The unfiltered afternoon sun roasts the concrete behind the visiting team bullpen at the Toronto Blue Jays practice facility in central Florida. With neither cloud nor canopy to temper the pounding heat, the long walk from the players’ dugout down the dusty left field line and out to the away team clubhouse is an arduous […]

With all of the attention surrounding UCLA right-hander Gerrit Cole and Rice infielder Anthony Rendon as top draft picks in tonight’s MLB Draft, no player has had as dominant – and consistent – of a season this year as the University of Virginia’s left-handed phenom Danny Hultzen. As a freshman, Hultzen, a good line-drive hitter […]

Throughout Spring Training, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle vowed that the team’s pitching was going to improve this season. Charlie Morton has been a pleasant surprise for the Bucs so far, and free agent acquisition Kevin Correia has certainly pitched like the ace of the staff, but one person that has quietly been a main reason […]

It’s the longest championship drought in professional sports – 102 years and counting – and it belongs to the Chicago Cubs. It was 1908 was the last time the Cubs won the World Series. The President of the United States was Theodore Roosevelt and the Chicago Canal that connects the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan was […]

Raul Ibanez has certainly learned his fair share of things on the baseball diamond, and he has learned a lot away from it as well. After a stint with the Kansas City Royals, Ibanez returned to the Seattle Mariners – the team that drafted him in 2004 – and took note of the notable charitable efforts […]

When the Tampa Bay Rays shipped Scott Kazmir to Los Angeles in 2009, they did so for two prospects and a player to be named later. That player turned out to be Sean Rodriguez. It’s no secret that players with the “named later” tag aren’t exactly the foundation of the deals in which they’re included, rarely sticking with […]

At first glance, Eric Thames’ thick build and stern facial features – including his trademark, creative facial hair – give him an intimidating look. His upper body resembles that of a superhero, with tattoos running through distinct arm lines created by bulging muscles on his large frame. Upon talking to him, though, you realize that not […]

Baseball has been full of surprises this year. Francisco Liriano threw a six-walk no-hitter despite having never thrown a complete game in his career, Manny Ramirez abruptly retired, and after starting the season 0-6, the Tampa Bay Rays sit atop the AL East. One that nobody saw coming was the Cleveland Indians owning baseball’s best record at […]

It is with great sadness that we discuss yesterday’s passing of legendary Hall of Fame slugger Harmon Killebrew at age 74. Since last Friday’s announcement that Killebrew would be stopping treatment in his fight with esophageal cancer and entering hospice care, there has been an outpour of support for the famed Minnesota Twin. For those new to […]

Led by rotation ace Josh Johnson, hot starts from Gaby Sanchez and Emilio Bonifacio, and a revamped bullpen with the second-best ERA in baseball right now, the Florida Marlins are second in the NL East with a 23-16 record and are just two games behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the division lead. More impressively, they’re doing it on a $56.9 million payroll; […]