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There are 15 MLB games on FanDuel’s Sunday slate . The first games begin at 1:07pm Eastern  with the last one beginning at 8pm eastern. Please be sure to check your lineups and of course check the weather to make sure your players are actually playing tonight. There are plenty of opportunities on Sundays slate and here’s what I’m thinking about. Pitching Stephen Strasburg, Felix Hernandez, Carlos…

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — He might have been known as “The Kid” early on in his Hall-of-Fame baseball career, but at 60 years old, it has been awhile since Robin Yount felt like one. However, as Yount stepped out from the corn and onto the field at the Field of Dreams movie site Saturday in Dyersville, “The Kid” felt like a rookie again. “I have never been here, so it’s very…

There are 15 MLB games on FanDuel’s Sunday slate . The first games begin at 1:07pm Eastern  with the last one beginning at 8pm eastern. Please be sure to check your lineups and of course check the weather to make sure your players are actually playing tonight. There are plenty of opportunities on Sundays slate and here’s what I’m thinking about. Pitching Stephen Strasburg, Felix Hernandez, Carlos…

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jimmy Nelson is nursing a sore noggin after one of his own throws got hit back straight at his skull! A bruised ego is one thing — a bruised head, definitely another! Star pitcher Jimmy Nelson, 26, was going about business as usual during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals on September 17, when he was struck in the head by a ball hit from home base by…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A road trip against playoff contenders has boosted the Los Angeles Angels’ postseason outlook. Albert Pujols had two hits and two RBIs, and Garrett Richards was one out away from his second complete game this season as the Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 to sweep Saturday’s day-night doubleheader. The Angels are on a seven-game road swing and head to Houston after Sunday’s series finale. Los Angeles…

Buy Photo Yonkers baseball prospect Mike Nolan, 23, was shot and critically wounded in the Burger King parking lot just after midnight Friday on Central Avenue.(Photo: Jane Lerner/The Journal News)Buy Photo Yonkers star baseball player Mike Nolan remains in critical condition Saturday morning, a day after he was shot in the head and torso by an unknown gunman in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant. Nolan underwent surgery early…

A former pro baseball player was arrested Friday in a double murder case in Corona. Brandon Martin was being sought after the bodies of two men were found inside a home in the 1000 block of Winthrop Drive Thursday night. Martin once had a bright future as a pro baseball player. Now, the 22-year-old is suspected of murdering his 64-year-old father Michael Martin and 62-year-old Barry Swanson, a sub-contractor for…

Yonkers Police Department holds a news conference about the shooting of a young man in a Burger King parking lot, Sept. 18, 2015. (Video by Tania Savayan/The Journal News) Buy Photo Yonkers police investigate the scene of a shooting in the Burger King parking lot in Yonkers, Sept. 18, 2015. (Photo: Tania Savayan/The Journal News)Buy Photo YONKERS A Yonkers baseball prospect who was drafted by the Oakland A’s was shot in…

Yonkers Police Department holds a news conference about the shooting of a young man in a Burger King parking lot, Sept. 18, 2015. (Video by Tania Savayan/The Journal News) Buy Photo Yonkers police investigate the scene of a shooting in the Burger King parking lot in Yonkers, Sept. 18, 2015. (Photo: Tania Savayan/The Journal News)Buy Photo YONKERS A Yonkers baseball prospect who was drafted by the Oakland A’s was shot in…

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PITTSBURGH — Jung Ho Kang arrived in the United States last winter a mystery before providing a major jolt that helped get the Pittsburgh Pirates started on their run at a third straight playoff berth. Now, they’ll try to reach the postseason without their supremely confident rookie shortstop. Kang underwent surgery Thursday night to repair a broken left leg and torn knee ligament sustained on a takeout slide at second…

There are just a few more weeks left in the 2015 MLB season, which means you have to take advantage of your remaining opportunities to win in daily fantasy baseball. Aces like Zack Greinke and Chris Sale are still top options, while Bryce Harper and Prince Fielder have been red-hot at the plate. However, here is a deeper look at some names that might have been overlooked to this point…

The countdown has begun for baseball and softball’s fight to get back into the Olympics. Officials for the 2020 Tokyo Games said Friday they will announce a list of sports to be added to their program and deliver it to the International Olympic Committee on Sept. 28. Baseball and softball — which have joined forces to campaign for reinstatement — are among nine candidates. The IOC will vote on Tokyo’s recommendations at a…

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With only nine games on the MLB schedule Thursday, many of the league’s biggest stars are not in action. This adds to the challenge for DraftKings daily fantasy players, who must rely heavily on scoring points from unlikely sources.  The lack of big names is particularly evident on the mound, where Corey Kluber is the only pitcher priced above $11,000.   Here are five inexpensive sleeper picks for September 17….

Not sure whom to buy today in daily fantasy baseball or whom to sit in your season-long fantasy leagues? Let us help set your daily fantasy baseball lineups with today’s most important splits and batter vs. pitcher stats. For more daily fantasy baseball advice and sleeper picks, check out our starting pitcher rankings and the DFS MLB Playbook from our partners at FantasyAlarm.com every morning. You can also get pregame lineups with BvP stats at…

MLB announced this year’s 30 nominees for the 2015 Roberto Clemente Award on Monday. The announcement came in advance of 14th annual Roberto Clemente Day, to be held at big league parks across the circuit on Wednesday. Formerly known as the Commissioner’s Award, the Roberto Clemente Award not only represents part of MLB’s effort to acknowledge the legacy of one of the game’s all-time greats but also to motivate its…

Seoul On a recent Tuesday night, Han Ga-eun, a 20-year-old college student, and her older sister Su-jin sat high in the cheap seats at Seoul’s main baseball stadium. Dressed in matching LG Twins jerseys, the Han sisters cheered for their struggling hometown team as it fell behind the rival Nexen Heroes. Five times a month the Han sisters do this: Eat fried chicken, sip beer and bang thundersticks in step…