Cleveland Indians outfielder Abraham Almonte receives an 80-game suspension for testing positive for an anabolic steroid.
2016 – Indians outfielder Abraham Almonte receives an 80-game suspension for testing positive for an anabolic steroid.
2014 – It’s only the first day of Cactus League games, but A’s OF Josh Reddick is already in mid-season form. He twice robs the Giants’ Mike Morse of home runs with spectacular catches over the fence in right field at Scottsdale Stadium.
2014 – It’s only the first day of Cactus League games, but A’s OF Josh Reddick is already in mid-season form. He twice robs the Giants’ Mike Morse of home runs with spectacular catches over the fence in right field at Scottsdale Stadium.
Russell Martin withdraws from Team Canada four days before the start of the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Signed by the Pirates as a free agent over the off-season, the veteran catcher had wanted to play shortstop in the tournament, but both the Bucs and the national team brass were cool to the suggestion. He is replaced on the roster by John Suomi, a veteran backstop with 12 minor league seasons of experience.
Russell Martin withdraws from Team Canada four days before the start of the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Signed by the Pirates as a free agent over the off-season, the veteran catcher had wanted to play shortstop in the tournament, but both the Bucs and the national team brass were cool to the suggestion. He is replaced on the roster by John Suomi, a veteran backstop with 12 minor league seasons of experience.
Trying to make the Royals’ roster as a reliever, rookie P Donnie Joseph opens some eyes. After striking out the side in his first spring outing four days ago, he repeats the feat today against the Indians, needing only the minimum of 9 pitches to turn the trick.
Trying to make the Royals’ roster as a reliever, rookie P Donnie Joseph opens some eyes. After striking out the side in his first spring outing four days ago, he repeats the feat today against the Indians, needing only the minimum of 9 pitches to turn the trick.
The Indians get some bad news as closer Chris Perez is sidelined with a strained oblique muscle and is out for 4 to 6 weeks. He blames the injury on going all-out during his first session on the mound in spring training.
The Indians get some bad news as closer Chris Perez is sidelined with a strained oblique muscle and is out for 4 to 6 weeks. He blames the injury on going all-out during his first session on the mound in spring training.
The Nationals and All-Star 3B Ryan Zimmerman agree on a $100 million contract extension that will keep him with the team until 2019.
The Nationals and All-Star 3B Ryan Zimmerman agree on a $100 million contract extension that will keep him with the team until 2019.
2011 – Major League Baseball names former manager Joe Torre as executive vice-president for baseball operations, replacing Bob Watson who retired after last season. Torre will be in charge of supervising umpires and meting out discipline for on-field incidents.
2011 – Major League Baseball names former manager Joe Torre as executive vice-president for baseball operations, replacing Bob Watson who retired after last season. Torre will be in charge of supervising umpires and meting out discipline for on-field incidents.
KENNY WILLIAMS, White Sox general manager, reacting to Frank Thomas negative comments
“He’s an idiot. He’s selfish. That’s why we don’t miss him. And we’ve held it in for far too long.” – KENNY WILLIAMS, White Sox general manager, reacting to his former player’s negative comments. Frustrated with the latest comments from former employee Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox general manager Kenny Williams responds by calling his former superstar selfish as well as being an idiot. The former MVP, who signed with the A’s in January, has been very vocal about feeling unappreciated and mistreated by Chicago after spending 16 years with the organization.
2005 – Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Hampton and his wife offer a $25,000 reward for the safe return of Jessica Marie Lunsford. The nine-year old, who disappeared from her Florida bedroom four days ago, is in the same grade as one of the Hamptons’ two sons at Homosassa Elementary School.
2005 – Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Hampton and his wife offer a $25,000 reward for the safe return of Jessica Marie Lunsford. The nine-year old, who disappeared from her Florida bedroom four days ago, is in the same grade as one of the Hamptons’ two sons at Homosassa Elementary School.
foul ball made famous by Steve Bartman in the 2003 NLCS playoffs is blown
With hundreds of onlookers, including a man covered in ivy, singing Take Me Out to the Ball Game, the foul ball made famous by Steve Bartman in the 2003 NLCS playoffs is blown up at Harry Caray’s restaurant in Chicago. The infamous ball’s demise is executed by Cubs’ die-hard fan Michael Lantieri, an Oscar Award winner who has worked on similar special effects in the movies Jurassic Park and Back to the Future.
