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Is There a Curse for Home Run Derby Winners?

Jul 13, 2016

The 2016 Home Run Derby has now come and gone. Every year on the night before the All-Star Game, players step up and swat the ball out of the park as often as they can and as far as they can, often to great eff...

New York Mets Roster Packed with Potential All-Stars

Patrick Flowers

Feb 20, 2016

New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

USA Today Images The New York Mets head into the 2016 season looking to defend their National League Pennant and win the last game of the season, bringing home a World Series Championship. We all know that ...

With More Teams Embracing Them, Opt-Out Clauses Could Become Baseball’s Newest Currency

Evan Altman

Feb 4, 2016

Features, Opinions & Predictions

Jason Heyward took at least $16 million less in guaranteed money over two fewer years to sign with the Chicago Cubs rather than either the Washington Nationals or the St. Louis Cardinals. Yoenis Cespedes took a...

The Sky’s the Limit for Mets’ Conforto in 2016

Adam Hurowitz

Feb 3, 2016

Features, Headlines, National League, National League East, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

What a career it has been for New York Mets left fielder Michael Conforto. After posting a slash line of .345/.504/.547 with 7 home runs and 56 RBIs in 59 games for Oregon State in 2014, this prompted the Me...

Seven Free Agent Signings That Will Impact Playoff Races in 2016

Joe Jacquez

Jan 28, 2016

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors

Maxx Wolfson/Getty Images North America When I look back and have time to reflect on the 2016 MLB offseason, I will remember this year's version of winter drama and excitement in particular for many unique ...

Looking at the Negatives of the Yoenis Cespedes Deal

Austin Green

Jan 23, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League East, New York Mets, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

On Friday night, the New York Mets re-signed Yoenis Cespedes to a three-year contract with an opt-out after the first year. It was a fitting end to quite possibly the biggest free agency saga of the winter. Ces...

Where does Yoenis Cespedes fit in Washington?

Glenn Brewer

Jan 22, 2016

Washington Nationals

The news has been swirling around Yoenis Cespedes and the Washington Nationals. According to CBS’s Jon Heyman, the Nationals have offered Cespedes a five-year contract, in the neighborhood of $100 million. Heym...

RECAP: KC Wins Game 1 In 14 Innings

Brian Danuff

Oct 28, 2015

Headlines

Game 1 of the 2015 World Series kicked off with a bang in more ways than one. Alcides Escobar’s leadoff inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the first inning made Kauffman Stadium erupt. The Royals drew...

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