The knuckleball is a unique pitch, and few throw it
New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey is the only pitcher who throws it in the major leagues, and he’s having quite a bit of success with it. Going into Wednesday’s start againstTampaBay, Dickey was 9-1...
View ArticleGoing into the final week of interleague play, the American League is...
TheAL, which will likely win the series for the ninth straight year, had an outstanding weekend. The New York Yankees swept three games atWashington, outscoring the Nationals 16-6.Torontodealt a blow...
View ArticleThe New York Yankees have taken control of the AL East, and they don’t look...
Since a 21-21 record and last-place standing in the division on May 21, the Yankees won 23 of 30 games, including a 17-5 mark in their first 22 games in June. After Monday’s 7-1 win over Cleveland, the...
View ArticleA mix of veterans and first-timers highlight this year’s All-Star rosters
As the National League and American League get set to play in the 83rd midsummer classic next Tuesday atKansas City. On theALteam, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will be making his 13th...
View ArticleIchiro Suzuki is older, and not the great hitter that he once was, but he...
Suzuki joined the Yankees on Monday afternoon, following a trade fromSeattlefor two minor league pitchers. Just a few hours later, he was in a Yankees uniform at the Mariners’ home ball park, Safeco...
View ArticleStarting the season slowly was not in the Cincinnati Reds’ plans
But following a 10-game winning streak that was snapped on Monday, the Reds are one of the best teams in baseball. Cincinnatiwent into Tuesday’s game with a 61-41 record, three games ahead of the...
View ArticleIt has been about a month since contending teams began trading for players...
Some of those players have helped, while others have struggled. Texas Rangers right-hander Ryan Dempster, acquired from the Chicago Cubs in a trade, has been one who hasn’t lived up to expectations...
View ArticleMajor League Baseball has entered the home stretch, and there plenty of teams...
Thanks to baseball’s two-team wild-card system this year, there are 11 teams that are still competing for a wild-card spot. Going into Tuesday’s games, Tampa Bay and Baltimore were tied atop the AL...
View ArticleNow that Stephen Strasburg has been shut down for the season byWashington,...
Not necessarily. Strasburg, who went 15-6 with a 3.16 ERA in his first full season since Tommy John elbow surgery in 2010, was shut down after throwing 159.1 innings to avoid straining his pitching arm...
View ArticleWhen a major league player achieves something that hasn’t been accomplished...
Miguel Cabrera did just that last week, winning baseball’s Triple Crown, joining an exclusive group of players that have won it, such as Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, Rogers Hornsby and Frank Robinson....
View ArticleThe Washington Nationals have built their team around Bryce Harper and...
So it wasn’t surprising that the two phenoms were the keys to victory on Opening Day. Harper hit two home runs in his first two at-bats, and Stephen Strasburg recorded 19 consecutive outs in the...
View ArticleThe New York Yankees might have a down year in terms of wins this season, but...
At nearly $229 million, the Yankees top every major league team, from the second-place Los Angeles Dodgers at about $216 million to the last-ranked Houston Astros at about $24 million. The figures come...
View ArticleBlue’s Bats Silent
The Dodgers had difficulty getting hits this past weekend and as a result lost two of three games to Arizona at Chase Field, including Sunday’s 1-0 defeat on Paul Goldschmidt’s single in the ninth...
View ArticleBlue Listless
It’s been a tough stretch for the Dodgers (8-10), who salvaged one game this past weekend versus Baltimore at Camden Yards, but lost a doubleheader, and were swept at home by San Diego. The Blue Crew’s...
View ArticleAllowing 11 hits in six innings was not the way Adam Wainwright wanted to...
But the 6-foot-7-inch right-hander got back on track, winning his next three games. A big part of Wainwright’s success early this season has been his control. He had 28 strikeouts without allowing a...
View ArticleBryce Harper began his major league career on April 28 last year with huge...
He was the first overall pick in the 2010 draft and starred at every level he played in before that. Harper had slumps last season with the Washington Nationals, but was still able to hit .270 with 22...
View ArticleR.A. Dickey, the NL Cy Young winner last season, may have said it best after...
“We’re somewhat of a dysfunctional team right now,” Dickey told the Associated Press. At the beginning of the season, the Blue Jays were supposed to be among the elite clubs in the major leagues after...
View ArticleYu Darvish and Matt Harvey started playing in the major leagues last year,...
Darvish joined the Texas Rangers last season after starring in the Japanese professional league. Harvey came up to the Mets last July. This season, both pitchers are in a league of their own. Darvish...
View ArticleThings weren’t looking too good for the Cleveland Indians when they were...
They fell to 8-13, which put them in line for another miserable season. But in the second game that day, the Indians started to turn things around, winning 10-3 as Mike Aviles hit a three-run homer and...
View ArticleMiguel Cabrera is backing up baseball’s first Triple Crown season in 45 years...
The Detroit Tigers third baseman, who won the American League Triple Crown Award in 2012 with a .330 average, 44 home runs and 139 RBIs, is baseball’s most dangerous hitter. Cabrera has been on a hot...
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