibson was removed from a no-hit bid after six innings on Saturday night due to his high pitch count. Gibson made his season debut for the Minnesota Twins at home against the Baltimore Orioles. Though he didn’t allow a hit, he walked five …
The first major trade of the Major League Baseball season could reportedly come quite early. According to Michael J. Duarte of NBC Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Dodgers are discussing a trade that would send Matt Kemp and prospects to the Milwaukee …
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts believes that a mechanics issue is the reason for Kenley Jansen’s velocity decline to start the season. Jansen pitched and took the loss in the Dodgers’ 1-0 defeat to the San Francisco Giants on …
Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire has one game and one ejection under his belt with the team, and has his sights set on an impressive mark. Gardenhire joked Saturday that he has the rare opportunity to be ejected from all 162 games in a season …
The Detroit Tigers thought they had a walkoff win on Opening Day — until an umpire review intervened and took it back. With the game tied at 10 in the bottom of the 10th inning, JaCoby Jones singled to left, and Tigers right fielder Nick …
The Los Angeles Dodgers left their bats at home for their season opener against the rival San Francisco Giants on Thursday. Though manager Dave Roberts obviously wants to see more offense from his team, he did keep his sense of humor afterwards. …
Ichiro Suzuki received quite a welcome from the Seattle fans ahead of the Mariners’ season opener on Thursday. Suzuki, who began his MLB career with the Mariners in 2001 and remained with the team until being traded in 2012, is now back in …
Josh Donaldson is not himself in the field to start the season, and now we know why. Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said after the Jays lost their opener 6-1 to the New York Yankees Thursday that Donaldson is dealing with a “dead” …
Welcome to life as a manager, Alex Cora. Cora is being questioned about his strategy after making his managerial debut for the Boston Red Sox. The Sox were rolling in their season opener on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays. They were up 4-0 …
Noah Syndergaard is telling a fan to pay up after losing a bet on opening day. A fan on Twitter said he would dye his hair blond if Syndergaard struck out at least 10 on opening day. will dye my ugly dark brown hair blonde if @Noahsyndergaard strikes …
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