Hearts management attached real significance to Saturday’s 2-1 win at St Mirren because they felt it answered many criticisms levelled at their team. Jorge Grant’s penalty and a Mikael Mandron own goal gave the visitors a hard-earned victory in Paisley as they battled tenaciously for three points. Head coach Steven Naismith pointed to his side’s aggression and appetite for the fight as key factors in the result. With Storm Kathleen taking hold in Scotland, blustery winds made free-flowing...
For anyone who likes sunflower seeds, there’s never a bad time to go for a handful. There are, however, some potentially funny times. San Diego Padres star Manny Machado found one of those on Saturday. Joe Davis and Eric Karros, calling the game for Spectrum SportsNet LA, couldn’t help but have some fun with it.
Ichiro Suzuki is the only other Japanese-born player to reach the century mark in home runs with 117.
Ichiro Suzuki is the only other Japanese-born player to reach the century mark in home runs with 117.
Jackie Robinson was remembered across Major League Baseball Monday as part of the league's annual "Jackie Robinson Day" celebrations. Robinson broke baseball's "color barrier" with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The league has dedicated every April 15 since 2004 as a day when each uniformed player and coach wears Robinson's number 42.Each year brings a new layer of remembrance to Robinson's legacy, and 2024 has proven to be no different. In Los Angeles, a statue of a sliding Robinson...
As Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson and his pioneering contributions to the game, I can’t help but think about the fact that the league is reporting a historically low number of Black American players in its ranks: only 6%. I think this is a teachable moment at a time when diversity efforts across various arenas (no pun intended) have come under attack. Major League Baseball, unfortunately, is a prime example of what it looks like to talk the talk without always walking the walk....
Bad Bunny’s Rimas Sports agent loses MLBPA certificationPlayers’ union declines comment on decision to strip agentA baseball agent at Bad Bunny’s Rimas Sports firm has lost his certification with the Major League Baseball Players Association.The union declined to comment Friday on the reason for its decision to strip William Arroyo of his right to represent MLB players. Continue reading
The new MLB uniforms have been criticized by both fans and players since their introduction this 2024 season. They aren’t good, with a number of issues being pinpointed as evidence. On Tuesday, those getups were back under the spotlight for the wrong reasons after a player’s pants shredded to bits during a slide attempt. The […]
The pitch clock threatens the health of big league aces, according to the MLB Players Association. Union officials say the recently implemented rule leads to more injuries while league executives blame increased pitch velocity and spin rates.
Max Homa, Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau share the lead at 6 under heading into the weekend.
The players’ association is blaming the MLB’s quicker pitch clock after a series of pitcher injuries.