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Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts would have issue with player protesting anthem

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts would not stop one of his players from protesting the national anthem, but he would have an issue with it. Roberts talked about the anthem protests subject on Sunday and said he would have an issue with a …

Mike Clevinger

Indians moving Mike Clevinger to bullpen for playoffs

The Cleveland Indians are moving Mike Clevinger to the bullpen for the playoffs, manager Terry Francona announced on Saturday. Clevinger is 11-5 with a 3.13 ERA this season, so it’s somewhat of a surprise that he won’t be in the …

Bruce Maxwell

Oakland A’s support catcher Bruce Maxwell kneeling during national anthem

MLB has its first national anthem kneeler. Oakland A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell knelt during the national anthem played before Saturday’s A’s-Rangers game in Oakland. From the @sfchronicle’s Santiago Mejia, here is A’s rookie Bruce …

Miguel Cabrera leaves game with back issue

Miguel Cabrera continues to have issues with his back. The Detroit Tigers first baseman left Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Twins after experiencing issues with his back early in the game. Cabrera singled in the bottom of the first but …

Rob Manfred

Rob Manfred says Portland could get MLB expansion team

Major League Baseball may be expanding out to the state of Oregon. During a news conference earlier this week, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred spoke about the possibility of the league expanding to 32 teams. “I think it’s important to get …

Cody Bellinger

Cody Bellinger cracks great joke after Dodgers clinch

Cody Bellinger cracked a funny joked after the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the NL West on Friday. The Dodgers beat the rival San Francisco Giants 4-2 to improve to 98-56 on the season. Though their record is incredibly impressive, the Dodgers took …

Derek Jeter face reaction

Report: Derek Jeter plans to fire multiple Marlins special assistants

When new owners take over any business, they tend to do a fair amount of firings in order to staff the organization with the personnel of their choosing. It appears things won’t be much different for the Miami Marlins. The Miami Herald’s …

Bryce Harper

Bryce Harper runs bases ahead of possible return

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper continues to take significant steps toward a return to action. On Friday, Harper was spotted at Citi Field in New York running the bases and shagging fly balls, with an evaluation by the team pending. …

Brad Ziegler rips fans who are opposed to extended stadium netting

There has been another groundswell in support for extended netting in Major League Baseball stadiums, and it’s not just from concerned fans. One player, Miami Marlins reliever Brad Ziegler, was quite critical of fans who oppose extended netting …

Matt harvey

Sandy Alderson expects Matt Harvey to be back with Mets in 2018

The New York Mets are still hoping to find something left in Matt Harvey’s once-vaunted right arm. As Harvey finishes off another poor, injury-plagued campaign, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Friday that the team intends to tender him …

Brad Ausmus umpire

Tigers will not retain manager Brad Ausmus

The Detroit Tigers confirmed Friday that they will not bring back manager Brad Ausmus for 2018. In a statement, the Tigers said that the search for a new manager has already commenced, and with Ausmus’s contract up at the end of the season, the …

Jeff Luhnow concluded Justin Verlander trade at in-laws’ dinner party

Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow had to get extremely creatively to close the deal for ace pitcher Justin Verlander. Luhnow was displaced by Hurricane Harvey at the time of the August 31 non-waiver trade deadline, and was forced to stay at …

Kenta Maeda Dodgers

Kenta Maeda moving to bullpen for Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are moving starting pitcher Kenta Maeda to the bullpen. Maeda started and pitched three innings in the Dodgers’ 5-4 win over the Phillies Thursday. After the game, the Dodgers made it official that Maeda will move to the …

Bryce Harper

Bryce Harper could return for Nationals next week

Bryce Harper continues to get closer to a return to action for the Washington Nationals. Harper began doing some light running last week and was seen taking batting practice over the weekend. He shagged some fly balls in the outfield during batting …

Manny Machado

Report: Orioles not planning to shop Manny Machado this offseason

The Baltimore Orioles are not panicking ahead of Manny Machado’s impending free agency in a little over a year. Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reported on Thursday that the Orioles do not plan to shop the All-Star third baseman this offseason. …

Todd Frazier, Yankees embracing thumbs down symbol

The New York Yankees have adopted a new rallying cry for the stretch run of the regular season, and to say it came from an unexpected source would be an understatement. During the Yankees’ Sept. 11 game against the Tampa Bay Rays, which was …

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