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Gender Is No Object When Royals Fans Throw Down

TMZ obtained this video, from Tuesday night’s home loss to the Giants, of a man in a Royals shirtsey absolutely decking a woman.

Clayton Kershaw Didn't Appreciate Having His Start Delayed

Clayton Kershaw dominated the Rockies last night because he is the best pitcher in the world and striking out 10 guys in seven innings is something he can do while hungover. He’s good enough that a momentary delay at the start of the game shouldn’t bother him too much, and yet such a delay really bothered him last…

White Sox Witness Large Man's Large Dong

Big New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge made great use of an ill-advised Dylan Covey pitch, launching an intercontinental home run 448 feet into the night off the Rule 5 pick, who was making his second major-league start.

Ichiro Socks First-Pitch Home Run In What Might Be His Final At-Bat In Seattle

Ichiro and the Miami Marlins wrapped up a three-game series up in Seattle this afternoon, losing two of the three games to the Mariners. The last time the Marlins came to Seattle, they played as the “home team” due to a confounding U2-related scheduling conflict at their old ballpark in Miami that forced them to…

Report: Jeb And Jeets Team Up To Make Bid For Marlins

There has been a near-constant swirl of rumors about Miami Marlins owner Jeff Loria’s desire to sell the team, and the names of a few potential buyers have been floated. Two of those names, Derek Jeter and Jeb Bush, are now apparently combining forces and looking to buy the team together.

Mic-ing Umpires Doesn't Solve Anything

The biggest issue with mic-ing up umpire crews to explain replay decisions, which the Associated Press reports is potentially in the works, is that it’s simply not necessary. At a time when streamlining baseball games, especially the inactive parts, is seemingly of paramount concern to the commissioner’s office, why…

Mookie Betts Refuses To Strike Out

Mookie Betts, the Boston Red Sox’s star outfielder, hasn’t struck out since September 12 of last year. That’s a streak of 128 plate appearances without a K—the longest since Juan Pierre’s run of 147 whiff-free plate appearances in 2004, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

White Sox Player Appears On Television

With the Chicago White Sox in New York to play the Yankees this week, José Quintana made an appearance on The Tonight Show. He credits regularly watching the show with helping him learn English, and took the opportunity to pay back host Jimmy Fallon by helping him learn some Spanish.

Wow That Was Some Bizarre Umpiring In Nats-Braves

Yep, it was one of those CB Bucknor kind of nights. Bucknor, who has been named the worst umpire in baseball multiple times in player surveys, was behind the plate for last night’s 3-1 Nationals win over the Braves. Just where Bucknor thought that plate was is another story.

The Pirates' Pitcher-Whisperer Has Done It Again With Ivan Nova

Ivan Nova is 1-2 so far in 2017. But look closer: In 20 innings pitched with a 2.25 ERA, he’s struck out eight and walked none. Or put another way, after Monday night’s complete-game 2-1 loss to St. Louis:

Starling Marte Suspended 80 Games After Positive PED Test

All-Star Pirates outfielder Starling Marte has tested positive for the banned steroid Nandrolone and will be suspended for 80 games. Jon Heyman first reported the news and MLB confirmed shortly after.

This Baseline-Hugging Kyle Schwarber Bunt Defied Logic And Somehow Stayed Fair

Chicago Cubs leadoff hitter Kyle Schwarber stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the first inning, with the Cubs trailing the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0, and laid down a perfect bunt to third. Seriously, no bunt has ever been so finely placed.

Eric Thames Won't Stop Crushing Big Dingers

Last we heard from Eric Thames, the former MLB washout who went to the KBO and flexed all over the league, there was cautious optimism that he could carry over some of his form to Milwaukee and maybe make the mustachioed Brewers mascot guy slide down the home run slide a few times in the major leagues. As it turns…

James Paxton Is Humiliating People With His Fastball

It’s likely you went into this season without planning on paying too much attention to the Seattle Mariners, but maybe their 28-year-old power lefty, James Paxton, will change that.

Easter Bunny Absolutely Wrecks Teddy Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt thought he had a clear path to glory after the other presidents were knocked out early. He was wrong.

Rich Hill's Blister Problem Isn't Going Away

Here now is one of the least surprising sentences in sports: Rich Hill has a blister.

Philly Radio Station Asks If Bryce Harper Would Help The Phillies

Bryce Harper hit a pair of home runs yesterday, the second a walk-off shot lifting the Nationals to a 6-4 win over the Phillies. Harper has hit 18 of his 125 career homers against the Phillies—more than he’s hit against any team other than the Marlins.

Giants' Jarrett Parker Breaks Clavicle With Stellar Catch

Things didn’t look especially good for Jarrett Parker yesterday as soon as he made this great running catch at the wall against the Rockies:

The Astros Came Back From Down 5-0 By Scoring Six Runs On Only Three Hits

At the start of the sixth inning yesterday, the Astros were losing 5-0 to the A’s and had yet to record a hit. That changed pretty quickly, as the A’s completely and totally fell apart while allowing the Astros to take the lead on just three hits.

Carlos Martinez Was King Of Two True Outcomes Today

Carlos Martinez was pulled in the sixth inning today with his Cardinals losing to the Yankees by a score of 3-0, which probably seems like a pretty unlikely description for a historic start—but it was a record-breaker all the same.

Umpire Dale Scott Released From The Hospital After Suffering Concussion From Foul Tip

Umpire Dale Scott was released from the hospital this morning after being stretchered off the field Friday night when he took a foul tip directly to the face:

Dale Scott Immobilized, Taken Off Field On Stretcher After Taking Foul Tip To The Face

Dale Scott left the field in Toronto tonight on a stretcher as the 31-year veteran umpire took a foul tip directly to the face.

White Sox Outfield Features Muchas Garcías

The Chicago White Sox started a three-García outfield in Minnesota tonight, with Avisail García in right, Leury García in center, and Willy García—who was promoted to the majors today to fill in while Melky Cabrera is on paternity leave, after not being called up yesterday—in left.

Rod Carew Is Alive Thanks To The Heart Of A Former NFL Player

While golfing in September 2015, Panamanian baseball legend Rod Carew suffered a huge heart attack and had to be hospitalized for six weeks. He was fitted with a pump in his left ventricle, and doctors determined that he would eventually need a heart transplant. After months on the transplant list, Carew got his heart…

Rod Carew's heart transplant came from late Ravens player Konrad Reuland

Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew received a heart donation from recently deceased Ravens tight end Konrad Reuland.

Rod Carew's new heart, kidney came from late NFL player (Yahoo Sports)

Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew received a new heart and kidney from the late NFL player Konrad Reuland in what is believed to be the first such transplant involving pro athletes. Carew underwent the procedure last December and met Reuland’s family in March after mutual friends connected Reuland’s death with news of Carew’s transplant on Dec. 16. Reuland had died four days earlier after a ruptured brain aneurysm at age 29.

Daniel Murphy Just Keeps Mashing

During the 2015 playoffs, then-Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy, at the age of 30, suddenly transformed from a decent gap hitter into dinger-swatting god. Maybe you thought that was a fluke. Last season, Murphy joined the Nationals and hit 25 home runs to go along with a .985 OPS. Maybe you thought that was a fluke,…

Mets Finally Outlast Marlins In 16 Innings

If you are a fan of the sort of muddled, elastic extra-innings baseball that seems to melt into an unmotivated slush of exhausted bullpen and bench options—this was an excellent game for you!

Elvis Andrus Tricked Cameron Maybin Out Of An Extra Base With A Slick Little Fake Tag

The Rangers blew the Angels out early this afternoon, thanks to some steady work from Yu Darvish and a hail of hits from almost every batter in the lineup. Their defense was also on point, and no play was better than one Elvis Andrus made in the second inning.

Kyle Schwarber's Ivy-Assisted Catch Was Too Good To Be True

During today’s game against the Dodgers, Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber made what would have been an incredible leaping catch if not for a little interference from the barren ivy vines out in Wrigley field.