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Brewers Prospect Comes Out As Gay
Well this is cool. David Denson came out as gay yesterday and became the first active player in Major League Baseball to do so. The 20-year-old Denson is a power-hitting first baseman currently with the Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League. MLB.com ranks him as the Brewers’ 27th best prospect....
Red Sox Score 22 Runs For Ben Affleck
The Boston Red Sox have had a shit year, until very recently. In the approximately 24 hours since manager John Farrell announced he had been diagnosed with lymphoma, the team has scored, by my math, one million runs....
The Blue Jays Are Killing Everyone, And Why Wouldn't They Be?
One of the more frustrating things in baseball over the past few years has been watching the perpetually okay Toronto Blue Jays continue to be nothing more than just okay, because in a sports landscape populated by mountebanks who preach the virtues of losing, they’ve actively been trying to win, wh...
Aroldis Chapman Broke MLB's Statcast
Aroldis Chapman throws the baseball very fast. So fast, in fact, that he ruined MLB.com’s Statcast Leaderboard. That’s where MLB shows a glimpse of the data from its player-tracking technology, listing the leaders in a bunch of categories. One is fastest pitch, and the problem was that the 50 fastes...
Gabe Kapler's Advice To Baseball Players: Get A Nice Tan On Your Nuts
Former Major League Baseball player Gabe Kapler is now the Dodgers’ Director of Player Development, but on the side he also runs the blog Kap Lifestyle, which we’ve written about before. On Kap Lifestyle, Kapler and guests write about topics like nutrition, weightlifting, and working out. Today’s en...
Mike Scioscia Called "Bush League" For Trying To Freeze Opposing Pitcher
White Sox closer David Robertson accused Angels manager Mike Scioscia of intentionally blocking the plate during an argument with umpires so Robertson couldn’t stay warm, a charge Scioscia denied....
Yoenis Cespedes Credits First Mets HR To Rally Parakeet
Deadline acquisition Yoenis Cespedes’s eighth-inning home run put the finishing touches on the Mets’ 3-0 win over the Rockies last night, a victory that put them 3.5 games up in the NL East. It was Cespedes’s first homer as a Met, and he says it’s all about his neon tribute to a little avian gatecra...
Anthony Rizzo Climbs Onto Tarp To Make Phenomenal Catch
For the second night in a row a wannabe-Spiderman baseball player climbed on top of field equipment in a daring attempt to catch a foul pop-up. Tonight it was Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, and after clambering on top of the field tarp and falling into the stands, he made the catch. ...
Just Barry Bonds Dancing On Stage With Earth, Wind & Fire
If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like when a retired person is living his or her best life, just head on over to Barry Bonds’s Instagram account....
All 15 Home Teams Won For The First Time In MLB History
It was a very good night to go to the game....
Russell Martin Chases Pop-Up Over Dugout Railing, Almost Eats It
Russell, my man. Your team is on an eight-game winning streak, it’s the first inning, and you’re playing against the sadsack A’s. Don’t throw it all away getting injured trying to catch a foul ball!...
Pitching To Mike Trout Is No Damn Fun, Man
It’s not like Mike Trout’s career highlight reel needed another entry in order to convince you that he’s very likely going to go down as one of the best players in history, but here, have another one....
Mets Broadcast Booth Can't Stop Giggling About Pasties
Carlos Gonzalez’s eye black led to a complete breakdown in the SNY booth tonight as Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Keith Hernandez lost all ability to communicate over the concept of pasties....
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Wrigley Field Evacuated Due To Reported Bomb Threat [UPDATING]
Journalists finishing up work after today’s Giants-Cubs game at Wrigley Field are reporting that police are clearing the stadium due to a bomb threat....
Nori Aoki Takes A Ball To The Face
San Francisco’s Nori Aoki left today’s game against the Cubs after getting hit in the face by an errant Jake Arrieta pitch. Aoki tried to dodge the dome-bound ball, but only moved his forehead into its path. ...
Idiot Yankees Fan Throws Back Home Run Ball, Hits Brett Gardner
Brett Gardner took some friendly fire today in the Bronx as a fan attempted to throw back a fourth-inning home run ball off the bat of José Bautista and succeeded in drilling the Yankees outfielder in the back of the skull....