The “Big Papi” farewell tour made its latest stop at a familiar location this weekend. And at Yankee Stadium, David Ortiz eclipsed a Boston legend. In the fourth inning of Sunday night’s series finale, Ortiz hit a solo shot off New York starter Luis Severino. It marked his 453rd home run in a Red Sox uniform — which […]

The anticipated battle between baseball’s best pitcher and the game’s best hitter didn’t register much in the way of excitement. Bryce Harper came away the slight victor by drawing two walks off the seemingly unhittable Cubs right-hander, Jake Arrieta — one in the top of the first and the other in the third. This bases on ball […]

At age 42, Bartolo Colon has amazed us with his ability to remain a quality big league pitcher — at a less-than-optimal body type. Well, amazing doesn’t begin to describe what was witnessed on Saturday night in San Diego. Colon, who spent most a majority of his career in the American League, has been made to […]

Perhaps Derek Holland should avoid pitching against the Blue Jays. The Texas left-hander was tagged for 11 runs on 11 hits over just 2.2 innings on Thursday night at Rogers Centre. After the Jays put up a five-spot in the bottom of the first, Holland appeared to settle down with a scoreless second. Then came […]

Tropicana Field is a baseball eyesore — with features other stadiums don’t care to have. One of them is the catwalk up near the top of the domed park, which can prevent high flies from ever coming down. Visiting Dodger rookie Trayce Thompson experienced what’s possible when a ball is hit in a certain spot. Fortunately enough for him, […]

At 5-18, the Atlanta Braves need all the help they can get. They haven’t done much right so far in 2016…and that now includes adhering to roster transaction rules. The team announced Sunday morning that it had selected the contract of veteran utility player Emilio Bonifacio from Triple-A Gwinnett with the hopes of inserting some speed. But MLB […]

Even after 67 years and thousands of games called, Vin Scully can still captivate an audience. The Dodgers have lost six straight as of Saturday night — most recently a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the San Diego Padres. But the local broadcasts remain entertaining as long as Vin is in the booth. The recent trend […]

Miami’s premiere slugger is finding his groove. Over the past six games, Giancarlo Stanton has hit five home runs. His latest came in the fourth inning Saturday night in Milwaukee — the first time he’s played there since gruesomely taking a pitch to the face back in 2014. Like many of his homers, this one didn’t just sneak over the […]

Talk about returning with a bang. After being absent for four days due to a leg injury, Yoenis Cespedes came back to action in a pinch-hitting role on Tuesday. The Mets were down 3-0 to Cincinnati in the bottom of the seventh, but had two runners on base. Wasting no time (and probably making up for […]

It’ll wind up in the box score as a 4-6 ground ball fielder’s choice. In reality, it was a force play during Sunday’s game between the Tigers and Astros that was equal parts bizarre and brilliant. With Colby Rasmus reaching first base after a leadoff walk, Tyler White hits a pop fly in the direction of Ian Kinsler […]

The “friendly confines” of Wrigley Field have been just that for Jake Arrieta. Conversely, facing the Cubs ace at the old park on the north side of Chicago is quite the unpleasant experience. On Saturday, it was the Colorado Rockies who were rudely greeted by the wrath of the 2015 NL Cy Young Award winner. Arrieta went […]