Two fans have filed a lawsuit against MLB and other ticket vendors, demanding a refund for games that will not be played. Even though it’s complicated, MLB should do the right thing issue refunds. On Tuesday, it was announced that two fans have sued MLB, demanding a refund of tickets for games that have not
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No-hitters go down in history. 99 percent of the time, it’s for the right reason. Of course, the one percent exists. There have been 303 no-hitters thrown in baseball history. The majority of them have been dominant performances. Some of them, honestly, were mediocre performances and the pitchers got totally bailed out. So we came
Former manager Alex Cora has escaped punishment for the Red Sox sign-stealing scandal in 2018 as the league’s report puts the blame on video room operator J.T. Watkins Major League Baseball has cleared former Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora from any involvement in the club’s sign-stealing scandal during the 2018 season, according to the
It seems like a lifetime ago that the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal was the talk of the country. Whenever baseball comes back, the Astros may be getting bailed out once again. Remember when the Houston Astros were getting booed at every single road spring training game a little more than six weeks ago? In case you
Terry Francona was Michael Jordan’s manager during his time as a baseball player, and he has a fantastic story about a pickup basketball game with MJ. Once upon a time, Terry Francona was a 33-year old minor league manager in the Chicago White Sox organization for the Double-A Birmingham Barons. The year was 1994, and
HOUSTON, TX – OCTOBER 30: Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. shakes hands with Washington Nationals owner Mark Lerner during the World Series trophy presentation after the Nationals defeat the Houston Astros in Game 7 to win the 2019 World Series at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 in Houston, Texas.
“The Last Dance,” a 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ 1997-98 season, airs on Sunday. But MJ isn’t the only legendary athlete deserving of such an honor. The Last Dance will be tied for the longest documentary, in terms of hours on air, ESPN has ever produced in their “30 for 30” series,
Joe Buck. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Advertising Week New York) Dak Prescott could force the Cowboys to do the unprecedented by Brad Berreman Watch the first five minutes of Michael Jordan documentary ‘The Last Dance’ by Patrick Allen Joe Buck is getting his announcing reps in these days any way he can. We
Barry Bonds owns a multitude of MLB records and his all-time intentional walks mark is one of the most unbreakable ones in all of sports. They say that records are meant to be broken, but a select few would require a monumental feat to break them. Over his 22-year career, Barry Bonds was the most
Houston Astros reliever Joe Smith discusses possible plans to start the 2020 season and his charity Project FRONTLINE, which helps hospital workers in need. With MLB suspended until further notice, the dearth in overall content and the constant urge to return to normalcy have caused leaks of some of the proposed plans and discussions of
The only way that sports can return as soon as possible will be for players to be quarantined and tested frequently, with games in empty stadiums, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert and one of the point people for the United States’ response to the coronavirus pandemic,
MLB is participating in a study to help researchers understand how widespread the coronavirus is, though it won’t tell anything about the game’s return. MLB players and various team employees are participating in a large study to help researchers understand the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States, according to reports from ESPN
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the Rose Garden at the White House April 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced that he is halting funding for World Health Organization WHO. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MLB teams
David Ortiz is a Boston Red Sox legend. He continued his legendary status with the help of actor John Krasinski as they showed their appreciation for health care workers. Boston loves David Ortiz and vice versa. With his latest gesture for the city, “Big Papi” proved to be more than just a retired baseball player.
Ordinarily he’d be preparing to start a game or working between starts in mid-April, but Lucas Giolito used a bit of his downtime to satiate baseball nerds. The Chicago White Sox lost nearly 90 games for a third straight season last year (72-89), but the rebuild appears to be close to over. Lucas Giolito emerged
With no real sports to watch at the moment, MLB The Show is bringing fans something to cheer about, and Fernando Tatis Jr. has been the main attraction. San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis is one of the youngest, most electric players in the game right now. And not surprisingly, Tatis has provided the new
In an Instagram Live last week, Portland Trail Blazers’ guard Damian Lillard called Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge “the new Derek Jeter.” How accurate is that claim? Last week, with the NBA and MLB seasons both on hold, Damian Lillard and Aaron Judge teamed up on Adidas’ Instagram to give their fans a live video. The
Giancarlo Stanton is one of the biggest names on the Yankees roster, but it’s imperative that Brian Cashman trade him away as soon as possible. Yankees officials don’t know when their 2020 season can officially get underway, but that won’t stop them from debating a number of internal topics in the meantime. One of those
If the Chicago Cubs want to recoup their losses and turn back into a World Series favorite, these trades might be the first steps. After breaking a 108-year World Series drought, the Chicago Cubs lost the NLCS in five games to the Dodgers. In 2018, they had a chance to clinch the NL Central at
MLB players will take part in a multi-week virtual season playing each other in MLB The Show. As we wait for real baseball to return to fields around the country, MLB and the MLB Players Association are ready to bring virtual baseball into our homes. On Friday, the league announced the creation of the “MLB
The latest reported proposal to start the MLB season involves dramatic realignment and teams playing the regular season at their spring training facilities in Florida and Arizona. It’s becoming clear that MLB will leave no plan unconsidered when it comes to how the 2020 season could possibly start and play out in the face of
The MLB season is postponed while the world deals with a pandemic. Trying to get creative with a new league format, it could lead to a league-wide DH this year, and possibly in the future. It came out on Friday that MLB is considering an idea that the league could completely change the format of
While some players become legends for their long, enduring careers, others make their mark with one amazing season. We look back on some of MLB’s best one-season stars. Every kid’s dream is to make it to the big leagues. Every kid also dreams of staying there, and having a great career. Of course, that’s not
Major League Baseball hasn’t expanded since 1998, but if there is MLB expansion, here are seven potential cities for new teams. MLB has toyed with the idea of expansion, not having done so since 1998, when league added the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Tampa Bay then-Devil Rays as their 29th and 30th teams. The last
Despite being only man who appears twice on MLB.com’s list of the best second baseman for each franchise, Bobby Grich is and remains underrated. With no games being played, baseball outlets have to find content. MLB.com is no different, as they’re starting to unveil lists of the best players at each position for each franchise.
Andres Galarraga, the Venezuelan power-hitter, is a hero to all baseball-loving Latinos. Let’s remember his great life and legacy. Welcome to Los Nuestros, a new column in which we look at the careers of some of the greatest Latino ballplayers in MLB, and our experiences as fans. For our first installment, we delve into the trajectory
MLB is seriously considering a plan to begin the season in Arizona, sooner than expected. There are just too many problems with this idea. Late last night, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that Major League Baseball and the Players’ Union are working on a plan to begin games in May, playing entirely in Arizona. As I scrolled through
PHOENIX, AZ – APRIL 08: A general view of empty stadium seats during the MLB game between the Cleveland Indians and Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on April 8, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Arizona Diamondbacks won 11-2. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) New Tampa Bay Buccaneers uniforms: Reaction and photos by Matt Verderame Buccaneers
LAKELAND, FL – FEBRUARY 26: Former Detroit Tigers outfielder and Baseball Hall-of-Famer Al Kaline watches practice during Spring Training workouts at the TigerTown facility on February 26, 2015 in Lakeland, Florida. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) 5 reasons the Detroit Lions should draft Tua Tagovailoa by Brad Berreman Detroit Tigers legend Al
MLB and the Players Association discussed a plan on Monday that would see the 2020 season take place in empty Spring Training ballparks in Arizona. MLB is exploring every option to get their season started, including holding all games in empty ballparks across Arizona. The 30 MLB clubs and the Players Association discussed such a