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/ 2 months agoSale, Devers give the Red Sox something historic to smile about in down season
We begin with a look at the American League standings on Wednesday because numbers in the era of analytics do not...
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/ 2 months ago“The Punisher” continues to pound his way into MLB record books with the Reds
In a little more than a half-season with the Cincinnati Reds, Yasiel Puig became one of the most popular players on...
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/ 2 months agoIn your Dreams: Once they build it, the Yankees and White Sox will come
As we learned earlier this season when the Oakland A’s and Seattle Mariners opened the season in Japan and the New...
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/ 2 months agoBombs Away: Davis gets punchy, but teammates take a historic pounding from the Yankees
The Baltimore Orioles have a miserable team, not the worst ever, but certifiably horrific. And in first baseman/designated hitter Chris Davis,...
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/ 2 months agoHappy Birthday, Mike Trout, already one of the greatest to ever play the game
The Los Angeles Angels did not give Mike Trout $430 million because they are sentimental. They have not decided he should...
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/ 2 months agoBalls and bats are lab rats in the effort to explain the proliferation of home runs
Look up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane. … no, it’s not even Superman. It’s just another home...
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/ 3 months agoAstros ‘win’ the deadline, improve World Series chances, and even get a combined no-hitter
The Houston Astros “won” the trade deadline with a haul that included adding Zack Greinke and Aaron Sanchez to their already...
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/ 3 months agoAL ROY: It looks to be Lowe’s to lose, although Jimenez, Vlad Jr. are lurking
In various preseason polls predicting the big baseball awards for 2019, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays was the...
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/ 3 months agoWhile with the Reds, Puig gave himself a puncher’s chance to be loved
Few players in the Major Leagues swing the swag of Yasiel Puig. He’s the dude with the frosted tips in his...
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/ 3 months agoBichette’s debut concludes the Blue Jays circle of life developmental plan
Over the course of the last year, the Toronto Blue Jays have been waiting for three baby blue eggs to hatch...
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/ 3 months agoHere’s the pitch: Maybe the Yankees won’t finish what they started
Let’s face it, last weekend was the time the New York Yankees were supposed to put the American League East on...
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/ 3 months agoBauer tops list of players who could be wearing new uniforms as MLB trade deadline approaches
With the Mets acquisition of Marcus Stroman over the weekend, Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer moves to the top of the...
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/ 3 months agoThe red-hot Giants may not want to give their star the Bum’s rush
Major League Baseball teams have one week to decide if they’ll be buyers or sellers, whether they can still contend for...
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/ 3 months agoNet gain: White Sox, Nationals lead the way in helping protect their fans
For as long as baseball has been played, fans have been warned of the inherent danger of watching a game. Without...
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/ 3 months agoEnd game: MLB gives Rivera the honor of closing Hall of Fame ceremony
On a sweltering Sunday in Cooperstown, N.Y., Major League Baseball welcomed its 2019 Hall of Fame class with the pageantry it...
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/ 3 months agoAaron Boone delivers an X-rated performance after getting ejected
Spitting tobacco juice is no longer permissible in Major League Baseball, but there’s still nothing in the rule book preventing on-field...
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/ 3 months agoBattle in Boston: Eckersley and Price square off again as their feud continues
Sports history is filled with examples of players and media members who can’t stand each other. It’s part of the territory,...
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/ 3 months agoNL ROY race heats up with Pete Alonso and Fernando Tatis Jr.
Pete Alonso or Fernando Tatis Jr.? The race for National League Rookie of the Year should be a doozy, likely coming...
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/ 3 months agoAngels in the outfield: Teammates honor Skaggs by pitching a no-hitter
The Los Angles Angels understand they will deal with the death of their teammate, Tyler Skaggs, for the remainder of this...
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/ 3 months agoMLB asks the Atlantic League to play around with more rule changes
We’ve chatted previously about one of the new initiatives Major League Baseball will be testing over the next few months in...
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/ 3 months agoMLB hopes its new technology doesn’t strike out before it can run
Since the very first pitch was tossed at some point during the 19th century, baseball players, managers and their fans have...
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/ 3 months agoBouton’s “Ball Four” changed forever the way journalists cover games and athletes
Before Jim Bouton came along, sports journalism was quite a different creature. Most of the writing and reporting was observational, the...
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/ 3 months agoTyler Skagg’s passing is only one of the dark stories that have haunted the Angels
It’s become a heartbreaking ritual at Angel Stadium. Another young baseball player is gone in his prime, leaving fans to mourn...
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/ 3 months agoAL power rankings: Yankees and Twins look to be best of the bunch
Taking advantage of the All-Star break, Tiebreaker.com presents our American League power rankings for the first half of the 2019 season...
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/ 3 months agoKimbrel, Keuchel back in action in big way for playoff contenders
In the big picture, it worked out OK for Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel. Sure, it had to have been odd...
