Mariners retire Junior's number, and a statue for Griffey is also on the way Saturday night in Seattle, the Mariners retired uniform No. 24 in honor of new Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. Junior is the first Mariners player to have his number retired, and No. 24 joins Jackie Robinson's universally retired No. 42 in the Safeco Field rafters. Ken Griffey Jr.'s No. 24 was retired on Saturday … [Read more...]

Mariners players give Ken Griffey Jr.'s No. 24 a special sendoff Mariners players pay special tribute to Ken Griffey Jr. (Mariners) Come Sunday, you’ll never see another Seattle Mariners player where Ken Griffey Jr.’s No. 24 ever again. That’s because the franchise has officially retired the number across all levels of their organization. Not even the hot shot draft pick in rookie ball … [Read more...]

Reds rookie awarded first MLB hit after unexpected waiting period It’s said that all good things in life are worth waiting for. We’re not entirely sure Cincinnati Reds rookie Tony Renda would agree with that though. At least as it pertains to his first major-league hit. On Friday, MLB retroactively awarded Renda with his milestone first hit nearly 72 hours after the play in question was … [Read more...]

Watch Live: Rays host Twins in Free Game of the Day For the first time in a long time, Saturday’s start will be business as usual for Tampa Bay Rays ace Chris Archer. With the non-waiver trade deadline five full days behind him, Archer knows where his home will be for at least the next two months, and that’s a luxury he hasn’t had prior to his last half dozen outings. Granted, Archer did … [Read more...]

Chris Archer can put the trade rumors behind him... for now With the trade deadline behind him, now might be the time for Chris Archer to get on track. (AP) For the first time in a long time, Saturday’s start will be business as usual for Tampa Bay Rays ace Chris Archer. With the non-waiver trade deadline five full days behind him, Archer knows where his home will be for at least the next … [Read more...]

How Jean Segura's kindness cost the Diamondbacks 180 feet As their former starting shortstop, Jean Segura undoubtedly has some fond memories of his time with the Milwaukee Brewers. Chief among those, no doubt, would be his first career hit, which he collected on Aug. 8, 2012, against the Cincinnati Reds. Fast forward nearly four years later, that brings us to Friday night at Chase Field … [Read more...]

LOOK: Carmelo Anthony signs autographs at Team USA practice through a crack in wall With Team USA's practices closed to the public, a few enterprising kids in Rio still found a way to watch through a crack in the wall of the team's practice facility. While it looks like they had to take turns and contort their bodies just to get a glimpse of Team USA, their stick-to-itiveness paid off as Knicks … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Adios, Tex After enduring the majority of a season marked by injury and ineffectiveness, Mark Teixeira announced Friday that this season will be his last. “It’s time for me to do something else. After this season, I’m going to retire,” Teixeira said at a press conference Friday. “I never had an end-date in mind. But this year, my neck started bothering me. Then I … [Read more...]

Steven Wright's dream season back on track with first career shutout 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. One of the best stories in baseball added another chapter on Friday night in Los Angeles. … [Read more...]

Rio Olympics 2016: Day 1 schedule, events and how to watch, live stream After a stirring opening ceremony on Friday night, the games officially begin on Saturday with events running all day and night. Here's a look at which events you should watch and how to watch them. Full Day 1 schedule Events to Watch The U.S. women's soccer team will take on France on Saturday. USATSI Women's Soccer - USA … [Read more...]