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Monday night’s Blue Jays-White Sox game was a remarkable 1 hour, 54 minutes long, the shortest major-league game in four years. lRelated Chicago White Sox Strikeout streak ends, but Chris Sale outduels Mark Buehrle See all related But what is the fastest nine-inning in MLB history? That would be the Sept. 28, 1919, game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies in the Polo Grounds. Behind pitcher Jesse…

Head coach Monte Lee added four assistants to his staff, announced Tuesday. Lee, who was named head coach on June 18, retained Bradley LeCroy as recruiting coordinator. Lee also named Andrew See as pitching coach, Greg Starbuck as volunteer assistant and retained Brad Owens as director of baseball operations. “I’m very excited about my three assistant coaches along with Brad Owens,” said Lee. “Retaining Coach LeCroy was a no-brainer. He’s…

Credit: FOX Sports Wisconsin MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee Brewers loss to the Atlanta Braves was not the primary concern for many baseball fans at Miller Park on Monday night, July 6th. That’s because a fan was hurt after being struck in the face by a foul ball. “I’ve been to hundreds of games and it was definitely up there with one of the worst ones,” said Andy Radjenovich, a Brewers…

First off, a quick introduction, though if you don’t know what FanDuel is, well, you’re missing out. FanDuel is a site that offers daily fantasy sports games. Participants are given a chance every day to select new players, fill out a lineup and, most importantly, win some cash. If you choose poorly Monday you can come back Tuesday and try again. Easy as that. Click here to enter a $5 FanDuel contest that offers a $10,000…

The wait for the next major league game by Jurickson Profar, the Rangers’ gifted middle infielder, is going to drag on for a while. Profar on Tuesday will mark day No. 648 since his last appearance in a regular-season game, on Sept. 27, 2013. By the end of this season, Profar will have gone two complete seasons without playing in a major or minor league game. A right shoulder ailment…

Washington Nationals All-Star Max Scherzer headlines the list of starting pitchers taking the hill across MLB Tuesday night.  Is his exorbitant salary a worthwhile investment for DraftKings daily fantasy players?  With 15 games on the docket, there of plenty of other possibilities to choose from as well. Here are five of the top pitching options in a variety of price ranges for July 7.   Max Scherzer ($14,200) vs. Cincinnati Reds…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Welcome to the free DFS MLB Playbook for Tuesday, July 7, courtesy of Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. Every day, the experts at FantasyAlarm.com, who won the 2015 FanDuel Playboy Championship , will publish their top daily fantasy baseball plays at each position across various DFS sites in the Playbook. It’s a great place to start your MLB DFS research for the day, but there’s much more behind the…

Jul 6, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Chris Colabello (15) celebrates after hitting a solo home run during the third inning against the Chicago White Sox at U.S Cellular Field. Mandatory Credit: Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY Sports Major League Baseball has a full day this Tuesday just a week before the All Star game.  There are 17 total games on the schedule for today since the Cubs…

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…

Getty Images Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson continues to do a lot of talking, and he’s talking more and more about baseball. Following last week’s admission to Jimmy Kimmel that Wilson would consider playing football and baseball at the same time if his baseball rights were traded to the Seattle Mariners, Wilson spent the better part of an hour at The Rock Church in the San Diego area on Sunday, and…

Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s OK, though, we’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

Monday’s 11-game MLB slate presents some interesting quandaries for daily fantasy players. Many of the evening’s top starting pitchers are paired up against one another, and the best ace on display happens to face baseball’s best lineup. After making those difficult decisions, some offensive stalwarts stand out as tremendous DraftKings plays. Here’s a guide of pitchers and hitters to play and fade on Monday night.    Pitching Studs Carlos Carrasco,…

J.J. Hardy, SS, Baltimore Orioles (29 Percent Owned) Jedd Gyorko, 2B, San Diego Padres (13 Percent Owned) Jake Marisnick, OF, Houston Astros (8 Percent Owned) Scooter Gennett, 2B, Milwaukee Brewers (4 Percent Owned) Clint Robinson, 1B/OF, Washington Nationals (2 Percent Owned) Matt Moore, SP, Tampa Bay Rays (31 Percent Owned) Kendall Graveman, SP/RP, Oakland Athletics (20 Percent Owned) Cody Anderson, SP, Cleveland Indians (18 Percent Owned) Patrick Corbin, SP, Arizona…

Week 14 of the Fantasy Baseball season begins Monday July 6th, 2015. It’s the last week before the All Star Break…..so let’s get started! Week 14 Interleague Matchups Miami Marlins at Boston Red Sox (2 games, Tuesday-Wednesday) Los Angeles Angels at Colorado Rockies (2 games, Tuesday-Wednesday) Arizona Diamondbacks at Texas Rangers (2 games, Tuesday-Wednesday) Washington Nationals at Baltimore Orioles (3 games, Friday-Sunday) Chicago White Sox…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Welcome to the night-game version of the free DFS MLB Playbook for Sunday, July 5, courtesy of Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. Every day, the experts at FantasyAlarm.com, who won the 2015 FanDuel Playboy Championship, will publish their top daily fantasy baseball plays at each position across various DFS sites in the Playbook. It’s a great place to start your MLB DFS research for the day, but there’s much…

As the USA Collegiate National Team and Cuba’s national team prepared to continue a series of “friendly” games Saturday night at Charlotte’s BB&T Ballpark, the Cubans were suddenly without two star players who defected while the teams played in North Carolina. The series began last week at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, with the second and third games played at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham. At…

Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s OK, though, we’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

The city hosting baseball’s All-Star Game this year was the home of a team that played like all-stars back in 1869. The Cincinnati Red Stockings went 57-0 that year as baseball’s first officially professional team. Player-manager Harry Wright’s team added new players before the season, led by his brother, George, who was credited with a .633 batting average and 49 homers. Disbanded because of financial issues after two seasons, the…

As the USA Collegiate National Team and Cuba’s national team prepared to continue a series of “friendly” games Saturday night at Charlotte’s BB&T Ballpark, the Cubans were suddenly without two star players who defected while the teams played in North Carolina. The series began last week at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, with the second and third games played at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham. At…

Among the first reasons Phillies part-owner John Middleton provided for the organization’s selection of Andy MacPhail as its next president was his track record. In the eyes of Middleton and partners Jim and Pete Buck, the “ideal candidate” to succeed Pat Gillick after the season would be someone who had won World Series championships. He would have rebuilt several teams and led them to the playoffs….