Evan Longoria hasn’t played for the Rays since Monday. He’s their offensive star, and without him, they were expected to struggle. Naturally, since Longoria has played in a game, the Rays are feasting on weaker competition. The Rays are 4-0 in May, with three wins over the Mariners and one over the A’s. They only […]

The big news yesterday was obviously Mariano Rivera’s torn ACL. He’ll miss the rest of the season, and in a tearful press conference last night, Rivera said he didn’t know if he’d ever pitch again. If this really is the end for Rivera, which is a completely rational expectation, it was a sad and anonymous […]

The Angels bullpen has blown as many leads as any team in the American League so far this season.  Perhaps in a well reasoned panic move, Los Angeles General Manager Jerry Dipoto chose to act quickly and acquire a dependable late inning reliever in Ernesto Frieri.  The Columbian born Frieri was utterly dominant in parts […]

Awful, terrible news out of Kansas City tonight: while shagging flyballs in the outfield before tonight’s Yankees-Royals game, legendary Yankees closer Mariano Rivera fell awkwardly on his knee. The verdict isn’t good:

Last night was a crazy night of baseball. Three walk-off homers, one go-ahead homer in the tenth, *and* a no-hitter to boot. Does it get any better than that? In the afternoon, old man Jason Giambi hit a three run bomb to walk off on the Dodgers. Later in the evening, Ian Desmond hit a […]

After a pair of games in Los Angeles against the Dodgers over the weekend, last night brought about the home debut of Bryce Harper in Washington. Batting seventh and playing left field, things didn’t necessarily go as planned. The Nationals had another anemic offensive game, scoring just one run on six hits during the game. […]

John Smoltz is one of the greatest Braves in franchise history. The team announced the retirement of Smoltz’s number this summer in a press release last month. But here’s Smoltz doing something a little more out of character for him than either pitching or commentating: driving a go-kart, and taking out a huge section of […]

The Rays were being optimistic after Evan Longoria hurt his leg last night, but tonight, the mood is much less upbeat in Tampa Bay.  

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop prospect Tim Beckham, the #1 overall pick in the 2008 draft, was suspended for 50 games today for violating the minor league substance abuse policy, as tweeted by the official MiLB account. Former No. 1 overall pick Tim Beckham of Tampa suspended 50 games for drug of abuse — second violation. […]

We touched on this last night, but Ryan Braun was dominant last night in Milwaukee’s 8-3 win over San Diego. He homered three times, and tripled for the hell of it too. Braun scored three runs and drove in six, and his OPS for the season is now at .994. Last season, when Braun won […]