Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Big Game James White Sox general manager Rick Hahn went out and acquired one of the top arms available on the open market to bolster his club's pitching staff, sending Erik Johnson and Fernando Tatis Jr. to the Padres in exchange for James Shields. The 34-year-old right-hander is expected to join the White Sox on Tuesday, though it remains unclear when he will … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Chris Sale and Stephen Strasburg denied 10th wins 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.  Two of baseball's best had an opportunity to become MLB's first 10-game winner on Saturday. Both … [Read more...]

New York writer rips Derek Jeter's tribute to Muhammad Ali Former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter was among the millions to pay tribute to Muhammad Ali on Saturday.  Jeter wrote a brief, but seemingly heartfelt message on the Players' Tribune website, sharing what Ali had meant to him on a personal and professional level.  [Related: Marlins say Muhammad Ali's family is not angry about … [Read more...]

Rockies frustrations boiling over after latest rough stretch It appears the other shoe has dropped on the Colorado Rockies season. After playing respectable baseball and hanging around .500 deep into May, the Rockies have now lost 12 of 16 overall, including four of their last five to the Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres. Those are the teams they must beat if they're hoping to be … [Read more...]

Astros use rookie Tyler White's SUV for target practice To be a rookie in Major League Baseball is to fulfill a dream. That's the good part. On the downside, it also makes you a target to many of the bored veterans simply looking to pass the time during a long 162-game season. [Elsewhere: Melvin Upton Jr. pulls off straight steal of home with crazy slide] Houston Astros rookie Tyler White … [Read more...]

Melvin Upton Jr. pulls off straight steal of home with crazy slide The San Diego Padres have been in the news this week for all of the wrong reasons. However, in Friday's 4-0 win against the Rockies, they looked like a confident and aggressive team, while the Rockies slid into the role of "miserable failures."    [Related: Padres top executive calls team 'miserable failures'] One play really … [Read more...]

Who plays first for Yankees with Mark Teixeira's season in jeopardy? The New York Yankees placed first baseman Mark Teixeira on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday with a cartilage tear in his right knee. General manager Brian Cashman has already acknowledged the injury could be significant enough to require surgery, which for all intents and purposes would end Teixeira's season.  … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Thrice is Nice Corey Seager had perhaps the finest game of his young career on Friday, blasting three solo home runs in a victory over the Braves. Seager got the Dodgers on the board with his first shot off Braves starter Julio Teheran in the fourth inning. After Trayce Thompson left the yard in the fifth, Seager victimized Teheran yet again in the sixth inning to … [Read more...]

Vin Scully announces Muhammad Ali's death during Dodgers broadcast In this social media driven world, news definitely travels fast. Still, one should never assume that every person is as connected as the next, which means the handling of breaking news can be delicate on television broadcasts. With that in mind, legendary broadcaster Vin Scully had the unenviable task of breaking the news of … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Corey Seager pulled off rare rookie feat for Dodgers 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.  Before all is said and done, everyone expects Corey Seager to be in the middle of the NL Rookie … [Read more...]