Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images If a team was going to draft the unknown that is 17-year-old pitcher Nick Bitsko, it’s no surprise going it was the Tampa Bay Rays. The MLB draft is unique among the other major sports, as fans are not greatly familiar with most of the players who are drafted. But
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DENVER, CO – MAY 8: Joe Girardi #28 of the New York Yankees spits sunflower seeds in the dugout during a game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on May 8, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. The Yankees beat the Rockies 3-2. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) If the MLB helped conceal a Yankee cheating
CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 10: A detail shot of the Chicago Cubs hat, glove on June 10, 2018 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images) Luke Little can hit 105 on the radar gun. And he’s not little at all. The Chicago Cubs made a feel-good move when they used their
Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The MLB and the MLBPA continue to battle over the economic of a return, and the league is moving the target again. The NBA has a plan to return, a does the NHL. Other sports and leagues are returning without fans. And there’s MLB, which continues to battle
MLB (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) MLB seems no closer to returning, as the league’s latest proposal has been met with subtweets from players. Another day in baseball, another return to play proposal from either the MLB or the MLBPA that will likely not pass due to the stalemate between the two sides. Unlike the
Chicago Cubs’ Sammy Sosa is congratulated at the plate by teammates after he hit a three-run homer off San Francisco Giants’ Livan Hernandez in the fifth inning 29 April 2001 in San Francisco, Ca. AFP PHOTO/Monica M. DAVEY (Photo by MONICA DAVEY / AFP) (Photo credit should read MONICA DAVEY/AFP via Getty Images) As ESPN
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 17: Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers stands in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park in the first inning on August 17, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) The MLB Draft is full of great names, but the Dodgers won that battle on
Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says there will be a season in 2020. On Wednesday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred declared there will be a baseball season in 2020. Now, if he could just get the owners and MLBPA to agree on a deal, that would be dandy. Rob Manfred
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – MARCH 25: A general view of Comerica Park where the Detroit Tigers were scheduled to open the season on March 30th against the Kansas City Royals on March 25, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. Major League Baseball has delayed the season after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic
Minnesota Twins, Torii Hunter. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) The Boston Red Sox released a statement supporting Torii Hunter’s story on racist fans at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox have come to the defense of Torii Hunter and others who have experienced fans imposing their hate speech at Fenway Park. Hunter, the former nine-time Golden Glove
Photo By Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images The Minnesota Twins made a donation to support social reform in Minneapolis. Minnesota Twins ownership put their money where their mouth is when they spoke of supporting racial injustice reform in the Twin Cities. The Pohlad Family announced their $25 million commitment to seeking racial justice on
Miguel Cabrera (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) The Detroit Tigers are projected to take Spencer Torkelson with the No. 1 pick. For a team with very few top hitting prospects in their farm system in the Detroit Tigers, there is no clearer selection than Arizona State first baseman Spencer Torkelson with the first pick in
Reggie Bush isn’t lying, he wants his Heisman Trophy back by John Buhler DUNEDIN, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 27: MLB Logo on the batting mat during the spring training game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins at TD Ballpark on February 27, 2020 in Dunedin, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) All the
BOSTON, MA – DECEMBER 10: Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during the 2019 Major League Baseball Winter Meetings on December 10, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) MLB owners reaction to MLBPA’s latest proposal is far from encouraging. To give the players some semblance of credit, they
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 07: Ross Stripling #68 of the Los Angeles Dodgers delivers against the Washington Nationals in the sixth inning of game four of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park on October 07, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling openly says what other players
TORONTO, ON – APRIL 02: General manager Ross Atkins of the Toronto Blue Jays addresses the media after completing a trade earlier in the day that sent Kevin Pillar #11 to the San Francisco Giants during MLB game action against the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre on April 2, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by
Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) The New York Mets may finally have a legitimate figure opting for ownership stake in Josh Harris. Mets fans’ rollercoaster of emotions is unlikely to end anytime soon, as another prominent sports billionaire has entered the fray as an interested owner. Josh Harris, the owner
Trevor Bauer (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) While reports of MLB season negotiations are all doom and gloom, Trevor Bauer has a different take. There is no more opinionated player in baseball these days than Trevor Bauer, and he’s had his Twitter-prints all over the negotiations for a shortened MLB season, as owners and players
Mecole Hardman is carrying around a giant dead hog by Mark Powell Dalvin Cook’s reported contract demands are absurd by Mark Powell Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon, left, and team president Theo Epstein speak on February 12, 2019, as the team reports to spring training in Mesa, Ariz. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 18: Kevin Youkilis #20 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after he connected for a home against the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park April 18, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images) Youk is standing up for what’s right at his alma mater, the University of Cincinnati. Kevin Youkilis
KBO. (Photo by Han Myung-Gu/Getty Images) The KBO discovered stuffed animals are the best in-game spectators. Behold! The greatest idea to happen to professional sports since putting games on television. No matter how dumb you think you are, at the very fiber of your being, you have at least one good idea floating around in
UFC 250: Alex Caceres feels he’ll be with the UFC for the rest of his career by Thomas Albano (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) Reds slugger Joey Votto wrote a powerful op-ed about how the George Floyd protests opened his eyes. George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis PD has had far-reaching consequences, including
A look back at some of the greatest and most prolific duos in baseball history that only spent a short amount of time together. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews. Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine. Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg. Great duos have become etched in every single era of baseball
Credit: JOHN ZICH/AFP via Getty Images With a truncated season coming, followed by an expiring CBA, baseball may need a hero like Mark McGwire or Sammy Sosa very soon. As other sports leagues are trying to solidify plans to return, MLB and the MLBPA remain caught up in finances. A shortened 2020 season is certain,
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 2: The dugout is shown as the sun rises over Fenway Park on what would have been the home opening day for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park on April 2, 2020 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The game was postponed due to the
HOUSTON, TEXAS – OCTOBER 30: The Washington Nationals celebrate with the Commissioner’s Trophy after defeating the Houston Astros in Game Seven to win the 2019 World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 30, 2019 in Houston, Texas. The Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros with a score of 6 to 2. (Photo by Elsa/Getty
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 03: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Aaron Judge #99 and Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the New York Yankees during the sixth inning against the Oakland Athletics in the American League Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium on October 3, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated
Chicago Cubs, MLB (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) MLB does not need to play this summer and fans will still return in 2021. I keep hearing it. We neeed MLB back. We must have the game to distract us from the coronavirus pandemic and social unrest we are living in today. No, we don’t. Don’t get
For every trade acquisition like Joe Carter, Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista, the Blue Jays have made deals that didn’t quite work out in their favor. Shrewd moves have brought the Toronto Blue Jays to the top of the baseball world before. The acquisition of Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar paved the way to back-to-back
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 2: The sun rises over Fenway Park on what would have been the home opening day for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park on April 2, 2020 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The game was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Billie