Jose Altuve exposes ‘terrible’ tattoo to fight ALCS buzzer controversy Now, Jose Altuve will go topless. With his shyness conquered and his tattoo ready for the world, the Astros star took off his shirt in front of reporters Monday morning. Altuve screaming at teammates not to remove his shirt after hitting the pennant-winning home run…
DetailsYoenis Cespedes refuses to speak at Mets spring training Yoenis Cespedes is starting spring training with some boar-ish behavior. The oft-injured outfielder said Monday morning in Port St. Lucie that he will not be speaking with reporters. “Not today, not tomorrow, not at all this year,” Cespedes said, according to The Post’s Mike Puma. The…
DetailsHow a rookie middle infielder could be the most interesting player in Giants camp Mauricio Dubón has never played outfield in the minor leagues, but he could be the San Francisco Giants’ primary center fielder. Dubón could be the Giants’ Opening Day shortstop or starting second baseman, but he might move around the diamond and…
DetailsYu Darvish wants Astros to suffer for his worst baseball moment Yu Darvish is convinced the Astros don’t deserve to be World Series champions. The former Dodgers pitcher took much of the blame for the team’s 2017 loss to the Astros, in which he lost Games 3 and 7 lasting 1 2/3 innings in both…
DetailsZiPS Top 100 Prospects Prospect Week 2020 Updating the 2020, 2021, and 2022 Draft Rankings Prospect Limbo: The Best of the 2020 Post-Prospects 2020 Top 100 Prospects 2020 Top 100 Prospects Chat Picks to Click: Who I Expect to Make the 2021 Top 100 Dynasty Top 100 2020 Re-Draft Top 25 [Mon]ZiPS Top 100 Prospects…
DetailsBraves Extend Alex Anthopoulos, Brian Snitker The Braves announced Monday morning that they’ve promoted general manager Alex Anthopoulos to president of baseball operations and extended his contract through the 2024 season. The Atlanta organization also announced contract extensions for manager Brian Snitker and his entire coaching staff; they’ll now be in place through the 2021…
DetailsD1Baseball Top 25: Miami Takes Over Top Spot Opening Weekend was rather chalky for the most part, but we have a new No. 1 in Miami, while Cal State Fullerton entered the rankings after a strong weekend. Source: https://d1baseball.com/featured/d1baseball-top-25-miami-takes-over-top-spot/
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Effectively Wild Episode 1501: Season Preview Series: Braves and Phillies Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the latest developments in the escalating player war of words over the Astros sign-stealing scandal, José Altuve‘s alleged unfinished tattoo, Rob Manfred’s roundly criticized comments, Shohei Ohtani’s new driver’s license, and a modest pay hike for minor leaguers.…
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Every Sneaker Worn During the 2020 All-Star Game Playoff intensity was added to the 2020 All-Star Game, with the competitive nature being sparked by Kobe Bryant’s untimely death. Anthony Davis hit the game-winning free throws for Team LeBron, but the Kobe Bryant MVP trophy went to Kawhi Leonard. The Los Angeles Clippers forward scored 25…
DetailsGM James Click: Astros Under No Spending Restrictions The Astros sent out some mixed messages about how much the club was willing to spend this offseason, though newly-hired general manager James Click told the Houston Chronicle’s Brian T. Smith (Twitter link) and other reporters that Astros owner Jim Crane didn’t put any restrictions on future…
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