SAN DIEGO, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: Tyson Ross #38 of the San Diego Padres pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Petco Park September 10, 2015 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

2016 MLB All-Surprise Team led by Kyle Hendricks, Mark Trumbo

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The 2016 MLB regular season is over, and with it came plenty of surprises. While some players had career-worst seasons, others succeeded in unexpected ways — whether transitioning from benchwarmer to a regular, a regular to All-Star, or back-end starter to a Cy Young candidate. Here is The Comeback’s All-Surprise team for the 2016 MLB […]

TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 04: Mark Trumbo #45 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates with Manny Machado #13 after hitting a two-run home run in the fourth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during the American League Wild Card game at Rogers Centre on October 4, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Baltimore Orioles

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The Baltimore Orioles were a bit of a surprise in 2016, contending all season and actually holding first place in the AL East as late as Aug. 12. But they began to tire down the stretch, and didn’t clinch a playoff spot until the final day of the regular season. Their playoff run lasted exactly […]

Each MLB Postseason team’s key player this October

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The MLB Postseason begins on Tuesday, and ten teams are looking to raise the trophy once the World Series concludes in early November. And while there are 25 players on each team that will likely play a role in which team ends up as champion, we’ve tried to narrow it down to each team’s one […]

ST. LOUIS, MO – MAY 3: Kolten Wong #16 of the St. Louis Cardinals is mobbed by teammates after hitting a walk-off home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourteenth inning at Busch Stadium on May 3, 2015 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 St. Louis Cardinals

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Winning the NL Central probably wasn’t going to happen for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2016. Not with the rival Chicago Cubs assembling a juggernaut at the top of the division with eyes on a World Series championship. But the Cardinals always compete for a postseason spot and have proven that just getting into the […]

ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 02: Miguel Cabrera #24 of the Detroit Tigers runs to first before his fly ball is caught in the fourth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on October 2, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Detroit Tigers

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Playing in a division that was predicted to be all Indians and Royals prior to the season and was ordained the White Sox in May, the Tigers postseason hopes lasted until the final day of the season while Chicago and Kansas City faded much earlier. Even so, the Tigers have to be concerned that their window […]

CHICAGO, IL – AUGUST 05: Manager Ron Washington #38 of the Texas Rangers watches as his team takes on the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on August 5, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Report: Braves to interview Ron Washington, Bud Black for manager vacancy

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The Atlanta Braves will interview external candidates Ron Washington and Bud Black for their future managerial opening reports Mark Bowman of MLB.com. Atlanta has interviewed a handful of internal candidates thus far. Interim manager Brian Snitker, bench coach Terry Pendleton, first base coach Eddie Perez, and third base coach Bo Porter have all met with […]

<> at Fenway Park on July 20, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Manfred offered Red Sox chance to cancel Pomeranz deal

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The Boston Red Sox organization expressed unhappiness with the San Diego Padres after it was revealed Padres general manager A.J. Preller wasn’t honest about Drew Pomeranz’s medical records following a trade for Anderson Espinoza. Preller received a 30-game ban for withholding medical information and the Red Sox continued to cry foul. It turns out, the Red […]

ANAHEIM, CA – SEPTEMBER 26: Starting pitcher Felix Hernandez #34 of the Seattle Mariners stands in the dugout after finishing the sixth inning and coming out of the game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 26, 2015 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Seattle Mariners

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Despite some rough times this year, the Mariners made it until the very end before being eliminated with just one game left to play. Seattle came into August 2nd with a .500 record at 52-52 and won 34 of their next 57 to move from six games back in the Wild Card to just two, […]

CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 23: Robin Ventura #23 of the Chicago White Sox before the game against the Kansas City Royals on April 23, 2015 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)

Report: White Sox to replace Robin Ventura with Rick Renteria as manager

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Robin Ventura’s time with the Chicago White Sox will end on Monday, as the club is expected to announce that bench coach Rick Renteria will replace him as manager, according to Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times. Ventura has been in the White Sox dugout since 2012. His most successful season came in his […]

30 Sep. 2016: Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) stands on the field with his teammates during a pitching change in the fifth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim played at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA. (Photo By John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Houston Astros

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The Houston Astros certainly looked like one of MLB’s teams of the future last season, with several developing players emerging as stars. Houston made the jump from up-and-comer to contender, and aimed at further improvement in 2016. But following up on breakout success can be a difficult task for a young team. Would players continue […]

ANAHEIM, CA – MAY 19: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels celebrates his solo homerun with manager Mike Scioscia #14 and Dino Ebel #21 of the Los Angeles Angels to trail 3-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 19, 2016 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Scioscia backtracks on previous comments, endorses Trout for MVP despite record

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Mike Scioscia is backing superstar Mike Trout as AL MVP. That might not seem noteworthy, but the comments reverse the Los Angeles Angels managers previous thoughts on qualifications for the award. Back in August, Scioscia said “there needs to be value on how you’ve affected a team’s performance.” Interesting comments considering Scioscia has the American […]

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 27: Gary Sanchez #24 of the New York Yankees celebrates his first inning two-run home run against the Boston Red Sox with teammate Jacoby Ellsbury #22 at Yankee Stadium on September 27, 2016 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 New York Yankees

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It was a tale of two seasons for the New York Yankees, who started out the year trying to extend their window of contention with aging veterans like Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira before giving up on today to play for tomorrow. Coming into the season, there was no question the Yankees were in win-now […]

TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 14: Edwin Encarnacion #10 of the Toronto Blue Jays rounds the bases after hitting a sixth inning solo home run against the Texas Rangers in game five of the American League Division Series at Rogers Centre on October 14, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

Edwin Encarnacion following loss: ‘I don’t want to leave here like that’

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Edwin Encarnacion potentially played his last game in Toronto following the Blue Jays 4-0 loss verse the Baltimore Orioles. The defeat pushed Toronto into a tie with Baltimore for the top Wild Card spot in the American League. With the loss, Encarnacion might have played his last game at the Rogers Centre. He told Shi […]

DETROIT, MI – SEPTEMBER 19: Terrance Gore #0 of the Kansas City Royals scores on the single by Christian Colon #24 during the seventh inning of the game against the Detroit Tigers on September 19, 2015 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Kansas City Royals

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The Kansas City Royals weren’t a terrible team this year, but it’s impossible to look at their likely third-place finish in the AL Central as a positive after winning the World Series in 2015. As in 2015, the Royals had a tremendous defense and bullpen, but their starting pitching and offense lagged behind while the Cleveland […]

CHICAGO, IL – JULY 27: Theo Epstein (R), President of Operations for the Chicago Cubs, talks with head football coach Jim Harbaugh of the University of Michigan before the game between the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on July 27, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)

Theo Epstein signs five-year extension with Cubs

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Cubs president Theo Epstein has agreed to a five-year extension that will keep him in Chicago through 2021, the franchise announced Wednesday. Epstein, who signed with the Cubs in October 2011, has successfully completed a massive rebuild of the franchise. The Cubs are the best team in baseball at 101-56 and will have home-field advantage […]

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