Baseball: MLB and college baseball
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s third home run wasn’t quite as majestic as the first two, but it was hard-hit and got a boost from an outfielder over the wall to give the Blue Jays the round-tripper. That’s usually a recipe for a good social media moment. Kris Bryant knows all about that as he had three […] More
Every now and then, the long marathon of a baseball season tends to get emotions riled up. That’s what happened Friday night in the Bronx. Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia started yelling at Rays hitters and even admitted he was trying to hit one of them. Ultimately, he Yankees won the game in walk-off fashion. Elsewhere, […] More
A scary outfield collision resulted in the Mets possibly losing young star Michael Conforto for an extended period of time. The Padres go one more game without a no-no and now own the Major League record for futility in that regard. Meanwhile, it only feels like Christian Yelich has homered in 8,000 straight games, but […] More
Great plays deserve great social media posts. Just ask the Padres and Manny Machado. Lucky plays sometimes do, too. And bad plays? Well, they’re their own brand of special. Just ask the Orioles and Indians, who had a pretty epic double play turned and another pretty epic … double play most definitely not turned. Then […] More
Social media is at its best in the big moments, and there were some cool ones on Wednesday night around Major League Baseball. We had an inside-the-park home run for the Arizona Diamondbacks, an impromptu Happy Birthday to the Dodgers’ Alex Verdugo, Bruce Willis bouncing a first pitch and a rookie hitting a home run […] More
The Yankees finally decided that reigning Rookie of the Year Miguel Andujar needs season-ending shoulder surgery, even as the team continues to win and challenge the Rays for first place. Across the country, the Dodgers’ Kenta Maeda had the latest of a big night for pitchers. Elsewhere, Zack Greinke has an injury scare, baseball is […] More
Two of Major League Baseball’s biggest rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs, will play Friday afternoon for the first of 19 times this season. The rivalry has persisted even though the teams have rarely been good at the same time, but this season they’re battling (along with the Milwaukee Brewers) for the NL […] More
Max Scherzer still seems to have plenty of good years left in Major League Baseball, but he’s already hitting some pretty big milestones: He recorded his 2,500th career strikeout in a loss to the Padres on Friday night, joining some exclusive company. Speaking of which, the Los Angeles Dodgers now own the record for most […] More
Milwaukee Brewers’ Christian Yelich is on fire in front of his own crowd this season as he added a couple of more homers against Los Angeles Dodgers, Branden Kline debuted for Baltimore Orioles, while Cole Tucker smashed a home run on his debut for Pittsburgh Pirates. More
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge suffered an injury in a win over Kansas City Royals and could be placed on IL, while Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols surpassed legendary Babe Ruth with a home run. More
Check out the news that highlighted the day in the MLB including the Detroit Tigers’ left-hander Matt Moore’s surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, Chris Archer dropped his appeal, while Mets’ analyst Darling is taking leave. More
The New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge showed that he is not only a great baseball player but also a big man, the Miami Marlins destroyed the Philadelphia Phillies, while Byron Buxton, Tim Anderson, and Kevin Tuve all had great games. More
