Benches cleared Wednesday night in the National League wild-card game between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates when Cubs ace Jake Arrieta was hit by a pitch from Tony Watson.
He doesn't hit much and hasn't for years. He doesn't play much, either. Nonetheless, here's a claim for backup catcher David Ross as one of the Cubs' most valuable players entering the playoffs.
With the calendar turning to September, ESPN's baseball analysts look into their crystal balls and predict the teams that will ultimately reach the postseason.
The Kansas City Royals lead all teams with four All-Star starters, while Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals are top vote-getters.
The LeBron James-David Blatt drama in Cleveland shouldn't be surprising. If history has taught us anything, it's that there always will be a star player somewhere clashing with a head coach.
You can’t mess with “Birdman” – actually actor Michael Keaton, who had the title role in the Best Picture winner at the last Academy Awards — or his beloved baseball team, the Pittsburgh Pirates.
At least not without hearing ...
There is whole lot of baseball still to be played. But that doesn't mean it's too early for these five contenders -- including the Red Sox and Pirates -- to worry.
If you look closely at the Opening Day payrolls, you'll notice something amazing. Nearly three-fourths of the franchises started the season with payrolls of $100 million or more.
After primarily being a third baseman for the first five seasons of his career with the Pirates, Pedro Alvarez has made the move across the diamond to first base.
Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen was back in the lineup Sunday after sitting out Pittsburgh's 6-0 loss Saturday night against the Milwaukee Brewers because of left knee soreness.
Pittsburgh center fielder Andrew McCutchen is out of the starting lineup against Milwaukee a day after taking himself out of a game because of left knee soreness.
The Texas Rangers will be without Derek Holland until at least mid-June after the left-hander was put on the 60-day disabled list Saturday, a day after he went only one inning in the home opener
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