Andrelton Simmons Good Bet To Win Gold Gloves For Braves
Andrelton Simmons is a good bet to win several gold gloves during his career, and he's shown the ability to stay within himself and make adjustments at the plate.
Andrelton Simmons is a good bet to win several gold gloves during his career, and he's shown the ability to stay within himself and make adjustments at the plate.
There won't be a whole lot of things to look forward to in Miami this season, but watching Jacob Turner develop will be one of them.
The future will only get brighter for Bryce Harper, who has a good chance to develop into a perennial All-Star and MVP candidate.
If he reaches his potential, Domonic Brown could be a potential All-Star. He can offer power, speed, average, on-base percentage and above-average fielding.
Patience at the plate will be the key for Ruben Tejada as he enters the 2013 season.
Known primarily for his glove at the hot corner, Matt Dominguez surprised with his bat by posting a .284 average with five longballs in 31 games for Houston.
Look for Jesus Montero to take a step forward this year, possibly to the All-Star level that many saw in him as he came up through the minors.
If the A's are going to make the playoffs again, it will be on the strength of their pitching. A.J. Griffin will be a big part of that.
Now at 25 years old, Leonys Martin has to deal with an unenviable burden: replacing Josh Hamilton in the Rangers' lineup.
Simply put, Mike Trout was the best player in the game in 2012.
Zach McAllister should break 200 if he stays healthy this year, which will be a boon to the back end of the Tribe's rotation.
If Liam Hendriks sticks in the Majors, he could be a role model for hundreds of up-and-coming players trying to make it from down under.
There's a new age of offensive catchers coming up through the ranks of the big leagues, and Salvador Perez is part of that movement.
The 22-year-old right-hander dominated three levels of the minors last year, earning Detroit's Minor League Pitcher of the Year Award.
Dayan Viciedo will likely hit behind Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko in Robin Ventura's lineup – a middle of the order that could combine for 100 dingers under the right circumstances.
Coming into the 2012 season, Matt Moore was likely the most-hyped pitching prospect in baseball – not without good reason.
Those are minor quibbles with Manny Machado's game. For a 20-year-old, he is extremely impressive.
Fully healthy and with a good amount of experience under his belt, Brett Lawrie is fully capable of putting a season similar to that composite line.
Will Middlebrooks has evolved from the glove-only third baseman he once was into a much more well-rounded player who presents a legitimate threat at the plate.
Whether as a starter or a reliever, David Phelps will likely be an integral part of the Yankees.
Word from the winter meetings in Nashville is that Boston and free agent catcher/first baseman Mike Napoli have agreed on a three-year, $39-million deal. Gresh & Zo discussed the first big move of the offseason by the Red Sox. Did the Sox overpay for Mike Napoli?
For the Padres, Cameron Maybin set a career high in nearly every offensive category, sometimes by fantastic margins.
Paul Goldschmidt's greatest attribute is his raw power. At 6-foor-3, 245 pounds, he has smacked a combined 73 home runs over his last two professional seasons.
Overall, it's clear that the 24-year-old Jhoulys Chacin has potential, but also that he still has some growing to do at the Major League level.
Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck performed with James Montgomery ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
The Chicago White Sox stopped a 14-game losing streak by topping the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Friday night.
The city of Boston is in the midst of a three-year plan to outfit residential side streets with speed humps that are meant as a traffic calming device.
A Worcester man and his love for SPAM went viral when he tried to bring a case of it through TSA.
Students at a charter school in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood will be finishing the year remotely after a shooting at a nearby MBTA station may have targeted a student.
Here's what we know about the witness list and the schedule for the rest of the Karen Read murder trial.
A Worcester man and his love for SPAM went viral when he tried to bring a case of it through TSA.
"Don't get cute fellas, this is just one game," Jaylen Brown told his teammates after their Game 1 win.
Students at a charter school in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood will be finishing the year remotely after a shooting at a nearby MBTA station may have targeted a student.
Kids at the Boys and Girls Club in Boston got their first look at a brand new basketball court Friday, with some help from some Celtics stars.
A new study shows health risks for teens associated with a late sleeping schedule.
A new study shows getting more sleep can improve sleepiness and mood swings, and add feelings of happiness.
A new study finds that drowsy driving by teens poses a serious and common public safety risk.
Tainted cucumbers may be behind bacteria strain that has sickened people in 25 states and the District of Columbia.
Consumer Reports found concerning levels of lead in two popular brands of veggie puff snacks, while another brand fared better.
A reformed romance scammer is speaking out, sharing with the I-Team how he got women to send him tens of thousands of dollars.
The I-Team's Call for Action came to the aid of a Waltham woman who paid thousands for a procedure to help her lose fat.
Records show Massachusetts police departments typically and legally sell back or trade in their guns to dealers when they're no longer used by officers.
A woman told WBZ-TV's I-Team she believes she was raped by a killer just weeks before two bodies were found in Brockton in 2014.
The I-Team uncovered a posting on a Massachusetts State Police Instagram account that used a song with racial slurs and talked about guns.
It's a dilemma that could mean big trouble for the City of Boston's budget - how to prepare for the fallout from an ongoing collapse of downtown commercial property values. Should taxes be raised on them?
So far in the bitter Trump-Biden battle, the truth seems to be an early casualty, says Jon Keller.
Former Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone, now president of the Northeast Clean Energy Council, joined WBZ-TV and discussed challenges facing the clean energy agenda.
As we await the verdict in the trial of former President Donald Trump, political observers wonder how it might affect the outcome of the presidential race.
Harvard University has decided to go neutral and stop weighing in as an institution on current affairs.
At a time when store closures are surging, the parent company of TJ Maxx and Marshalls is talking about opening hundreds of new stores.
Takeda is planning to lay off more than 600 people in Cambridge and Lexington, Massachusetts
The West Boylston Cinema movie theater in central Massachusetts is going out of business.
You can once again grab a cocktail to go in Massachusetts.
April 20, 2024 is Record Store Day. See which record shops in Massachusetts are participating.
Known primarily for their fresh pressed apple cider and housemade apple cider donuts, Cold Hollow invites visitors to come discover their inner Vermonter.
An avid philanthropist, activist, and four-time James Beard Award semifinalist, David Vargas is one America's most influential and fastest rising chefs.
The Savory Lane offers personalized New England themed day-trips supporting local businesses aboard a luxury school bus.
With a mission to support a sustainable farm ecosystem, Clark Farm produces certified organic produce for its farm stand and local CSA community.
Host Rachel Holt joins Prezza Mixologist Craig Carpenter in Boston's North End to make an after dinner cocktail recipe.
The Chicago White Sox stopped a 14-game losing streak by topping the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Friday night.
The Celtics were rightfully amped after taking a 1-0 lead over the Mavericks in the NBA Finals on Thursday night, but Jaylen Brown made sure everyone knows that their work is far from over.
Kyrie Irving was clearly off his game as the Mavericks fell to the Celtics, 107-89, in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. But Irving isn't giving Boston fans an assist for his struggles.
Kristaps Porzingis quickly eased any concerns in his return to the floor in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, erupting for 20 points in Boston's victory over the Mavericks.
Jaylen Brown is a man on a mission this postseason, and he's getting even better now that the NBA Finals have arrived.
The Stephen Bryant house in Plympton was built in 1669.
A fisherman in Dennis may have captured the first pictures of a wild flamingo in Massachusetts.
The horse crashed through his stall floor in Ipswich and got stuck in the broken floorboards below.
There was a rare killer whale sighting off Cape Cod, Massachusetts on Sunday.
Researchers spotted a 37-year-old right whale mother named Wolf and her calf off the coast of Massachusetts.