2,428 games later and the 2016 Major League Baseball regular season is over. On Sunday afternoon, three of the four wild card spots were decided for the MLB playoffs. The Orioles (BAL 5, NYY 2), Giants (SF 7, LAD 1), and Blue Jays (TOR 2, BOS 1) all won Game …
Read More »MLB: American League Wild Card Race Remains Tight
With about two weeks left in the Major League Baseball season, the American League wild card race is going right down to the wire. Two teams are currently tied for the wild card lead; the Toronto Blue Jays are 83-69 on the season while the Baltimore Orioles are 82-70. The Blue Jays lost 2-1 …
Read More »MLB Playoff Races Heat Up As Season Winds Down
As October approaches, and with it the promise of postseason baseball, many teams are still fighting in heated divisional and wild card races while others are well on their way to securing a spot in the playoffs. American League AL East Leaders: Boston (78-61) In the Hunt: Toronto (1 GB), …
Read More »AL East Teams Dominate Wild Card Race
The Boston Red Sox currently lead the American League East by a single game over the Toronto Blue Jays, who lead the American League wild card by, you guessed it, a mere one game over the Baltimore Orioles. However, with 23 games to play, those three teams will all be …
Read More »MLB Hunt for October
With under 30 games to play in the 2016 Major League Baseball season, three divisions are separated by five games or less, and both wild card spots are crapshoots with six AL teams within five games vying for that second spot, and four NL teams within four games. Let’s get …
Read More »Resilient Rays Hold Off Red Sox, Win 12-8
The hot bats of the Rays torched former teammate David Price on his first start against them as a division rival. But the Red Sox were the ones who got out of the gate early, scoring five runs in the first inning. Dustin Pedroia hit his first home run of the …
Read More »MLB Closes in on Opening Day
The Major League Baseball season will begin this Sunday, April 3 with three games to be televised on ESPN and ESPN2. The season begins with the Cardinals taking on the Pirates in Pittsburg at 1:05 p.m., the Blue Jays at the Rays at 4:05 p.m., and the Mets at the …
Read More »Boston Red Sox clinch World Series with 6-1 win over St. Louis Cardinals
David Ortiz is a big guy, but last night, his trademark smile was even bigger. The Red Sox designated hitter was named the World Series MVP after Boston claimed the World Series title in a 6-1 win at Fenway Park over the St. Louis Cardinals. “We had a tough time …
Read More »VIDEO: Your Wednesday Sports in Two Minutes
From the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, WRUF's Chelsea Gates has your WRUF sports update. [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/10-23-13-Sports-Update-(web).mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/10-23-13-Sports-Update-(web).mp4]
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