New York — The 2013-2014 MLB offseason has been a busy one. The Hot Stove was cooking early, Masahiro Tanaka finally chose a team, and MLB has announced several rule changes for the 2014 season, including expansion of instant replay and the elimination of home plate collisions. We had a chance to talk about some of the hot topics […]

New York, NY — Nearly 100 former MLB players, including several Hall of Famers, gathered on Tuesday at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel to support the 2014 “Going to Bat for B.A.T.” dinner to raise money for MLB’s Baseball Assistance Team initiative. Founded in 1986, B.A.T. is dedicated to assisting members of the Baseball […]

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 – […]

The Masahiro Tanaka saga is over, and the Japanese ace is heading to the New York Yankees on a

New York, NY — Despite the blizzard that’s descended upon New York and much of the Northeast, many members of the MLB community gathered today at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel to support the 2014 “Going to Bat for B.A.T.” dinner to raise money for MLB’s Baseball Assistance Team initiative. Before the organization’s 25th […]

This weekend, it was confirmed that five teams made contract offers to Masahiro Tanaka. There may be others that also placed bids on his services, but it was confirmed by Nikkan Sports that the Yankees, Cubs, White Sox, Dodgers, and Diamondbacks all had made offers for at least six years and $100 million. If you […]

When watching Richard Sherman's emotional outburst following the Seahawks' 23-17 victory over the 49ers in Sunday's NFC Championship Game, did anyone think to him or herself, "Gee, I wonder if anything like that would ever happen in baseball?" I'm guessing no, but there might have been a few baseball-starved fans who pondered the possibility. (Though […]

In advance of Sunday's NFC Championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks, the Giants and Mariners made a friendly wager on Twitter. If the 49ers won, the Mariners would need to post a picture of the Mariner Moose kissing his bicep, AKA Kaepernicking. If the Seahawks won, the Giants would need to […]

MLB has announced that expanded instant replay has been approved by the MLB owners, the World Umpires Association, and the MLBPA for the 2014 season. Nearly every play on the field is covered, but fail/foul calls on balls in the infield, ball/strike calls, and the neighborhood play at second base will not be reviewable. I'm […]

Alex Rodriguez is opening his mouth in public again, and shockingly, he's not sticking his foot in it. At a promotional appearance in Mexico, Rodriguez opened up about the suspension and was shockingly candid and not combative. "It's a very sad story," said the three-time AL MVP, who appeared somber as he spoke in Spanish […]

Since opening its gates in March 2009, new Yankee Stadium has hosted baseball games (duh), soccer matches, college football games (the annual Pinstripe Bowl), a boxing match (the “Stadium Slugfest” in 2010), and several concerts including Jay-Z, Eminem, Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake and Madonna. Now, the House that Steinbrenner Built will host hockey for the […]