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Dodgers Call Up Top Prospect Cody Bellinger

Apr 25, 2017

Breaking News, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers have called up top prospect Cody Bellinger from Triple-A Oklahoma City. The corresponding move(s) to make room on both the 25- and 40-man rosters have not yet been announced. Bellinge...

Blake Treinen Named Washington Nationals Closer

David Marcillo

Mar 30, 2017

Breaking News, Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker is known for being old-fashioned. He's known for being straightforward, for being by-the-book. Sometimes too much so, to the detriment of his teams and players. One thin...

Alex Reyes to Have Tommy John

Jake Hasan

Feb 16, 2017

Breaking News, Headlines, Injuries, St. Louis Cardinals

Alex Reyes, St. Louis Cardinals super prospect and the number-six prospect in all of baseball, is set to undergo Tommy John surgery, per multiple reports. Reyes will go under the knife in the coming days after ...

Punishment Handed Down for Cardinals Hacking Scandal

Jake Hasan

Jan 31, 2017

Breaking News, Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals

It's been a long and arduous process getting here, but it's finally over. The St. Louis Cardinals hacking scandal, in which employee Chris Correa hacked into the Houston Astros' system and viewed confidential i...

Report: Rays’ Forsythe Traded for Dodgers’ De Leon.

Marvin Oliva

Jan 24, 2017

Breaking News, Los Angeles Dodgers, Offseason, Tampa Bay Rays

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays finally pulled the trigger on a trade. The The Rays will receive right-handed pitcher Jose De Leon in exchange for second baseman Logan Forsythe. Forsythe is co...

Royals Pitcher Yordano Ventura Dies in Car Accident

Josey Curtis

Jan 22, 2017

Breaking News, Headlines, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball

Kansas City Royals electric starting pitcher Yordano Ventura was killed in an automobile accident early Sunday morning in the Dominican Republic, the team confirmed. Ventura was 25 years old. We are devastat...

Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, Ivan Rodriguez Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Jeremy Frank

Jan 18, 2017

Breaking News, Headlines, Offseason

After a long wait (or is it just the craving for baseball?), the results of the widely anticipated 2017 BBWAA election for the Baseball Hall of Fame have been revealed. Three players received the necessary 7...

Phillies To Sign Michael Saunders

Ryan Waterman

Jan 16, 2017

Breaking News, Headlines, Philadelphia Phillies, Transactions

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Michael Saunders has reportedly reached an agreement with the Philadelphia Phillies, according to Jim Salisbury of Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. MLB Network's Jon Morosi first reported that the sides were nea...

Padres, Wil Myers Agree To Long-Term Extension

Matt Wojciak

Jan 14, 2017

Breaking News, Contract, Offseason, San Diego Padres

On Friday afternoon, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal tweeted that the San Diego Padres and 26-year-old first baseman Wil Myers were close to agreement on a contract extension worth roughly $80 million over the next s...

Mariners Make Two Trades, End up with Drew Smyly

Kyle Head

Jan 12, 2017

Atlanta Braves, Breaking News, Headlines, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays

For anyone who has ever played fantasy baseball or pretended to be a major-league general manager, Jerry Dipoto should be your idol. The man never stops trying to adjust his roster and prefers trading for piece...