Cuban names are little different, and Padres right-hander and MLB ace of the moment Odrisamer Depaigne certainly has the kind of name spell check isn’t going to recognize. He also threw 7 2/3 no hit innings against the Mets Sunday afternoon, improving his ERA 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
In April, when Major League Baseball last released a list of top selling jerseys, it was David Ortiz‘s name and number which had moved the most merchandise. The popular slugger was still basking in the afterglow of leading the Red Sox to a World Series
(This is the first in a series of periodical trade deadline breakdowns.) The Phillies were the best team in baseball between 2007 and 2011. However, they have struggled since their 102 win season in 2011, and General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. has been roundly criticized
Derek Jeter turned 40 today. The Yankee legend and Hall of Famer has been struggling this year, suggesting his decision to retire at the season’s end was a prudent one. However, there have been a handful of big league stars who continued to produce into
The “Hot Stove League” refers to baseball’s winter off-season when general managers get together, presumably around a hot stove, and make deals. But there is another just as important hot stove league that forms in the weeks before July 31, the last day teams can
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
In last night’s Phillies-Mets game New York center fielder Matt den Dekker went well above the wall at Citizens Bank Park to rob Ryan Howard of a sure home run. The leap in the second inning wasn’t even the only great play de Dekker made;
It was a relatively static week in the fantasy baseball world, sans a few notable developments. Stephen Drew is coming back soon, AJ Pollock came on like a comet but is now out six-to-eight weeks thanks to a Johnny Cueto fastball to the wrist and
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