Corporate sponsorship has claimed another MLB stadium. Rangers Ballpark in Arlington will now be known as Globe Life Park in Arlington, which really doesn't roll off the tongue too well. The naming rights were bought by the Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company in Oklahoma City, and will net the Rangers millions of dollars in […]

The Atlanta Braves have chosen the next face of the franchise following the 2012 retirement of Chipper Jones – and it's 24-year old first baseman Freddie Freeman. Atlanta agreed to a mammoth

New Era has released new alternate caps for the Braves, White Sox, and Blue Jays, two of which invoke retro designs. The new caps will be worn at select times throughout the year, including Spring Training, batting practice, and certain regular season games. Atlanta's last alternate cap was uninspired after a firestorm erupted over the […]

I'm not going to sit here and break down the dominant win by the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Sunday night – they decimated the Broncos. Besides – this is a baseball blog. If you want a detailed game analysis, head on over to our sister site This Given Sunday. But anyway, the […]

The Chicago Cubs bought low to upgrade their rotation, signing former Baltimore Oriole Jason Hammel to a one-year contract worth

The Omaha Storm Chasers, Kansas City's AAA affiliate, will be giving away 1,800 tickets for their game on July 6th against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Rockies AAA affiliate) if the Denver Broncos win Sunday's Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks. The free ticket vouchers will be available at 6 AM at the team store […]

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Aaron Hill is participating in the pro-am segment of this weekend's Waste Management Phoenix Open, and his teammates are supporting him in Scottsdale – by stalking him with Fatheads. Aaron just can't win. Teammates Patrick Corbin, Josh Collmenter, and Charles Brewer were the ones holding up his giant head – and […]

There are so many quirky parts of baseball history, and it's difficult for someone to get their hands on an item that's truly unique. But you now have a chance – the bat shard Roger Clemens threw at Mike Piazza during the 2000 World Series at Yankee Stadium is being auctioned off by Heritage Auctions. […]

According to a local Boston television interview, Red Sox DH David Ortiz is looking for a multi-year extension to stay with Boston, saying that "it would be time to move on" if he didn't get a long-term offer from the Red Sox, according to Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston. Ortiz turned 38 in November, but […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have, somewhat shockingly, brought back former closer Grant Balfour on a two-year contract worth

For the second straight offseason, the Milwaukee Brewers have signed a veteran starting pitcher – but this time, they didn't sacrifice their first round draft pick to do it. Matt Garza heading to Milwaukee on a

We're three weeks from pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training, give or take a couple of days for various teams. Masahiro Tanaka finally signed on Wednesday, inking a seven-year deal with the Yankees. The glacial pace in which it took Tanaka to sign really slowed up any potential movement of other free agents – […]