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If a double play is a pitcher’s best friend, then what’s a triple play? The Yankees had already turned two triple plays this season before Sunday, including one that has literally never been seen before in MLB history. Then they pulled off one more, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. With the Yankees teetering on the brink of […]

T.J. Quinn joined ESPN in November 2007 as an investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise Unit, which is charged with developing long-form, investigative features to be presented across multiple platforms. The family of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs filed two lawsuits against the club and two former employees, claiming negligence over his drug-related death two years ago, attorneys announced Tuesday […]

After a year hiatus, Major League Baseball’s display of power returns.  Fans at Coors Field will get to watch some of the game’s best power hitters launch baseballs into the thin air in Denver, Colorado, in the 2021 Home Run Derby.  As the days get closer, the anticipation continues to build for who will be taking their hacks the day […]

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For the seventh time this season, Major League Baseball had a no-hitter. But for the first time, more than one pitcher will get the credit. Chicago Cubs starter Zach Davies, along with relievers Ryan Tepera, Andrew Chafin and Craig Kimbrel combined to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night.  Davies threw the first six innings, Tepera […]

Some things are worth waiting for. Such is the case for 71-year-old Gwen Goldman, who, in 1961 as a 10-year-old girl, penned a letter to then-GM Roy Hamey requesting to become a bat girl for the team.  On June 25, 2021, the Yankees announced they are going to make it happen as part of their HOPE Week initiative on Monday, June 28 […]

N.C. State was removed from the College World Series early Saturday because of the team’s COVID-19 issues. The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced the decision, which was made on the recommendation of local health officials in Omaha, Neb., about 12 hours before the Wolfpack were to face defending champion Vanderbilt for a place in this year’s finals. That game was […]

Just in time for July 4, we’ve got a fresh baseball beef grilling up. Josh Donaldson has been one of baseball’s most vocal critics about pitchers using sticky stuff to gain an advantage, famously naming Gerrit Cole as an offender at the beginning of June.  On Tuesday, the Twins third baseman took White Sox starter Lucas Giolito deep and had […]

Because baseball doesn’t need to differentiate who’s on which team nearly as much as other team sports, players at the All-Star Game have simply worn their regular jersey pretty much every year. It makes for an interesting blend of colors and logos. This year, however, things will look a little bit different. MLB is standardizing uniform colors across both teams, […]