Giancarlo Stanton is struggling, but the Marlins are doing fine Wednesday night, right fielder Giancarlo Stanton returned to the Miami Marlins lineup after a seven-game absence. He'd been out due to soreness in his right side, which he's been dealing with since the end of May. In his first game back, against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Stanton went 0-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts. That … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Mookie Betts makes history in wild Red Sox loss 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. Mookie Betts' two home runs on Wednesday night put him in the history books, but it wasn’t enough to … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Bye Bye Byrdie Follow @drewsilv and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that Indians outfielder Marlon Byrd has been suspended 162 games after testing positive for the human growth hormone secretagogue Ipamorelin. That’s something you would take to mask HGH use, though Byrd of course claims it accidentally got into his body. Believe him … [Read more...]

Craig Sager gets full Wrigley experience for 'Conquer Cancer Day' The Chicago Cubs hosted "Conquer Cancer Day,' on Wednesday and Craig Sager, the iconic sideline reporters best known for his work on TNT's NBA coverage whose fight against leukemia serves as an inspiration to all, was on hand to lead the proceedings. A lifelong Cubs fan who grew up in the Chicago suburb Batavia and attended … [Read more...]

Marlon Byrd suspended 162 games after failing second PED test Cleveland Indians outfielder Marlon Byrd was suspended 162 games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday after a second failed test for performance-enhancing drugs.  Vince Grzegorek of Cleveland Scene broke the news of Byrd's suspension. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports confirmed it. When MLB announced the news officially, it revealed … [Read more...]

The Cubs are dominating NL All-Star vote like they're the Royals The Chicago Cubs are hoping to make like the Kansas City Royals this season and hoist a World Series trophy come November. For now, though, Cubs fans are making like Royals fans and stuffing the All-Star ballot boxes in what looks like an effort to get their entire team to San Diego. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest … [Read more...]

Padres catcher uncorks ridiculous pitch in blowout loss When your team is on the wrong side of a blowout loss, it's never fun. But sometimes there's a silver lining. Crazy things can happen in blowout losses, like position players pitching. On Tuesday, when the San Diego Padres got demolished by the Seattle Mariners, the Padres trotted out not just one position player on the mound, but two! … [Read more...]

Saves and Steals: Street Cleaning It was a week of returns. Not all of them went well. Brad Boxberger pitched in the sixth inning yesterday and promptly strained his “side.” That sounds like another oblique injury to me. The severity is unknown at this time. It's fair to assume Alex Colome has rock solid job security for the near future. I've bumped him up in the tiers. Huston Street's reunion … [Read more...]

Francisco Rodriguez reveals he had Zika virus during offseason Detroit Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez has advice for athletes traveling to Rio de Janeiro for the upcoming Olympic Games: learn about the Zika virus before you go. And Rodriguez would know, because he has battled Zika himself. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] Rodriguez revealed to ESPN.com that he had … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Dodgers finally end Jake Arrieta's impressive streak Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look 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. Give credit to Jake Arrieta. He did everything that you'd ask of your starting pitcher. He threw … [Read more...]