By Andrea Guererro: With just two weeks left, the regular season is winding down and teams are competing for the few remaining playoff spots as the end of the season approaches Cleveland Indians The Indians saw their win streak snapped at 22 just before they clinched the American Legue Central …
Read More »Aaron Judge Becomes New Home Run Derby King
The home run derby began in 1985, and never before in its 32-year history had a rookie won the competition. Until last night. Aaron Judge, the 6’7″ rookie phenom for the Yankees, became the first rookie to win the home run derby outright, defeating Minnesota’s Miguel Sano in the final …
Read More »Home Run Derby Preview
Some of baseball’s elite sluggers will get to do what they do best tonight at the annual Home Run Derby. Eight batters will take the field at Marlins Park and hit as many homers as they can in four minutes. Each batter picks his pitcher and can get bonus time …
Read More »Tempers Flare As Rays Defeat Blue Jays
After dropping one game to Toronto on Thursday, the Tampa Bay Rays have now won three straight games to improve to 5-2, the best seven game start in franchise history. Meanwhile, the season hasn’t gotten off to a hot start for the reigning AL runner-up. The Blue Jays have dropped five …
Read More »Rays Blast Yankees On Opening Day
After a spring training full of long toss, tee work and bullpens, the Rays came out guns-hot in their 7-3 win over the Yankees on Opening Day. Strong Performance From Chris Archer Rays ace Chris Archer looked great in his first start, commanding the Yankees hitters with his wicked fastball and …
Read More »Can 2017 Be a Bounce Back Year For Tampa Bay Rays?
The Tampa Bay Rays haven’t had a winning season for four years straight…ending last season with an ugly 68-94 record. They haven’t won a playoff series since 2008. Is 2017 the season where Tampa Bay finally bounces back? According to Sports Nation, the scouts don’t quite think so. “They’re not going to score …
Read More »The MLB Winter Meetings Superlative Awards
The free agent class of 2017 is one of the most barren in recent years. The best starter is a 36 year old who was playing in Independent ball less than two years ago. The best bats were all seeking multi-year deals that would obviously become dead weight in two …
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 »Wild Card Race Coming Down to the Wire
As we approach the end of the 162-game regular season in the MLB, the Wild Card race continues to heat up. After rookie pitcher Alex Reyes and the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the San Francisco Giants 3-0 Sunday night, the Cardinals pulled themselves within one game of the second spot for …
Read More »MLB Playoff Race Remains Competitive
As the hunt for October ensues, Major League Baseball playoff spots are coming down to the wire. Ten teams in the American League and eight National League teams are within five games of getting a chance at competing for a championship. If the season ended today, the Red Sox (East), Indians (Central) and Rangers (West) …
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