MLB’s Home Run Derby often wanders into an anticlimactic finish, but Alonso’s passion and Mancini’s persistence produced an inspiring final.
Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY
Opinion: Trevor Bauer must sit until MLB, Dodgers can find ‘right result’
Trevor Bauer has been placed on seven-day leave after being accused of sexual assault, and there should be no rush to bring back the Dodgers pitcher.
MLB places Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer on administrative leave amidst sexual assault investigation
Bauer was slated to start Sunday. Instead he will be placed on paid leave for at least seven days as MLB and police continue their investigations.
Opinion: MLB’s well-intended pitcher crackdown is instead creating a public spectacle
On a night when MLB’s prized prospect – Wander Franco – debuted, the talk of the sport was the enforcement against pitchers using foreign substances.
Diamondbacks road losing streak: Six numbers that define their historic futility away from home
The Arizona Diamondbacks have tied the MLB record with 22 consecutive road losses. A look at six key numbers that define this road to nowhere:
MLB All-Star Game voting: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Shohei Ohtani, Fernando Tatis Jr. among early leaders
Three of the four leading vote getters in the first batch of fan voting for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game are 23 years old or younger.
A Giant emerges: How Kevin Gausman evolved into the NL’s surprise success story
Giants pitcher Kevin Gausman has evolved into one of the National League’s best pitchers, and all it took was challenging conventional wisdom.
Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer exits start vs. San Francisco Giants after 12 pitches
Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer exited Friday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning with an apparent injury.
Time to panic? Yankees among MLB teams who should start sweating the 2021 season
The Yankees were swept by the Tigers and find themselves behind the Rays and Red Sox in the AL East.
Dave Kaval, A’s fan-friendly president, tweets amazement at Las Vegas playoff game, irking base
Oakland president Dave Kaval tweets a video from a Golden Knights playoff game, irking the fanbase as the A’s explore relocation possibilities.