David Ortiz Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz joined a very elite club last week when he became the 27th player in Major League Baseball history to hit 500 career home runs. Ortiz accomplished the feat against the Tampa Bay Rays and even the fans at Tropicana Field in Tampa had to [...]
Dating back to their days as the Montreal Expos, the Washington Nationals have always been a Major League Baseball franchise that has wilted under pressure. The Expos became an MLB franchise in 1969 and in their first decade of existence, they were unable to secure a winning season. But that would change for the Expos [...]
The Baltimore Orioles entered the 2015 Major League Baseball season fresh off of their first American League Eastern Division Title since 1997. And with that the Orioles were once again expected to contend for the AL East Title this year. But that hasn't been the case for the O's who find themselves limping to the [...]
The last time that a player who suited up for the Toronto Blue Jays was named as the American League MVP was in 1987 when George Bell did it, but that could change this year. Current Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson has been a tremendous hitter in an outstanding lineup in Toronto. This year [...]
Scott Boras Before beginning a career as a mega sports agent, Scott Boras had a foray in Major League Baseball as a player in the minor league systems of the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. Injuries derailed the baseball playing career of Boras and he also wasn't a fan of how he [...]
There was a time when shortstop Jose Reyes was one of the brightest stars that Major League Baseball had to offer. Reyes made his MLB debut with the New York Mets in 2004 and his speed made him an enigmatic player at the top of their lineup for several years. Reyes helped the Mets win [...]
Paul Goldschmidt Throughout his Major League Baseball career, Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt has put up big numbers. Goldschmidt made his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks in 2011 and it didn't take him that long to put up big numbers at the plate. In 2012, Goldschmidt became the Diamondbacks every first baseman [...]
The best thing to compare the 2015 Major League Baseball season of the New York Mets to are the highs and lows that are associated with the stock market. The Mets record has fluctuated this season and if they were indeed a stock that was purchased this past May or June, the stockholders would be [...]
The Chicago Cubs are in the midst of their best year since 2008. The Cubs currently have a record of 72-51 as they are on the cusp of eclipsing their win total of 73 games from last year. And only the stellar seasons of the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates respectively are preventing the [...]
When October rolls around, will the Los Angeles Angels be a playoff team?