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The New York Yankees did not start the season the way they would’ve liked. Ace Masahiro Tanaka was ineffective against the Tampa Bay Rays, departing after just 2 2/3 innings. During Tanaka’s…

It was out with the old and in with the new for the San Francisco Giants and their bullpen over the winter.  After leading the league with 30 blown saves in 2016, most notably that crushing…

We know what you're thinking the 2017 regular season hasn't even started, yet we're already gunning for people's jobs. But let's be honest, there are plenty of teams that haven't lived up to expectations in recent years, and this…

A rival executive makes an interesting point: By 2019, the AL East could be back to what it was for much of the 2000s the Yankees, Red Sox and everyone else. Predicting the future is always dangerous, but the trend lines of each team in…

Team USA won the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday night, 8-0 over Puerto Rico, in no small part to starting pitcher Marcus Stroman. The diminutive hurler dealt for six-plus scoreless innings, giving up on a only single hit while striking…

LOS ANGELES – The pitcher starting for the United States in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic originally intended to play for Team USA’s opponent, Puerto Rico. In Sept. 2013, Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman tweeted,…

The World Baseball Classic results in a championship between the Dominican Republic (1-0) and Israel (3-0), it might be one of the greatest David vs. Goliath matchups in sports history. As the competition rolls on and delivers some…

If the Red Sox get the news they are dreading that lefty David Price will miss much, most or all of the 2017 season because of his forearm/elbow injury they could stay in-house for a replacement or explore the trade market for a…

Major League Baseball and the players union approved several rules modifications including a no-pitch intentional walk and a time-limit for a manager to decide when to challenge a play. The new changes will be in place for the upcoming…

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu made an alarming confession Wednesday when testifying before a federal jury in Miami in the trial of two men accused of smuggling and conspiracy. Abreu, who was born in Cuba and signed with the…