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Fans who stayed up for Monday’s World Series Game 3 marathon were hoping to witness chaos. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays entered extra innings tied 5-5 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. Both offenses went silent after the …
Any dreams of Toronto Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman becoming MLB’s next two-way sensation were dashed Friday against the Kansas City Royals. The Royals manhandled the Blue Jays from the first inning at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. …
San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford had the chance to pitch in an MLB game for the first time in his career Sunday, and he came away thinking it was pretty easy. With the Giants up 13-3 in the 9th on the Chicago Cubs, the team opted to …
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. did not put together the most graceful highlight of his career during one plate appearance Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Toronto Blue Jays slugger stepped in against position player Luke Raley in the eighth inning of …
The Chicago Cubs turned to first baseman Frank Schwindel to pitch on Sunday in a blowout, and his stuff was pretty ugly even by position player standards. Schwindel was called upon to pitch the eighth inning in what was a 17-4 New York Yankees lead. …
The St. Louis Cardinals appear determined to get as many franchise icons as possible to pitch this season, especially if they’re not actually pitchers. Catcher Yadier Molina made an appearance on the mound during Sunday’s win over the …
The Chicago White Sox resorted to desperation while trailing the Boston Red Sox in a blowout on Monday. White Sox starter Lucas Giolito got pounded and allowed eight hits, two walks and eight runs over 1-plus innings. That put the White Sox in a big …
The Minnesota Twins decided to spare their bullpen after a disastrous 7th inning on Friday and ended up turning to a position player to pitch. And the results were hilarious, but successful. Down 10-3 entering the bottom of the eighth inning against …
The bad news is the New York Mets lost 15-2 to the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. The good news is they may have found a new closer. Todd Frazier made his first career pitching appearance during the Mets’ blowout loss, and he actually did …
Your browser does not support iframes. The Texas Rangers were getting beat by the Boston Red Sox so badly on Tuesday night, manager Ron Washington decided to spare his pitchers and let a position player hurl an inning during their 17-5 loss. That …
The Twins got spanked by the Rangers Monday night 20-6, but the good news is their embarrassing defeat allowed us the opportunity to see Michael Cuddyer pitch. Cuddyer, who has played first, second, and right field for the Twins this year, made his …
