Clayton KershawPhoto: Getty Images Everywhere except Houston, it’s time for teams and fans to try and get to where Houston is. Or it will be in January or February instead of November and December, like it used to be. Anyway, we run through what teams might need and what they might do, for most of … Read more
Shohei OhtaniPhoto: Getty Images Sure, the fans in Houston are still on their celebrations, and maybe Phillies fans are still working their way through the Death Cab catalog. But for the rest of us, the real season begins. Or it would be the real season if MLB owners hadn’t killed the baseball offseason, which should … Read more
Rob ManfredPhoto: Getty Images The start of the World Series always means that whichever ghoul is the commissioner of MLB is going to emerge from the damp and dark dwelling in which he inhabits. That’s the rule for every league of course, so it’s not to single out baseball. A Super Bowl, a Stanley Cup … Read more
Jake Mintz FOX Sports MLB Analyst HOUSTON — In between the two biggest swings of his life, J.T. Realmuto got drilled in the face. Fortunately, the Phillies catcher was, you know, wearing a mask at the time. But when that sixth-inning foul ball ricocheted off Chas McCormick’s bat, it clocked Realmuto’s jaw so squarely that the … Read more
Jake Mintz FOX Sports MLB Analyst HOUSTON — In between the two biggest swings of his life, J.T. Realmuto got drilled in the face. Fortunately, the Phillies catcher was, you know, wearing a mask at the time. But when that sixth-inning foul ball ricocheted off Chas McCormick’s bat, it clocked Realmuto’s jaw so squarely that the … Read more
Photo: Getty Images The concepts of “parity” and “fairness” in sports were exposed as fig leaves long ago. The idea that fans would care more, i.e. buy more tickets and watch more games on TV, if more teams had a chance at playoff berths and championships was never as important to owners. What was important … Read more
By Rob Friedman, aka “Pitching Ninja”FOX Sports MLB Analyst With 106 wins through Sept. 26, the Dodgers have been the best team in baseball this season. Despite their pitching staff being bitten by multiple injuries, losing ace Walker Buehler and navigating injured list stints for many others, including Clayton Kershaw, Tony Gonsolin, Brusdar Graterol and … Read more
MLB’s new rule are trying to recapture a kind of baseball that will never exist against, due in part to bigger, stronger, faster players like the Yankee’s Aaron Judge.Image: Getty Images I don’t envy the task that MLB has. I also don’t trust that anyone in charge of it has any sense of the challenge, … Read more
By Rowan KavnerFOX Sports MLB Writer The most powerful offense in baseball begins at the peak. Mookie Betts, Trea Turner and Freddie Freeman have sparked the top of a deep Dodgers lineup that leads the majors in every slash-line category (.261/.337/.452). Freeman and Turner rank first and second, respectively, among MLB‘s hit leaders this season, … Read more
By Jake MintzFOX Sports MLB Writer Julio Rodríguez could probably upgrade you to first class. While nowadays the effervescent outfielder travels from city to city with his teammates on the Seattle Mariners’ charter, his 2021 season was a much different story. As a 20-year-old prospect, Rodríguez spent most of last year either lighting up a … Read more