Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Murphy Hamstrung The All-Star break wasn't much of a vacation for Daniel Murphy. Murphy, who played in Tuesday's All-Star Game in San Diego, missed Friday's game with left hamstring soreness, an injury he sustained while playing in the Midsummer Classic. Clint Robinson started at first base in his absence. After the game, Nationals manager Dusty Baker tried to … [Read more...]

Dodgers' Chris Taylor nearly completes cycle with sneaky bunt 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. Three years ago, Chris Taylor was a highly regarded shortstop prospect waiting to make an impact … [Read more...]

Stephen Strasburg improves to 13-0 as historic season continues The unbeatable Stephen Strasburg remained undefeated in 2016 after pitching yet another gem in the Nationals 5-1 win against the Pirates. Strasburg improved to 13-0, becoming only the fifth pitcher to start a season 13-0 during the Cy Young Award era. Stephen Strasburg is 1 of 5 pitchers to start 13-0 or better in the Cy Young … [Read more...]

Freddie Freeman has cancerous mole removed 'just in time' Freddie Freeman runs the bases after hitting a solo home run against the White Sox. (AP) Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman didn’t spend his All-Star break in the same relaxed state as many of his peers. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Freeman instead underwent a minor operation to have a cancerous … [Read more...]

Jake Diekman's break from all his worries leads to DL stint Texas Rangers reliever Jake Diekman visited Cheers in Boston just before the All-Star break and purchased a souvenir glass mug from the iconic landmark where the hit sitcom of the 1980s and early 1990s was based. Now it’s costing him time on the disabled list. Diekman suffered a cut on his left index finger — that’s his pitching … [Read more...]

David Ortiz could be in hot water after comments on Boston's future David Ortiz might have to answer to Major league Baseball over comments he made during the All-Star break, suggesting players the Boston Red Sox should add to the roster either later this season or at the end of the year when he retires. Ortiz suggested the Red Sox should pursue Toronto slugger Edwin Encarnacion to fill … [Read more...]

The Week Ahead: Week Ahead: Back to Baseball The All Star Game has come and gone, so now it's really time to grind and win those fantasy championships. We skipped last week's edition of The Week Ahead because of the break-shortened schedule, but now we're back to help you out every step of the way for the remainder of the campaign. The coming week features plenty of attractive two-start and … [Read more...]

We asked Rickey Henderson: Did you REALLY say that? SAN DIEGO — Rickey Henderson, like many of our world’s other great orators, has a number of amazing quotes attributed to him. The Hall of Famer’s verbal prowess is almost as fantastic as his abilities on the baseball field. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] So when I met Henderson earlier this week at MLB FanFest, where he … [Read more...]

The 10 most intriguing storylines of baseball's second half With Major League Baseball set to resume action Friday after the All-Star break, we’re already thinking about which second-half storylines will have the game buzzing. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] You know a few of them right away: The Cubs and their plight to break the curse. Whatever the heck is going on … [Read more...]

J.A. Happ thinks Canadians are weird for bagging their milk (Getty Images) When J.A. Happ signed with the Blue Jays in the offseason it was a return to a familiar place, having played in Toronto from 2012-14. The 33-year-old pitcher was happy to be back and his results – 12 wins and a 3.36 ERA at the All-Star break – speak to that. There is one thing, however, that even after all these years … [Read more...]