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New Jersey Governor Christie Christie got a not so warm welcome Tuesday night at the St. Louis Cardinals-New York Mets game. In the third inning, Cardinals infielder Paul DeJong hit a foul popup behind the plate, which Christie snagged on

Despite raking in Port St. Lucie since his call up to High A-ball, Tim Tebow will not get a chance to appear in the major leagues for the Mets this season. That disappointing verdict coming down from Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson

If you found yourself sitting there, wondering what Sammy Sosa was up to nowadays. I urge you not to ask the man currently running about with his name. Because it might prove impossible to believe that he’s Sammy Sosa.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida – Crossover athlete Tim Tebow hit a walk-off home run Thursday night for the St. Lucie Mets, the Class A Advanced affiliate for the New York MLB franchise.

Angel Hernandez, a 55 year old Cuban-born umpire, has filed suit claiming that MLB has racially discriminated against him in their promotion and post-season assignment policy.

The American League’s home run leader is a rookie. Same in the National League. The AL batting race? A rookie is in front there, too. Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Ben Gamel have made quite an impression already during the

Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs designated catcher Miguel Montero after he blamed teammate and star pitcher Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases by the Washington Nationals in a 6-1 loss the night before. According to MLB Network’s Peter Gammons, the

New York Yankees outfielder Dustin Fowler’s MLB debut was cut short Thursday night. During the first inning of his first game with the big league club, Fowler suffered an open rupture of the patellar tendon in his right knee crashing

The defending World Champion Chicago Cubs are in town to play the Nationals this week, and when in DC, you do the kinds of things that DC people do. You go to the White House.

After bowing out of one cooperative looking to buy the team, new sources are saying that former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Tagg Romney, the son of former GOP nominee Mitt Romney, are teaming up in a new bid to purchase the Miami Marlins.

During Monday’s Fox Sports Radio show “Outkick the Coverage,” host Clay Travis predicted New York Mets minor league outfielder Tim Tebow will make it to the majors by the end of the season. The Mets promoted Tebow to High-A St.

The St. Louis Cardinals have sponsored “Christian Day” for 30 years, but recently gay activists have begun to pressure the Major League Baseball team to cancel the special day or at the very least to remove former Cardinals star Lance Berkman as the event’s spokesman. To it’s credit the team has rejected the demands.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred issued a statement in regard to a shooting on Wednesday at the Republican congressional baseball practice.

Baseball has a well-deserved stereotypical image as the league that champions teams, not individuals, choosing rather to celebrate the deeds of the many over the individual personalities and eccentricities of the few.

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig is likely facing a fine after flipping double birds at some hecklers Tuesday. Puig crushed a homer to right-centerfield in the top of the second inning against the Cleveland Indians, rounded the bases and

Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt does not believe the Phillies should build their team around 25-year-old star centerfielder Odubel Herrera in part because of the language barrier that comes with the native of Venezuela. Schmidt, a

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a grand slam for his 600th homer, becoming the ninth member of the club during the fourth inning of the Los Angeles Angels’ 7-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.

The Milwaukee Brewers’ Eric Thames has been tested for performance-enhancing drugs quite frequently this season. The first baseman came over from playing in Korea last year, and announced himself in fine fashion by smashing 13 homeruns in his first 31 games, prompting some to imply that Thames might be using PED’s.

Wednesday, New York Mets mascot Mr. Met was caught on video giving a fan the finger. The Mets gave a statement late Wednesday, apologizing for the incident. “We apologize for the inappropriate action of this employee,” said the Mets in an

Not everyone thought that the brawl between the Nationals and the Giants, headlined by outfielder Bryce Harper and reliever Hunter Strickland, was necessarily a great look for major league baseball. But, don’t count Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta among them.

Tuesday, ESPN “Pardon the Interruption” co-host Michael Wilbon reacted strongly to Monday’s fight between San Francisco Giants reliever Hunter Strickland and Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper after Strickland hit him with a 98 mph fastball. Wilbon defended Harper for charging

As the nation came together on Memorial Day to remember those who fell in service to the country, Dodgers pitcher Brandon McCarthy jumped to his Twitter account to criticize Major League Baseball for trying to make a buck off solemn day.

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper went after San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Hunter Strickland after being hit Monday by a 98 mph fastball in the eighth inning. Strickland plunked Harper in the hip and the outfielder pointed at him with his

Washington (AFP) – Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning, who went from baseball to serving in the US Congress, has died at the age of 85, the Philadelphia Phillies said on Saturday.

As Memorial Day approaches and we reflect on some of our more well known national heroes, it is also the perfect time to remember the loss of Captain Eddie Grant, the very first member of Major League Baseball to die in combat in service to the U.S.A.

The claim that fans in Boston called Adam Jones the N-word is similar to the unproven claims that tea party supporters similarly taunted Rep. Andre Carson back in 2010.

Tim Tebow is well known for his love of children. However, he may have inadvertently endangered a spectator’s ability to further procreate.

During Friday’s “First Take” on ESPN, Stephen A. Smith reacted to Colombian-born Atlanta Braves pitcher Julio Teheran plunking Dominican Republic-born Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista in the thigh the day after Bautista stared at Braves pitcher Eric O’Flaherty and

Former President George W. Bush was in attendance Wednesday to see the Texas Rangers host the Philadelphia Phillies. As Fox Sports Southwest’s Emily Jones shared a report during the live broadcast, the former Rangers owner, drink in hand, walked by and shouted,

After becoming one of the Columbia Fireflies best fan draws, former NFL quarterback and now single-A baseball player Tim Tebow may be in line for a promotion, according to sources.