Manfred Elected Next MLB Commissioner
Rob Manfred will succeed Bud Selig in January.
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Rob Manfred will succeed Bud Selig in January.
The league is exploring games in Europe, and London is in play too.
Strikeouts are at an all-time high, and only 22 hitters are batting over .300.
Coming off his worst start of the year, Jake Arrieta gave up two runs and five hits in 7 1-3 innings for the Cubs. The right-hander was hit hard in a loss at Colorado on Wednesday, allowing season highs of nine runs and 13 hits in five-plus innings.
Let's take a look at the five faces of Major League Baseball when the post-Jeter era begins in November.
Hector Noesi worked 7 1-3 strong innings to help the Chicago White Sox eventually earn a 10-inning 2-1 victory.
Jake Odorizzi struck out nine in six scoreless innings and combined with two relievers on a five-hitter to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
While Hisashi Iwakuma felt his command was terrible, the results looked awfully familiar.
"I still don't foresee Kris getting called up this year," Theo Epstein says.
In his Wrigley Field debut, touted Cubs prospect Javier Baez went 1-for-5 with a run scored and four strikeouts.
Because we think that extra million is just one too many.
With the 2014 Little League World Series beginning next week, let's take a look at some famous athletes and alumni who once played in the LLWS in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Good thing for the White Sox, Jose Abreu came through again at the plate.
After one of the craziest MLB trade deadlines ever, let's take a look at who made the best moves of the day.
This was all sorts of puzzling.
A super human shortstop, no Derek Jeter, we're not talking about you.
Tsuyoshi Wada earned his first big-league win, pitching seven strong innings Monday night as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Colorado Rockies 4-1. Anthony Rizzo drove in two runs to back Wada (1-1).
Chris Sale tied a season high with 12 strikeouts in eight dominant innings, Alexei Ramirez hit his 10th homer, and the Chicago White Sox beat Minnesota 7-0 on Saturday night for their third straight win over the Twins.
Jose Abreu hit his major league-leading 30th homer and drove in three runs, leading the Chicago White Sox past the Minnesota Twins 9-5 on Friday night.
Luis Valbuena hit a decisive two-run homer in the seventh inning Friday, and the Chicago Cubs overcame a three-run deficit to hand the St. Louis Cardinals the fourth straight loss, 7-6.
Taking place in Cooperstown, NY, six baseball players/managers will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The official induction ceremony will take place Sunday, July 27th.
We all know athletes have a ritual, routine, tradition or whatever you want to call it leading up to games. However, these 7 athletes have the most bizarre and unusual superstitions in the game.
