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The spirit of Hideo Nomo lives on in Japanese prospect Suguru Takai. The 21-year-old Takai, a right-handed pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball league, is going viral for a familiar pitching motion — one that is …
Jake Odorizzi is expecting to be able to make his next start despite leaving his outing Wednesday after being drilled in the foot by a line drive. The Tampa Bay Rays pitcher was drilled in the fifth inning by a comebacker and left the start against …
With the bases loaded in bottom of the sixth inning and trailing the Kansas City Royals by a score of 5-4, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina stepped to the plate on Wednesday night. But after a ball was delivered off the arm of Peter Moylan, …
The New York Yankees had a bit of fun with third base coach Joe Espada on Thursday. Espada took a spill while waving a runner home after a two-run single by Ronald Torreyes during Wednesday’s 11-5 win over the Blue Jays. Yankees 3B coach hurts …
The New York Yankees and New York Mets have completed only 16 trades throughout their history, the last coming in 2014 when pitcher Gonzalez Germen was sent from Flushing to the Bronx. But that low number is not for lack of effort — at least on …
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 47 games above .500, have a 15.5 game lead in the NL West and are on pace to win 115 games this season. They also sport a league-best +202 run differential. Needless to say, the Dodgers are on fire and in great position to …
There’s nothing more valuable for a Major League Baseball team than a good bargain. A quality player who can deliver the goods for less than the market value would dictate frees up payroll to spend elsewhere and build a better team. Every team …
Jay Bruce is heading to Cleveland. The Indians acquired Bruce in a trade with the New York Mets Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan says the Indians will be taking on all of Bruce’s contract, which calls …
The Philadelphia 76ers enjoy having Mike Trout in their court. Trout’s Los Angeles Angels headed from Anaheim to Seattle on Thursday after beating the Orioles earlier in the day. The team decided to do a basketball-themed road trip where all …
The Milwaukee Brewers are a team to keep an eye on regarding Ian Kinsler. The Detroit Tigers became sellers at the trade deadline, dealing J.D. Martinez to Arizona and then Justin Wilson and Alex Avila to the Cubs. They would have liked to trade off …
Colorado Rockies closer Greg Holland is trapped in a very bad stretch at the moment, and he’s trying to do everything he can to reverse it. Holland blew his second save in three days on Tuesday in a 4-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians. He has …
The Texas Rangers got quite the return in exchange for reliever Ernesto Frieri — enough to buy two tacos from their local Jack In The Box. According to a report by the Associated Press on Tuesday, the Rangers traded the right-hander Frieri to …
Joe West’s comments about Adrian Beltre have reportedly landed the veteran umpire a three-game suspension. During an interview with USA Today, West spoke about the Rangers third baseman and his propensity to complain about calls at home plate. …
Billy Hamilton added to his career highlight reel by making a ridiculous catch as he crashed into the outfield wall. In the top of the third inning, Carlos Asuaje hit a shot to center field that looked destined to result in extra bases for the Padres …
There is good news for the Los Angeles Dodgers on the Clayton Kershaw front. Kershaw is set to throw a bullpen session over the weekend, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. Clayton Kershaw will likely throw a bullpen session this weekend in …
Mike Trout received a pretty disgusting birthday present from his teammates on Monday. Trout turned 26 on Monday, which is incredible given all he’s already accomplished in the game. That mattered little when his Los Angeles Angels teammates …
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