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Justin Upton left Thursday’s Los Angeles Angels-Tampa Bay Rays game after being hit by a pitch on the hand. Upton was batting against Chris Archer with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning. Archer was trying to go inside and nailed Upton …
For most teams, we’re a quarter of the way through the Major League Baseball season, and right about at the point that teams can begin assessing what their prospects are. It’s also a point where we can review performances to date and look …
The news on Keynan Middleton is as bad as feared. The Los Angeles Angels announced on Thursday that Middleton needs Tommy John surgery. “After initial diagnosis and second opinion, it has been recommended that Keynan Middleton undergo UCL …
Dee Gordon will likely move to second base for the Seattle Mariners before too long. Immediately after Robinson Cano was lost to surgery and a suspension, there was talk about Gordon potentially moving back to second base. Gordon, who played second …
The Orioles could wind up losing two of their best players in free agency this summer, but one of them just bought a very expensive home in Baltimore. That has to be a positive sign, right? Apparently not. Cal Ripken Jr. recently sold his 25-acre …
The Washington Nationals announced on Thursday that Matt Wieters has undergone hamstring surgery, and it sounds like the catcher could miss an extended period of time. As Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports notes, hamstring injuries typically only require …
Bartolo Colon continues to bless the baseball world with his presence and highlights. On Wednesday, Colon took a line drive straight to the gut off the bat of Jean Segura. Impressively, Colon stuck with it and picked up the ball to throw out Segura …
Philadelphia Phillies fans may have reason for optimism beyond just their hot start to the 2018 season. With the Phillies opening up a series against the Baltimore Orioles this week, the Philly Inquirer’s Matt Breen relayed that Phillies farm …
A season after reaching the World Series for the first time since 1988, the Los Angeles Dodgers have gone in the complete opposite direction. The Dodgers lost to the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Wednesday night to fall to 16-26 on the season. That record …
Albert Almora robbed a home run during Wednesday’s Chicago Cubs-Atlanta Braves game, and he made it look incredibly easy. Braves catcher Tyler Flowers led off the bottom of the second with a ball to deep center. Almora went running back at full …
A Miami Marlins fan used a ceremonial first pitch before Wednesday’s game as an opportunity to propose to his girlfriend. A woman named Marlyn was set to sing the national anthem and throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Marlins-Los …
Boston Red Sox pitcher Carson Smith suffered an odd injury on Monday, and now the team is defending themselves after he seemed to blame something preventable for his misfortune. Smith hurt his shoulder after throwing his glove in frustration in the …
The New York Mets may be putting Matt Harvey’s old locker to good use. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported on Wednesday that a hot dog roller was installed at a vacant Mets locker between those of pitcher Jacob deGrom and outfielder Jay Bruce …
Stephen Piscotty returned to the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night after he missed several games following the death of his mother, and the outfielder made his presence felt immediately. In his first at-bat of the game in the top of the second, …
The Cincinnati Reds have been one of the worst teams in baseball since they last made the playoffs in 2013, and Joey Votto has every right to be frustrated. However, the five-time All-Star wishes he wasn’t so candid in expressing that …
Joey Votto is apparently a Canadian in name only these days. In an appearance Tuesday on the Yahoo! Sports MLB Podcast, the Cincinnati Reds first baseman, who is a native of Toronto, was asked if he was happy about fellow Canadian James Paxton …
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