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There may be more than a division title at stake as Terry Collins of the Mets and Matt Williams of the Nationals battle it out in the NL East with a month to go. Two managerial jobs could possibly hang in the balance in a potential playoffs-or-bust game for both men. And, considering the current standings and trends, it’s pretty clear whose job appears more tenuous. To say Williams is…

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Welington Castillo is blossoming in his sixth season in MLB, but the fan favorite nearly made a decision to drop his dream of becoming a professional baseball player as a teenager. In a profile piece on Castillo, the Arizona Republic reveals that the 28-year-old Dominican only played shortstop as a kid, but was told by major-league scouts at 15 years old that he would need to catch…

Curt Schilling Removed From ESPN’s Baseball Coverage For Rest Of Season Curt Schilling won’t appear on ESPN any time soon. The network announced it has removed the former major league pitcher from its MLB coverage for the rest of season as a result of his tweet comparing the percentage of Muslims who are extremists to the percentage of Germans in 1940 who were Nazis. “At all times during the course of their engagement…

Members of the Richmond Town Baseball Team circa 1927. See more team photos inside.(Photo: Courtesy Richmond Historical Society) Sports can bring a community together. For many decades the people of Richmond shared baseball. Organized baseball in Richmond dates back to the late 1800s. From around 1900 through the 1960s a small ball park just north of the downtown business area served as the town’s home field. There the town men’s…

There is also the dynamic of understanding today’s player. Things change generation to generation and what may have worked 15-20 years ago does not necessarily work today. Because of this, managers, like executives, are trending younger. Teams have not been afraid to stray from the old mentality of managerial field experience as a pre-requisite to a big-league job. Mike Matheny, Robin Ventura, Walt Weiss, Craig Counsell and Brad Ausmus are…

Sept. 3, 2015: A police officer stands guard as Sacramento City College was on lockdown while police search the area after a shooting. (Renée C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP) One person was killed and two others injured in a shooting Thursday near a baseball field on the campus of a California college, officials said. The shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. local time at Sacramento City College, Rick Brewer, the school’s…

After helping lead Milford High School to a pair of Central Massachusetts Super Bowl titles in 1986 and 1987, Scott Faessler accepted a partial football scholarship to the University of Maine with the intent of playing Division 1 football. “They were looking for speedy receivers and I was more of a possession receiver,’’ recalled Faessler, who was redshirted, stayed at Maine for the school year, and successfully transferred to Framingham…

I see a ballfield the way a sailor sees the sea. Beneath the obvious mowing patterns, I can make out the faint paths where the grounds crew cuts it foul pole to foul pole, so as not to emboss the outfield with game-changing ridges. This secondary mowing pattern is subtle, and you have to hunt for it: a stubble beneath the stubble, a 4 o’clock shadow. That’s baseball for you,…

There is also the dynamic of understanding today’s player. Things change generation to generation and what may have worked 15-20 years ago does not necessarily work today. Because of this, managers, like executives, are trending younger. Teams have not been afraid to stray from the old mentality of managerial field experience as a pre-requisite to a big-league job. Mike Matheny, Robin Ventura, Walt Weiss, Craig Counsell and Brad Ausmus are…

There are only six games on the MLB schedule Thursday, one in the afternoon and five at night.  DraftKings daily fantasy players are faced with a limited number of options to choose from. In a small field of pitchers, an uninspiring name like Jordan Zimmermann costs upward of $10,000.  Many mediocre hitters also boast inflated price tags, making it harder than ever to find low-cost sleeper picks for your lineup….

Criminal charges will not be filed against the Parkview High School baseball players accused of physically and sexually assaulting teammates at a South Carolina hotel, an attorney for one of the alleged victims said Wednesday. Thus far, Kurt Hilbert’s client — one of at least four alleged victims in the June 5 incident — is the only player to come forward asking for criminal charges to be filed. He gave…

A 21-game winner and legitimate NL Cy Young candidate in 2011, Ian Kennedy struggled to duplicate that level of success until a bounce-back season last year. In what was his first full season with the San Diego Padres, Kennedy went 13-13 with a 3.63 ERA, 1.289 WHIP and 207 strikeouts in 201 innings of work. His 3.21 FIP was good for eighth in the National League, and he looked poised for…

From its famed Green Monster to the quirky red Ted Williams seat in the right field bleachers, Fenway Park is a living museum in the heart of Boston. But going to a Red Sox game at Fenway isn’t just about baseball. It’s about experiencing America’s pastime at Major League Baseball’s (MLB) oldest ballpark. The Red Sox organization can’t live in the past, however, and it has to incorporate the technologies…

Let’s get those daily fantasy baseball lineups ready with our starting pitcher rankings, closer news and weather reports below. As usual, we’ll also have hitter matchups and daily fantasy baseball picks to help you win some cash. Wednesday’s MLB schedule starts at 12:10 p.m. ET with the Marlins-Braves in Atlanta. There are three more afternoon contests, though with two starting between 3:35 and 4:05, the lineups might not be out before the Marlins-Braves game starts. Be careful with those in…

Here’s a strange one: A Cuban baseball player named Loah Linares has been sleeping outside Dodger Stadium for weeks in the hopes of landing a tryout with the Los Angeles club. ABC 7 in L.A. has the details: “If I didn’t know how great a baseball player I know I am, I wouldn’t be here trying to show off my skills to somebody,” Linares said. He’s determined to stay outside…

It’s Monday, which means our regularly scheduled programming of This Week in (Dumb) Baseball is ready for consumption. As regular readers already know, this feature has the title, sure, but it’s mostly for fun— a fact that eludes the masses but remains the case. For example, if you tell me to “quit whining,” you are missing the point. I’m mostly chuckling to myself as I write these things (with some…

For everything he’s seen, for everywhere he’s been and for everyone he’s met, Vin Scully is, without question, baseball’s version of Forrest Gump. A self-described ordinary man who’s seen and done extraordinary things and often finds himself at an intersection with history. That’s Vincent Edward Scully. MORE: Classic photos of Vin Scully | Rare photos of Ebbets Field from the SN archives Think of a big moment in baseball history since…

Posted Aug. 31, 2015 at 4:31 PM

There never, ever will be another baseball trade as one sided as the one between the Yankees and Red Sox in January 1920 … Babe Ruth to New York for $125,000 plus a $300,000 loan. A half-century later the Mets made a trade that turned out terrible for them when they dealt Nolan Ryan to the California Angels for Jim Fregosi in December 1971. ALSO: 5 Phillies things to know Monday: John Middleton…