Manny Machado earned himself a nice payday yesterday after signing to the largest free agent contract in American sports history. The San Diego Padres once again are spending a lot during free agency. This offseason Machado signed to a 10- year $3oo million while Padres’ first-baseman, Eric Hosmer, signed last …
Read More »Tim Tebow Begins NY Mets Spring Training
Gator great and former Heisman trophy winner Tim Tebow is back for another season of minor league baseball. Slowly but surely, Tebow is moving up the ranks. Tebow Invited to Mets Spring Training We’ve invited 13 additional players to Major League #SpringTraining. #Mets pic.twitter.com/p2jAYXTY7N — New York Mets (@Mets) January …
Read More »Giants Manager Bruce Bochy to Retire After 2019
San Francisco Giants manager, Bruce Bochy, announced on Monday, February 18 that his upcoming year would be his last. After 13 seasons as manager for the Giants, Bochy believes the time has come for something new. “I’ve managed with my gut. I came up here in 2007 on my gut. …
Read More »CC Sabathia to Retire After 2019 Season
New York Yankees’ starting pitcher CC Sabathia held a press conference over the weekend announcing his retirement following the 2019 season. His Best Years Sabathia is a six-time all-star and 2009 World Series Champion with the Yankees. He was also the American League Cy Young winner in 2007 with the …
Read More »MLB Rule Changes
Baseball is slow. Baseball is boring. Baseball games are too long. The MLB is working to eliminate these statements. The MLB is doing so by implementing new rules to hopefully speed up the game. What’s New? Rob Manfred announced Sunday evening that there will be a pitch clock in spring …
Read More »Red Sox Spring Training: What’s Different about the World Champs?
New York is widely regarded as the city that never sleeps, but it seems as though Boston hasn’t stopped partying since the mid-90s. While every other fan base has an offseason, “Title Town” has gone straight from focusing on winning the Super Bowl in football to defending their World Series …
Read More »Kyler Murray Chooses to Pursue Football Career
The will-he-or-won’t-he saga surrounding Kyler Murray is now over. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner will pursue a career in the National Football League. Last year, the Oakland Athletics drafted Murray with the number nine overall pick. However, the quarterback remained at Oklahoma to test the waters of college football. He …
Read More »Baseball is Back: MLB Spring Training Opens this Week
For the first time since early November, the MLB is back. With pitchers and catchers reporting this week, spring training officially marks the return of baseball. Storylines Abound Boston Looks to Repeat The Boston Red Sox enter the 2019 season as the defending World Series champions and will be aiming …
Read More »MLB and Players in Discussions for New Rules
The players are in talks with league officials over several proposed rule changes that cover pace of play, rosters, lineups and even the draft. Here’s a list of the potential modifications to the league: Pitchers required to face a minimum of three batters Universal designated hitter One singular trade deadline …
Read More »425 for 425: Rivera becomes baseball’s first unanimous Hall of Famer
There are quite a few things that closer Mariano Rivera is known for. Mo has won five World Series titles with the New York Yankees. Mo is the MLB’s all-time leader in saves (652). When Mo entered, he was the “Sandman.” In a more than fitting manner, Rivera will now …
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