The Seattle Mariners honored Hall of Fame outfielder Ichiro Suzuki with a statue outside of T-Mobile Park Friday, April 10, but the unveiling didn’t go exactly as planned. As the cover was pulled off revealing Suzuki’s statue, onlookers, including former Mariners greats Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez, took notice of a bent and broken…
Travis Bazzana looms as the missing piece for the Guardians lineup originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Cleveland Guardians are one team that you can never count out. Despite not having the same star power as other teams do, they always seem to…
Larry Stahl, an outfielder who spent two of his 10 seasons in Major League Baseball with the New York Mets, died on March 17. He was 84. MORE: Mets Hall of Famer’s only championship ring sells for $854,122 Stahl played for the Kansas City A’s (1964-66), Mets (1967-68), San Diego Padres (1969-72) and Cincinnati Reds (1973)….
USA vs. Canada box score: Full stats from 2026 World Baseball Classic quarterfinal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It's do-or-die time at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Pool play is over — and while a team could overcome one loss in its previous…
Angel Obando never made it out of the Dominican Summer League, hasn't been affiliated with a Major League Baseball team for eight years yet, at the age of 27, was one strike from pitching Nicaragua to an epic upset over Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic on March 7. Instead, up two runs with two…
Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper told reporters Feb. 15 that he was surprised teammate Kyle Schwarber, a former Middletown High School standout, opted to return to Philadelphia instead of leaving in free agency for his hometown Cincinnati Reds. "I thought Kyle was going to go to Cincinnati to tell you the truth," Harper said, per…
When the Boston Red Sox suddenly designated Hanley Ramirez for assignment on May 25, 2018, the timing wasn’t necessarily suspicious. Ramirez had gone 0-for-4 with three strikeouts the night before in Tampa Bay. He was 0-for-his-last-20 and doing little to intimidate opponents as the team’s designated hitter. Ramirez was also in the final year of…
Yankees reaping rewards of Red Sox trade with new top-100 prospect originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The New York Yankees made a pretty under-the-radar trade with the Boston Red Sox after the 2024 season. It's reaping solid rewards for the Yanks right now…
Rangers sign Edwin Diaz's All-Star brother to free agent contract originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Texas Rangers have signed a former All Star who is the brother of one of this offseason's big free agent moves. No, they didn't get Edwin Diaz….
TORONTO — Game 7 never gets old. Nor does it ever fail to humble even the greatest players to grace the October stage. Max Scherzer is about to embark on his 11th winner-take-all game in his storied major league career, and in the moments after his Toronto Blue Jays kept their season alive with a…
