MIAMI, FL – JUNE 13: Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the Miami Marlins hits a two RBI double during a game against the Colorado Rockies at Marlins Park on June 13, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Giancarlo Stanton launched another absurd homer on Tuesday

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Giancarlo Stanton did what Giancarlo Stanton does on Tuesday night. Check out this missile he hit off of Carlos Martinez of the Cardinals. Friendly reminder that we here at TOC use data from the ESPN Home Run Tracker to determine THE LIST of the longest home runs of the week as opposed to the Statcast […]

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

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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

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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. […]

BRIDGEPORT, CT – JUNE 16: Former Major League Baseball player Pete Rose looks on from the dugout while managing the game for the Bridgeport Bluefish against the Lancaster Barnstormers at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard on June 16, 2014 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images)

Report: Pete Rose bet on baseball as a player

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For years, Pete Rose denied betting on baseball. Then he changed his story, and claimed to only have bet on baseball as a manager. Now, new evidence obtained by ESPN’s Outside the Lines seemingly disproves that line of thinking and proves that Rose bet on baseball while he was playing. OTL obtained pages from a […]

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

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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 […]

Max Scherzer throws no-hitter against Pirates

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Max Scherzer retired the first 26 batters in order on Saturday against the Pirates…then he hit Jose Tabata in the elbow with a 2-2 pitch, just one strike away from a perfect game. Scherzer wasn’t perfect, but he did retire Josh Harrison after plunking Tabata to finish off his no-hitter, the second of the 2015 […]

Famed ‘baseball collector’ Zack Hample caught A-Rod’s 3,000th hit

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Zack Hample has made a name for himself by catching balls at major league parks. During the past 25 years, the New Yorker and Yankees season ticket holder has snagged more than 8,000 balls at MLB stadiums throughout the country. Guess who caught the home run ball that was Alex Rodriguez’s 3,000th career hit? Season […]

Alex Rodriguez cranks home run for career hit No. 3,000

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Do we now have to call Alex Rodriguez “A-Rod 3000”? Actually, let’s not do that. But A-Rod did indeed get his 3,000th hit Friday night at Yankee Stadium, and he did it in memorable fashion, hitting a home run into the right field bleachers off the Tigers’ Justin Verlander. Your browser does not support iframes. […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JUNE 01: Brandon Belt #9 of the San Francisco Giants hits a two-run double scoring Nori Aoki #23 and Hunter Pence #8 against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the bottom of the first inning at AT&T Park on June 1, 2015 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Do the Giants have enough offense?

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Even in their three World Series championship years, the San Francisco Giants have never been considered an offensive juggernaut; rather, they’ve been thought of as a team that gets just enough offense to back up their stellar pitching. But that’s not an entirely accurate portrayal of the Giants. They’ve fielded dangerous lineups in all of […]

PHILADELPHIA – MAY 24: An usher holds up All Star Game ballots during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park on May 24, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 5-3. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

A proposal to fix MLB’s All-Star voting system

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There has been a lot of consternation and a tad bit of manufactured controversy over this year’s All-Star voting. Currently Royals players account for eight out of nine starting positions. Mike Trout stands alone as the non-Royals vote leader. A lot of people are upset for various reasons. I think some of that criticism is […]

:OAKLAND, CA – MAY 28: Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees walks out to the dugout for their game against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum on May 28, 2015 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

When A-Rod goes for 3,000 hits, it’s cause for apathy and shrugs

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Can you ever recall less attention paid to a baseball player closing in on 3,000 hits? There was a time ESPN would have broken into any programming to follow that chase. Now, that kind of coverage has largely fallen to MLB Network and they did cut into Thursday night’s Yankees-Marlins game to see if Alex […]

ARLINGTON, TX – AUGUST 25: Elvis Andrus #1 congratulates Joey Gallo #13 of the Texas Rangers for hitting a home run in the second inning against the Minnesota Twins at Global Life Park in Arlington on June 14, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Rick Yeatts/Getty Images)

The longest home runs for the week ending June 18th

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Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been introduced to a prospect that could dominate THE LIST for years to come – Joey Gallo of the Texas Rangers. Gallo makes his debut this week in the top spot, and I have a nagging feeling this won’t be the last time we see him this season. […]

BALTIMORE, MD – JUNE 16: Pitching coach Bob McClure #22 (L) talks with Chase Utley #26 and Jeff Francoeur #3 (R) of the Philadelphia Phillies who came on in relief to pitch to the Baltimore Orioles in the eighth inning of their 19-3 loss at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 16, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Phillies could be historically bad

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Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the Phillies, Tuesday night happened.  Playing the second game of a 2-and-2 set with the Orioles, the Phillies hit a whole new low.  The Phillies surrendered eight homers to the Orioles (a franchise record for the Orioles) and lost 19-3. The loss dropped the Phillies to 22-44 […]

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