Posted on May 23, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Roughly one-quarter through the MLB season, the Pittsburgh Pirates are already six games behind the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central and on the outside looking in for a wild card spot. They are far from out of contention for a...
Date Set for Yu Darvish’s Return to Big Leagues
Posted on May 23, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine After a successful minor league rehab start on Sunday, the Texas Rangers have tentatively scheduled Yu Darvish to make his return to the big leagues Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. His return to the Texas starting...
John Gibbons Ejected for Third Time in One Week
Posted on May 23, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine In almost any other profession, Toronto Blue Jays' manager John Gibbons would be considered a part-time employee. Unlike his players, Gibbons is not sticking around for all nine innings, as he was ejected from Sunday's game...
Rougned Odor Punch-Themed Autograph Session Cancelled
Posted on May 22, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine A perfectly crass idea related to the punch Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor threw at Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista last week has been cancelled. A memorabilia store had scheduled an event for June 4,...
New York Mets Have Growing Concerns About Lucas Duda
Posted on May 22, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine On Saturday, first baseman Lucas Duda was scratched from the New York Mets' lineup for the third time in the last five games with back issues. Duda will also be absent from the team's starting lineup on Sunday, as the Mets go...
Rays Send Kiermaier to DL After Breaking Hand
Posted on May 22, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine As if the Tampa Bay Rays haven't had enough trouble scoring runs this season (they are currently tied for 10th in the American League in runs scored), they will now have to try scoring runs without the services of Kevin...
Jason Heyward Injured Making Spectacular Catch
Posted on May 22, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Chicago Cubs' right fielder Jason Heyward made one of the most amazing catches of the 2016 season Friday night in San Francisco during his team's 8-1 win over the Giants. But that catch could come at a price, as Heyward was...
Joey Cora Discusses Lack of Hispanic Managers in Baseball
Posted on May 21, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The firing of manager Fredi Gonzalez by the Atlanta Braves earlier this week means there are now no Hispanic managers in the big leagues. In the aftermath of the Gonzalez firing, Joey Cora, a former big league player who...
MLB Moving Towards Strike Zone Change
Posted on May 21, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine During this week's MLB Owner's Meetings, the competition committee discussed several possible rules changes, including those involving baseball's strike zone. After the competition committee agreed on the changes, it's...
Josh Reddick Injury is Tough Break for Oakland A’s
Posted on May 20, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine An already disappointing season for the Oakland Athletics took another downward turn Thursday night, as outfielder Josh Reddick broke his thumb. Reddick fractured his left thumb sliding head first into second base while...











