Yesterday against the Royals, Blue Jays first baseman Edwin Encarnacion hit his 15th and 16th home runs of the month, tying Mickey Mantle for the most homers ever in May for an American League player. Barry Bonds holds the Major League record for the month with
It may be the funniest play in baseball history. During a Boston/Baltimore game in 2004, Orioles DH David Newhan drove a ball to deep center off of Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez. Center fielder Johnny Damon tried to run down the drive, however it bounced
Last night during the Dodgers‘ 6-3 win over Cincinnati Carl Crawford‘s ankle did something ankles are not supposed to do. (As you can see in the picture above.) The gruesome sprain is expected to land the left fielder on the 15-day DL. This means the
During the celebration for Josh Beckett‘s no-hitter Sunday, Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis rolled his ankle and has been placed on the disabled list. Ellis wasn’t behind the plate for the gem and actually hurt himself tripping over his backup Drew Butera‘s mask, which had been
On this Memorial Day, lets remember all those fantasy stars who could once win leagues, but now get guffaws when you try to sneak them into trades as throw-ins. Ryan Howard, Dan Uggla, B.J. Upton, Tim Lincecum, Michael Bourn, Rickie Weeks, R.A. Dickey. You were all once great,
Yesterday’s game between the Texas and Detroit was not close. In fact, it was such a blow out that the Tigers pitched shortstop Danny Worth in the bottom of the eighth of their 9-2 loss. While that could have been comic relief, Worth actually pitched
Instead of burning another relief pitcher, last night Tigers manager Brad Ausmus sent shortstop Danny Worth out to pitch the top of the ninth of a 9-2 blow out at the hands of the Texas Rangers. Worth performed better than any of the Tigers who
Through his first ten starts of the season, Cubs right-hander Jeff Samardzija has 1.46 ERA, second to only Johnny Cueto at 1.25 in the Major Leagues. The former Notre Dame wide receiver is also winless at 0-4. The 16-28 Cubs have the worst record in
Dodgers fans haven’t been able to take a good look at Alex Guerrero, the Cuban defector the team gave a four year $28 million deal to this offseason. When they finally do see him, he may appear a little weird in the ear. Guerrero, a shortstop
This isn’t going to go down as Scott Boras’s best moment. Stephen Drew, who rejected a $14 million qualifying offer with the Boston Red Sox this off-season just signed with the club for $10.17 million. That sum is the $14 million pro-rated, but it still