Indians mock Twins with fake scoreboard trade rumor The Minnesota Twins left their own fans confused on Thursday when they began scrolling a list of potential deadline trades on their left field scoreboard. SEE? pic.twitter.com/3fRo4ynJlr — Twinkie Town (@TwinkieTown) July 29, 2016 It’s one of those things we’ve tried warning you about. You’ll see a lot of names thrown around by a lot of … [Read more...]

MLB Trade Deadline Digest: Dodgers eyeing blockbuster three-team deal The Stew’s Trade Deadline Digest recaps the day in news and rumors as MLB gets closer to the non-waiver trade deadline on Aug. 1. If you missed any of Thursday’s action, we’re here to help you catch up with all the important links and tidbits. POTENTIAL BLOCKBUSTER: The Los Angeles Dodgers are reportedly working to line up … [Read more...]

Curt Schilling won't face criminal charges in $112M video-game disaster Curt Schilling, circa 2012, after his video-game company declared bankruptcy. (AP) After a four-year investigation into Curt Schilling’s bungled video-game company, Rhode Island authorities announced Friday that no one involved in the mess that cost taxpayers $112.6 million would face criminal charges. “A bad deal … [Read more...]

Podcasts: Podcast: Deadline Approaching In episode No. 11 of the Rotoworld Baseball Podcast, D.J. Short and Drew Silva set the stage for the upcoming August 1 non-waiver trade deadline, as well as discuss the Aroldis Chapman trade, the promotions of Alex Bregman and David Dahl, and much more. D.J. and Drew also take reader/listener questions in the Rotoworld Mailbag.Be sure to rate and subscribe. … [Read more...]

Ichiro finds a clever way to put Pete Rose in his place After a pinch-hit double Thursday night, Ichiro Suzuki sits at 2,998 MLB hits. That puts him well within striking distance of the magic 3,000-mark Friday night when the Miami Marlins say he’ll be in the starting lineup. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] With 3,000 in sight — he’ll be the 30th player to join the … [Read more...]

Phillies starter Vince Velasquez could be targeted in trade talks Vince Velasquez is putting together a constructive sophomore season for the Philadelphia Phillies and could be a target for other teams in trade talks as the trade deadline approaches. Velasquez is 8-2 with a 3.34 ERA heading into Friday night’s start in Atlanta against the Braves. After a bit of a rough stretch in June, he … [Read more...]

Anthony Rizzo and Dioner Navarro get after each other in rivalry Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo pushed Chicago White Sox catcher Dioner Navarro in the back and later threw Navarro’s batting gloves on the ground Thursday night in the finale of a bitter interleague series between the two teams. Normally this type of behavior from Rizzo would have been met with retaliation from … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Familia Falls Flat As Mets fans have come to realize, Jeurys Familia has a habit of making the ninth inning a little too interesting. Baseball’s resident escape artist has been sidestepping and ducking for cover all season, narrowly avoiding disaster at each turn. Though often stressful, Familia’s seat-of-his-pants approach to closing games has mostly worked in the Mets’ … [Read more...]

Mike Trout pays tribute to David Ortiz with gold chain, sunglasses If David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox hadn’t been in town, you might have looked at Mike Trout’s pre-game garb Thursday night and wondered if he was wearing some sort of Run-DMC costume. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] The gold chain. The sunglasses. All he needed to do was start chanting, “I’m the king of … [Read more...]

The Red Sox's season is in its most perilous position yet ANAHEIM, Calif. — As Xander Bogaerts tugged his navy blue batting practice pullover down over his muscular shoulders inside the visitor’s clubhouse at Angel Stadium on Thursday night, the Red Sox shortstop snuck into an exasperated smile. A pregame interview had arrived at the topic of Boston’s inability to win low-scoring games; … [Read more...]