Rougned Odor finds a way to make money off his Jose Bautista punch Apparently free meals for life from Heim's Barbecue in Fort Worth isn't the only benefit Rougned Odor will receive from punching Jose Bautista in the jaw. According to ESPN's Darren Rovell, Odor will also benefit monetarily after agreeing to sign "punch items" during an upcoming appearance at a Texas memorabilia shop.  … [Read more...]

Rougned Odor finds a way to make money off the Jose Bautista punch Apparently free meals for life from Heim's Barbecue in Fort Worth isn't the only benefit Rougned Odor will receive from punching Jose Bautista in the jaw. According to ESPN's Darren Rovell, Odor will also benefit monetarily after agreeing to sign "punch items" during an upcoming appearance at a Texas memorabilia shop.  … [Read more...]

Giancarlo Stanton is mired in the worst slump of his career When you think Miami Marlins baseball, the first images that come to mind are of Jose Fernandez pitching a gem, Giancarlo Stanton hitting moonshot home runs and Marlins Man showing up at every sporting event known to man.  Two of those things remain true, but one has disappeared this month. That would be Stanton's ability to hit … [Read more...]

Royals need to rediscover winning formula on the road A big reason the Kansas City Royals were a 95-win team during the 2015 regular season and a World Series championship team in the postseason was their ability to win on the road. Fast forward to the here and now, and perhaps the biggest reason the Royals have been unable to gain traction this season has been their inability to win on the … [Read more...]

Dodgers lose third straight on walk-off homer Through 43 games, things have not gone according to plan for the Dodgers in 2016. They dropped Friday night's series opener against the Padres (SD 7, LA 6) to fall to 21-22 on the season. Los Angeles is 8-1 when Clayton Kershaw starts and 13-21 when anyone else starts. Friday night's loss was a heartbreaker. The Dodgers turned a 6-5 lead over to the … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Reddick Seeing Red To understand the impact Josh Reddick's fractured left thumb will have on the Athletics -- or, perhaps, to attempt to understand it, if it can be truly comprehended -- one needs to look no further than teammate Stephen Vogt. "It's such a big loss, I'm not sure how to say what it does to us," Vogt said. "He's our guy. He's the guy in the middle … [Read more...]

Jason Heyward injured making great diving catch in San Francisco Your browser does not support iframes.Chicago Cubs' fans, players and coaches alike were left holding their breath on Friday night after right fielder Jason Heyward was forced to leave the game after colliding with the right-field wall at San Francisco's AT&T Park.  Heyward had just completed a remarkable diving catch in what's … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Jake Arrieta extends personal winning streak to 19 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 most impressive streaks came together on Friday night in San Francisco.  In one … [Read more...]

Heyward injured after making diving catch The Cubs jumped out to an early 5-0 lead over the Giants on Friday, but, more importantly, right fielder Jason Heyward had to leave the game with an injury after crashing into the wall. Heyward suffered the injury making a truly great diving catch in the right-center field gap in the very first inning. Here's the video: Man, that's a great catch, but … [Read more...]

Report: MLB nearing changes to strike zone and intentional walks According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, Major League Baseball is on the verge of making two rules changes that could only be described as ground-breaking. In a report filed on Friday, Stark says that the league's competition committee reportedly agreed to alter the strike zone and eliminate the four-pitch intentional walk during … [Read more...]