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Third in a four-part series Part 2: Phils expect $9M investment in complex to help Part 1: Phils spending big to find talent in Dominican Latin American minor-league Phillies position players to watch in 2017 Video Preview: ‘Phillies in the…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Officials with Minnesota State University-Mankato said Wednesday the school is mourning the death of a student. The school’s athletic department confirmed that Adam Ellingson, a Rochester native, died unexpectedly on Tuesday morning. Ellingson graduated from Rochester Lourdes in 2015 and played baseball at MSU-Mankato. He was a three-year letter winner at Rochester Lourdes as a catcher and pitcher, and also played football on the 2014 state championship…

(Reuters Health) – Bookmakers have long factored home-field advantage into a baseball team’s odds of winning, but a new study suggests that jet lag could wipe it out. Researchers analyzed more than 46,000 Major League Baseball games played over the course of 20 years – from 1992 until 2011 – and saw the home-field advantage disappear when the home team traveled two time zones east and the away team visited…

MANKATO, Minn. (KMSP) – The southern Minnesota community is mourning the death of a young student-athlete. According to the Minnesota State Department of Athletics, Adam Ellingson, 20, unexpectedly died Tuesday morning. “It is with a heavy heart that Maverick Athletics announces the passing of one of its own, as we are deeply saddened by the loss of Adam Ellingson—a second-year student-athlete in our baseball program,” Minnesota State Director of Athletics Kevin Buisman said….

TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona alumnus and current Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona has committed $1 million to the Arizona baseball program. Francona’s donation will be targeted for the baseball capital projects fund, which will include an indoor hitting facility that will be named the Terry Francona Hitting Facility. “Since I moved back to Tucson four years ago, it has been a priority of mine to give back…

After having their worst season in manager Mike Scioscia‘s 17-year tenure the LA Angels are anxious to turn the page and start anew in 2017.  Angel fans have many things to look forward to and the possibility of again being in the playoffs. When the 2016 season ended for the LA Angels most fans were very thankful that it was over.  While I agree that 2016 was very hard to…

Shohei Otani, the 22-year-old rising star known in baseball circles as the “Japanese Babe Ruth,” has a right ankle injury that will prevent him from playing for his country in the World Baseball Classic, according to the Tokyo Sports Press. The report said Hideki Kuriyama, Otani’s manager on the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, announced the news Tuesday. MORE: Every MLB team’s worst postseason memory, revisited Otani’s absence surely will disappoint MLB scouts hoping to catch a glimpse of…

Preseason baseball practice may have just kicked off, but it’s apparent the Bearkats are itching for opening day to arrive. With 18 returners, including eight starters at everyday positions, the Kats thinks it’s their time to break through the NCAA regional round. The Sam Houston State baseball team kicked off practice last Friday and so far, they like what they see as they hope to continue…

In about five years’ time, the Washington Nationals have gone from bottom-feeder franchise to perennial disappointment, skipping right over the feel-good overachiever period that can usually stave off a championship-or-bust mentality for a couple years. Why? They’re stacked, and everyone knows it. Not only do they have the funds to lure top free agents like Max Scherzer and retain many of their homegrown players, but they also picked the perfect…

Shohei Otani, the 22-year-old rising star known in baseball circles as the “Japanese Babe Ruth,” has a right ankle injury that will prevent him from playing for his country in the World Baseball Classic, according to the Tokyo Sports Press. The report said Hideki Kuriyama, Otani’s manager on the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, announced the news Tuesday. MORE: Every MLB team’s worst postseason memory, revisited Otani’s absence surely will disappoint MLB scouts hoping to catch a glimpse of…

When it comes to measuring the many-splendored things that happen on a baseball field, we’re mostly on extremely solid footing these days. If there’s an exception, though, then it’s probably in the realm of quantifying defensive contributions. To be sure, advanced fielding metrics like Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) and Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) make a noble and high-level effort. However, it takes a long time for data samples to become…

It’s hardly the way to start a season. The Kansas City Royals are playing a man down. The sudden death of Yordano Ventura this offseason leaves a void that goes beyond depth charts and quality starts. No matter how they fare in 2017, his loss will define it, making their 2016 playoff miss seem like nothing more than a cloudy day. Latest mocks, tiers, rankings and more And unfortunately, the…

As baseball takes steps toward removing the now-infamous human element of the sport, “Jim Leyland: A Life in Baseball” reaffirms that there might not be anything more important than blood and guts in baseball. Leyland, one of the most respected managers in baseball of the past 30 years, is featured in the latest edition of “MLB Network Presents,” and we’re given an incredibly in-depth look at just how important he was…

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Like we said in our mock draft article last week, it’s never too early to getting your draft cheat sheet ready for fantasy baseball, and 2017 figures to be another fun (and frustrating) season. The “frustrating” part is why we like to start honing our strategy early and figuring out who we’d react to drawing different picks in different formats. Every season, Howard Bender, one of Fantasy Alarm‘s top fantasy writers, organizes…

When it comes to measuring the many-splendored things that happen on a baseball field, we’re mostly on extremely solid footing these days. If there’s an exception, though, then it’s probably in the realm of quantifying defensive contributions. To be sure, advanced fielding metrics like Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) and Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) make a noble and high-level effort. However, it takes a long time for data samples to become…

San Francisco is girding for a legal showdown over one of its most beloved and now shuttering institutions: a baseball memorabilia bar in tourist-heavy Union Square named for legendary batter and city son Lefty O’Doul. The rambunctious piano and sports bar has catered to tourists and locals for decades, its walls crowded with Marilyn Monroe mementos, spurs and horseshoes honoring San Francisco mounted police, and photos of baseball greats. But…

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — The final judgment has been rendered and the punishment meted out. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred concluded a two-year ordeal Monday, announcing punishment for the Cardinals for the hacking scandal perpetrated by their former scouting director Chris Correa. What, then, are we left with? Correa was sentenced to spend nearly four years in federal prison. When he returns to civilian life, he will be banned from baseball for…

If you’re going to be bad, you might as well score a lot of runs on your way there, and the Brewers might be that kind of bad team this season. They ranked just 11th in the NL in runs scored last season, however their 194 home runs as a team ranked sixth, giving Bernie Brewer plenty of opportunities to go down his slide. At least give the fans something…

When it comes to measuring the many-splendored things that happen on a baseball field, we’re mostly on extremely solid footing these days. If there’s an exception, though, then it’s probably in the realm of quantifying defensive contributions. To be sure, advanced fielding metrics like Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) and Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) make a noble and high-level effort. However, it takes a long time for data samples to become…