In an effort to help alleviate the spread of the coronavirus, the NBA has suspended its season and major college conference have cancelled their basketball tournaments. On Wednesday, the NBA had announced that Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz had tested positive for coronavirus, formally known as COVID-19, and teammate Donovan Mitchell was found to […]
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Houston Astros Announce Dusty Baker As New Manager
Dusty Baker was announced as the Houston Astros new manager on Wednesday. Baker, who will replace A.J. Hinch who was fired earlier this month, is signed on for one-season with a club-option and buyout for 2021. This will be the fifth managerial stop for Baker, who at 70 will be the oldest manager in Major […]
Astros Dealt Historic Punishment, Fire A.J. Hinch & Jeff Luhnow
Major League Baseball handed the Houston Astros harsh punishment on Monday for illegally stealing signs during their championship 2017 season. Commissioner Rob Mandred announced that Houston manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow have both been suspended for one year. For the club, they were additionally fined $5 million and have been stripped of […]
MLB To Remove Marijuana From Drug Testing, Will Test For Opioids
Major League Baseball announced on Thursday that it will begin testing players for opioids and cocaine, and will remove marijuana from the list of drug abuse. The players association and MLB came into an agreement that only players who do not cooperate with their treatment plan will be disciplined for opioid abuse. Although opioids have […]
Boras: Two New Mystery Teams Pursuing Gerrit Cole
The Gerrit Cole sweepstakes just got hotter. Scott Boras announced on Tuesday that two new mystery teams have entered the hunt for the ace’s services. Cole has already met with the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Anaheim Angels. The Houston Astros are rumored to be one of the mystery teams, as they contemplate […]
Nationals Take Game 7, Win First-Ever World Series
For the first time in franchise history, the Washington Nationals are World Series champions. The Nationals defeated the Houston Astros 6-2 in Wednesday’s Game 7, completing a World Series where the road team had won every game. Early-on, the game was a pitching duel that had two former Cy Young award winners squaring off in […]
Washington Nationals Advance To First World Series In Team History
The Washington Nationals have punched their ticket to the World Series. With a 7-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals last night, the Nationals completed their sweep of the National League Championship Series and await the winner of the American League Championship Series. The Nationals started off hot, piling on seven runs in the first […]
VIDEO: Phillies’ Bryce Harper Crushes A Walk-Off Home Run
Sometimes it doesn’t matter how you start the game, but how you finish it. In Bryce Harper’s case last night, it was how he finished it. Going into the eighth-inning, the Phillies were trailing the Chicago Cubs 5-0 and had a little-to-no chance of coming back to win the game. Yu Darvish had pitched a […]
Orioles’ Jonathan Villar Didn’t Know He Hit For The Cycle
Baltimore Orioles shortstop Jonathan Villar became the fifth player in team history to hit for the cycle. Despite losing 9-6 to the New York Yankees, Villar had a career night, but may have been the last one in the ballpark to know of his accomplishment. .@JRvillar6 became the fifth Oriole in franchise history to hit […]
Guerrero Jr. Second In HR Derby, But Sets Record With Brilliant Power
Vlad Guerrero Jr. may have come in second at last night’s home run derby, but he’s first in the record books. Guerrero talled 91 total home runs during the event, launching 29 bombs in both the first and second rounds. The 29 home runs is also a record, with the previous best being held by […]
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