Sport Scores

SCOTTSDALE, Az. — It’s that time of year, the time when agents present executives and owners with elaborate brochures detailing their free-agent clients’ achievements. The statistics chosen by the agents are selective, but often revealing. And while many executives say they learn little from the agents’ work, most owners are less informed. What follows are highlights from the brochures for four players. It is intended to be a sampling, not…

My father was often a mystery to me. Like most men of his generation, he lived in the void between what he felt and what he could say — except about baseball. Even the most inscrutable student of baseball reveals himself over time. When I played, my father was my quiet advocate, observing closely from a spectator’s distance and missing nothing. To the untrained eye, baseball moves at a languid…

SCOTTSDALE, Az. — It’s that time of year, the time when agents present executives and owners with elaborate brochures detailing their free-agent clients’ achievements. The statistics chosen by the agents are selective, but often revealing. And while many executives say they learn little from the agents’ work, most owners are less informed. What follows are highlights from the brochures for four players. It is intended to be a sampling, not…

Kris Bryant, Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks and manager Joe Maddon are finalists for the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s year-end awards, one year after the Cubs won three of the four National League categories. Bryant is up for Most Valuable Player against Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy and Dodgers rookie shortstop Corey Seager. Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was not named as a finalist Monday night. Lester and Hendricks joined…

By the time you read this, or don’t read it, the World Series will be over, much to someone’s joy and someone else’s sorrow. But I’d like to talk about something besides who won and or lost. My concern? I can’t figure out why baseball players spit — so often and so vehemently and so publicly. As I watched the series, I sincerely wondered if spitting is required in the…

SCOTTSDALE, Az. — It’s that time of year, the time when agents present executives and owners with elaborate brochures detailing their free-agent clients’ achievements. The statistics chosen by the agents are selective, but often revealing. And while many executives say they learn little from the agents’ work, most owners are less informed. What follows are highlights from the brochures for four players. It is intended to be a sampling, not…

Washington second baseman Daniel Murphy, who batted .347 for the NL East champions, and Dodgers rookie shortstop Corey Seager also are up for NL MVP. AL batting champion Jose Altuve of Houston, 2014 winner Mike Trout of the Angels and Boston outfielder Mookie Betts are the AL finalists. The MVPs will be announced Nov. 17. The AL Cy Young Award is between Cleveland ace Corey Kluber,…

Kris Bryant, Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks and manager Joe Maddon are finalists for the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s year-end awards, one year after the Cubs won three of the four National League categories. Bryant is up for Most Valuable Player against Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy and Dodgers rookie shortstop Corey Seager. Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was not named as a finalist Monday night. Lester and Hendricks joined…

Kris Bryant, Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks and manager Joe Maddon are finalists for the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s year-end awards, one year after the Cubs won three of the four National League categories. Bryant is up for Most Valuable Player against Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy and Dodgers rookie shortstop Corey Seager. Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was not named as a finalist Monday night. Lester and Hendricks joined…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/MSU Athletics) – Andy Cannizaro was officially introduced as Mississippi State’s new head baseball coach during a press conference Monday afternoon. Cannizaro replaces John Cohen, who was named MSU’s 17th Director of Athletics on Friday. On Saturday, Cannizaro was named Cohen’s successor, as the former Major Leaguer, pro scout and Southeastern Conference assistant coach comes to MSU with a lifetime of baseball experience and high praise at all ranks of baseball…

The Cubs might have to make room for more hardware in the next couple of weeks. Manager Joe Maddon and three Cubs players were listed as finalists for the 2016 Baseball Writers’ Association of America awards, according to MLB.com. Maddon is a finalist for manager of the year. The other Cubs finalists are: Cy Young Award: Kyle Hendricks and Jon Lester. Most Valuable Player: Kris Bryant. The Cleveland Indians, the team…

President Barack Obama stumps for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on the eve of the election at the Ray L. Fisher Stadium in Ann Arbor on Monday November 7, 2016.(Photo: Mandi Wright, DFP) Erik Bakich got the hint when he saw Secret Service patrolling Michigan’s baseball field Saturday. President Barack Obama was coming to Ann Arbor. Bakich, Michigan’s baseball coach, was hosting his usual tailgate on a home football game day…

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – In an effort to raise money and awareness for men’s health, the Bryant University baseball team is participating in No-Shave November for the second-straight year. Last season, the Bulldogs raised $2,395 during the month of November and have set their goal for $1,600 this year with the expectation of once again exceeding it. The Bryant baseball program has raised over $16,000 in support of various charitable organizations…

A scandal has hit South Korean Baseball, and it’s a bad one. It’s match-fixing, where the result of a game is predetermined to benefit a certain group of gamblers. This particular scandal is huge, with South Korean police accusing 21 people of some level of involvement. Of the 21 people accused by the South Korean police, seven are current and former players. Of the current players, two are pitchers: Yoo…

If it’s November, it’s time for winter baseball, and two likely top 25 teams, Chatsworth and Valencia, met on Saturday for a nine-inning game. Chatsworth came away with a 10-5 victory. Few of the top pitchers from either team pitched, though UCLA-bound Chase Farrell threw a scoreless inning for Valencia. Tyler Erne had three hits for Valencia and Shane Huey had two doubles. Center fielder Randy Mata led Chatsworth with…

JERSEY CITY — The city’s largest municipal park is now home to a brand new baseball field.  City officials celebrated the grand opening of the field at Berry Lane Park with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday afternoon. Jersey City received a $185,000 grant for the field through the Baseball Tomorrow Fund, a joint initiative between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association. The grant funded lighting for…

An estimated 92% of us experience earworms. Despite the annoying times we can’t get a chorus or a hook of an overplayed pop song out of our heads, getting a really good earworm stuck can be one of the best things, ever. We here at Nerdist are dead set on bringing you those types of songs—even if only for the weekend. So shove this into your grey matter! Well, the…

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong delivers during the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 6, 2016.(Photo: Gene J. Puskar, Associated Press) NEW YORK – The 163 Major League Baseball players potentially eligible for free agency. (c-club option, p-player option, v-vesting option becomes guaranteed if top 10 in MVP voting) AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (10) — Pedro Alvarez, dh; Michael Bourn, of; Brian Duensing, lhp; Tommy Hunter, rhp;…

The jury is still out on Tim Tebow’s new career in baseball. The former college football standout, who went on to enjoy moderate success as an NFL quarterback, signed with the New York Mets in September and is currently plying his trade in the Arizona Fall League. So far, Tebow’s performance has been underwhelming. In 11 games for the Scottsdale Scorpions, he’s hitting .135/.179/.162 with 12 strikeouts and two walks over…

(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) The most important question we can every ask is, simply, ‘why?’ When it comes to asking others, we’re usually pretty good at it. But, oftentimes, we fall short when it comes to asking ourselves that same question. That’s not to say we don’t self-examine about important things; however, how often do we really question why we love the leisure time activities we do? And when we do,…