Free agent catcher Brian McCann has a new home: the Bronx. The New York Yankees have

Tio Daou Ballpark, Curaçao — Here are just a few of the crazy and wonderful things that happened during the Curaçao Baseball Week Home Run Derby on Friday night at Tio Daou Ballpark, Curaçao: ●  Andrelton Simmons pitched to Jurickson Profar ●  A dog with a reality TV show posed for photos with Japan’s Home […]

Tio Daou Ballpark, Curaçao — It’s no coincidence that baseball players from Curaçao are known for their defense and excellent footwork in the field. Many of today’s major leaguers from the soccer-loving Caribbean island — including Braves’ Gold Glove shortstop Andrelton Simmons, Diamondbacks’ shortstop Didi Gregorius and Rangers’ second baseman Jurickson Profar — credit soccer […]

Last January, the Diamondbacks let it be known that they wanted "gritty" players, who played the way manager Kirk Gibson did. Ten months later, after a season during which the D-Backs went 81-81 for the second straight season and finished 11 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West, Gibson wants people to know that […]

The St Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Angels have

There's a funny thing happening in Major League Baseball. More and more big contracts keep getting handed out and as those contracts invariably turn into regrettable albatrosses that fans and media deem untradeable, they go and get traded. Either we fans and media have misconceptions about the state of finances in today's game or MLB […]

The New York Mets have gotten involved with the free agent market, signing former Diamondbacks and Athletics outfielder Chris Young to a one-year deal worth

Tio Daou Ballpark, Curaçao — The baseball world was rocked on Wednesday night with the news that the Tigers and Rangers had finalized a blockbuster trade, swapping Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder and Texas second baseman Ian Kinsler. The deal has far-reaching repercussions from the Motor City to Big D to Curaçao, the small island […]

Is there such a thing as cheering too loudly at a baseball game? Evidently one Cubs fan thinks so, and is picking on an 11-year-old girl to make his point.  Natalie Adorno has become well-known for her enthusiasm during Cubs games, leading Section 527 with cheers of "Let's Go Cubbies!" According to Natalie's father, stadium […]

Michael Weiner, the executive director of the MLB Players Association, has passed away following a 15 month battle with brain cancer. Weiner was just 51 years old. Weiner became executive director of the MLBPA four years ago, replacing the controversial Donald Fehr. He was popular among both the players and the league, and was responsible […]

There's a lot of baseball memorabilia on eBay. A lot of it is cool. Some of it is weird. This may fall into the latter category — just in time for the holidays, you can now buy the shaved beards of David Ortiz and Shane Victorino, along with the razor that was used to shave […]

The Kansas City Royals have apparently moved on from attempting to re-sign Ervin Santana, inking former Angels starter Jason Vargas to a

Prince Fielder's contract was a burden on the Tigers. It will be a burden on the Rangers. But the Rangers are in a much better position to deal with the $168 million than the Tigers, and quite frankly, they need Fielder more than Detroit did. The situations faced by the Tigers and Rangers are quite […]

Some guys just have a knack for doing their job really well. Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski has always somehow pulled off the bold, splashy move that makes his team better.  The surprising blockbuster trade that Dombrowski arranged, sending Prince Fielder to the Rangers in exchange for Ian Kinsler, is just the latest […]