The Major League Baseball playoffs start Friday, and three American League teams clinched post-season spots on Sunday night. Here's what's happening in Major League Baseball:
Several teams secured post-season spots in the past week, while others can do so over the next seven days. Here's what's happening in Major League Baseball:
It's a little strange to lose a body part. But that's what happened to St. Louis Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter when surgeons removed one of his ribs in an attempt to alleviate pressure that was running up his pitching arm.
After the surgery Carpenter was presented with the bone, and he knew just what to do with it:
Yesterday we asked you about the American League, where all three divisions are locked in close fights for first place. In the National League, however, the three division leaders each have sizable advantages. But the wild card? That's a different story.
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Fans checking out the Texas Rangers game against the Cleveland Indians Tuesday night (September 11th) might have thought Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Tony Romo, was at the game. As it turns out, it wasn't Romo, but Rangers pitcher Joe Nathan, who apparently lost a bet and had to dress up as Romo - in a full uniform.
The post-season contenders are beginning to take shape as the 2012 season enters its final 30 games. Here’s what’s happening this week in Major League Baseball:
For baseball fans, witnessing a home run at a critical moment is only part of the fun. It’s up to each team’s announcers to lend a sense of scope and excitement to the moment.
If you have ever thought that baseball can't be a violent sport sometimes, then you might want to rethink that. Check out this video of St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina getting run over by Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison in one heck of a collision.
Over the course of their careers, major league pitchers throw tens of thousands of pitches. Most of them will end up in the general vicinity of the catcher’s glove. Others will miss so badly that baseball fans will have no choice but to laugh at the ugly result.
A major trade between high-profile franchises highlighted the past week in baseball, as several teams hope to make a final push to the post-season. Here’s what’s happening in Major League Baseball:
A busy late summer sports weekend finds a full schedule of NFL preseason games, a NASCAR night race and the Little League World Series. Here’s what to watch this weekend:
This isn’t the first time baseball umpire Jim Joyce has been in the news. Two years ago, a famously blown call that cost Detroit’s Armando Galarraga a perfect game put him in the headlines. This week, however, he’s better known as the hero who saved the life of a woman with a heart problem.
