Fired Padres DJ defends himself after national anthem controversy The ex-San Diego Padres DJ at the center of the national anthem controversy that humiliated the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus is now speaking publicly — apologizing for what he calls an "unfortunate mistake" and defending himself against allegations that the mix-up could possibly be a hate crime. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy … [Read more...]

The Padres find an embarrassing new way to lose The San Diego Padres aren't a good team. This isn't a secret or a surprise. Coming into play Monday night, they were sitting in last place in the mediocre NL West and by the end of play Monday night, they'd hit a new low. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] Let's set the scene: It's 0-0 in the bottom of the ninth at AT&T Park, … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Duda Down Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter.   The Mets began a National League East showdown with the Nationals on Monday, but they had to do battle without a key piece of their lineup. In fact, they’re going to be without that piece for a while. Lucas Duda has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back and was placed on the 15-day … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Clayton Kershaw is so good right now it's ridiculous 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. Stop us if you've heard this one before: Clayton Kershaw is good. Like, really, really good. Like, … [Read more...]

Tony Gwynn's family files wrongful death suit against tobacco industry Nearly two years after his death, the family of Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn is looking for retribution. Specifically, they want to hold tobacco companies accountable for the salivary gland cancer that Gwynn suffered after a lifetime of using smokeless tobacco. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] So, the Gwynn … [Read more...]

Rangers won't get Josh Hamilton back this season because of knee Just when the Texas Rangers are about to welcome back pitcher Yu Darvish, the club learned Monday it won’t have the services of outfielder Josh Hamilton for the rest of the 2016 season.Hamilton has been on the disabled list since the start of the season with a knee injury and has decided to undergo knee surgery on June 8 and … [Read more...]

May can't be over quick enough for Rangers pitcher Derek Holland Derek Holland won't look back at May of 2016 as one of the best months of his baseball career. The Texas Rangers pitcher is sporting an ERA this month that has one digit too many — a plump 13.91. Ouch.  [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] Holland's May has been so bad that he entered the month with a 2.48 ERA for … [Read more...]

This kid's home-run celebration will make baseball purists cringe The world of amateur baseball is increasingly bringing us outrageous home-run celebrations. That's a byproduct of the younger generation's never-quenched desire to stunt on social media as much as it is the Make-Baseball-Fun-Again movement. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] The most accurate display of this in … [Read more...]

Pirates' Vogelsong hit in the face by a pitch There's one matinee on Monday, with the Rockies and Pirates making up a rainout in PNC Park. And unfortunately there was a scary moment early. Pirates starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong was hit in the face with a pitch. A Twitter user also had this video of the scary hit-by-pitch: It just happened, so no further details are available. When there … [Read more...]

Padres take action after gay men's chorus controversy The San Diego Padres are continuing their attempts to mend severely damaged fences after Saturday's embarrassing incident involving the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus. On Sunday night, the Padres released a statement saying that they had found "no evidence of malicious intent," though they have fired the third-party contractor they say was … [Read more...]