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…
USA TODAY NETWORK Tennessee's Tony Vitello reportedly 'torn' over historic Giants managerial opportunity originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The San Francisco Giants appear to be all in on Tony Vitello — a move that, if it happens, would be monumental. The Giants clearly…
Dodgers' Blake Snell makes dominant MLB pitching history never done before originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Blake Snell peaks in the postseason. He put up another dominant outing for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night, and it made MLB history in…
It felt like salt in the wound for Cincinnati Reds fans to see actor Rob Lowe, who grew up in Dayton, Ohio, going crazy on ESPN for a home run by the Dodgers' Tommy Edman off of Reds starter Hunter Greene to give Los Angeles a 5-0 lead in the 3rd inning of Game 1…
Cubs' Kyle Tucker gets $498 million contract update ahead of free agency originally appeared on The Sporting News Star outfielder Kyle Tucker is set to headline this winter's class of free agents after spending just one season with the Chicago Cubs. Because of that, two of the defining questions of the offseason revolve around him:…
