Watch out! The Royals are starting to look like the Royals again The Kansas City Royals had one of those wins Tuesday night. One of those wins that looked like last postseason when they won the World Series. One of those wins that reminds you how good and how dangerous they can be — and how you can never count them out. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] Down 2-1 in the … [Read more...]

Angels use their bare hands in old school gloveless putout Baseball gloves are one of the game's most important innovations. In regular use since the 1890s, it makes the life of a fielder not just easier, but less painful. But a glove isn't right for every play, and sometimes there just isn't enough time to use it. Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jhoulys Chacin and first baseman C.J. Cron … [Read more...]

Weekly Rotation: The five unluckiest pitchers in baseball When the baseball season was hardly a month old, I tried to diagnose the severity of bad luck that five hapless hitters had experienced to that point. With more than a third of every regular starter’s outings already in the books for 2016, it’s time to do the same for pitchers. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] This … [Read more...]

Miguel Cabrera wanted a hug from Jose Abreu but was cruelly denied All any of us really need is love, right? That's what the Beatles said, and that's all that Miguel Cabrera wanted on Tuesday. When his Detroit Tigers were facing the Chicago White Sox, he saw a chance to spread love and happiness to a player on a rival team. But in-game hugs aren't for everyone, apparently. This went down in … [Read more...]

Saves and Steals: Turmoil in the Capitol Turmoil in the nation's capitol! Jonathan Papelbon has hit the disabled list for the first time in his career. Who will fill his shoes? Shawn Kelley is the obvious handcuff. The club has already said they'll handle Kelley carefully since he's a double-Tommy John survivor. Blake Treinen, Felipe Rivero, and Sammy Solis are also candidates for a look. We'll … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Terrific Tillman Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter.   To get back to the postseason this year, the Orioles were going to need a starter or two to step up. So far Chris Tillman is coming through. Tillman continued his fantastic start to the 2016 campaign with a brilliant effort at Fenway Park on Tuesday, holding the Red Sox to one run on five hits and … [Read more...]

Pete Rose says Cubs are good but 'will find a way to screw it up' Pete Rose beat up on the Chicago Cubs plenty during his memorable career with the Cincinnati Reds and all these years later he’s still finding ways to get under the skin of Cubs fans. Baseball’s disgraced all-time hits leader appeared on FOX Sports' "Outkick the Show" with Clay Travis and was asked about the Cubs, who went … [Read more...]

Roundtable: Who would win a Home Run Derby for pitchers? Baseball's annual Home Run Derby made some vast improvements last season by moving to a bracket format, where sluggers go 1-on-1 while a clock ticks down. Last year's new-and-improved derby was a lot of fun — and drama. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] We liked that. But there's one more thing MLB can do make the Home … [Read more...]

How the Rays are helping in aftermath of Orlando nightclub shooting The Tampa Bay Rays, the baseball team closest in proximity to the deadly Orlando nightclub shooting, are hoping to fill their ballpark on Pride Night as a way to raise funds for the victims and help their community grieve.  The Rays announced Tuesday that every open seat at Tropicana Field for their previously scheduled … [Read more...]

The Cubs have decided to pitch to Bryce Harper The Chicago Cubs made a bold choice Monday. After much consideration, the team decided to pitch to Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper.  Under normal circumstances, this wouldn't be news, but consider how Chicago treated Harper the last time the two clubs played. During the four-game series in Chicago, Harper walked an incredible 13 … [Read more...]