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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. […]

I usually try to stay away from Tim Tebow news. Not because I don’t think it’s warranted, but mostly because there’s so much of it, that I don’t know what is worthy of a mention. However, since it’s Friday, I thought this little bit was worth sharing. The former Heisman winner smacked an opposite-field, game […]

Was that title ‘click-bait’ enough for you? Okay, good. Now that I got you here, it’s been reported that Michael Jordan will join the bidding group led by Derek Jeter to purchase the Miami Marlins. Jordan, who will join the group that will now total 15 investors, will not contribute a substantial amount to the […]

You win one MVP award and suddenly you think you can ask for the farm. And by farm, I mean $400 million. Excessive, I know, but that’s the rumor swirling around town for how much Bryce Harper is demanding in his next contract from the Washington Nationals. Don’t worry, it’s over about 10 years, so […]