It’s been more than a month since the Major League Baseball season started, and former Astros ace Dallas Keuchel still hasn’t been signed as a free agent. He’s OK with that; in fact, he said Monday he won’t come down on his asking price at all. Among pitchers who are actually out on the mound, […] More
San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy is retiring at the end of the season, but on Thursday night it was his turn to throw a retirement party of sorts for another one of the Bay Area’s leaders. Meanwhile, the division rival Padres took their off night to do something good for the community, and Major […] More
Two of Major League Baseball’s biggest rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs, will play Friday afternoon for the first of 19 times this season. The rivalry has persisted even though the teams have rarely been good at the same time, but this season they’re battling (along with the Milwaukee Brewers) for the NL […] More
It was a mostly fun day on social media for Major League Baseball. Heck, even the injury to one of the game’s brightest young stars had a funny side to it. And then there was Ryan Braun and the beer. Oh yes, the beer and Ryan Braun. And some cabbage. What? Well, you just have […] More
It was a bad day for injuries in Major League Baseball. Young Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. hurt himself doing the splits. Brewers megastar Christian Yelich left Milwaukee’s game with the Mets (as did Robinson Cano for New York). And the Yankees have a couple more injuries even as they keep winning. In happier news, […] More
The hype surrounding Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr, set to make his Major League debut Friday night, is real. And it’s shared by almost everyone. Speaking of prospects, the Mariners’ Daniel Vogelbach — perhaps Vlad Jr.’s biggest competition in the AL Rookie of the Year race — has his own sandwich. And speaking of […] More
It’s not often that a Minor-League prospect can dominate Major League Baseball’s headlines for a full week, but that’s how special the Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is. He debuts Friday night when Toronto takes on the Oakland Athletics, and after tearing up the Minor Leagues, many are expecting the same out of his bat […] More
The Phillies’ Rhys Hoskins might still be running the bases after his home run off of the Mets’ Jacob Rhame on Wednesday night … OK, just kidding, but Hoskins sure took his time the night after Rhame threw two fastballs at his head. Meanwhile, Chris Davis still has his supporters, and superstars Alex Bregman and […] More
It’s not often that a pitcher hits a home run, and it’s even less often that he does it in a game in which he’s also dominating on the mound. But the Mets’ Zach Wheeler pulled off that rare combo against the Phillies on Tuesday night. Speaking of rare, did you see what Javier Baez […] More
The Chicago Cubs have been one of the best teams in baseball over the past three years, but this year’s slow start was fueled in large part by poor starting pitching. At least one of their top guns has turned it around though, and Jose Quintana has his changeup to thank. Speaking of dominant starting […] More
It’s not often that a Major League Baseball player will call out a teammate, especially not a superstar, but that’s exactly what happened Monday night. After a 5-1 loss to the Mets, Phillies’ pitcher Jake Arrieta — one of the team’s veterans — criticized Bryce Harper for throwing a fit about a bad strike zone […] More
Sometimes, baseball is cyclical. With one superstar on his way back to an active roster in Major League Baseball, another one hits the injured list. Francisco Lindor is back for the Cleveland Indians after an ankle injury, but Jacob deGrom has some discomfort in his elbow and will miss at least one start for the […] More
