baseball Page 202 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

It's Too Bad Giancarlo Stanton Got Tired

Giancarlo Stanton took his timeout early on during last night’s Home Run Derby. He got off to a rough start, slapping a handful ground balls and liners rather than monster dingers, and he was clearly frustrated by the time he’d already eaten up....

Ditched By Jeets, Jeb Turns To Pitbull

Jeb’s pursuit of the Miami Marlins hit a bit of a snag when he ended his partnership with Jeets, perhaps because Jeets wasn’t pulling his financial weight. Jeb has reportedly found a new partner to bring some star power to his bid, though. According to the Miami Herald, Pitbull is now on Team Jeb....

Rob Manfred Wants You To Believe That The Ball Isn't Juiced

Baseball players are socking dingers at a truly historic rate, and everyone is wondering what the heck is going on. Through research and testing done by The Ringer and FiveThirtyEight and others, a convincing theory has emerged: the ball is juiced....

This Home Run Derby Was Just Fun As Hell

This is the third year that the Home Run Derby has been structured as a race down against the clock rather than a trek up to a swing count, and this derby only emphasized what the last two established—this is so, so, so much better than what we had before. ...

Behold, Joel Embiid And A Regular-Sized Baseball

Ah, yes. A normal baseball, already at an event where it is punished for entertainment, made to look impossibly puny. And now behold Joel Embiid with two regular-sized baseballs: ...

Miguel Cabrera Is, Frankly, Sick And Tired Of Your Trade Rumors

The upcoming trade deadline sees the Tigers in the same narrative that’s been chasing them for years—the window is swinging shut for a roster of aging stars on huge contracts, and this can be the time to deal. The front office has made no secret of their desire to cut payroll while the team’s big na...

Ex-MLB Pitcher Livan Hernandez Files For Bankruptcy

Former MLB pitcher Livan Hernandez has filed for bankruptcy in federal court in South Florida. It was first reported today by the Miami Herald....

Report: Marlins Attempting To Seize Property From Former Season-Ticket Holder

Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria is reportedly suing a Marlins fan for possession of the fan’s commercial building to recoup funds the Marlins say they lost when the fan decided not to continue paying for his season tickets to see his trainwreck of a favorite team. ...

The Astros And Dodgers Are Fucking Everyone Up

If you hadn’t watched a single baseball game this year, you could have gotten pretty well caught up on how things are playing out just by watching the Dodgers and Astros close out their first halves of the season yesterday. These are the two best teams in baseball, and yesterday they showed us preci...

Terry Francona Underwent Heart Surgery, Will Not Manage All-Star Game

Phillies Accidentally Shoot Off Postgame Fireworks During Game

The Phillies lost to the Pirates last night, dropping them to an MLB-worst 28-56. In the second inning, the Pirates’ Jose Osuna threw out consecutive base runners trying to stretch singles into doubles. It wasn’t all Phillies blunders: The Phils’ Andrew Knapp scored from first on a botched pickoff t...

Cartoonish Misplay Lets Minor-League Hitter Advance To Third Base On Infield Hit 

Randy Arozarena of the Double-A Springfield Cardinals hit what looked like a pretty ordinary infield pop-up in the seventh inning of tonight’s game against the Midland RockHounds. With not one, not two, not three, but four fielders circling the ball, it seemed about as close to an automatic out as y...

Washington Nationals Maintain Need For Rain Delay Through Two Hours With No Rain [UPDATED]

The Nationals and Braves were scheduled to begin play in D.C. tonight at 7:05 p.m. ET. It was not raining. But there was rain in the forecast, so they went ahead and called a rain delay anyway—just in case, right? They didn’t need to put a tarp on the field, since, you know, it wasn’t actually raini...

First Baseman Josh Bell Gets Distracted By Flying Bat, Fails To Realize Ball Is Being Thrown Directly To First Base

A wailing fire alarm. A car slamming into the front window of a diner, brakes screeching as customers scream. A baseball bat that has slipped from the hitter’s fingers and is flung into the crowd. ...

Report: Billionaire Left Marlins Group Bid Because Derek Jeter Sought Control While "Not Investing Much Money"

Billionaire Richard Chaifetz has left Derek Jeter’s group bid for the Miami Marlins, reportedly due to frustration with the fact that Jeter was asking for control of the group while “not investing much money,” per the New York Post....

Rockies Pitcher Jon Gray Smashes 467-Foot Dinger

The Colorado Rockies got some unlikely offense early in Wednesday’s game against the Reds, as young and tall starter Jon Gray went yard in the second inning. Gray sent the ball 467 feet deep into center field, and he got off a bit of a Sammy Sosa hop exiting the batter’s box....

White Sox Allow Rajai Davis To Steal As Many Bases As He Pleases

The Chicago White Sox finished up a three-game trip to Oakland with a 7-4 loss. Mike Pelfrey didn’t pitch well and Avisail Garcia went 0-for-4, only looking at nine pitches in the process. However, catcher Kevan Smith had the worst night of the bunch, as he allowed former World Series home run-hitte...

K Corners Aren't Racist, But They're A Little Weird

Tuesday night, a Bad Tweet made the rounds online and drew some derision from baseball fans:...

College Baseball Names, Ranked

Michael Lananna does an excellent job of covering college baseball for Baseball America. He did a particularly excellent job of selecting the game’s best names in a beautiful act of public service today:...

Dellin Betances Just Can't Stop Walking Guys

To say that Dellin Betances couldn’t find the zone today is to be extremely generous and extenuative about the whole thing, as should be pretty apparent from the strike zone plot below: ...