Not even an earthquake was going to stop the Yankees’ home opener prep. The Bombers were taking batting practice ahead of Friday’s game against the Blue Jays in The Bronx and while they felt the 4.7 magnitude quake that rocked the tri-state area around 11:10 a.m., players went about their business unfazed. Video from Yankee … Read more
The Mets can’t possibly sink any lower than this. Those were the thoughts of Gary Cohen, the team’s longtime play-by-play broadcaster on SNY, who lamented the state of affairs during the eighth inning of the second half of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Tigers before the team rallied for a 2-1 win in the bottom of … Read more
Not only did Alex Verdugo deliver for the Yankees in extra innings in a 6-5 win against the Diamondbacks, but he received a special home run call from the Yankees’ beloved play-by-play announcer, John Sterling. Tied at 2 in the top of the 10th inning on Wednesday, Verdugo hit a bomb for a two-run home … Read more
Gary Cohen did not want to be at Citi Field on Tuesday. The legendary Mets announcer rolled his eyes and expressed disgust after filming an SNY hit during a rain delay before the eventual postponement of the Mets-Tigers contest. It’s fair to assume Cohen believed the cameras were off at the time. “We’ll be here … Read more
MLB opening weekend was nearly overshadowed by the action off of the field during the Padres-Giants series. Two fights broke out between a group of males on the concourse at Petco Park on Saturday, as seen in a video circulating on social media — after a woman was seen slapping a man in the face … Read more
Paul Skenes was perfect in his Triple-A debut. MLB’s top pitching prospect struck out five over three scoreless innings Saturday for Indianapolis, the highest affiliate in the Pirates’ minor league system. Paul Skenes dominated in his Triple-A debut. AP He threw 29 of 46 pitches for strikes, including generating 12 whiffs in a short start. … Read more
The kids in our neighborhood, this time of year, would envy the kids in Cincinnati. No foolin’. There was a wonderful tradition back then, before MLB placed a price tag on everything and marked up its soul for sale to TV, then pay-more cable, and now whatever it can get via streaming — even if … Read more
Boston is not exactly raring with excitement about the return of the Red Sox. With about a week to go until MLB Opening Day, the NBC affiliate in Boston did a whole segment about how much nobody cares. The segment was introduced with the anchor saying that “nobody seems to be talking about the Red … Read more
Dodgers co-owner owner Todd Boehly appeared to let his nerves get the best of him during the 2024 MLB Seoul Series on Wednesday. The billionaire businessman appeared to pick his nose and eat it when his team was trailing the San Diego Padres in the eighth inning of Game 1 on Wednesday at the Gocheok … Read more
The Dodgers made headlines in March 2024 before the MLB season began. Members of the team watched in awe on March 17, 2024, when South Korean actress Jeon Jong-seo threw out the first pitch before the start of the Dodgers’ Seoul Series game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome. The 29-year-old sported a … Read more
Shohei Ohtani has reached Korea with plenty of fanfare. The Japanese-born MLB superstar landed in South Korea on Friday along with his new Dodgers teammates and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, for Los Angeles’ season opener against the Padres, which is slated for next week. Ohtani announced on Feb. 29 that he got married, but earlier … Read more
Olivia Dunne went through a mix of emotions while watching her boyfriend, Pirates top prospect Paul Skenes pitch against the Orioles on Thursday. The LSU star gymnast — who took in the game from Louisiana, where the Tigers have a home meet on Friday — shared a TikTok video of her nervously watching the Spring … Read more
The Shohei Ohtani wife mystery has been solved. Ohtani, who reached a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December, shared a photo with his new wife on his Instagram Story Thursday, according to Fox Sports. “Shohei Ohtani and his wife, basketball player Mamiko Tanaka, are heading to the Seoul Series!” Fox … Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates reliever and former Yankees star Aroldis Chapman raised eyebrows with a recent social media post, which featured a video of him caressing an older woman on a couch. In a Instagram story video posted on Chapman’s verified account, the 36-year-old MLB star was seen lying on the shoulder of an older woman while … Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Paul Skenes was throwing a triple-digit heater in a Grapefruit League game win against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. Skenes, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 MLB Draft, had fans buzzing over his blazing fastball, as seen in a video posted on social media by MLB analyst Rob … Read more
One fan’s reaction to the Mets’ decision to start up a dance team didn’t sit well with Steve Cohen. The Queens Crew, a co-ed dance team comprised of 19 members, is set to entertain the crowd at Citi Field before games and during breaks in the action this season. “This is baseball… this isn’t the … Read more
Much like the rest of the world, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was caught off guard by Shohei Ohtani’s surprise marriage revelation. Hours after the Dodgers’ two-way superstar announced his marriage to a Japanese woman in a stunning Instagram post, Roberts said wedding presents might be delayed given the team was “surprised and didn’t have much … Read more
Paul Skenes was lighting up the radar gun in Florida and Olivia Dunne made sure to support him. The top Pirates prospect had a dominant spring training outing against the Orioles on Thursday afternoon, and his girlfriend shared her love on social media. Skenes, 21, last year’s top pick in the MLB draft, touched 102 … Read more
Shohei Ohtani’s seemingly out-of-the-blue marriage brought back some fun memories of when former Yankees great Hideki Matsui stunned Derek Jeter and his other teammates with his nuptials. On Thursday, Ohtani announced that he got married this offseason, but the identity of his wife is a mystery beyond the new Dodger, telling reporters that she is … Read more
The Phillies have put the kibosh on one of their time-honored traditions: dollar hot dog night. The team announced some of its promotions for the upcoming season on Thursday and noted that $1 hot dog night has been replaced by BOGO (buy one, get one) hot dog night for two games in April. The team’s … Read more