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Colby Rasmus is actually sporting a clean-shaven look now despite photos of him in a funny-looking beard going viral on Wednesday. For Tampa Bay Rays picture day, Rasmus was seen with this beard: Wow! Look upon Colby Rasmus's beard, and puke: …
Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon is living large. In an appearance on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel set to air Tuesday, Feb. 21, Maddon showed off the luxury RV he spends time in, which boasts no less than four TVs, one and a half bathrooms, and …
Once a highly-touted young pitcher, Rick Ankiel dealt with perhaps the most famous case of the yips of all time. Ankiel famously melted down in the 2000 playoffs, uncorking nine wild pitches and 11 walks in just four innings over three separate …
It’s a general fact of life in Major League Baseball that some teams simply have more difficult roads to the postseason than others do. In 2016, the American League East produced three playoff teams and a fourth with a record over .500, while …
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim boast the best player in baseball, but the team has made the playoffs in just one of Mike Trout’s five MLB seasons. After a 74-88 season in 2016, Trout admitted that the team’s repeated failure to make …
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? …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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’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 …
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’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 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 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,” …
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