[ad_1] Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog, who won a World Series as manager with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982, has died, the team announced Tuesday. He was 92. “The entire Cardinals family is heartbroken to learn of the passing of Hall of Famer and World Series champion manager Whitey Herzog at the age … Read more
[ad_1] The Cleveland Guardians (10-5) and the Boston Red Sox (9-7) square off in the 2024 Patriots’ Day game on Monday. The Guardians got back on track after dropping two straight games last time out. Cleveland defeated the New York Yankees 8-7 in extra innings on Sunday. Meanwhile, Boston is on a two-game win streak. … Read more
[ad_1] Angel Hernandez has always had one of the worst reputations among MLB umpires, but Friday night, he took it to a whole new level. Hernandez, who umped his first MLB game in 1991, was behind the dish Friday night for a rematch of the 2023 ALCS between AL West rivals the Houston Astros and … Read more
[ad_1] Apr 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET We have a new top team in our rankings! The Dodgers have usurped the Braves to take hold of the No. 1 spot, thanks to strong performances from Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez. After two weeks of baseball, the Yankees rode a five-game win streak to … Read more
[ad_1] Apr 12, 2024, 07:00 AM ET We are two weeks into the 2024 MLB season, and teams have played about a dozen of their 162 games. While that isn’t enough for bold declarations, we’re not about to let that stop us. As we do every year at this time, we asked our MLB experts … Read more
[ad_1] On March 25, Shohei Ohtani stood before television cameras at Dodger Stadium and said this about his longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara: “Ippei has been stealing money from my account and has told lies.” That same day, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Thursday, Ohtani granted consent for law enforcement officials to search his … Read more
[ad_1] Following Wednesday’s rain-out, the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves will close out their series on Thursday afternoon at Truist Park in Atlanta. New York posted an 8-7 win on Monday before the Braves notched a 6-5 victory on Tuesday. The Mets (4-7), fourth in the National League East, have won two of their … Read more
[ad_1] There was some new drama related to new MLB uniforms Tuesday afternoon when Detroit Tigers left fielder Riley Greene split his pants sliding into home. The uniform mishap happened during Detroit’s ninth-inning rally when Greene was rounding the bases from second. Sliding into home, Greene’s pants appeared to burst open at the seam, revealing … Read more
[ad_1] Jeff Passan, ESPNApr 8, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” It’s all so ugly. Every day, it seems, another ulnar collateral ligament falls prey to the mere act of throwing a baseball. In a recent 48-hour period, Eury … Read more
[ad_1] Saturday was not a kind day to pitchers. Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber and New York Yankees reliever Jonathan Loáisiga were both announced as needing elbow surgery. Atlanta Braves star Spencer Strider, meanwhile, was confirmed by imaging to have a damaged ulnar collateral ligament. It’s too early to know if Strider will require his … Read more