These days, when somebody says literally they usually mean figuratively. However, we’re doing no such thing when describing Milwaukee Brewers backup catcher Martin Maldonado‘s at-bat against Pittsburgh yesterday. Facing Charlie Morton, Maldonado took a big cut at a fast ball. But he didn’t’ quite square the
Baseball players make a lot of money. Some make a lot more money than they should. But there are also a bunch of baseball bargains out there. The ten best contracts of 2014 are below. 10. Chase Utley, 35 2014-2015, 2 yrs/$25M. $15M team options
When a baseball player wins a championship or switches teams fans are more likely to buy his jersey. That’s the lesson we can take away from the list of bestselling jerseys at MLB.com from this offseason, which is measured from October 31, 2013 to March
American League MVP: Mike Trout After being bested twice by a great player who actually had an inferior year, Trout wins one (and wins one for sabermetrics) in 2014 Projected stats for 2014: R:126 HR:32 BA:311 RBI:106 SB:34 For top fantasy first baseman click here. Second baseman
Here is the latest in Fantasy relevant spring training injuries with timetables for return. Arizona Diamondbacks P. Patrick Corbin — out for the season, likely Tommy John surgery P. Daniel Hudson — to miss at least a couple months. OF. Cody Ross — On DL, may return in
1. Craig Kimbrel Simply the best and no reason to think he won’t continue to be. Handcuff: Jordan Walden Projected stats for 2014: W:3 S:47 K:101 ERA:1.32 WHIP: .85 For top fantasy first baseman click here. Second baseman here. Shortstops here. Third baseman here. Catchers here. Outfielders here.
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
There are many factors that go into a great baseball stadium: architecture; view; accessibility; food and general ambiance. It also helps the ballpark experience if the home team is playing well, but we can’t very well blame the stadium for poor team construction. Below are
Major League Baseball’s Fall Classic isn’t always a classic. Sometimes it’s four games to zero laugher that has sports fans searching the dial for football highlights. But there has also been some pretty great World Series in the 100 plus year history of baseball’s postseason
Major League Baseball has a long and colorful history. Check out some its key moments below: 1876 The creation of the National League The National League was formed as a way for club owners of existing franchises to centralize their power, control player movement and