Jonathan Papelbon would welcome a return to his big league roots. Papelbon, who was a member of the Boston Red Sox between 2005-11, was released by the Washington Nationals on Saturday. The former closer lost his job to newly acquired Mark Melancon and subsequently requested his release from Washington. Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports Papelbon is now […]

The New York Yankees did well in their efforts at rebuilding in advance of last Monday’s trade deadline. With the impending retirement of Mark Teixeira and the release of Alex Rodriguez, their rebuild is going to be in an even better place. One highly-paid veteran that hasn’t been moved is catcher Brian McCann. The Braves […]

Carlos Gomez’s time with the Houston Astros is reportedly over. Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports the Astros have designated Gomez for assignment on Wednesday. The Astros acquired Gomez during last season’s trade deadline with Mike Fiers in a package for prospects Brett Phillips, Josh Hader, Adrian Houser and Domingo Santana. The 30-year-old posted excellent numbers in […]

Tim Tebow’s transition to baseball has drawn major scrutiny around MLB, as comments regarding his chances of playing in the show haven’t been kind. Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter admitted to having zero interest in signing Tebow, and outfielder Adam Jones mocked the former Florida Gators quarterback’s career change on Twitter. Not everyone is against […]

San Francisco Giants legend, and current Miami Marlins hitting coach, Barry Bonds was ejected from Wednesday afternoon’s Giants-Marlins game at Marlins Park for arguing about the strike zone. I’m curious if this is Bonds’ first ejection as a coach – I’m assuming it is, considering it’s his first year as a coach in the majors. […]

Cubs infielder Tommy La Stella was demoted to AAA on July 29th. He still hasn’t reported to the Iowa Cubs because he’s apparently quite upset about the demotion, despite the fact that it was just a baseball move and that he’d be back in the majors with Chicago sooner rather than later. According to CBS […]

A number of prominent MLB players have seen their careers come to a close in 2016. It appears you can add Rangers DH Prince Fielder to the list. Fielder is just 32, and hasn’t played for the Rangers since July 18th. For the season, he’s hitting a paltry .212/.292/.334 with eight home runs. Last season, […]

Alex Rodriguez is heading to Fenway Park for the final time as a member of the Yankees this week, but the Red Sox don’t plan on honoring him like they did Mariano Rivera or Derek Jeter. According to a report from ESPN, Rodriguez will be “acknowledged” by the Red Sox, but we won’t be subject […]

A slew of retirement announcements in recent weeks have turned the 2016 season into a kind of changing of the guard. Players who have seemingly been around forever will depart from their current teams, leaving room for the next round of superstars to take their place. Of particular note are two players who have had […]

Orioles reliever Zach Britton is having another fantastic year in his third season as Baltimore’s closer after starting his career off as a struggling starting pitcher for the Orioles. But while Britton was great in 2014, and fantastic in 2015, he’s taken his game to another level so far in 2016. In 46 2/3 innings, Britton […]