Adam Wainwright almost recreated Randy Johnson's bird incident St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright almost did something that would have put him in the same conversation as Randy Johnson on Monday. It was not a statistical milestone, though. Wainwright almost recreated Johnson's infamous bird incident.  Take a look for yourself. A bird flies dangerous close to the strike zone during … [Read more...]

Nats call up top prospect Lucas Giolito to replace Stephen Strasburg The Washington Nationals are replacing their former No. 1 pitching prospect with their current one. With Stephen Strasburg officially on the disabled list, Nats skipper Dusty Baker announced Monday that they're calling up Lucas Giolito to start Tuesday against the New York Mets in his major-league debut. Giolito, 21, has … [Read more...]

Yankees president rips media for asking if they'll sell at trade deadline Since many contenders around baseball are already dreaming of adding either Andrew Miller or Aroldis Chapman to their bullpens, it's safe to say a good chunk of the league thinks of the New York Yankees as trade-deadline sellers as we getting closer to July. The Yankees are 37-37. They're eighth in the AL wild-card … [Read more...]

The Royals have spent June being ferociously streaky All teams are prone to streaky play. But the Kansas City Royals have taken that to a whole new level in June. Looking at the games they've played, it's almost like they can only win or lose in streaks. You can watch the Royals try to turn one win into a two-win streak when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals, and you can watch it for free … [Read more...]

A game was delayed when no one could figure out a chunk of dirt During the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, play was stopped in the bottom of the fifth inning when a large piece of dirt mysteriously appeared on the mound. Well, it wasn't actually all that mysterious. The mound is made of dirt, as is the rest of the baseball field. But for a few … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Strasburg Down For the Count It happens every year, doesn’t it? No, I’m not talking about Kanye West embarrassing himself at an awards ceremony. I mean Stephen Strasburg landing on the disabled list. Death, taxes and Strasburg getting hurt—that’s about all we’re promised in this world. For years, we waited for Strasburg to put it all together. And it happened. This was … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Indians make history during ninth straight win 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.  Either the apocalypse is nigh, or the city of Cleveland is catching up on years of awful sports … [Read more...]

Jose Reyes: 'I stand up for the terrible mistake that I made' Sunday was a day of firsts for New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes. Yes, he would be making his 2016 debut for one of the team's minor-league clubs, but he would also have to face the media for the first time since his domestic violence arrest last November. Reyes was arrested and charged after allegedly grabbing his wife by the … [Read more...]

This Martin Prado post-game interview may give you nightmares Miami Marlins infielder Martin Prado may have played the hero during Sunday's 6-1 win over the Chicago Cubs, but he certainly looked like a villain during his post-game interview.  Prado was the star of the contest, hitting a three-run double in the eighth inning to put the nail in the Cubs' coffin. Because of that hit, Prado was … [Read more...]

Minor-league team completes wild comeback with unique walkoff Thanks to one of the craziest endings you could ever imagine, the St. Paul Saints defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 12-11 on Saturday night. Truth be told, it may have been the craziest finish in the now 11-year history of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. When you think of walkoffs, you think of dramatic … [Read more...]