Last month at AT&T Park in San Francisco, with two outs in the 12th inning and the game tied, Giants catcher Buster Posey tried to catch a throw from right field to tag out Marlins center fielder Scott Cousins barreling in from third. Instead of recording the out, though, Posey, without catching the ball, collided […]

Even though Felix Hernandez is pitching like a reigning Cy Young Award winner and the Seattle Mariners have reaped the benefits of a resurgence from Canadian southpaw Erik Bedard, perhaps the biggest reason why the club remains within striking distance in the AL West this far into the season is because of the unbelievable rookie […]

It’s hard to focus on a team coming off their worst season in team history, but the 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks have already shocked the baseball world by posting a 41-34 record so far. The easily forgotten franchise is tied with the defending World Series Champion San Francisco Giants for first place in the NL West. […]

Fresh out of high school, 18-year-old Ghazelah Sailors (pronounced oz-a-lay) is not thinking about her cap, gown and graduation party. Instead, focusing on helping the Yorkton Cardinals of Canada’s Western Major Baseball League win games from the mound. A native of Santa Barbara, California, Sailors was a senior at San Marcos High School where she […]

Less than two months ago, Minnesota Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano pitched himself into baseball’s history books with the 265th no-hitter of all-time. Clinging to just one run of support that he received in the fourth inning, Liriano collaborated with the defense behind him to hold the Chicago White Sox hitless for the 1-0 win. “To […]

Mike McCoy has become an expert traveler. Traveling, of course, is customary for professional athletes, but there is extra significance for the Toronto Blue Jays infielder; airports have become another home. In fact, if you don’t see McCoy in the Blue Jays’ dugout, he’s probably inside an airport terminal. Since the start of this current […]

Thirteen years before Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Neil Walker was born, an event occurred nearly 2,000 miles away from his eventual hometown that would forever change his life. “I obviously owe a lot to Roberto Clemente,” he recalls. Yes, that Roberto Clemente. The Hall of Famer member that spent 18 seasons with the Pirates, winning […]

There once was a time when Matt Wieters was the be all and end all of catching prospects, a time when he and he alone – and neither Buster Posey nor Carlos Santana – was considered the future of the position; the next, younger, stronger Joe Mauer. That was what the future looked like in […]

One would think that when a team completes its first winning season in 11 years and first in franchise history, while adding a deep postseason run to the World Series as well, fans would flock to the ball park to see their successful team play. That wasn’t the case with the Tampa Bay Rays in […]

The Philadelphia Phillies drew unprecedented attention over the offseason with the acquisition of Cliff Lee to an already formidable staff. Now, having committed more than $62 million to their starting rotation alone*, the unrelenting pressure is on as they try to live up to the hype. Meanwhile, in the shadows of the NL East, the […]