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Remember when the D-backs sucked? Nah, me neither.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Gunnar Henderson was too good to hit for the cycle Sunday.

The rookie was a single away from recording the eighth cycle in Orioles history when he came to bat in the eighth inning, but he was hitting the ball too hard for singles. He is the 11th player in Orioles history with four extra-base hits in a game and the first since Melvin Mora in 2008. Only two other Baltimore players— Chris Richard in 2000 and Don Baylor in 1973— have...

The Twins have augmented their boom and bust approach by taking calculated small-ball risks with runners on 3rd base

A lot of very rich Major League Baseball players are robbing their teams blind. Per Spotrac, there are 155 currently rostered players making at least $10…

A completely frustrating loss.

Like many other sports fans of a certain age, I’ve become entirely too wrapped up in Immaculate Grid. The game, which gives you nine chances to fill nine boxes with players who share something in common on the horizontal and vertical axes, is a golden opportunity to Remember Some Guys. Rememberin...

Not a single Major League Baseball team has yet clinched a playoff spot or been mathematically eliminated from the postseason, but even with 40+ games yet to…

TL;DR: The offense soared, the pitching struggled, and the D-Backs outlasted the Rockies

Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, August 17, 2023