Hanley Ramirez literally throws away a Red Sox win Your browser does not support iframes. Hanley Ramirez, come on down, you’re the next contestant on “How to lose an MLB game in the most embarrassing way possible.” [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] In the bottom of the ninth of Thursday’s game between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels, Ramirez absolutely blew it on … [Read more...]

Chris Sale has a new plan for those throwback jerseys he cut up Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale returned from his five-game suspension Thursday night, pitching six solid innings against the Cubs. But after the game, the throwback jerseys he destroyed in a fit Saturday were still a topic of discussion. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] And, really, why wouldn’t they be? A … [Read more...]

MLB Trade Deadline Digest: Giants get Eduardo Nunez from Twins 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. DONE DEAL: The San Francisco Giants acquired All-Star infielder Eduardo Nunez from the … [Read more...]

Podcast: Breaking down the trade deadline with Jeff Passan This is The StewPod, our baseball podcast with a dash of pop culture. If you dig the show, please subscribe and review us on iTunes. It’s that time of the baseball season where Jeff Passan’s phone is buzzing with information. Yes, the trade deadline is coming on Aug. 1, which means teams are making moves and our pal Jeff is trying to … [Read more...]

Miguel Sano takes frustration out on bat Bo Jackson-style Miguel Sano went 1-for-5 and drove in two runs Wednesday night in a loss to the Atlanta Braves. Not a banner night by any means, but hardly the kind of performance you might expect to upset him. But Sano was angry when he struck out in the eighth inning. It was his third strike out of the night and 105th this season and it came with … [Read more...]

Waiver Wired: Waiver Wired: Get Gallo We haven’t had much activity yet, but trade deadline madness is right around the corner. Getting ahead on things and stashing some potential closers is a good strategy right now. I mentioned Hector Neris last week and have some others to keep in mind below. Next week we’ll talk about some of the fallout from the deadline, which will surely include some … [Read more...]

Dee Gordon apologizes and returns to the contending Marlins   On April 29, Miami Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon was suspended 80 games for testing positive for PEDs. This was pretty bad news for the Marlins, as Gordon had spent 2015 hitting like a mad man and ended the season with a .333 average and the National League batting title. He was supposed to anchor their team of young players, … [Read more...]

Brewers have an error party, committing five in two tragic innings Tragic is really the only way to describe what happened to the Milwaukee Brewers in the first two innings of Wednesday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Two players, right fielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis and shortstop Jonathan Villar, committed a combined five errors in just two frames. It started innocently enough. … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Digging Dickerson It’s probably time to start paying attention to what Alex Dickerson is doing. The 26-year-old outfielder went deep off Blue Jays reliever Franklin Morales in the top of the eighth inning Wednesday at Rogers Centre in Toronto, becoming the first Padres rookie to homer in four consecutive games. Dickerson finished 1-for-4 with one RBI on Wednesday, … [Read more...]

Aroldis Chapman electrifies Wrigley Field in Cubs debut If you were curious what type of reaction Aroldis Chapman would receive upon his debut at Wrigley Field, wonder no more. The hard-throwing left-hander had won over Cubs fans even before taking the mound in the ninth inning. By the time he struck out Avisail Garcia to wrap up a perfect inning and a Cubs 8-1 win over the White Sox, he’d … [Read more...]