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Tony Gwynn's Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against The Tobacco Industry (UPDATE)
Tony Gwynn died in 2014 at the age of 54 from salivary gland cancer, a disease which he attributed to three decades of chewing smokeless tobacco. He underwent several surgeries during his career to manage salivary gland problems, and he was diagnosed with cancer in 2010. Gwynn blamed his tobacco hab...
Ryan Vogelsong Hit In Head By Pitch, Carted Off The Field
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ryan Vogelsong was nailed in the head by a Jordan Lyles fastball in the second inning of today’s game against the Colorado Rockies. Vogelsong stayed down for several moments, before eventually being carted off the field while holding a towel to his face. A pinch runner cam...
The Cardinals Lost Their 21st Game
The Arizona Diamondbacks clobbered Jaime Garcia for five earned runs and 10 hits as the St. Louis Cardinals lost Sunday, 7-2....
Padres Apologize To San Diego Gay Men's Chorus For Anthem Screwup, Fire Contractor Responsible
The San Diego Padres have issued an apology to the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus for playing a prerecorded woman’s voice through the speakers while the group was supposed to perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Saturday’s game....
The Padres Made Another Highlight With A Walk-Off Walk Against The Dodgers
If you’re a Padres fan, these are the moments you live for: Self-immolation by a Dodgers pitcher that leads to a walk-off 11th-inning win. This canny piece of non-hitting came late Saturday and includes all the drama of a game-winning hit but with the hold-yer-breath matador’s flourish that Yangervi...
The Cardinals Lost Their 20th Game
Jonathan Broxton surrendered five earned runs in just 1/3 of an inning, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a boost that led to their 11-7 win over the Cardinals last night in St. Louis....
10 Years Ago Today, A.J. Pierzynski Got Punched Right In The Goddamn Face
Ten years ago today, the fifth-place Chicago Cubs played the first-place Chicago White Sox, lost 7-0, and gave us one of the most purely satisfying moments in baseball history, when catcher Michael Barrett responded to A.J. Pierzynski running right over him at home plate even though he didn’t even h...
Root for the Baltimore Orioles This Year. Or Don't. Suit Yourself.
This is part of an occasional series of slightly belated MLB season previews....
Report: Rangers Want New Modern Ballpark To Replace Current Modern Ballpark
Just what the fresh hell is this?...
Mets Fans Booed Matt Harvey Off The Mound
The last time Matt Harvey and Stephen Strasburg faced off in Queens, fans spent much of the night chanting “Harvey’s better!” Last night, a rain of boos....
Brandon Phillips Freaked Juan Uribe Out With A Fake Tag
Major League Baseball is apparently all about fun and mischief tonight, as another NL second baseman tricked a baserunner with a deke. Daniel Murphy got Yoenis Cespedes with a fake throw earlier tonight, and Brandon Phillips caught Juan Uribe loafing off second base with his empty glove. Poor Uribe ...
Daniel Murphy Freezes Yoenis Cespedes With The Ole Fake Throw Trick
NL hitting leader Daniel Murphy and his new buddies on the Washington Nationals are in New York to take on the Mets, for whom Murphy jerked some postseason dongs last year. Washington put a whooping on New York last night, and they’re up big tonight thanks to Matt Harvey’s bad start....
Braves' Erick Aybar Taken To Doctor After Swallowing Chicken Bone
Are the Atlanta Braves cursed? Shortstop Erick Aybar was scratched from tonight’s lineup after part of his lunch got lodged in his throat....
Root For The Boston Red Sox This Year
This is part of an occasional series of slightly belated MLB season previews....
Juan Lagares Did A Pretty Convincing Willie Mays Impression
When Willie Mays made The Catch in 1954, the New York Giants played in the Polo Grounds, which was a goddamn huge ballpark shaped like a horseshoe with a 483-foot center field fence. He had to get way the hell back there to make the over-the-shoulder grab. Given the dimensions of the ballpark, it’s ...
Brad Ausmus Put His Rage-Quit Sweatshirt Up For Auction
If the venn diagram of your interests has an overlap between “helping charity” and “Brad Ausmus memorabilia”, oh boy, you won’t believe what MLB has in store for you. For the low price of $10, you can increase the bid on this live auction for Brad Ausmus’ authentic home plate meltdown sweatshirt. Wh...
Only You Can Help Saddle This Minor League Baseball Team With A Dumb New Name
The Binghamton Mets, the AA affiliate of the New York Mets, have decided, as we briefly noted earlier today, that it’s time for the ballclub to forge boldly onward into the future and delineate their own identity outside of the influence of the mothership. This is noble and good, because minor leagu...
Bartolo Colon's Child-Support Case Came Out Because He Was Foolish Enough To Represent Himself
The New York Post reported today that married Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon is being sued by a Washington Heights woman who says she had two children with him and wants him to pay child support....
Khris Davis Invented A Fantastic Walk-Off Celebration
Oakland A’s outfielder Khris Davis won his team a game in style last night, delivering an 8-5 victory with a walk-off grand slam. Just as good as the dinger itself was the celebratory move Davis busted out as he neared home plate....
Clayton Kershaw Is An Apex Predator
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is on one of those runs that has baseball writers banging down the door of Elias Sports and plumbing the depths of Baseball Reference, all in an attempt to put whatever the hell it is he’s doing in context. Kershaw struck out 11 Angels in eight innings last ni...