MINNEAPOLIS – The Detroit The Tigers snapped their 16-inning scoreless streak in the sixth inning Wednesday, as Harold Castro smacked a solo home run to the right-center field at Target Field. He launched another solo shot in the eighth. In the 10th inning, Jeimer Candelario smoked a go-ahead two-run home run to straightaway center field … Read more
Thomas Szapucki’s long road to the majors hit as big a block as possible upon reaching its peak. The 25-year-old left-hander’s first-ever MLB start couldn’t have gone much worse on Wednesday afternoon in San Francisco, allowing nine runs in just 1.1 innings of work before getting the hook. Szapucki allowed four home runs in that … Read more
In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the Anaheim City Council ruled against selling the 150-acre Angel Stadium site to a management company created by Angels owner Arte Moreno. Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times and Alicia Robinson of the Orange County Register each had details of last night’s ruling, as well as a summary … Read more
The Washington Nationals are apparently still considering giving Tom Brady a shot after he shared a viral video showing off his baseball swing. The Nationals, who selected Brady as a catcher prospect in the 1995 MLB Draft when they were previously known as the Montreal Expos prior to his legendary NFL career, quote-tweeted the seven-time … Read more
Data: Baseball Reference; Chart: Axios Visuals Home runs are being hit at their lowest rate in nearly a decade, and the culprit appears to be the ball itself. By the numbers: Through seven weeks, MLB teams are hitting 0.98 HR per game, down 20% from last year (1.22) and 29% from the all-time high in … Read more
Tomase: Offensive explosion shows us how the Red Sox can still be a playoff team originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Red Sox are finally who we thought they were – inoffensive starting pitching, extremely iffy bullpen, offense that could take them to the playoffs anyway. The offensive turnaround from April to May has … Read more
In a recent sit-down with MLB.com at Citi Field, Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright talks about pitching to catcher Yadier Molina, his love for baseball and pitching at the age of 40. MLB.com: You are having a productive season at age 40. Why is that the case? Adam Wainwright: It’s not impossible. Look at what Justin … Read more
Wild stats from Joc’s historic three-homer game vs. Mets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea SAN FRANCISCO – The night that Joc Pederson had on Tuesday would be the best of just about any player’s career, and it certainly stands as Pederson’s best in a regular-season game. But when he sits back with his kids … Read more
Major League Baseball announced a new collaboration with cultural change platform Unmind on Wednesday, taking another step in its commitment to mental health. The league will bolster its existing well-being benefits and initiatives by launching the Unmind platform to approximately 1,300 corporate staff members and 7,000 umpires and Minor League players beginning next month. Unmind, … Read more
The Colorado Rockies visit the Pittsburgh Pirates for a matinee matchup on Wednesday. The matchup is the third and final game of a mid-week series at PNC Park. Colorado won the opener on Monday, with Pittsburgh winning in extra innings on Tuesday. The Rockies are 20-22 this season, and the Pirates are 17-25 overall. First … Read more
