The Charleston RiverDogs had some fun this weekend at Tim Tebow’s expense while his Columbia Fireflies were in town. As Fireflies players came up to bat Saturday, the graphic on the scoreboard for players besides Tebow showed a picture of
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
Things got ugly at Sunday night’s Class A minor league game between the West Michigan Whitecaps and the Dayton Dragons. Dragons right fielder Jose Siri took exception to Whitecaps shortstop Daniel Pinero stepping on his leg after Siri stole second in
Columbia Fireflies outfielder Tim Tebow is struggling a bit at the plate, but he flashed some leather Thursday. Up 3-2 over the Lexington Legends in the ninth inning and with one out remaining, Tebow made a not-so-graceful diving catch to preserve
Columbia Fireflies outfielder Tim Tebow hit two home runs over the course of his first three minor league games in early April. Since then, the former Heisman winner had gone without a homer. Tebow ended that drought Sunday when he
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,
Monday, Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones was greeted by Boston Red Sox fans with a bag of peanuts being thrown his way and with racial slurs. Tuesday was much different for Jones, as Red Sox fans in attendance greeted
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Chris Coghlan took flight Tuesday night. In the top of the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals, Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar sent a pitch deep to the right field wall. Coghlan took off from
Major League Baseball has a thing against allowing tie games. But, if one sports writer is right, it is a bias that needs to be dumped in order to save the health of the players, especially pitchers.
ESPN “Highly Questionable” co-host Bomani Jones reacted Monday to fellow employee and New York Mets Class A affiliate Columbia Fireflies outfielder Tim Tebow’s two home runs in his first three minor league games, saying the former Heisman winner’s success makes him
Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow faced a lot of criticism when he announced last year he would try his hand at a baseball career at 29 years old. One of his most vocal critics was ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith, who
Columbia Fireflies outfielder Tim Tebow hit his second home run in three games on Sunday. The former Heisman winner took Augusta Greenjackets reliever Jose Morel deep for a three-run home run over the rightfield wall in the fifth inning. Tebow, a
Fox Sports 1 “Undisputed” co-host Shannon Sharpe lamented Friday that former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow is trying his hand at baseball in the New York Mets organization after the 29-year-old launched a home run in his minor league debut the night before.
Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow made his minor league debut Thursday, and in Tim Tebow fashion, he started his career off with a bang. In his first official at-bat for the Class A Columbia Fireflies, the 29-year-old swatted one just over
West Virginia pitcher Alek Manoah showed Wednesday while facing Morehead State that gloves are overrated. A Morehead State batter fought off an inside pitch, lacing it weakly back to Manoah. The right-hander plucked the ball out of the air with his bare hand,
One of the trains at Penn Station in New York derailed Monday, causing headaches for transit riders. Many affected by the derailment were headed to catch the Mets take on the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field. NBC New York spoke with one Mets
Former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was at the White House Wednesday as part of a session on opioid and drug abuse. After Rivera introduced himself, President Donald Trump reminisced over his stellar career. “Oh, they could use you now,”
Before Wednesday’s World Baseball Classic championship against Puerto Rico, USA manager Jim Leyland said he was “trying to make America great again.” His squad went on to blow out the Puerto Ricans 8-0, giving the US its first WBC title. After
During Monday’s World Baseball Classic semifinal between Puerto Rico and Netherlands, one player for Netherlands learned a lesson about celebrating. Jurickson Profar laced a single to right field and advanced Andrelton Simmons to third. The throw from the right fielder
With Team USA up 4-2 in the 7th inning Saturday night over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic, Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones took a home run away from Orioles teammate Manny Machado. Machado tipped his helmet
Israel continued its surprising run at the World Baseball Classic on Sunday, beating Cuba 4-1 in its first game of the second round to improve to 4-0 in the tournament.
With a little help from The Mensch on the Bench mascot, Israel is into the second round of the World Baseball Classic.
Japan powered their way to victory over Cuba on Tuesday, while Israel took a giant step toward advancing at the World Baseball Classic with an offensive outburst of their own.
South Korea play surprise package Israel in the opening game of the World Baseball Classic on Monday, kicking off a 16-team tournament spread across four countries.
Major League Baseball’s spring training is underway again, and New York Mets shortstop prospect Luis Guillorme is already making an impression on the big league club. Thursday, Miami Marlins shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria swung and lost the bat. The bat flew
Tuesday, Fox Sports 1 “Undisputed” co-host Shannon Sharpe reacted to Tim Tebow showing up to spring training for the New York Mets organization and showing out in batting practice. Sharpe questioned the authenticity of Tebow getting a shot at baseball,
Chicago Cubs third baseman and 2016 National League MVP Kris Bryant met his match when he faced someone working as the sound guy for a Red Bull ad. As Bryant took swings for the ad, the sound guy critiqued his
Any athlete planning to use their platform to protest the national anthem had better not play American Legion Baseball in Minnesota. In a preemptive strike against Kaepernick copycats, the league instituted a rule that the anthem will receive “proper respect,” or players will find themselves shown out the door.
Upon the death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, many mainstream media outlets and sports pages happily denoted his wonderful devotion to the sport of baseball. But few noted how he used the sport like he used everything else, as a weapon to oppress his people and promote his own desires.
As part of their celebration tour, 2016 World Series champs Chicago Cubs players Anthony Rizzo, David Ross and Dexter Fowler, along with former SNL cast member and Cubs fan Bill Murray, sang “Go Cubs Go” on this week’s broadcast of
Thursday, Fox Sports 1 “Undisputed” co-host Skip Bayless reacted to the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series, suggesting “a segment of Cubs fans” did not want the team to actually win the World Series because doing so “forever destroys their
Comedian and lifelong Chicago Cubs fan Bill Murray was elated when the Cubs ended the 108-year World Series drought late Wednesday night. A somewhat inebriated Murray interviewed Cubs outfielders Dexter Fowler and Jason Heyward, as well as team president Theo Epstein,
Comedian and lifelong Chicago Cubs fan Bill Murray led the Chicago Cubs faithful in the traditional 7th inning stretch “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” Friday night. In Bill Murray fashion, the comedian requested everybody to sing like the
As part of promoting his new book, “Shaken,” Tim Tebow appeared Tuesday on ESPN2’s “First Take.” Co-host Stephen A. Smith, who has called Tebow’s pursuit of a baseball career a “disservice and a level of disrespect” to other baseball players, asked
In an appearance to promote his new book, “Shaken,” Tim Tebow said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he is enjoying playing the game of baseball, something he is “passionate” about. “It’s amazing when you do something for the love of it,” Tebow
Tuesday on Fox Sports 1’s “Undisputed,” co-host Shannon Sharpe reacted to ESPN’s Keith Law calling Tim Tebow the baseball player “an imposter pretending to have talent he does not possess.” Sharpe, noting Tebow’s 0-12 start to the Arizona Fall League,
A fan almost hit Baltimore Orioles left fielder Hyun-soo Kim Tuesday in the AL Wildcard matchup between the Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning in a tied game, Jays outfielder Melvin Upton hit
MLB Hall of Famer and former Chicago White Sox first baseman Frank Thomas weighed in on Tim Tebow’s baseball career, and “The Big Hurt” thinks Tebow, a Heisman winner at the University of Florida, is an even better baseball player
During the Thursday broadcast of “Speak for Yourself” on Fox Sports 1, co-host Jason Whitlock said even though he hated the NFL version of Tim Tebow, he actually likes the baseball version of Tebow and the hope that comes with
On Wednesday, Tim Tebow, outfielder in the New York Mets organization, knocked the first pitch thrown his way in professional baseball over the fence. Many laughed at the ESPN college football analyst when he made the decision to play baseball because