PHOTO USA Today Sports Images With six weeks left in the MLB regular season, it’s tough to find much drama in the race for the Most Valuable Player in either league. And the odds reflect that, as the bookmakers clearly believe that New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei…
PHOTO USA Today Sports Images From opposite coasts and in dueling leagues comes a baseball clash that represents the best of the best and potentially the most vulnerable, all at once. The best divisions in baseball this season have been the American League East and the National League West, with as many as three possible…
Feb 29, 2024; Dunedin, Florida, USA; Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Kolby Allard (49) throws a pitch against the Toronto Blue Jays in the third inning at TD Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The Philadelphia Phillies are showing they’re serious about going deep into the postseason, and they’ll try to flex their muscles in…
Baltimore Orioles superstar Gunnar Henderson swings the bat. PHOTO USA Today Sports Images Like volcanoes rising from the ocean, the newest crop of baseball superstars are so good that they are drawing attention to areas with less attention than in recent years. These days, games in Baltimore, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Seattle and Cincinnati have…
PHOTO USA Today Sports Images Perhaps the biggest surprise in the first half of the baseball season didn’t occur between the foul lines. Did anyone really expect the MLB to be able to get rid of umpire Angel Hernandez? The oft-berated Hernandez said in early May he was retiring after 33 seasons in the majors…
By now, you’ve probably seen the pics of MLB players posing in jerseys and pants that look like little more than toilet paper draped to fit a human form. The uniforms are designed by Nike and manufactured by Fanatics, who appear to be doing a really great job of cornering the market on sports merchandising,…
