Tigers' J.D. Martinez suffers fractured elbow crashing into wall The Detroit Tigers may be without a key contributor for a considerable period of time. J.D. Martinez crashed into the right-field wall as he chased a fly ball Thursday night in Kansas City, causing him to leave the game in the second inning. Martinez immediately underwent an X-ray, which revealed a non-displaced fracture in his … [Read more...]

Phillies fan makes terrific one-handed catch while holding child Your browser does not support iframes. Sometimes we take for granted how good professional baseball players are because they make the incredibly difficult look so easy. But when it's a fan that pulls off a jaw-dropping play without breaking a sweat, then you've got our complete attention. What Phillies fan Brian Kucharik did on … [Read more...]

Waiver Wired: Waiver Wired: Gray Matters Blake Snell tossed five innings of one-run ball in his major league debut on April 23 against the Yankees before being promptly sent right back down to the minors. A long wait followed for Rays fans and fantasy owners, mostly due to service time, but the 23-year-old lefty is finally back in the majors and it might be good for this time.After bursting onto … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: No Way, Jose Follow @drewsilv and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter.   Jose Reyes played his final game in the purple-and-black Colorado Rockies uniform October 4, 2015. You might have been able to guess that would be the outcome back in February when the veteran shortstop was put on administrative leave following an offseason domestic violence incident in Hawaii and … [Read more...]

Royals part ways with veteran who's among All-Star voting leaders At this time last season, veteran second baseman Omar Infante was the leading vote getter among second baseman on the AL All-Star ballot. He's not doing too bad this season either. As we learned on Tuesday, he's currently third among AL second baseman with 711,439 votes. That puts him ahead of past All-Stars in bigger markets … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Braves' Freddie Freeman hits for first cycle in 2016 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.  Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman became the first major-league player to hit for … [Read more...]

Jayson Werth calls out critics in boisterous postgame interview Does Jayson Werth have your attention now? If not, then you probably missed his boisterous and at times explicit interview that took place moments after he delivered the game-winning hit against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.  With his adrenaline still pumping and his jersey ripped to shreds, Werth joined MASN reporter Dan … [Read more...]

A-Rod, Barry Bonds weigh in on Pete Rose-Ichiro 'Hit King' debate With Ichiro Suzuki notching career hit No. 4,257 between Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan and Major League Baseball on Wednesday, the debate over who truly is the baseball "Hit King" is poised to reach another level.  That's especially true within the baseball world, where everyone from Rose himself, to now even Alex … [Read more...]

Yordano Ventura surprises two kids with visit to lemonade stand Just a week ago, Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Yordano Ventura was cast as a villain for throwing a 99-mph pitch at Baltimore Orioles’ slugger Manny Machado that touched off a brawl between the two teams. Now, we’re seeing his softer side. Ventura, who was suspended for nine games for his role in that fight, stunned two … [Read more...]

Bill Murray helps minor league team celebrate postseason berth It's only June, but postseason berths are already being clinched around the minor leagues.  On Tuesday, the Low Class-A Charleston RiverDogs — an affiliate of the New York Yankees — became one of the first to punch their ticket. With a 3-0 win against Augusta, they clinched the first half Southern Division title in the South … [Read more...]