Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag. Pose a Rockies — or MLB — related question for the Rockies Mailbag. With the Padres doing another faceplant and then firing (manager) Jayce Tingler, do you think they would ever consider hiring Bud Black away from the Rockies? — Chad, Laguna Hills, Calif. Chad, until you […]

Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association The Chicago White Sox cruised to an American League Central title in 2021, but they hit a wall in the division series, falling to the AL West champion Houston Astros. in four games Chicago has […]

Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com LOS ANGELES — Walker Buehler will get the ball with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ season on the line Tuesday, starting Game 4 of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium and pitching on short rest for the first time in his career. Buehler, […]

A pearl necklace can be an ideal accessory for many formal occasions. A fancy night out. A wedding. A baseball game? For Braves outfielder Joc Pederson, he’ll take the latter. Pederson has been spotted wearing a pearl necklace during games this postseason, and he’s been having success while wearing it. On Monday, he collected his third hit in as many pinch-hit […]

Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association For a team that lost 91 games, the Chicago Cubs are having quite an impact on the 2021 MLB playoffs. Everywhere you turn, some recent ex-Cub is turning up as the latest October hero. The […]

What. Just. Happened? Game 3 of the American League Division Series series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox might have had one of the wildest endings in postseason history. The two teams had battled back and forth for more than five hours, with the Rays’ Wander Franco and Randy Arozarena leading a comeback in the eighth inning […]

BOSTON — The sure sign for Red Sox manager Alex Cora that things are getting serious in the baseball playoffs: He got a text from Patriots coach Bill Belichick wishing him luck. “That’s like the highlight of the year,” Cora gushed before Game 3 of the AL Division Series against Tampa Bay on Sunday. “I got the text from this […]

After a travel day Saturday, both American League Division series of this year’s MLB playoffs resume Sunday in new locations. Led by their dominant offense, the Houston Astros look to sweep away the Chicago White Sox in Game 3 while the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox head to Fenway tied 1-1. What are the keys to each series […]

Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association MILWAUKEE — Rowdy Tellez said he blacked out at the instant of the biggest moment of his career, but not so long that he couldn’t appreciate what he had done. Tellez, the burly first baseman […]

Every stadium in baseball has its unique quirks and traits. Fenway Park has the Green Monster. Wrigley Field has ivy-covered outfield walls. Oracle Park has the deep right-center field gap.  Tropicana Field has the catwalks. And while it doesn’t happen often, batted balls have been known to hit the catwalks and fall to the field, always sparking the question of whether […]