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Boston Red Sox, Chris Sale Agree to Five-Year Contract Extension

Mar 22, 2019

Boston Red Sox, Breaking News, Contract, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Contract extension season continues around Major League Baseball, as the Boston Red Sox have reportedly locked up their ace, Chris Sale, on a five-year extension beginning in the 2020 season. Alex Speier of ...

Nationals Acquire Royals Reliever Kelvin Herrera for Prospects

Joe Orsatti

Jun 18, 2018

Breaking News, Headlines, Washington Nationals

The Royals have continued to be active early on the trade market, as star closer Kelvin Herrera has been traded to the Nationals in exchange for outfielder Blake Perkins, third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez and righ...

An Ode to Ichiro Suzuki, the Most Prolific Hitter Ever

Tom Dorsa

May 3, 2018

Breaking News, Features, Seattle Mariners

On Thursday afternoon, the Seattle Mariners announced news that would send the collective baseball world into a state of shock. Legendary outfielder Ichiro Suzuki would be stepping out of the batter's box and i...

Yankees Grab Neil Walker On One-Year Deal

Brent Maguire

Mar 12, 2018

Breaking News, New York Yankees, Transactions

The New York Yankees continued to bolster an already impressive roster by signing second baseman Neil Walker on Monday. The contract is believed to be a one-year deal that will pay Walker around $5 million. ...

Report: Shohei Ohtani’s Physical Reveals UCL Damage

Brent Maguire

Dec 12, 2017

Breaking News, Los Angeles Angels, Offseason

Just four days after the Los Angeles Angels signed Shohei Ohtani, news broke that a physical revealed some damage in the UCL in his throwing arm. More specifically, Ohtani has a first-degree sprain in his right...

The Athletics sign Yusmeiro Petit

Joe Orsatti

Nov 29, 2017

Breaking News, Contract

The Oakland Athletics have bolstered their bullpen by signing free-agent right-handed pitcher Yusmeiro Petit to a two-year contract worth $10 million with a club option for 2020 worth $5.5 million that will com...

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 ...

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...

BREAKING: Edwin Encarnacion Signs with Indians

Josey Curtis

Dec 22, 2016

Breaking News, Cleveland Indians, Headlines

As first reported on Thursday evening by Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports and MLB Network, the Cleveland Indians have reached an agreement with free-agent slugger Edwin Encarnacion. The club has not confirmed. Yo...

Matt Cain Has Cyst Removed from Right Arm

Michael Saltzman

Feb 25, 2016

Breaking News, Injuries, San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants announced this morning that Matt Cain had a cyst removed from his right arm and will resume baseball activities in ten days. Matt Cain had a cyst removed from his right upper arm. He...

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