Baseball News
MLB playoffs 2021: Best plays and moments from LCS action
ESPN - 20 Oct 2021 13:37
How the Dodgers and Astros found their stride and made their respective series more competitive
Brian Snitker, Bobby Cox and the Friendship That Shapes Atlanta
The New York Times - 20 Oct 2021 15:13
Neither Bobby Cox's stroke in 2019 nor Atlanta's current playoff run has stopped Manager Brian Snitker from visiting his mentor, searching for bits of magic.
ALCS: Houston Astros Rely on Their Bullpen to Carry the Team
The New York Times - 20 Oct 2021 14:03
In a makeshift strategy their pitching coach compared to the Celtics of yesteryear, Houston is relying on its bullpen to carry the team through the A.L.C.S. On Tuesday, it worked.
Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts and Dodgers stun Braves with three-run comeback in Game 3, cut Atlanta's NLCS lead to 2-1
NY Daily News - 20 Oct 2021 03:42MLB qualifying offer value down $500K to $18.4M
ESPN - 20 Oct 2021 00:16
The price of a qualifying offer to Major League Baseball free agents dropped by $500,000 to $18.4 million, a sign of the slide in salaries.
Brewers hitting coach Haines out after NLDS loss
ESPN - 20 Oct 2021 23:28
Andy Haines is out as the Milwaukee Brewers' hitting coach after they scored a total of six runs in their four-game National League Division Series loss to the Atlanta Braves.
Carrasco has bone fragment removed from elbow
ESPN - 20 Oct 2021 23:28
Mets right-hander Carlos Carrasco has had surgery to remove a bone fragment from his pitching elbow and is projected to resume baseball activities this winter.
Carlos Carrasco undergoes successful surgery on his right elbow
NY Daily News - 20 Oct 2021 20:48
Carlos Carrasco underwent surgery Tuesday to remove a bone fragment from his right elbow, the Mets announced on Wednesday.
Now that big 3 execs are out, examining where the Mets' front office search stands now
NY Daily News - 20 Oct 2021 20:18
Give credit to the Mets for shooting for the moon in their initial search for a head of baseball operations.
Eovaldi: Thought pivotal call in 9th was strike
ESPN - 20 Oct 2021 10:14
Nathan Eovaldi and the Red Sox took issue with a ninth-inning ball-strike call that allowed the Astros to go on a run and win Game 4 of the ALCS on Tuesday night.
Altuve, 'amazing' 9th give Astros ALCS-tying win
ESPN - 20 Oct 2021 10:14
Jose Altuve started the Astros' comeback with a home run in the eighth, and Houston stunned the Red Sox with seven runs in the ninth to win Game 4 of the ALCS on Tuesday night.
The strike that wasn't: How the 268th pitch became the defining moment of ALCS Game 4
ESPN - 20 Oct 2021 09:41
Nathan Eovaldi thought he executed a pitch that got Boston out of a jam. Umpire Laz Diaz did not.
Reggie Jackson, a Yankees Legend, Helps Astros Through October
The New York Times - 20 Oct 2021 03:20
Reggie Jackson, the Hall of Fame slugger and longtime Yankees adviser, has a new role with the Astros, helping reassure the team as postseason pressure mounts.