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Bryce Harper uses barbed wire bat from ‘The Walking Dead’

Bryce Harper had a new weapon with him at spring training on Sunday, and its name is Lucille. Harper was seen at Washington Nationals camp carrying a bat that is wrapped in barbed wire: Bryce Harper has a bat wrapped in barbed wire, because why not? …

Blake Swihart

Red Sox C Blake Swihart struggling with throws back to pitcher

The Boston Red Sox have to be concerned about catcher Blake Swihart showing signs of Mackey Sasser Syndrome in spring training. Swihart, a 2011 first-round pick by Boston who has seen MLB action the past two seasons, has struggled with his throws …

41-year-old Eric Gagne contemplating a comeback

Eric Gagne last threw a Major League pitch in 2008, but nearly a full decade later, he’s looking for opportunities to come back. Gagne, who is serving as a special instructor in Los Angeles Dodgers spring camp, plans to pitch for Team Canada in …

Mallex Smith has great quote about extremely short stint with Mariners

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Mallex Smith came to his current team by way of the Seattle Mariners. His tenure in the Pacific Northwest lasted just 77 minutes, as he was traded twice in one day. Smith looked back on his illustrious tenure with the …

Evan Longoria still not over Rays’ Logan Forsythe trade

It’s generally accepted by players that baseball is a business, and sometimes teams will make tough decisions that their players don’t completely approve of. Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria knows that too, but nearly a month …

Terry Francona

Terry Francona keeping Cody Allen as Cleveland closer, Andrew Miller in setup role

Andrew Miller may be the Cleveland Indians’ best reliever, but he won’t be closing games for them to start 2017. Manager Terry Francona said Saturday that Cody Allen remains the team’s closer, with Miller and Bryan Shaw serving as …

Yu Darvish

Yu Darvish bringing back the split-finger fastball

Yu Darvish’s Tommy John surgery is well and truly in the rear-view mirror, because he’s throwing his split-finger fastball again. The Texas Rangers ace used the pitch sparingly before his 2015 surgery, and then mostly abandoned it after …

Dellin Betances

Yankees, Dellin Betances in war of words after arbitration hearing

New York Yankees president Randy Levine may have driven a wedge between the organization and one of its elite talents. Yankee setup man Dellin Betances, who has been one of baseball’s best relievers since the beginning of the 2014 season, …

Adrian Gonzalez

Adrian Gonzalez out two weeks with tennis elbow

Adrian Gonzalez’s spring training is not getting off to the start he was hoping for. The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman has been out 10 days with inflammation in his right elbow. Now he won’t swing for another two weeks as he tries to …

Adrian Beltre expected to miss WBC with strained calf muscle

Adrian Beltre has a strained calf muscle that is expected to keep him out at least for the first round of the WBC. The Texas Rangers announced on Friday that an MRI confirmed a Grade 3 strained calf for the third baseman. Beltre reported to camp on …

Andrew McCutchen Pirates

Andrew McCutchen says he was not consulted on move to right field

Andrew McCutchen was not entirely thrilled by his move from center field to right. McCutchen said Friday that he was not consulted about the position shift, and was initially quite unhappy with the move. “It wasn’t an ask,” …

Huston Street Angels

Angels owner remarked about Huston Street’s weight loss

Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno was rather blunt with reliever Huston Street when the two crossed paths at spring training. Moreno greeted his players as they arrived in Tempe, and a thinner Street got a unique greeting. “I’m really …

Pablo Sandoval knows he has a lot to prove to team and fans

Entering his third season with the Red Sox, Pablo Sandoval knows he has a lot to prove to the team and fans. After the 2014 season, Sandoval signed a massive contract with the Red Sox. So, far the marriage between the two has not gone the way either …

Matt Wieters

Report: Rays have made offer to Matt Wieters

The Tampa Bay Rays have made a formal offer to free agent catcher Matt Wieters, according to a report. According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, the Rays have made an offer to Wieters, likely for one year and less money than the player was …

Bo Jackson Drake LaRoche

Jimmy Rollins: White Sox clubhouse was in ‘disarray’ after Adam LaRoche drama

The Chicago White Sox were doomed before the 2016 season even began, and one veteran who played for the team last season says things began to unravel immediately after Adam LaRoche retired. If you remember, LaRoche abruptly walked away from baseball …

David Ortiz

David Ortiz squashes comeback talk after Hanley Ramirez creates buzz

It is probably going to take another full season before people finally accept that David Ortiz is truly retired, and Big Papi can thank one of his former teammates for keeping the comeback rumors alive this week. On Thursday, Ramirez left the door …

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