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MLB To Carter Capps: Cool It With That Wacky Delivery

MLB and the MLBPA announced a set of new rules today, most of which had been credibly reported on last week.

Curt Schilling Accuses Rosie O'Donnell Of Spewing "Poop And Lies"

If Curt Schilling’s going to eventually run for office, he’s doing a bang-up job of following in his political idol Donald Trump’s footsteps. Last night, the former baseball pitcher got into an argument with Rosie O’Donnell.

Here's Some Ominous News About David Price

Spring training is just underway, and Red Sox fans have already been given something to panic about. There’s something wrong with David Price, and although we don’t have any specifics yet, it doesn’t sound good:

José Abreu Said He Ate His Fake Passport On His Flight To The U.S.

Chicago White Sox slugger José Abreu testified today that he ordered a Heineken, then slowly ate his fake Haitian passport on board his flight to illegally enter the United States back in 2013. The testimony came in a federal courtroom in Miami during the ongoing trial of two men—agent Bartolo Hernandez and trainer…

David Wright Is Injured Again, Will Likely Miss Opening Day

David Wright was sent back to New York from the Mets’ spring training camp in Florida today with yet another injury, this time a shoulder impingement that will keep him from throwing for a good amount of time.

Mike Piazza Has Been Captured By Nelly

Last week, Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza needled the city of St. Louis when he said he’d rather own a third-tier Italian soccer team than an MLS team in St. Louis because you “can’t get a good meal” in the city.

Petco Park Flooded

This seems bad? The Padres say it’s not that bad, but it feels bad. I feel like ballparks shouldn’t flood entirely because…it rained a lot?

The Best Of MLB Photo Day 2017

The results of this year’s MLB Photo Day have been submitted to the Getty Images wire, and once again, professional baseball players who would rather be anywhere else have been subject to awkward poses for future media guides. Here are some of the best ones.

Tim Tebow reporting to Mets minor league camp early

Tim Tebow reports to Mets minor league camp on Monday.

Aaron Judge Gives Us Our First Massive Dong Of 2017

Yankees prospect Aaron Judge welcomed us to spring by absolutely crushing a pitch off the scoreboard in Tampa. Thank you, baseball, for making us feel alive again.

Atlanta Braves Sign Former Chiefs Cornerback Sanders Commings

Tim Tebow will not be the only former NFLer to try his hand at baseball this year. The Atlanta Braves have signed former Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Sanders Commings to a minor league deal.When Tim Tebow proclaimed his intent to attempt to play baseball, it was dismissed as a publicity stunt. He…

Justin Verlander's Pre-Game Routine: Not Having Sex With Kate Upton

If you were super curious about how Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander’s job affects his sex life, well, now you have answers.

Jung Ho Kang Admits To Third DUI Since 2009

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang admitted in a court in Seoul, South Korea yesterday that he was guilty of a DUI following a December 2016 arrest after driving a rental BMW into a median in the middle of the night and leaving the scene.

Jake Peavy Had A Truly Terrible 2016

Jake Peavy’s 2016 season ended with a career-worst 5.54 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and divorce papers. According to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, Peavy’s wife Katie, a childhood friend he married at 19 years old, filed for divorce in October, right after the Giants were eliminated in the NLDS by the Cubs.

Here’s a very fun story on the phenomenon of special spring training instructors.

Here’s a very fun story on the phenomenon of special spring training instructors. Be sure to read the part about Steve Carlton getting himself disinvited for being just too weird. [ESPN]

Baseball's New Intentional Walk Scheme Is A Pointless, Off-Target Act Of Surrender

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, in collaboration with his quisling associates in the players’ union, is apparently ready to do away with the normal and basic baseball act of four balls leading to a walk. He and they have agreed to a scheme by which the intentional walk doesn’t physically occur, but is…

Sean Doolittle: "Refugees Aren’t Stealing A Slice Of The Pie From Americans"

One of the especially nasty side effects of the current state of the country is that basic morality is being read as political action. Dexter Fowler can’t even say it’s “unfortunate” if his Iranian-American wife can’t see her family without bringing on an avalanche of ugly, bigoted responses. And now A’s reliever Sean…

St. Louis Cardinals History: Sammy Baugh Signed to Play Short

Sammy Baugh made his name in the NFL, where he became a Hall of Fame quarterback with the Redskins. Before then, he played a year of baseball in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.In 1937, Sammy Baugh already made a name for himself as a rookie with the Washington Redskins. At a time when throwi…

MLB Is Reportedly Introducing An Automatic Intentional Walk

According to a report from ESPN’s Howard Bryant, Major League Baseball and the players’ union have agreed on a plan to scrap current intentional walk rules and allow managers to signal from the dugout and automatically send the batter to first base. The rule, like the proposed change to extra innings where teams would…

Stem Cell Treatments Could Be The Next Frontier In Fixing Broken Pitchers

In an interesting dispatch from spring training, Yahoo’s Jeff Passan reports on Los Angeles Angels pitcher Garrett Richards’s recovery from a May 2016 elbow injury that shut him down for the season.

Youth Baseball Games In Panama Are Rowdier Than Anything In MLB

PANAMA CITY, Panama — Baseball was on. Real, true baseball. A sweltering Friday night, a flashy casino in the heart of Panama City, an enormous projector looming over the slot machines, showing the game. To this American, whose offseason antsiness is fading into the inevitable letdown of spring training, catching a…

Dexter Fowler Isn't Sweating The "Stick To Sports" Crowd

Over the weekend, Cardinals outfielder Dexter Fowler was asked what he thought about Donald Trump’s Muslim travel ban. Fowler has a personal stake in the ban, as his wife is from Iran and his sister in law recently cancelled a return trip from Qatar because she didn’t want to be detained. Given these circumstances,…

The Game That Brought Jim Bouton Back From Exile

This profile originally appeared in the June 12, 1978 issue of New Times. It is reprinted here with the author’s permission.

Blake Swihart Appears To Have A Case Of The Yips

In baseball, there is perhaps no sadder sight than that of an otherwise healthy and capable professional player struggling to do something as simple as throwing the ball a short distance. The yips are the worst boogeyman in sports, and although it’s not clear that Red Sox catcher Blake Swihart is dealing with that…

Mike Ilitch Was No Saint

If you only went by what you read in the Detroit papers this week, you’d think Mike Ilitch—the pizza baron and owner of the Detroit Red Wings and Tigers who died last week at the age of 87—was a god incarnate. And for the last three decades, if you’d asked anyone in Michigan, you’d have gotten the sense he was revered…

Chris Christie Tries Sports Bloviating, Is Bad At That, Too

Chris Christie, a man who lacks charm, wit, or the support of either major political party, went on SNY TV last night to stan for Mets by taking weak-ass shots at the Phillies.

Report: Trump Signed Off On Jeffrey Loria As Ambassador To France

What’s next for Jeffrey Loria, failed MLB owner, insufferable art dealer, and weirdo who corrects people’s grammar?

MLB Agent Goes On Trial For His Role In Smuggling Cuban Prospects Into America

The federal trial is underway in Miami for agent Bartolo Hernandez and trainer Julio Estrada, who are accused of participating in smuggling operations that brought Cuban baseball players to America.

The Beards Are Back In Town

Guess who just got back today?

Scott Boras Has A Lot Of Ideas On How To Fix The Business Side Of Baseball

Baseball agent Scott Boras was a guest on Jonah Keri’s podcast this week for an hour-and-a-half conversation that managed to be as dense as it was sprawling. Boras talked about the issues with a hypothetical international draft, suggested the idea of giving more money to prospects who aren’t in college, and didn’t…