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Talk about adding insult to injury. The Chicago White Sox lost to the Los Angeles Angels 7-6 in 11 innings on Tuesday night on a walk-off hit from Albert Pujols. Pujols was up with the bases loaded, the game tied, and one out. He hit a ball to center …
One of the savviest things any Major League Baseball general manager can do is get a player on a cheap, long-term contract that covers the athlete’s prime years. It’s often done before a player truly establishes themselves as an elite …
Yoenis Cespedes may not be away from the New York Mets for too much longer. The Mets outfielder is set to begin a running program this week and could be ready to return from his hamstring injury in a week. Newsday’s Marc Carig reported on …
Carlos Carrasco left his start on Monday for the Cleveland Indians against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fourth inning with what the team is terming pectoral tightness. Carrasco allowed a run in each of the innings he pitched and was charged with a …
Jon Lester and Joe Maddon are no fans of MLB’s new slide rule intended to protect middle infielders, with the pitcher saying it’s an example of making the sport “soft.” This is the second season that MLB has a new slide rule …
Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona and his Tampa Bay Rays counterpart Kevin Cash go way back. The Rays manager spent parts of three seasons under Francona with the Boston Red Sox as a light-hitting backup catcher. When Cash’s Rays visited …
Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman grew up idolizing Derek Jeter, which is why the 23-year-old was thrilled his team was the visitor on Sunday when the New York Yankees retired Jeter’s number. And if Bregman could have changed jersey …
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Chris Iannetta spoke to the media for the first time since he was hit in the face by a pitch on Friday night. Iannetta frighteningly remarked that he remembered very little of the incident. “I don’t remember a …
The New York Yankees will be without their closer for at least a few weeks. The Yankees placed Aroldis Chapman on the 10-day disabled list on Sunday with shoulder inflammation, with general manager Brian Cashman expecting the flamethrower to be out …
The MLB trade deadline may still be two-and-a-half months away, but the Philadelphia Phillies seem to already be open for business. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports on Saturday that the Phillies “have made it known” that they will …
The Washington DC professional sports fraternity always stays together. Washington Nationals star slugger Bryce Harper led the team to a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday with a two-out walk-off home run off Phillies reliever …
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Chris Iannetta was forced to exit Friday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after getting hit in the mouth with a 93 MPH fastball from reliever Johnny Barbato. The entire episode was stomach-churning. Iannetta …
Saturday’s game between the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians was delayed for nearly five minutes after a rather frisky squirrel found his way onto the field. Fans and players were reduced to mere onlookers as the grounds crew chased the …
It’s been a long, long time since Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez considered themselves friends, and that was never more evident than during a CNBC interview earlier this month when the duo were sat next to each other and asked about their …
The San Francisco Giants knew they’d be without ace pitcher Madison Bumgarner for quite some time, but he may not return to the mound until after the All-Star break. According to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Giants hope to have …
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Chris Iannetta had to exit Friday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after getting hit in the face by a pitch. Iannetta was facing Pirates reliever Johnny Barbato in the bottom of the seventh inning when he took …
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