WATCH: Mets’ Noah Syndergaard not fazed by Braves’ mascot Blooper As Mets fans know, starter Noah Syndergaard likes to have his fun with some mascots. Whether it’s his feud with Mr. Met or stealing the Philly Phanatic’s ATV, mascots always need to stay on their toes when it comes to “Thor.” But the Atlanta Braves’…
DetailsWhere would the Red Sox be without Mitch Moreland? You *really* don’t want to know Without Mitch Moreland, we might be trying to ring members of the 1988 Orioles to reminisce about historic baseball futility. Those O’s started 0-21, and a legitimate case can be made that Moreland is all that stands between the defending…
DetailsMLB roundup: Cards crush Dodgers for four-game sweep Jose Martinez had four hits and Matt Wieters drove in three runs as the St. Louis Cardinals completed a four-game sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers with an 11-7 victory Thursday afternoon. It was the Cardinals’ first four-game sweep of the Dodgers in St. Louis since…
DetailsFormer Major League Baseball pitcher Scott Sanderson dies at 62 CHICAGO (AP) — Scott Sanderson, the right-hander who helped the Chicago Cubs make two playoff appearances and was a member of four postseason teams during a 19-year career, died Thursday. He was 62. An official with Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, where Sanderson…
DetailsReport: 2026 All-Star Game to be held in Philadelphia The Associated Press reports this afternoon that Major League Baseball will play the 2026 All-Star Game in Philadelphia. The reason: to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Which, hey, that’s a good enough reason. Can’t they have a World’s Fair instead, like they…
DetailsWhat is going on with Major League Baseball’s video highlights? Let’s talk about video clips. As in video clips of baseball highlights the sort of which you are used to sites like this and others embedding in posts or sharing on social media. The sort of clips that have been part of the online baseball…
DetailsThe IRS gives baseball teams a break April 15 is quickly approaching so here’s one for all the tax nerds out there: the IRS issued new guidance today that will give professional sports teams some relief from a new twist presented by the tax law enacted in 2017. The relevant provision related to how businesses…
DetailsReport: Umpire Angel Hernandez Worries About Relation if He Speaks Out in Discrimination Case Umpire Angel Hernandez plans to speak publicly on his allegations of racial discrimination in Major League Baseball nearly two years after filing a racial discrimination suit against the league, reports USA Today. According to USA Today, Hernandez is seeking permission from…
DetailsDee Gordon blast gives Mariners an MLB record with 15 straight games with home run to open season KANSAS CITY — It wasn’t Edwin Encarnacion or Jay Bruce, nor was it Daniel Vogelbach or Ryon Healy or any of the expected home run bashers. So it had to be Mitch Haniger, the team’s best overall…
DetailsAdam Jones: Manny Machado would “one hundred percent” be treated differently if he were white Diamondbacks outfielder Adam Jones is well aware of the way race affects how players are treated. In 2017, when Jones was with the Orioles, fans at Fenway Park spat racist epithets and taunts, and threw peanuts at him. Major League…
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