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Tim Tebow hits homer on first pitch he sees in instructional league (Video)

How did Tim Tebow’s first official at-bat as a professional baseball player go? Home run, of course. Tebow appeared in his first instructional league game with the New York Mets organization on Wednesday. He swing at the first pitch he saw and …

Pete Rose

Pete Rose wrote letter to Hall of Fame asking to be on ballot

Major League Baseball announced last season that Pete Rose’s latest appeal for reinstatement has been denied, so Rose has decided to try a different angle. He’s pleading with the National Baseball Hall of Fame directly. Tim Brown of Yahoo …

Maria Arias is Jose Fernandez’s pregnant girlfriend

Jose Fernandez was very close to becoming a father at the time he was killed last weekend. Maria Arias, a 24-year-old whom Fernandez met through his love for fishing, is expecting a baby in February. The Daily Mail spoke with several of …

Aledmys Diaz

Aledmys Diaz hits grand slam in honor of Jose Fernandez

Aledmys Diaz on Tuesday hit his first career grand slam, and the shortstop did it all to honor his late friend, Jose Fernandez. Diaz went deep with a grand slam in the fourth inning against the Cincinnati Reds to give his Cardinals a 5-2 lead. Diaz …

Joaquin Benoit Blue Jays

Joaquin Benoit tore his calf running out of bullpen in fight with Yankees

Joaquin Benoit will be out for some time after tearing his left calf muscle on Monday, but it’s not what happened so much as how it happened that’s the story. Benoit’s Blue Jays got into a benches-clearing fight with the Yankees …

Stephen Strasburg

Stephen Strasburg unlikely to pitch in NLDS

Washington Nationals All-Star right-hander Stephen Strasburg may still be on track for a return at some point this postseason, but it doesn’t appear likely to happen in the Divisional Series. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said on Tuesday …

Wilson Ramos done for year with torn ACL

The Washington Nationals just clinched their third NL East division crown in the last five seasons, but the postseason crusade will have to march forward without the help of their All-Star catcher. According to a report by Bob Nightengale of USA …

Marlins players turned down invitation to go on boat with Jose Fernandez

As if the pain of losing a 24-year-old teammate isn’t enough, several Miami Marlins players are now haunted with one of the most crippling thoughts a person can have. That could have been us. In a chilling feature about the hours before …

Corey Kluber

Corey Kluber forced to exit start early with groin tightness

The Cleveland Indians’ starting rotation is getting dangerously close to reaching critical mass. Right-hander Corey Kluber was forced to exit his start against the Detroit Tigers on Monday early due to right groin tightness, per Paul Hoynes of …

Dee Gordon hits home run after tribute to Jose Fernandez (Video)

In the Marlins’ first game since the tragic passing of Jose Fernandez, Dee Gordon surely made his former teammate proud. When Gordon came up to bat in the bottom of the first inning, he did so wearing the batting helmet that belonged to …

Jose Fernandez

Jose Fernandez’s friend Eddy Rivero sent ominous text message prior to fatal crash

A text message sent by one of the men who died in the fatal boating crash on Sunday off the coast in South Florida that killed Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez is chilling and eerie given what later transpired. Eddy Rivero is one of the three men …

Jose Fernandez

Marlins will retire Jose Fernandez’s number

The Miami Marlins will effectively retire the jersey number of 16 worn by Jose Fernandez in the wake of the pitcher’s tragic death on Sunday. Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria said on Monday that nobody will ever wear No. 16 again. Loria: no one else …

Dodgers tip cap Vin Scully

Dodgers tip cap to Vin Scully after his last call

The baseball gods proved on Sunday that they do exist. In what was Vin Scully’s final game calling Dodgers games before he retires, the Dodgers rallied with a tying home run in the ninth, and then capped it all off with a walk-off home run to …

Jose Fernandez grandma

Jose Fernandez’s grandma Olga has heartbreaking reaction to grandson’s death

Jose Fernandez’s death is about as tragic as can be and will be felt by many people for a long time. The Miami Marlins All-Star pitcher died in a boating accident early Sunday at age 24. Fernandez was famously close with his grandmother, Olga, …

Nationals, Pirates get into it after fake tag leads to Bryce Harper injury (Video)

The Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates found themselves at odds on Sunday after a fake tag potentially led to a hand injury for Bryce Harper. It started when Harper tripled down the right field line and hurt his left wrist on the slide. The …

Pedro Martinez: Jose Fernandez had more talent than me

Baseball lost a potential future Hall of Famer over the weekend when Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was tragically killed in a boating accident. While reflecting on Fernandez’s career, Pedro Martinez reminded us of just how good the …

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