Jorge Soler’s Chicago Cubs career has started with a bang. In his first major league at-bat, the 22-year old Cuban defector launched a 2-1 pitch from Reds ace Mat Latos over the Great American Ballpark center field wall, becoming the 117th player in Major League history
Today, six very worthy candidates will be inducted into Cooperstown’s hallowed halls. Tony La Russa, Joe Torre, and Bobby Cox enter as managers — and they are each among the best skippers in baseball history. But for the purposes of this article, we’re going to
On Thursday night, Clayton Kershaw had his scoreless innings streak snapped at 41 innings. It was a home run by Padres third baseman Chase Headley that broke the two-time Cy Young winners string of zeros. The sixth inning blast was one of only three hits
Last night, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was a Hanley Rameriz throwing error away from tossing a perfect game against Colorado. Instead, he settled for a 107 pitch no-hitter with a career-high 15 strikeouts in the 8-0 win. Nolan Ryan holds the record for most strikeouts in
Your browser does not support iframes. The baseball world is buzzing about the amazing throw Oakland left fielder Yoenis Cespedes made last night against the Angles. With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the eighth, Mike Trout ripped a double down the left
Fantasy owners who gave Lonnie Chisenhall a Monday spot start yesterday have spent the morning patting themselves on the back . That’s because the Indians third baseman went nuts during his teams 17-7 victory over the Texas Rangers, finishing 5 for 5 with 3 home
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz isn’t happy with Major League Baseball. And he’s really pissed at David Price. On Friday, Price hit Big Papi in the back with a 94 MPH fastball. It was the first time the Rays ace had faced the Sox slugger
Whenever a baseball team makes a big trade fans hold their breath. “Will this one come back to haunt us?” Here are a collection of trades that certainly have fans wondering what could have been. Read on for the ten worst trades in baseball history.
Some baseball manager are tacticians, whereas others are ego-juggling players’ coaches. Some skippers turned to managing after successful baseball careers, whereas others never even made the major league. There is no formula for what makes a successful baseball manager. We can, however, analyze results and
When compared to the NBA NFL or NHL, the Major League Baseball draft is a crapshoot, with only 66 percent of players selected in the first round ever making the Major Leagues. In fact, three times the first overall pick in the MLB draft never