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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JULY 14: American League All-Star Yoenis Cespedes #52 of the Oakland A’s celebrates with the trophy after winning the Gillette Home Run Derby at Target Field on July 14, 2014 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

The Home Run Derby rules are changing again

0 comments by on 6/28/2015

In an effort to get people to care about the Home Run Derby, Major League Baseball has once again changed the rules of the All-Star Week staple. This year, the eight competitors will be seeded based on their season to date home runs and inserted into a knockout-style bracket. Instead of a set amount of […]

MIAMI, FL – JUNE 24: Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the Miami Marlins looks on during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Marlins Park on June 24, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Bad break: Giancarlo Stanton suffers broken bone in hand, out 4-6 weeks

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Bad news for the Miami Marlins, and bad news for baseball fans in general. Slugger Giancarlo Stanton has a broken bone in his hand, an injury that is expected to knock him out

PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 13: Manager Ryne Sandberg #23 of the Philadelphia Phillies is ejected in the top of the sixth inning by home plate umpire Mark Ripperger #90 after Phillies pitcher Roberto Hernandez #27 hit shortstop Starlin Castro #13 of the Chicago Cubs with a pitch on June 13, 2014 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

He’s outta there! Ryne Sandberg resigns as Phillies manager

0 comments by on 6/26/2015

Even Ryne Sandberg has had enough of the Phillies. Friday afternoon, the team announced that Sandberg has resigned as manager, 74 games into his third season in Philadelphia. The Phillies were slogging through an expectedly terrible season, compiling the worst record in MLB at 26-48. No team is out of first place than a larger […]

PHOENIX, AZ – JUNE 04: Manager Terry Collins #10 of the New York Mets watches from the dugout during the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 4, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Mets’ slide may get Terry Collins fired, but team isn’t good enough

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Well, at least the Mets didn’t have a winless road trip. That’s probably the best takeaway from Thursday’s 2-0 victory over the Brewers, which mercifully ended a seven-game losing streak and avoided the indignity of losing all eight games of a road spin through Toronto, Atlanta and Milwaukee. However, salvaging one victory puts just a […]

MIAMI, FL – JUNE 24: Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the Miami Marlins hits a solo home run during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Marlins Park on June 24, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

The longest home runs for the week ending June 25th

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This week, Giancarlo Stanton got angry. You wouldn’t like Giancarlo Stanton when he’s angry. The Marlins slugger showed up not once, but twice this week, including tying his record-long blast this season. 1. Giancarlo Stanton vs Carlos Martinez, 484 feet (June 23rd) The word you’re looking for here is “majestic”. What a titanic, laser beam […]

SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 24: Franklin Gutierrez #30 of the Seattle Mariners flies out in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Safeco Field on June 24, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

Franklin Gutierrez returns, but Mariners need more than nice story

0 comments by on 6/25/2015

If you were watching Wednesday’s Mariners-Royals game, caught some highlights or checked the boxscore, you may have done a double take when you saw Franklin Gutierrez’s name. And that would have been completely understandable. The 32-year-old outfielder hasn’t played in the major leagues since Sept. 27, 2013, and it seemed as if we might never […]

TORONTO, CANADA – JUNE 20: Manny Machado #13 of the Baltimore Orioles is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after scoring a run in the first inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 20, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

Figuring out baseball’s contenders and pretenders

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The Pretenders aren’t just a great ’80s band. The name also applies to teams that may look like contenders but lack the chops to stick around through the fall; they’re no Chrissy Hynde, so to speak. The 2015 season is nearly halfway done, and that’s plenty of time to separate the contenders from the pretenders. […]

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17: Steven Souza Jr. #20 of the Tampa Bay Rays (center) is doused by teammate Chris Archer #22 (left) and David DeJesus #7 (back right) after defeating the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on June 17, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Tampa Bay Rays won, 5-0. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

The Rays are winning and they’re not gonna stop

0 comments by on 6/24/2015

Last year and this past winter saw the Tampa Bay Rays trade away David Price, Ben Zobrist, and Wil Myers. These moves were not widely lauded and most thought there wasn’t a chance the Rays could compete this year. As of the morning of June 24th, the Rays are first in the AL East with a […]

DETROIT, MI – JUNE 13: Carlos Santana #41 of the Cleveland Indians hits a solo home run to right field during the fourth inning of the game against the Detroit Tigers on June 13, 2015 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

A look at Carlos Santana’s BABIP woes

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If you think batting average is a good way to measure a player’s skill, then this article most likely isn’t for you. Because in this article, you’ll learn that Cleveland Indians first baseman Carlos Santana has been an above-average hitter in 2015 despite his batting average flirting with the Mendoza Line and despite him having […]

MIAMI, FL – MAY 04: Jose Fernandez #16 of the Miami Marlins delivers a pitch during the first inning of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Marlins Park on May 04, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)

Can the Marlins actually contend this year?

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If it weren’t for the Phillies, this would not even be a conversation.  However, due to the Phils’ ineptness (current winning streak aside), the topic can momentarily turn to the Miami Marlins and whether they have a late season push in them. Indeed, as it stands now, the Marlins are not lighting the world on […]

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JUNE 22: Byron Buxton #25 of the Minnesota Twins celebrates scoring a run as John Danks #50 of the Chicago White Sox looks on during the first inning of the game on June 22, 2015 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

With breakout performance, Twins’ Byron Buxton joins stellar rookie class

0 comments by on 6/23/2015

This has been The Year of the Rookie in MLB, with many top prospects getting the call up to the majors and providing a jolt of excitement and fresh air to what hasn’t been a terribly exciting 2015 season thus far. (Fans of the Royals or Astros would surely disagree with that. Maybe Nats fans too, […]

Cole Hamels CINCINNATI, OH – JUNE 8: Cole Hamels #35 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches in the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on June 8, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

The Rangers are on the hunt for Cole Hamels once again

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Cole Hamels, the newest ace of the Texas Rangers? It’s apparently still a possibility, according to Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports. In January, the Rangers were one of four teams (along with the Red Sox, Cardinals, and Padres) that was hunting Hamels. No deal got done in the offseason, and in March, our Ian […]

Best hitters and pitchers: Week 11

0 comments by on 6/22/2015

Welcome to the eleventh week of our ongoing series highlighting the previous weeks best hitting and pitching performances. This week a no-hitter appears again and from a familiar face to boot. In addition to that we highlight a seldom seen milestone a week after highlighting another seldom seen milestone, and again from a familiar face. […]

OAKLAND, CA – JUNE 19: Catcher Stephen Vogt #21 of the Oakland Athletics grabs a strike against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the seventh inning at O.co Coliseum on June 19, 2015 in Oakland, California. The Angels won 12-7. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

An All-Star Team of players who haven’t made the All-Star Team

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We’re less than a month away from the All-Star Game, and the outrage over every Royal on the ballot starting for the American League team is still simmering. But instead of getting angry about the Royals, maybe we should have some fun instead and look at other potential All-Star Teams. For example, what if the […]

Braves essentially buy Top 100 prospect Touki Toussaint from Diamondbacks

0 comments by on 6/21/2015

Over the past six or so months, the Atlanta Braves have been serving as a dumping ground for other teams’ bad contracts. They’ve taken on Trevor Cahill, Cameron Maybin (which has actually worked out quite well for them), Carlos Quentin, and Juan Uribe (among others), all owed large amounts of money, in deals while also […]

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