Adam Jones had two great responses to being robbed of a home run Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has experienced every type of emotion that can possibly be attached to a home run during his 11-year career. As the owner of 210 home runs himself, he's obviously hit a few that won ballgames for Baltimore or at least lit up the crowd at Camden Yards. He's also seen plenty sail over … [Read more...]

Rookie Tim Anderson provides steady hand for up and down White Sox After starting the season with an AL-best 23-11 record, the Chicago White Sox have looked like a flawed and sometimes broken team ever since. In fact, since May 12, they've gone 14-26, going from first place with a five-game lead to fourth place with a six-game deficit in the AL Central.  There's no one specific area where … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Recommended Reed The Astros scored 13 runs Friday, but they've got some more offensive firepower on the way. The team is calling up first base prospect A.J. Reed, filling a void at the position and giving one of the minors' best hitters a chance to show what he can do in the bigs. Reed is expected to join the team on Saturday. Reed, the Astros' second-round pick … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Edinson Volquez's nightmare start among worst ever 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.  Friday's 15-game slate didn't feature single marquee pitching matchup. With that in mind, it … [Read more...]

Rajai Davis turns wild juggling catch into game-ending double play The Cleveland Indians have absolutely dominated the Detroit Tigers this season. Coming into Friday's game at Comerica Park, Cleveland had won each of the first six matchups. On top of that, Cleveland had won six straight games overall after sweeping back-to-back home series against the White Sox and Rays. Those trends did not … [Read more...]

Holy cow! Javier Baez dives into stands to make crazy catch Javier Baez is doing everything he can to carve out a regular role on an incredibly deep Chicago Cubs roster. He went a long way toward accomplishing that on Friday night in Miami, diving into the stands to make arguably the best defensive play in baseball this season. Baez measured the foul ball off the bat of Miami's J.T. … [Read more...]

Q&A: Noah Syndergaard on his elbow, being Thor and his 'idol' Bartolo Anyone who considers themselves a New York Mets fan, had a pearl-clutching moment earlier this week when the team announced Noah Syndergaard left Wednesday’s game because his “elbow flared up.” Tommy John surgery has claimed enough stars in recent years, that when baseball fans hear about elbow issues, they turn into the … [Read more...]

Mets close to reuniting with Jose Reyes despite protests from fans While the Colorado Rockies are willing to eat $41 million to part ways with alleged domestic abuser Jose Reyes, the New York Mets might be all-too happy to add the four-time All-Star back into the fold as they attempt to defend their National League pennant. Multiple reports in recent days have suggested that the Mets are … [Read more...]

The Week Ahead: Week Ahead: Snell Test Heading into this season, Blake Snell was widely viewed as one of the best pitching talents in the minors. Coming off an incredible campaign between Double-A and Triple-A, Baseball America ranked him as the game's 12th-best prospect, while MLB.com had him 14th. Snell got off to another good start in Durham this year, so there was obviously much anticipation … [Read more...]

Manny Machado returns to first-place Orioles following suspension Manny Machado returns Friday night to a Baltimore lineup that is pounding home runs and has the surprising Orioles in first place in the American League East Division with the All-Star break just around the corner. Machado served a four-game suspension for charging the mound earlier this month in a game against Kansas City … [Read more...]