Bryce Harper and Max Scherzer pregame handshake looks eerily familiar Your browser does not support iframes. If the Washington Nationals are still impacted by the whole Bryce Harper/Jonathan Papelbon choking incident, they aren't showing it. Prior to Thursday's game against the Atlanta Braves, Harper and pitcher Max Scherzer took part in a pregame handshake routine. The final part of that … [Read more...]

Texas Forever: Rangers complete second-half surge, clinch playoff berth March 5. That was the date the Texas Rangers season died. Ace Yu Darvish left his first spring start with arm tightness. A few days later, it was announced Darvish would miss the season due to Tommy John surgery. All but the biggest diehard Rangers' fans gave up on 2015 at that point. Flash forward to October 1, and the … [Read more...]

Yankees clinch wild card with 10,000th win ever Better belated than not yet for the New York Yankees, who clinched a playoff spot for the first time in three years and the 52nd time overall Thursday night, beating the Boston Red Sox 4-1 at Yankee Stadium for what also was the 10,000th regular-season victory in team history. Carlos Beltran, Greg Bird and Robert Refsnyder hit solo homers for the … [Read more...]