Tag: MLB
Phillies fall 5-2 to Marlins on Opening Day
Updated:The Philadelphia Phillies opened their 60-game regular-season slate with a 5-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Friday night. Sandy…
Read more »Canadians still love baseball, despite no Blue Jays in Toronto in 2020
Updated:The Toronto Blue Jays will not be playing in Toronto in 2020. However, expect Blue Jays television ratings to be…
Read more »Rays outfielder Austin Meadows tests positive for coronavirus
Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Austin Meadows of Atlanta, GA has tested positive for coronavirus according to Marc Topkin of…
Read more »Influx of MLB players either test positive for coronavirus or decide not to play this season
Updated:Major League Baseball has not even started its season yet, and all of a sudden we have seen a significant…
Read more »Addison Russell joins Korea Baseball Organization
Updated:After a very tough season on and off the field in 2019, Addison Russell of Pensacola, Florida, has agreed to…
Read more »Minnesota Twins remove statue of former owner Calvin Griffith
Updated:According to Katherine Acquavella of CBS Sports on Friday, the Minnesota Twins have removed the statue of former owner Calvin…
Read more »MLB, Players association continue to look for leverage
One thinhg that has been true, almost since the dawning of organized labor in professional sports is that baseball’s union…
Read more »An Introduction to Mick Abel
Updated:Wednesday night, the Phillies elected to make right-handed pitcher Mick Abel their first draft selection under new Head of Amateur…
Read more »Phillies select Mick Abel in first round of 2020 MLB Draft
Updated:On Wednesday night, the Phillies selected high school right-handed pitcher Mick Abel with the No. 15 overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft.
Read more »An Imperfectly Perfect Return to Play
On Tuesday, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman unveiled the league’s “Return to Play” plan, in which he declared the 2019-2020 regular…
Read more »Could baseball fail to resume in 2020 due to labor conflicts?
Updated:Over the last couple of days, we have seen strong unity between the National Basketball Association and the National Basketball…
Read more »Former Oakland Athletics All-Star Matt Keough passes away at age 64
Updated:According to NBC News on Saturday, former Oakland Athletics all-star Matt Keough passed away at the age of 64. The…
Read more »Jim Edmonds recovering from Coronavirus
Updated:According to Jodi Guglielmi of People Magazine, former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jim Edmonds of Fullerton, CA is now symptom free after…
Read more »Scott Boras’s Christmas proposal for 2020 MLB season does not work
There have been several proposals by people involved with Major League Baseball on what to do this season. Some are…
Read more »Covid-19 vs. The Sports World: A matchup never expected
Nick Earnshaw takes a look at how the sports world has been impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic.
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Launch Angle’s Effect on Strikeouts
Updated:The past four or five years in baseball have been defined as the era of the three true outcomes. There…
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Phillies Season Preview: Three things to watch
Updated:The Philadelphia Phillies will be going into the roaring 20s with a fresh outlook. During the offseason, the Phillies moved…
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Curtis Granderson retires from Major League Baseball at age 38
Miami Marlins outfielder Curtis Granderson of Blue Island, IL announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Friday according to…
Read more »Mariners sign Yoshihisa Hirano from the Diamondbacks
The Seattle Mariners signed relief pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano of Uji, Japan to a one year contract worth $1.6 million. Hirano…
Read more »Marlins sign Brandon Kintzler away from Cubs
Updated:The Miami Marlins signed right handed relief pitcher Brandon Kintzler on Monday to a one year contract worth $3 million from…
Read more »Reds sign Nicholas Castellanos to four-year, $64 million deal
Updated:The Cincinnati Reds acquired third baseman Nicholas Castellanos to a four year deal worth $64 million on Monday. Castellanos, a…
Read more »Braves sign outfielder Marcell Ozuna to a one-year deal worth $18 million
Updated:The Atlanta Braves signed outfielder Marcell Ozuna from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to a one year deal worth $18 million…
Read more »Twins sign Josh Donaldson to a four-year deal worth $92 million
Updated:Third baseman Josh Donaldson of Pensacola, FL officially signed a four year deal with the Minnesota Twins worth $92 million…
Read more »Astros scandal leaves three MLB teams scrambling for new managers
Updated:Major League Baseball had a brutal last week with three prominent franchises parting ways with their coaches a month before…
Read more »Evaluating Didi Gregorius’ Defense With Infield OAA
Updated:The advancement and improvement of advanced individual defensive metrics in the sport of baseball is constantly progressing in the world…
Read more »Dodgers trade relief pitcher Casey Sadler to the Cubs
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded relief pitcher Casey Sadler of Stillwater, OK to the Chicago Cubs on Friday. In return,…
Read more »Chicago White Sox sign relief pitcher Steve Cishek from the Cubs
The active offseason for the Chicago White Sox is continuing. On Tuesday, the White Sox signed relief pitcher Steve Cishek…
Read more »Miami Marlins trade outfielder Austin Dean to the Cardinals
The Miami Marlins traded outfielder Austin Dean of Spring, TX to the St. Louis Cardinals for 18 year-old minor league outfielder…
Read more »Diamondbacks trade relief pitcher Matt Andriese to Angels
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded relief pitcher Matt Andriese of Redlands, CA to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. In return,…
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