2016 – In his first professional pitching appearance since being freed from prison after serving 51 months for driving under the influence, driving without a licence and causing grievous bodily injury, former Number One Pick in the 2004 amateur draft Matt Bush has a spectacular outing, flashing a fastball that hits 98 mph and a devastating curveball in pitching two hitless innings for the Rangers against the Cubs.

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2016 – In his first professional pitching appearance since being freed from prison after serving 51 months for driving under the influence, driving without a licence and causing grievous bodily injury, former Number One Pick in the 2004 amateur draft Matt Bush has a spectacular outing, flashing a fastball that hits 98 mph and a devastating curveball in pitching two hitless innings for the Rangers against the Cubs.

The Dodgers announce that OF Andre Ethier will be out at least three months with a fractured right tibia, the result of fouling a ball off his leg on March 18th.

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The Dodgers announce that OF Andre Ethier will be out at least three months with a fractured right tibia, the result of fouling a ball off his leg on March 18th.

The Rays defeat the Cuban national team, 4 – 1, in a historic exhibition game played at Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana, Cuba. Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro are in attendance as the ballgame, which is the first by a major league team in Cuba since the 1999 Baltimore Orioles-Cuban National Team Exhibition Series, and only the second since the 1959 Cuban Revolution.

ByTom

The Rays defeat the Cuban national team, 4 – 1, in a historic exhibition game played at Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana, Cuba. Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro are in attendance as the ballgame, which is the first by a major league team in Cuba since the 1999 Baltimore Orioles-Cuban National Team Exhibition Series, and only the second since the 1959 Cuban Revolution.

2016 – Fans attending a Cactus League game between the White Sox and Royals at Camelback Ranch are treated to two rare occurrences, and both involve Sox LF Jason Coats. In the 5th inning, Kansas City’s Tony Cruz lines a ball to Coats, who catches it and throws to SS Jimmy Rollins to double off Reymond Fuentes for the second out; Rollins in turn relays to 1B Mike Olt before Dusty Coleman can return to the bag for a rare 7-6-3 triple play. Then, in the 7th, Drew Butera hits a line drive to left, but this time, the ball tips off Coats’s glove and the play ends as an inside-the-park homer.

ByTom

2016 – Fans attending a Cactus League game between the White Sox and Royals at Camelback Ranch are treated to two rare occurrences, and both involve Sox LF Jason Coats. In the 5th inning, Kansas City’s Tony Cruz lines a ball to Coats, who catches it and throws to SS Jimmy Rollins to double off Reymond Fuentes for the second out; Rollins in turn relays to 1B Mike Olt before Dusty Coleman can return to the bag for a rare 7-6-3 triple play. Then, in the 7th, Drew Butera hits a line drive to left, but this time, the ball tips off Coats’s glove and the play ends as an inside-the-park homer.

2016 – The Orioles reportedly sign free agent 1B/3B Pedro Alvarez for one year at $5.75 million. The 2013 National League home run champ had trouble finding a team after being let go by the Pirates last Fall because of concerns regarding his defensive play. He won’t have to worry about that as the Birds’ primary designated hitter this year.

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2016 – The Orioles reportedly sign free agent 1B/3B Pedro Alvarez for one year at $5.75 million. The 2013 National League home run champ had trouble finding a team after being let go by the Pirates last Fall because of concerns regarding his defensive play. He won’t have to worry about that as the Birds’ primary designated hitter this year.

A meeting today (3/08) at 3:08 p.m at Clemens Field, named after Samuel Clemens which has .308 gate and a 308 right-field foul pole, a .309 suite, and a monument depicting a .309 batting average, will help solve a mystery surrounding a not so well-known resident, Jake Beckley. The purpose of the gathering is to determine which number should be used to commemorate the Hall of Fame outfielder’s batting average, .308 as listed by Baseball-Reference.com and many other resources or the .309, engraved on his plaque at Cooperstown.

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A meeting today (3/08) at 3:08 p.m at Clemens Field, named after Samuel Clemens which has .308 gate and a 308 right-field foul pole, a .309 suite, and a monument depicting a .309 batting average, will help solve a mystery surrounding a not so well-known resident, Jake Beckley. The purpose of the gathering is to determine which number should be used to commemorate the Hall of Fame outfielder’s batting average, .308 as listed by Baseball-Reference.com and many other resources or the .309, engraved on his plaque at Cooperstown.

2016 – The Commissioner’s office overturns the two-game suspension handed to Dodgers IF Chase Utley for a dangerous slide that injured the Mets’ Ruben Tejada in last year’s NLDS. The decision is because the rules regarding sliding at the time were too vague; they have since been strengthened.

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2016 – The Commissioner’s office overturns the two-game suspension handed to Dodgers IF Chase Utley for a dangerous slide that injured the Mets’ Ruben Tejada in last year’s NLDS. The decision is because the rules regarding sliding at the time were too vague; they have since been strengthened.

2016 – The first spring training injuries hit the Dodgers and Tigers. Los Angeles P Brett Anderson will be out three to five months after undergoing surgery for a bulging disc in his back, while Detroit OF Cameron Maybin is diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in his left wrist one day after being hit by a pitch in his team’s first exhibition game and will miss at least a month.

ByTom

2016 – The first spring training injuries hit the Dodgers and Tigers. Los Angeles P Brett Anderson will be out three to five months after undergoing surgery for a bulging disc in his back, while Detroit OF Cameron Maybin is diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in his left wrist one day after being hit by a pitch in his team’s first exhibition game and will miss at least a month.

2016 – Commissioner Rob Manfred sends a strong message on the issue of domestic violence as he issues a thirty-game suspension to Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman in response to an incident on October 30th. The suspension comes even though police declined to file charges in the case because of inconsistent evidence, however MLB goes ahead based on the severity of the allegations. Chapman announces that he will not appeal.

ByTom

2016 – Commissioner Rob Manfred sends a strong message on the issue of domestic violence as he issues a thirty-game suspension to Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman in response to an incident on October 30th. The suspension comes even though police declined to file charges in the case because of inconsistent evidence, however MLB goes ahead based on the severity of the allegations. Chapman announces that he will not appeal.