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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

To avoid a bidding war at the end of the 2020 season, the Los Angeles Angels are close to finalizing the largest contract in sports history with Mike Trout. The deal is reportedly worth $430 million over 12 years, which would keep the best player of this generation on the Angels for the rest of […]

Jacob deGrom’s latest feat may land him the Cy Young. The New York Mets ace broke Leslie “King” Cole’s 108 year-old-record of 26 consecutive games started while allowing three runs or less Wednesday night against the Miami Marlins. deGrom finished the night with nine strikeouts, while only allowing two runs before leaving the in the […]

Bryce Harper almost came West this week. The Washington Nationals had placed Harper on the revocable trade waiver wire, but immediately after the Los Angeles Dodgers had claimed him, the Nationals decided that they didn’t want to part ways and will now keep him for the rest of the season. A revocable trade waiver allows […]

Shohei Ohtani’s electric year is likely over. According to sources, Ohtani is most likely to undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his season and putting him out until the 2020 season. “Everything I’m hearing is that the reality is, he probably will need Tommy John surgery,” @pedrogomezESPN reports grim news for Shohei Ohtani and @Angels just […]

The Houston Astros are World Champions. For the first time in their 55-year history, the Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in one of the most dramatic World Series in history, going the full seven games to decide the winner. The star of the Series was the Astros’ centerfield, George Springer. The former UConn product […]

Justin Turner is having a postseason to remember. He’s already the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers record of 14 RBI in a single postseason. Not to mention that he is already the owner of one of the two biggest home runs in the history of the franchise. But he’s inching closer to one-more Dodgers […]

He may not be in the Hall of Fame, but he’s still the home run king. Today mark’s the 10th anniversary of the day that Barry Bonds took the crown from Hank Aaron. Bond crushed a 3-2 pitch from Mike Bacsik of the Mets over the right field wall for his 756th career home run. […]