5 Biggest Surprises In MLB From 2016
2016 gave us some break out stars, one huge drop in performance and a franchise dubbed the "lovable losers" finally winning the big one.
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2016 gave us some break out stars, one huge drop in performance and a franchise dubbed the "lovable losers" finally winning the big one.
Baseball players and owners reached a tentative agreement on a five-year labor contract Wednesday night, a deal that will extend the sport's industrial peace to 26 years since the ruinous fights in the first two decades of free agency.
The league that wins baseball's All-Star Game no longer will get home-field advantage in the World Series, which instead will go to the pennant winner with the better regular-season record.
The 108 year drought is over. The Chicago Cubs are champions once again.
The Cubs jumped out to a 7-0 lead and held on to win 9-3 to force a Game 7.
The Cubs survived to play another day after their closer put up a clutch eight out save.
Behind their ace Core Kluber, the Indians won their second straight in Wrigley to get one step closer to their first World Series victory since 1948.
The Indians ace made his presence felt in Game 1 and helped his team take a 1-0 series lead.
The two franchises with the longest World Series droughts will square off in the Fall Classic.
The 20-year-old rookie from Mexico will open Wednesday, followed by Kenta Maeda in Game 5 on Thursday.
The internet was abuzz on Thursday night as the Dodgers edged out the Nationals in an epic, Game 5 thriller.
Making a bet with dire consequences and publishing it on the internet for all to see is never a great idea.
The Blue Jays are headed back to the ALCS. Can the Cubs and Indians close out their series' today?
Since Scully has retired and the Dodgers lead the league in attendance (fourth straight year) we asked the fans on Facebook to vote on the best lineup.
That's a rap on another MLB fantasy baseball season, and hopefully your team did pretty well. If not, there's always next year. Either way, it was a fun six months managing a daily lineup, and you know you will miss it over wintertime. When does Spring Training start again?
There's just one more week to go in the 2016 Major League Baseball regular season, so pay attention very closely to what's going on in MLB this week.
With September roster expansion in Major League Baseball, it's hard to keep track of which player is in the lineup on a day-to-day basis. Even if a team is in the hunt for a playoff spot, resting starters can hurt your fantasy baseball team. Every fantasy owner has to make sure the lineup is being maximized during these final weeks of the season.
Tim Tebow, a failed NFL player and aspiring MLB player, is fascinating for the strong opinions and feelings he sparks in sports fans.
A-Rod's turbulent time as a New York Yankee, and likely his MLB career, ends tonight. What's this maddening superstar's legacy?
There have been some real eye-piercing uniforms over the course of the MLB's 147 seasons, but none as vile as these nine uniforms.
In the 8th inning of a Dodgers rout of a the D-Backs, a line drive was headed straight for an inattentive fan who was saved by the ballgirl.
Now is the sneaky time for fantasy baseball owners to anticipate action at the Major League Baseball trade deadline coming up on July 31. If a team moves a star player, someone has to take that player's place in the lineup. There are statistics to be had there in such a vacancy, so if you can get the jump on a replacement now, your fantasy baseball team will be the better off for it. Likewise, if one of your star player's value takes a hit with a trade, you have to be ready to replace lost stats. Always keep an eye on the MLB trade deadline!
The trade deadline is approaching and the top target available for clubs in need of starting pitching? A 36-year-old who started last season in the Atlantic League.
Washington Nationals' pitcher Stephen Strasburg is having a marvelous season at 13-0. Will it become a historic Cy Young season?
As MLB teams make trades and rosters change in July with contenders preparing for the postseason chase, it's time for fantasy baseball owners to stay on top of changes in the real world.
