Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on federal charges alleging they accepted bribes to rig individual pitches for gamblers. Clase, 28, considered one of baseball’s elite closers, allegedly began coordinating
TONY PEREZ, First Base Born: May 14, 1942 in Camaguey, Cuba Bats: Right / Throws: Right Hall of Fame Induction: 2000 Teams: Cincinnati Reds (1964–1976, 1984–1986), Montreal Expos (1977–1979), Boston Red Sox (1980–1982), Philadelphia Phillies
Edwin Diaz has no doubt caused plenty of anxiety attacks among Mets fans over the years, considering his roller-coaster career as an elite closer interspersed with some rough years as an unreliable reliever where no
Fernando Valenzuela and Carlos Delgado are among eight former MLB stars named this week on the Baseball Hall of Fame's Contemporary Baseball Era ballot. A committee of writers and historians are set to meet in
The Houston Astros’ young stars Jordan Alvarez and Jeremy Peña gave out-of-this-world performances on this day in béisbol, November 5, 2022 to win Game 6 of the World Series against the Phillies. Alvarez hit a
Luis Gonzalez accomplished the near-impossible on this day in béisbol, November 4, 2001 when the Arizona Diamondbacks left fielder hit a game-winning bloop in the bottom of the 9th off Mariano Rivera to steal World
A year after the Yankees’ Derek Jeter won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1996, the American League East had another young star-in-the-making shortstop take home the trophy. Nomar Garciaparra of the Boston Red
Where superstars Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez stumbled, bench player Miguel Rojas stepped up. The Dodgers Big Four had Rojas to thank for their champagne hangovers the morning after a dramatic
Tino Martinez kickstarted one of the most amazing comebacks in World Series history on this day in béisbol, October 31, 2001, when the Yankees first baseman slammed a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of
He’s a spark plug built like a fireplug. Listed at 5-foot-8 and 245 pounds, catcher Alejandro Kirk defied every conventional scouting stereotype to become a key contributor for the Toronto Blue Jays as they seek
