ST LOUIS, MO – SEPTEMBER 29: Manager Joe Maddon #70 of the Chicago Cubs looks on from the dugout at Busch Stadium prior to playing the St. Louis Cardinals in what is the final game of his career with the Cubs on September 29, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) Was
Month: September 2019
The Chicago Cubs will part ways with their manager of the last five years in Joe Maddon, the skipper who led the Cubs to a Worlds Series title in 2016. It’s been a tumultuous 2019 MLB season for the Chicago Cubs. Entering the year with lofty expectations, Chicago failed to qualify for the MLB postseason
The Cubs are expected to move on from current manager Joe Maddon after the 2019 season, and with no clear replacement in the wings, here are five names fans should be paying attention to once the regular season ends. While many have speculated that former Cubs like Joe Giardi or Mark Derosa would make perfect
When New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso hit a 415-foot home run to center field on Saturday, he became the new rookie home run king Pete Alonso now stands alone atop the all-time rookie home run list. The New York Mets first baseman hit his 53rd home run of the season on Saturday off
Heading into an offseason where change could be significant, these five players may not be back with the Boston Red Sox in 2020. As a World Series title last year dissolved into a season that hovers around .500 (83-77 entering Saturday), Boston Red Sox president Dave Dombrowski was fired. Manager Alex Cora is in no
The Tampa Bay Rays, with the lowest payroll in the league, are headed to the postseason for the first time since 2013. The Tampa Bay Rays don’t look like most postseason teams. They don’t have a roster full of perennial All-Stars and MVP candidates. With the exception of Charlie Morton, they don’t have any dominating
Felix Hernandez made what will probably be his final start for the Mariners Thursday night. Which begs the question-is “King Felix” a Hall of Famer? Leaving aside his ugly numbers in an injury-shortened season, and an outing where the line didn’t matter (5.1 innings, three runs allowed on five hits with three strikeouts and four
Major League Baseball’s 30 ballparks are all unique and offer great experiences for fans — here’s the best each park has to offer. I am a baseball fan through and through, so I feel comfortable saying that no other professional sport can offer the same atmosphere as a rocking baseball stadium on a summer evening.
MLB on FOX reporter/senior writer at The Athletic Ken Rosenthal spoke with FanSided’s Mark Carman on Joe Maddon’s baseball future beyond the 2019 season. The Chicago Cubs are running out of ball games to make the NL postseason as a Wild Card team. As of Sept. 23, the Cubs have lost six games in a
Bryce Harper and the Phillies were eliminated from playoff contention on Tuesday — against his former team, the Nationals. This isn’t the way Bryce Harper envisioned his first year in a Phillies uniform ending. Back at Nationals Park on Tuesday afternoon, the place he called home for the first seven years of his career, Harper
Mike Trout was running away with the AL MVP Award, but Alex Bregman’s late surge has made it a race to keep track of in the season’s final week It’s a debate almost as old as the award itself: what exactly is a Most Valuable Player? Is it a player who elevates his team to
Cubs manager Joe Maddon came into this season with no guarantee he’d be back in Chicago after 2019. But with a disastrous weekend series with the Cardinals, Maddon’s future with the Cubs isn’t so murky anymore. Cubs fans have been spoiled by the last half-decade of success their ballclub has enjoyed since Joe Maddon was
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 15: Jose Ramirez #11 of the Cleveland Indians hits a grand slam home run in an MLB baseball game against the New York Yankees on August 15, 2019 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. Indians won 19-5. (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images) MLB DFS picks
The San Diego Padres are getting a theoretical jump-start on their search for a new manager after firing Andy Green, and here are five candidates to take the job in 2020. The San Diego Padres fell short of even reasonable expectations this season, with a 69-85 record entering Saturday. Manager Andy Green’s status was going
Chicago Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel blew another save on Saturday to St. Louis in what may prove to be the last blow to the club’s playoff chances The Chicago Cubs played the most important games of the season the past three days and twice turned it over to their All-Star closer. But Craig Kimbrel came
Yankees pitcher Domingo German will miss the rest of the season as MLB looks into a domestic violence incident against him. The New York Yankees got to celebrate winning the AL East title on Thursday, but less than 24 hours later came news that threatens to put a damper on those celebrations. Domingo German, the
Mookie Betts seems ready to play things right to free agency after next season, so here are five offseason trade scenarios if the Red Sox do look to move him. Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts drew a line in the proverbial sand when he turned down a reported eight-year, $200 million contract extension from
The Chicago Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo celebrates his solo home run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the third inning on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Can Stanford can salvage season with a win vs. Oregon? by Rob Wolkenbrod Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony
With both Javier Baez and Addison Russell hurt, the Cubs had to call up top prospect Nico Hoerner because they needed a shortstop — but he’s done much more than just play shortstop. Roughly a year ago, Nico Hoerner was visiting Wrigley Field after a season-ending elbow injury, having just been promoted from the developmental
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 17: Luis Severino #40 of the New York Yankees in action against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Yankee Stadium on September 17, 2019 in New York City. The Yankees defeated the Angels 8-0. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Garnder Minshew off to a hot start on Thursday
With a little more than a week left in the season, a few teams have locked up postseason spots, but there are still plenty of teams who are still fighting for a chance at the playoffs. We’ll recap the week and take a closer look all the teams still in the hunt. 30. Detriot Tigers,
David Ross enjoys his role as an ESPN analyst today, but could one day return to the dugout as a big-league manager. Could that be with the Chicago Cubs? David Ross spent 15 years in the big leagues playing catcher, most notably with the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs. He
Yankees RHP Luis Severino made his first start of the season on Tuesday against the Angels, pitching four solid innings. Luis Severino made his long-awaited season debut for the Yankees on Tuesday, and by the way he pitched, it was like he never left. Sure, he was facing an L.A. Angels lineup that was without
Toronto Blue Jays rookie Cavan Biggio hit for the third cycle in team history on Tuesday, joining his father Craig in the elusive club. Cavan Biggio had the best night of his young Major League career in Baltimore on Tuesday, and he made a little bit of history while he was at it. Biggio hit
The Chicago Cubs are in line for an active offseason. If so, these five players could be on the move. If the season ended today, the Chicago Cubs would be the second Wild Card in the National League. Winning the NL Central is still a possibility, as they trail the St. Louis Cardinals by two
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 12: Edwin Encarnacion #30 of the New York Yankees drives in three runs with a double in the fifth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during their game at Yankee Stadium on July 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) What the world was like
CLEVELAND, OHIO – SEPTEMBER 14: Starting pitcher Mike Clevinger #52 of the Cleveland Indians pitches during the first inning against the Minnesota Twins during the first game of a double header at Progressive Field on September 14, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) Yankees dealing with another wave of injuries by FanSided
The Yankees are busy preparing their roster for the playoffs, but who do Aaron Boone and company want to face when October arrives? Aaron Boone’s team is cruising towards a pretty comfortable AL East title at the moment, but that’s not the goal for the Yankees. It’s World Series title or bust for New York.
MIAMI, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 10: Craig Counsell #30 of the Milwaukee Brewers looks on as the medical staff tends to the injury of Christian Yelich #22 of the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on September 10, 2019 in Miami, Florida. Christian Yelich will miss the rest of
With increasing buzz he’ll exercise his opt-out after the season, these five teams could be ready to make a run at Stephen Strasburg. On Wednesday night against the Minnesota Twins, Stephen Strasburg was pretty good (two runs on for hits, seven strikeouts and two walks) over six innings. He picked up his 17th win of