MLB News and Rumors

Every once in a while you run across a landmark moment in a baseball season, so compelling it becomes larger than life and, yes, even larger than an in-your-grill tabloid headline. It’d be one thing to obsess over this weekend’s Subway Series — the Yankees and Mets are the Saudi Arabia of rivalries, an endless [...]

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If Royals fans need a reason to endear themselves to the team’s first-round pick, right-hander Kyle Zimmer, they already have one: Zimmer is so anxious to play ball he is likely to sign soon, as in today. Zimmer, the fifth overall pick of Monday’s draft, is in Kansas City to take his physical exam and [...]

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It didn’t take long for the Chicago Cubs to revert to their light-hitting ways following a rare offensive outburst. Matt Garza is all too familiar with the lack of run support, though he hasn’t done much to help his own cause lately. The right-hander will oppose the Milwaukee Brewers’ Randy Wolf in a matchup of [...]

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ANAHEIM, Calif. There had to be a level of frustration late Wednesday night in the Angels clubhouse. They let a game get away from them, a game they could have won in so many ways but a game they lost in so many ways. So rather than end a productive homestand with a win, they [...]

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PHOENIX Diamondbacks rookie left-hander Wade Miley added Wednesday night to whats been an incredible season so far, though he seems to be the only one oblivious to the degree of his success. He’s still just happy to be here. “I was just excited from Day 1 when (manager Kirk Gibson) told be me I was [...]

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PHOENIX As unproductive as third base has been for the Diamondbacks this season, they appear to have limited interest in Boston third baseman Kevin Youkilis, who is quite available. The D-backs have not spoken to the Red Sox regarding Youkilis, a source with knowledge of the situation said this week, although they did have a [...]

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