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New York Mets get walk-off win vs. Miami Marlins on Michael Conforto’s controversial hit by pitch
Even the New York Mets called Thursday’s walk-off 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins a lucky break. With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the ninth after Jeff McNeil had tied the score with a home run leading off the inning, a 1-2 pitch on the inside corner of home plate …
Luis Robert has ball go off head, Angels score
ANAHEIM — White Sox center fielder Luis Robert made an amusing, yet painful and ultimately costly gaffe in the third inning of Saturday’s game against the Angels, as he attempted to catch a shallow fly ball off the bat of Anthony Rendon, only for it to bounce off his head for a run-scoring error. Fortunately, …
MLB moves All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to Georgia’s new voting law
Major League Baseball is moving the 2021 All-Star Game and 2021 draft out of Atlanta in response to Georgia’s controversial new voting law, the league announced Friday. “I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said …
MLB Opening Day 2021 scores: Angels-White Sox, A’s-Astros close out first day of baseball season
The 2021 Major League Baseball season is underway as Opening Day kicked off Thursday afternoon. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a full slate of goodness with the Orioles-Red Sox game being rained out and the primetime Mets-Nationals tilt getting canceled due to the COVID-19 issues among Washington players. The latter issue left us without a game that …
MLB Opening Day 2021 scores: Dodgers drop opener vs. Rockies; Angels-White Sox on late slate
The 2021 Major League Baseball season is underway as Opening Day kicked off Thursday afternoon. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a full slate of goodness with the Orioles-Red Sox game being rained out and the primetime Mets-Nationals tilt getting canceled due to the COVID-19 issues among Washington players. The latter issue left us without a game that …
MLBPA rejects proposal for delayed 154-game 2021 season, expanded playoffs; MLB says season to start on time
The Major League Baseball Players Association has rejected a proposal from MLB to shorten the 2021 season to 154 games. MLB recently proposed the changes and offered to pay the players for the usual 162 games in exchange for an expanded 2021 postseason. In response to the union’s rejection, MLB now says the 2021 season …
St. Louis Cardinals acquire Nolan Arenado from Colorado Rockies
9:53 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The St. Louis Cardinals are finalizing a trade to acquire star third baseman Nolan Arenado from the Colorado Rockies, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Because the trade involves significant amounts of …
Dodgers vs. Braves: NLCS Game 5 live stream, TV channel, prediction, odds, watch MLB playoffs online
The Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers are set to play Game 5 of the best-of-seven National League Championship Series on Friday night. The Braves took the first two games of the series, the Dodgers destroyed them in Game 3, but then the Braves answered right back with a convincing Game 4 victory. It’s 3-1 …
MLB playoffs schedule, scores: Cardinals hit Padres’ Paddack hard in Game 1 win; Astros, Rays advance to ALDS
The 2020 Major League Baseball postseason continues Wednesday with a packed eight-game schedule in the best-of-three Wild Card Series. There are four games in both the American League and National League sides of the bracket, and four AL teams are trying to advance to the divisional round. Because all of the Wild Card Series games …
MLB trade deadline winners and losers: Padres go big; Yankees, Astros, Braves disappoint
The 2020 Major League Baseball trade deadline passed on Monday at 4 p.m. ET. Because of the coronavirus shutdown and shortened 60-game season, teams only had five weeks to evaluate to their roster, and there are only four weeks remaining before the playoffs. There was not much time to make decisions and there will not …
