Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez might be feeling the heat a little bit. Last week, he was ejected from a Braves-Yankees Spring Training game in the first inning for arguing a call on Shelby Miller’s first pitch of the game. This weekend, he wanted to “promote trust” with his team, and brought in a motivational speaker […]

There will be no high-fiving during Brewers Spring Training for the foreseeable future. Why? Because members of the team are battling a pink eye infection that they don’t want to spread. Oh, OK. Via ESPN… The Milwaukee Brewers will have to find a new way to celebrate for the next few spring training games. The team […]

The worst fears of the Texas Rangers have been unfortunately realized. Ace pitcher Yu Darvish will undergo Tommy John surgery on Tuesday and miss the 2015 season. .

On Thursday, Joe Nathan was horrible for the Tigers in their 6-5 loss to the Phillies. Nathan recorded just two outs, allowed six runs (four earned) on five hits, and walked one without a strikeout. Tigers fans predictably, lustfully booed Nathan during his appearance, peaking when he was pulled in the middle of the inning. […]

We’ve seen this happen plenty of times before, but it never fails to amuse me. Adeiny Hechavarria smacked a chopper back to the mound…and Mike Pelfrey couldn’t get the ball out of his glove. Naturally, he did what you’re taught to do – he threw the whole glove over to Joe Mauer at first base. […]

In the Phillies’ 3-2 win over the Pirates on Wednesday, Domonic Brown hit a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning. Good for him. It’s a Spring Training homer, but whatever. But when Brown homered, the Phillies were already winning 3-2. And it was the bottom of the ninth. Huh? Something’s off here. […]

So the fine folks at the San Francisco Chronicle have reported that Bleacher Creatures has teamed up with the defending World Series champions to sell some plush dolls at the Giants team shop to commemorate said victory. A pretty cool thing, no doubt. But then you take a look at the preview photos…     Notice anything […]

Hey Chicago Cubs fans – this is your future. In the fourth inning of Tuesday’s Cubs-Indians game, stud Cubs prospects Jorge Soler, Javier Baez, and Kris Bryant all launched massive solo homers, back to back to back. The excitement and hype are real, folks. And just ignore the fact that the Cubs lost 10-6 – […]

Thought the rash of pitcher injuries would be ending any time soon? NOPE! 23-year old Blue Jays stud pitcher Marcus Stroman will miss the 2015 season after tearing his ACL during fielding drills today. In 2014, Stroman had a 3.65 ERA over 20 starts and six relief appearances for the Blue Jays. He struck out […]

Cincinnati Reds minor leaguer Tannier Rahier, a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft by Cincinnati, was arrested in Arizona on Saturday morning after allegedly assaulting a woman. He was booked on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and assault with intent to injury, and has since been released. The details from the Arizona […]

Before the Atlanta Braves traded Jason Heyward to the St. Louis Cardinals in a four-player deal, the club reportedly received a query about Heyward from the New York Yankees. New York was interested in Heyward *and* all-world defensive shortstop Andrelton Simmons, who the Braves signed to a long-term deal last winter. From the New York […]

Chris Archer is becoming one of my favorite players in the league to watch, and after his start for the Rays on Sunday, he interviewed reporters in the clubhouse about how they think he pitched. Pretty funny way to change things up. In his start against the Phillies on Sunday, Archer allowed one run on […]

Jayson Werth is still recovering from shoulder surgery. Nate McLouth is still limited from shoulder surgery last year. And now, Denard Span will likely end up starting the year on the DL for the Washington Nationals because of surgery to repair a core muscle. It’ll be four to six weeks before Span can even participate […]

The beginning of Sunday’s Royals-Angels game in Tempe was delayed by…a swarm of bees. That’s right – awful, terrifying bees prevented a baseball game from being started on time. Bee delays are actually becoming a pretty common thing, as terrifying as that may sound. A Mariners-Angels game in September of 2013 was delayed by a swarm […]

The Philadelphia Phillies would have one hell of a trade chip at the deadline in Cliff Lee…if Lee was able to prove he was healthy this season. Well, just one start into the spring, Lee’s elbow is sore again. So much for that. Details from the Philadelphia Daily News… General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said […]