Michael Brantley ready to rejoin Indians after shoulder surgery The Cleveland Indians are off to a nice 9-7 start, especially so when you consider they've played the first three weeks of the baseball season without one of their best hitters. But that should change Monday, as outfielder Michael Brantley rejoins the team in Minnesota where it opens a series with the Twins. [Join a Yahoo Daily … [Read more...]

Padres deny stealing signs after suspicious man spotted in camera well With two outs in the ninth inning of Sunday's St. Louis Cardinals game against the San Diego Padres, catcher Yadier Molina pointed out to the centerfield camera well after the Cardinals' dugout spotted something suspicious. Play stopped for a moment as Molina turned the attention of home-plate umpire Sean Barber to a man … [Read more...]

Baseball bats fear the wrath of Carlos Gomez   The season hasn't started well for Houston Astros centerfielder Carlos Gomez. He's currently batting just .194/.217/.254, and his frustration bubbled over on Sunday during an at-bat against the Boston Red Sox. Facing Red Sox pitcher Henry Owens in the third inning, Gomez struck out for the 17th time this season (strikeouts 18 and 19 would come … [Read more...]

Angels infield mimes double play and tricks Leonys Martin   Infield plays can be a number of things. They can be flashy and fun, they can be horrifically bad, or they can just be plain routine. But rarely are infield plays straight-up fake. That's the feat that several Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim players pulled off on Sunday when they played the Seattle Mariners at home.  This magical … [Read more...]

D-backs fan catches not just one, but two Paul Goldschmidt homers I think it's safe to say that when most fans go to a baseball game, they don't expect to catch a home run. They might hope to see a few, but they know the chances of actually catching one are incredibly slim.  What if you caught two? And they were both hit by the same player? There is an Arizona Diamondbacks fan who is living … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Nats Win A Marathon I’m sure at least some percentage of the 35,397 fans at Nationals Park had somewhere to be Sunday night. Dinner plans, watching Game of Thrones, catching the end of that crazy Hawks/Celtics game. Woody Allen once said, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” I’m not saying Bryce Harper is God, but he certainly doesn’t care about your … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Chris Heisey lifts Nationals over Twins in the 16th Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper was supposed to have the day off Sunday, but the … [Read more...]

Crazy D-backs game features Shelby Miller as emergency outfielder Your browser does not support iframes. Crazy things can happen on a baseball field any given day. A game might feature a no-hitter, a triple play or a position player on the mound. In fact, that last event has its own Twitter account. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] What happened in the Arizona Diamondbacks … [Read more...]

Nomar Mazara continues ascent with great game-extending catch Texas Rangers rookie Nomar Mazara was considered a superstar-in-the-making as far back as 2011, when he received a $5 million bonus to sign as a 16-year-old out the Dominican Republic.   Nothing has changed since then. Mazara, who will turn 21 on April 26, has lived up to that hype every step of the way, especially since joining … [Read more...]

Bryce Harper 'make baseball fun again' shirts show marketing savvy Bryce Harper got the undivided attention of the sporting world this spring when he stated his belief that baseball is a tired game, while sharing his opinion that his fellow players should feel more comfortable showing emotion on the field. [Elsewhere: Blue Jays' Chris Colabello suspended 80 games for PED use] Little did he … [Read more...]