Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Dinged Up D'backs It was one step forward, two steps back for the Diamondbacks on Friday. The club placed two starting pitchers, Shelby Miller and Rubby De La Rosa, on the 15-day disabled list while learning one of its best hitters, David Peralta, will begin playing extended spring training games next Wednesday with an eye on returning next weekend. The move … [Read more...]

Curtis Granderson saves Mets after Chase Utley's clutch hit We hope you took advantage of the Yahoo Sports Free Game of the Day on Friday. Otherwise you may have missed what was arguably the best game of the season to date.  After the Dodgers rallied from a four-run ninth-inning deficit and tied the game on Chase Utley's two-out, bases-clearing double, the Mets still emerged victorious, 6-5, … [Read more...]

Urias struggles in debut NEW YORK -- This was not the debut the Dodgers and Julio Urias imagined. Urias, who is arguably the best prospect in all of baseball, did not make it out of the third inning in his first big league start Friday night. He allowed three runs in 2 2/3 innings against the Mets at Citi Field. We saw flashes of what makes Urias such a highly touted prospect Friday. His … [Read more...]

Julio Urias struggles in MLB debut, but better days are ahead The eyes of the baseball world were focused on Citi Field on Friday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers paid a visit to the New York Mets. There were several reasons for this added attention. It's the first time these two teams have met in New York since last October's contentious NLDS, which included Chase Utley injuring Ruben … [Read more...]

Jose Bautista finds new job with Blue Jays during suspension Just because Jose Bautista was serving a suspension Friday night doesn't mean he couldn't contribute for the Blue Jays. Sure, Bautista, whose one-game ban for his role in the Blue Jays-Rangers brawl was upheld by the league, wasn't allowed to play in Toronto's game against the Red Sox or even be in the dugout, but he found … [Read more...]

Harvey changes routine NEW YORK -- Although the calendar has yet to flip over to June, Matt Harvey and the Mets have reached a critical point of the season. The team's Opening Day starter is 3-7 with a 6.08 ERA (63 ERA+) through 10 starts and 53 1/3 innings, and he's shown no signs of improving. The Nationals blasted him for three homers and five runs in five innings Tuesday. On Friday, Harvey … [Read more...]

Prepare for Memorial Day with this video of the Wounded Warriors Your browser does not support iframes. For many, celebrating Memorial Day involves grilling out and watching baseball. But the primary focus of the holiday, remembering those who have died while serving our country, cannot be forgotten. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] The Wounded Warriors Amputee Softball Team … [Read more...]

Chase Utley expects hostile Mets fans still upset with playoff slide Ruben Tejada doesn’t play for the New York Mets any more, but that isn’t likely to stop Mets fans from defending his honor Friday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers return to town for the first time since the 2015 National League Division Series. During Game 2 of that playoff series, Tejada, the Mets’ former shortstop, … [Read more...]

College baseball player executes epically spectacular bat flip We all know about the greatest bat flip in recent memory, Jose Bautista flipping his bat with authority after he hit a home run for the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2015 ALDS. Now all bat flips must be measured against that one, the mother of all bat flips.  [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] You might think that all … [Read more...]

Braves fan channels Ric Flair after snagging foul ball If you were at a baseball game and managed to catch a foul ball, how would you celebrate? Would you cheer and jump up and down? Would you do the "Are you not entertained?" from Gladiator? Or maybe try dabbing, like the kids at the Scripps National Spelling Bee? [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] Those are great answers, … [Read more...]