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The Best MLB Players to Follow on Twitter

Jul 11, 2018

Twitter, especially within the greater baseball community, is generally a trash heap. However, there are a few presences that can put a smile on the common fan's face. Major League Baseball players like these f...

Dodgers, Braves Complete Five-Player Salary Dump Trade

Jason Kelly

Dec 16, 2017

Atlanta Braves, Breaking News, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, National League West, Offseason, Transactions

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves have just completed a big five-player trade, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal sends Matt Kemp back to Hollywood in exchange for Adrian Gonzalez...

What to Expect of Pitchers Returning from Tommy John Surgery

Ben Diamond

Jan 6, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The infamous Tommy John surgery has become more and more popular over the past couple of seasons, and more pitchers than ever are now undergoing the surgery. Naturally, that means that more pitchers than ever ...

The Issue Of Fan Safety At The Ballpark

Gabriel Bogart

Jul 11, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

While watching Chris Sale rack up the strikeouts on ugly swing after ugly swing, Len Kasper and Jim Deshaies got into a discussion off topic from the game at hand. They had received an email from a fan who wrot...

Dodgers’ Brandon McCarthy Out For Season With Torn UCL

Jesus Rivera

Apr 27, 2015

Breaking News, Headlines, Injuries, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West

According to Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, right-handed pitcher Brandon McCarthy is out for the season with a torn UCL. Brandon McCarthy is out for the year with a UCL tear, according to Don Mattingly. — L...

The New York Yankees’ Battle for the Fifth Spot

Tyler Fiedler

Mar 11, 2015

American League East, Features, Headlines, New York Yankees

The New York Yankees come into this season with plenty of questions. The most important of which is with their starting rotation. Masahiro Tanaka is pitching this season with a partially torn UCL, but was guide...

Dodgers Camp: Kershaw Pitches, Dodgers Tie (Again), and Other Notes

Jeff J. Snider

Mar 10, 2015

Features, Headlines, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers

Clayton Kershaw pitched three innings for the Dodgers, allowing three hits and one run to the Colorado Rockies in a game that ultimately ended 2-2 for L.A.'s third tie in the past four games. Kershaw's one run ...

Ranking Each NL Team’s Best Offseason Move

Michael Husson

Feb 10, 2015

Features, Headlines, National League

Yesterday, we took a look at each American League team's best offseason move and ranked them. Today, we take a look at each National League team's best upgrade and how they stack up against each other. ...

Los Angeles Dodgers Designate Brian Wilson for Assignment

Shawn Brody

Dec 16, 2014

Contract, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers have designated 3 time all-star Brian Wilson for assignment this afternoon, as the Dodgers announced the move on Twitter: The Dodgers have designated reliever Brian Wilson for assignme...

Free Agency: Brandon McCarthy

Matthew Rose

Nov 21, 2014

Headlines

On July 6th of this past season, the Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees swapped struggling pitchers, Brandon McCarthy and Vidal Nuno. McCarthy, who started 18 games for the Diamondbacks, posted a 5.01 ER...

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