Category: Major League Baseball

Wieters joins Nationals; Judge hits long homer for Yankees

In this May 31, 2016 file photo, Matt Wieters, then with the Baltimore Orioles, waits for the pitch as home plate umpire Cory Blaser watches during the third inning of a baseball game as Boston Red Sox’ Travis Shaw bats, in Baltimore. The Washington Nationals agreed to terms on a one-year contract with a 2018 player option with catcher Matt Wieters on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017.

A rookie in ’16, Anderson quickly could be White Sox veteran

Tim Anderson has played just 99 games in the major leagues, yet the Chicago White Sox shortstop already has made an impact on a rebuilding team A rookie in ’16, Anderson quickly could be White Sox veteran Tim Anderson has played just 99 games in the major leagues, yet the Chicago White Sox shortstop already has made an impact on a rebuilding team Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2lEzKeV FILE – In this Sept. 27, 2016, file photo, Chicago White Sox’s Tim Anderson watches his RBI double off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Alex Cobb during the second inning of a baseball game in Chicago.

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Police Officer Shoots Suspect After Nearly Getting Hit By Car

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Baltimore Brigade To Hold Open Tryouts Sunday

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Tickets on sale for Feb. 9 dinner with San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres Manager Andy Green and outfielder Alex Dickerson will be among team members participating in Poway Kiwanis Foundation’s 20th annual salute to the start of spring training , to be held on Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Holy Family Center at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Poway. This year’s event will be a dinner, running from 6 to about 9 p.m. The theme is “Spring Season Send Off – An Intimate Evening with the Padres.”

2017 McC Draft – Custody Hearings

It’s that time of the year! The time when parents must check in on their adoptees and decide to continue supporting them for another year or release them into the wild. If you currently have an adoptee, you MUST comment here even if you want to keep them and not participate in the draft, otherwise they are considered released and draftable by anyone.

Healthy A.J. Pollock aims to exceed 2015 breakout season

Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder A.J. Pollock is back, healthy, and confident he can exceed the breakout season he put together in 2015 Healthy A.J. Pollock aims to exceed 2015 breakout season Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder A.J. Pollock is back, healthy, and confident he can exceed the breakout season he put together in 2015 Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2lxack2 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – One of the best facts about this year’s Arizona Diamondbacks: A.J. Pollock is back, healthy, and confident he can exceed the breakout season he put together in 2015.

Ichiro reports quad soreness following collision

A day after being involved in a collision during an outfield drill, Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki was dealing with soreness in his quadriceps area, above his right knee. “Right now, right above the knee hurts the most, but we’ll see,” Ichiro said Wednesday morning through his interpreter, Allen Turner.

Pirates infielder Kang attends trial for drunk driving

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. Kang appeared in the Korean court as judges began hearing arguments in a trial over charges that the baseball star fled the scene after slamming a car into a guardrail while driving under the influence of alcohol.

Jung Ho Kang appears in court over DUI charges, vows to become ‘exemplary player’

Jung Ho Kang appeared in a South Korean court Wednesday as judges began hearing arguments in a trial over charges Kang, the Pirates’ third baseman, fled the scene of a DUI accident after slamming a rented BMW into a guardrail around 3 a.m. Dec. 2 in Seoul, South Korea. Kang, 29, admitted to the DUI charge – his third DUI charge since 2009 – and was remorseful, according to Yonhap News, which also reported the court will hold a verdict hearing March 3. “I deeply regret what I have done,” Kang told Yonhap News.

Pirates’ Kang attends trial over drink driving charges

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. Kang appeared in the Korean court as judges began hearing arguments in a trial over charges that the baseball star fled the scene after slamming a car into a guardrail while driving under the influence of alcohol.

Michael Brantley and managing unknowns

The Indians may have Francisco Lindor now, but for several years Brantley was the lead attraction on the Indians, and his turning into a hitting machine from nowhere was a pleasure to behold. I could, and probably will, write at least one piece this year only to rave over his swing.

Angels’ Espinosa eager for Orange County homecoming in trade

” Growing up three miles from Angel Stadium, Danny Espinosa got to watch all the heroes of the 2002 Anaheim Angels championship team: Troy Percival, Garret Anderson, Tim Salmon and Darin Erstad, among others. Espinosa got the break most players only dream about when the Washington Nationals traded him in the offseason to the Los Angeles Angels, where he’s slated to be the team’s everyday second baseman.

Powerful presence: Encarnacion gives Indians booming bat

” As fans lining the chain-linked fence next to Cleveland’s main practice field jockeyed for better position to snatch an autograph or selfie with the team’s newest star, Edwin Encarnacion showed no emotion. With his glove balanced on his head, Encarnacion signed baseballs, bats, cards and whatever else was thrust in front of him.

Nutting: Pirates had ‘step back’ in ’16, but talent is there

” The Pittsburgh Pirates missed the playoffs last season for the first time in four years, but that won’t cause chairman Bob Nutting to abandon the team’s steady, build-from-within approach. “We have not embraced, as many teams have, that you have to go in cycles and you have to commit to five years of a bad team in a rebuilding cycle,” Nutting said Monday after addressing the team at spring training.

Feliz in Brewers camp, ready to challenge for closer’s role

After sorting out work visa issues in his native Dominican Republic, the Brewers’ Neftali Feliz arrived at Monday morning, ready to get to work with his new team. Feliz enters camp as Milwaukee’s leading candidate to be the closer after the team parted ways with Jeremy Jeffress and Will Smith at the deadline last season, and with Tyler Thornburg during the winter.