TORONTO, CANADA – APRIL 14: Steven Souza Jr. #35 of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated by Logan Forsythe #11 after scoring the go-ahead run in the eighth inning during MLB game action as Miguel Castro #51 of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on on April 14, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

The longest home runs for the week ending April 16th

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The balls aren’t starting to fly out of the park quite yet, but we still had some pretty majestic blasts over the second week of the 2015 MLB season, and our top five for the year was almost completely overhauled. 1. Steven Souza Jr. vs Daniel Norris, 463 feet (April 14th) This is just ridiculous. […]

Mets starter Zack Wheeler ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 19: Zack Wheeler #45 of the New York Mets pitches in the first inning to the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on September 19, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

The Mets are trying to overcome early season injuries

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As the classic Queen song goes, “another one bites the dust.” This could also serve as the April refrain for the New York Mets. On Tuesday, third baseman David Wright was placed on the 15-day DL due to a strained hamstring. Wright joins the growing list of players for the Mets that are currently not contributing […]

MESA, AZ – FEBRUARY 27: Kris Bryant #77 of the Chicago Cubs watches from the dugout during the spring training game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Cubs Park on February 27, 2014 in Mesa, Arizona (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Kris Bryant is getting called up by the Cubs on Friday

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The time is now – the Chicago Cubs are calling up third baseman Kris Bryant for Friday’s game with the Padres. EVERYBODY FREAK OUT! Earlier today, we wondered whether or not a Bryant callup would be looming for the Cubs. Clearly, that callup was looming, and is indeed happening in the immediate future. Bryant spent […]

Jean Segura MILWAUKEE, WI – APRIL 21: Jean Segura #9 of the Milwaukee Brewers hits a single in the bottom of the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Miller Park on April 21, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)

Jean Segura’s hot start is encouraging

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There’s not much going right for the Brewers in the young season and therefore not much for Brewers fans to celebrate. One bright spot, though, is the also young Jean Segura’s hot start. After experiencing the worst year of his personal and professional life Segura is storming back. Last year he hit .246/.289/.326. As of […]

Yup – it’s snowing at Coors Field

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Today is April 16th. The 2015 MLB season is already a week and a half old. And naturally, it’s snowing at Coors Field in Denver. Woof. The Rockies just finished sweeping the Giants in San Francisco, and will take on the Dodgers in Los Angeles this weekend. Hopefully all that snow is gone and replaced […]

Kris Bryant MESA, AZ – MARCH 2: Kris Bryant #76 of the Chicago Cubs poses for a portrait during Photo Day on March 2, 2015 at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Rich Pilling/Getty Images)

Is a Kris Bryant callup looming for the Chicago Cubs?

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One of the key storylines for the newly minted 2015 Major League Baseball season has been that of the imminent call up of top prospect Kris Bryant to the Chicago Cubs. A player that may have demonstrated his readiness to join the big league ranks by leading the league with nine spring training home runs, Bryant […]

Kevin Pillar scaled the wall to rob Tim Beckham of a homer

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Crazy things happen in the Rogers Centre outfield, and on Wednesday, another one of those crazy moments happened. Check out this catch by Blue Jays left fielder Kevin Pillar to rob Rays second baseman Tim Beckham of a homer in the seventh inning. . Like…how? What? That’s not a short fence, and Pillar wasn’t exactly running […]

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10 MLB players that need to step up in 2015

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We’re nearly two weeks into the 2015 season, and are already getting some initial ideas of who the standout performers of the year could be. But of course, it’s early and more than 150 games remain on the schedule. That leaves an enormous amount of time for players to either maintain hot starts or break […]

KANSAS CITY, MO – APRIL 6: Alex Gordon #4 of the Kansas City Royals hits a two-run single in the seventh inning during a game against the Chicago White Sox on April 6, 2015 during opening day at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

Were we all wrong about the Kansas City Royals?

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Rushing to judgement about the success of a particular player or a specific team after only a week of the Major League Baseball season is always a rather questionable endeavor. This is particularly true in the event of declaring a team to be a contender or otherwise after such a limited sample size of games. […]

<>during the third inning at Fenway Park on April 13, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Mookie Betts has already become must-see television

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Just over a week into the season, we’ve already seen plenty of intriguing storylines and overbearing narratives throughout Major League Baseball. However, there’s been a notable absence of the whole “baseball is dying” talk. Perhaps it’s because it’s still early in the season. Or that the pace of play changes are doing their job. Or […]

DENVER, CO – APRIL 11: Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates his two run home run off of starting pitcher Jason Hammel #39 of the Chicago Cubs as the Cubs held a 3-2 lead in the second inning at Coors Field on April 11, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Nolan Arenado’s latest catch is a beauty

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The most important player for the Colorado Rockies this season might not be Carlos Gonzalez or Troy Tulowitzki, but instead third baseman Nolan Arenado. Arenado already has a reputation as one of the best defensive third basemen in baseball, and his bat isn’t exactly mediocre. Arenado showed off that glove on Tuesday night, making this […]

CLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 14: Starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco #59 of the Cleveland Indians is helped off the field after being hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of Melky Cabrera #53 of the Chicago White Sox during the first inning at Progressive Field on April 14, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Carlos Carrasco

Carlos Carrasco shockingly OK after getting hit in face by line drive

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On Tuesday night, a scary moment that you absolutely never want to see happened at Progressive Field in Cleveland – Indians starter Carlos Carrasco got hit in the face with a line drive. Thankfully, Carrasco got his glove up and slightly deflected the ball, leading to it hitting his cheek instead of his forehead or […]

Rolling out the early-season MLB ‘Jump to Conclusions’ mat

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Yes, it’s early. We’re just into the second week of the 2015 MLB season, and most teams have 155 games left to play. But after five months without meaningful baseball, it’s easy to react to what we’ve seen early on and form early impressions based on that. It takes a bit of time to reacquaint ourselves […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 15: Yasiel Puig #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at bat against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium on August 15, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Yasiel Puig is cutting back on his bat flips

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In some of the most depressing bat flip related news we’ve ever heard, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig is going to be making an effort to cut back on his theatric, entertaining bat flips this season. Why? Because he doesn’t want to give off the impression that he’s disrespectful. The LA Times has the […]

The Washington Nationals aren’t this bad, right?

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Through seven games, the National League standings are a mess. The 6-1 Braves, roundly projected to finish fourth in the NL East, are doubling up their opposition on the season. The always erratic Colorado Rockies are 5-2 – and are 4-0 on the road, always a challenging task for them. After rolling through the bulk […]

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