MLB’s Leroy Stanton, traded with Nolan Ryan, dies in crash Stanton hailed from Latta, South Carolina, and spent nine years in the MLB, appearing in more than 800 games as an outfielder. He started with the New York Mets in 1970, and was part of the later-infamous 1971 trade that sent Nolan Ryan, Stanton and…
DetailsMLB players revel in Japan’s ‘carnival’ stadium atmosphere Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball aren’t really so different on the field. Everyone is playing the same game and the rules are more or less the same, with some exceptions. But as the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics found out during their exhibitions against the…
DetailsCubs’ Baez has new magic tricks ready for this season MESA, Ariz. (AP) — It does not take Javier Baez long to show off his magic tricks, even in a spring training game. The Chicago Cubs star singled in the first inning on Sunday against the Colorado Rockies and stole second, escaping a tag by…
DetailsOpening day intrigue: Ichiro keeps ‘em guessing about future TOKYO — This is the Ichiro effect. Richard Snitzer had never been to Japan. What finally drove the Japanese-American to travel here from his home in Hayward, California, was Ichiro Suzuki; not family ties, not pure wanderlust, but a chance to see a player he called…
DetailsDane Dunning undergoes Tommy John surgery as another White Sox prospect goes on the shelf Another highly rated White Sox prospect will spend much of the next year in recovery mode. Dane Dunning underwent Tommy John surgery Monday, the team told reporters in Arizona, pairing him with Michael Kopech as pitching prospects in recovery mode.…
DetailsThe openers experiment isn’t really an experiment anymore for Tampa Bay PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — They weren’t trying to change the whole game, just their own. They were secure enough to try, humble enough to allow that the whole thing could be very, very flammable. They let everyone laugh or grouse or turn away, whatever.…
DetailsSources: MLB eyes higher salaries in minors Major League Baseball suggested sweeping changes to the minor leagues—including a significant increase in salaries, a higher standard of living conditions and better transportation—duri an initial collective-bargaining session with the group that oversees the minors, sources familiar with the meeting told ESPN. After years of weathering criticism and…
DetailsLowriders, piñatas, margaritas and the best new Minor League Baseball alter egos Last year, Minor League Baseball introduced a new idea that turned a league that already loved its alter egos into a league where it was impossible to own all the cool hats. The Copa de la Diversión series — which translates to “The…
DetailsMLB notebook: Kershaw will miss Opening Day start For the first time since 2010, Clayton Kershaw won’t be the Opening Day starter for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The left-hander, who has started a club-record eight straight openers, was ruled out of the March 28 start against the Arizona Diamondbacks due to the persistent shoulder inflammation…
DetailsBrewers make ‘Mean Girls’ parody vid Craig Counsell seems like a good boss. And Brent Suter looks to be on track for being nominated for a short film Oscar in 15 years Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/brewers_make_mean_girls_parody_vid
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