The Tampa Bay Rays have become the first team to reach 50 wins in the 2021 Major League Baseball season. With a record of 50-22, the Rays have reached this milestone in the fewest games in franchise history. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, the Rays’ achievement is tied for the second-fastest any team
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According to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals will play in the annual “Field of Dreams” game in 2024 at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Rickwood Field is the oldest professional ballpark in the country, having opened in 1910. MLB has not yet made an
Hal Steinbrenner, the owner of the New York Yankees, has confirmed that the team has no plans of sending shortstop Anthony Volpe to the minor leagues despite his struggles at the plate. Speaking at the MLB headquarters ahead of the owners’ meetings, Steinbrenner said that the team has had “zero conversations” about such a move.
The Nevada Senate has approved a $380 million bill to fund a new stadium for the Athletics in Las Vegas. This marks the first step towards the expected move of the franchise from Oakland. The bill had faced resistance from lawmakers who questioned the wisdom of using public tax dollars to support a team owned
Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom underwent reconstructive surgery to repair his torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on Monday. Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister performed the surgery, which was successful. The typical recovery time for this type of operation is between 12 to 14 months. DeGrom’s Contract with Texas Rangers DeGrom joined
Oakland Athletics fans are buying tickets for Tuesday night’s game against Tampa Bay in a bid to keep their team in the East Bay. The fans are hoping to make a statement with the biggest, most spirited crowd of the year. The goal is a sellout for a team with dismal attendance all season that
Philadelphia Phillies’ manager, Rob Thomson, was ejected in the sixth inning of Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The ejection came after an argument with plate umpire, Roberto Ortiz, who apparently refused to reset the pitch clock after Aaron Nola requested a new baseball. Request for New Baseball Ignored During the game, with two
Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale will not be able to play until at least August due to a stress reaction in his left scapula, adding to a series of setbacks he has faced since signing a long-term deal before the 2019 season. Sale left a June 1 game against Cincinnati in the fourth inning
Pete Alonso, the first baseman for the New York Mets, returned to New York on Thursday for additional testing after being hit on his left wrist by a pitch and leaving Wednesday’s game against the Atlanta Braves. Manager Buck Showalter said Alonso had a CT scan in Atlanta on Thursday morning and was scheduled for
The Nevada Senate has extended its special legislative session into next week amidst negotiations over whether to contribute $380 million in public funds to finance a proposed $1.5 billion Las Vegas Strip stadium for the Oakland Athletics. The Senate adjourned on Thursday without voting on the financing bill. If the measure passes the Senate, it
Elly De La Cruz, a 21-year-old switch-hitter and newcomer for the Cincinnati Reds, hit his first major league homer off the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Noah Syndergaard in Wednesday night’s game. With fellow rookie Matt McLain on second base in the first inning, De La Cruz smashed an 0-1 fastball that left the bat at 114.8
Several games including Major League Baseball, the National Women’s Soccer League, and the Women’s National Basketball Association were postponed on Wednesday due to poor air quality caused by the smoke from Canadian wildfires. The New York Yankees’ game against the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies’ game against the Detroit Tigers were both rescheduled