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Thursday’s reduced slate of action across MLB includes four afternoon games and eight at night, giving DraftKings daily fantasy players a small pool of talent to work with. Three of the eight pitchers going in the early contests are making their season debuts after returning from injury, adding an unusual wrinkle to the selection process.  In the evening, one ace stands out from the rest, but is he worth…

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 okay, though, we’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

When the Seattle Mariners come to visit the New York Yankees in mid-July, the game will mark the next step in broadcast history. Garrett Jones #33 and Didi Gregorius #18 of the New York Yankees celebrate after winning 3-1 against the LA Angels of Anaheim yesterday. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) On July 17th, Japanese public broadcaster NHK will position six, 8K cameras throughout Yankee Stadium and record the first-ever…

The family of a Johnston baseball player who collapsed during a game Monday provided an update Wednesday on his condition. A prayer service was held for Matt Shaver on Tuesday morning. A prayer service was held for Matt Shaver on Tuesday morning. Matt Shaver, 18, remains in a coma at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. “We can safely say he is a critically stable condition right now,” said Amy Shaver, Matt’s…

The family of a Johnston baseball player who collapsed during a game Monday provided an update Wednesday on his condition. A prayer service was held for Matt Shaver on Tuesday morning. A prayer service was held for Matt Shaver on Tuesday morning. Matt Shaver, 18, remains in a coma at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. “We can safely say he is a critically stable condition right now,” said Amy Shaver, Matt’s…

The family of a Johnston baseball player who collapsed during a game Monday provided an update Wednesday on his condition. A prayer service was held for Matt Shaver on Tuesday morning. A prayer service was held for Matt Shaver on Tuesday morning. Matt Shaver, 18, remains in a coma at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. “We can safely say he is a critically stable condition right now,” said Amy Shaver, Matt’s…

The family of a Johnston baseball player who collapsed during a game Monday provided an update on his condition on Wednesday. A prayer service was held for Matt Shaver on Tuesday morning. A prayer service was held for Matt Shaver on Tuesday morning. Matt Shaver, 18, remains in a coma at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. “We can safely say he is a critically stable condition right now,” said Amy Shaver,…

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 okay, though, we’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

Odell Beckham Jr. brought the heat on the mound at a celebrity softball game on Friday and it was impressive enough to earn the New York Giants wide receiver a contract offer from a professional baseball team. The Rockland Boulders of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, also known as the Can-Am League, extended an offer for Beckham to become a pitcher for the club. In an email to…

When Rob Manfred became commissioner last January, he said his top priority was expanding baseball through youth participation. Manfred, in conjunction with the players’ union, is putting substance behind those words. Major League Baseball and the union have agreed to a joint $30 million commitment to the growth and development of youth baseball, according to major-league sources. Details of the plan, which is expected to be announced during the All-Star…

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 okay, though, we’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

Draftkings.com is offering up two MLB slates today. A four-game daytime slate and an 11-game night slate. Zero of the 30 starting pitchers cost more than $11,000, and just one (Nick Martinez) is sub-$5,000. So it’s a day to find value in the plethora of mid-level guys.  Hopefully the six guys I’ve selected provide a good jumping-off point.   Taijuan Walker ($9,200) at San Diego …

Buy Photo Johnston first baseman Matt Shaver gets ready to catch the throw to first base during a game last summer.(Photo: Register file photo)Buy Photo A Johnston baseball player lost consciousness and required emergency services and resuscitation at the field during a home doubleheader Monday. Senior first baseman Matt Shaver was outside the dugout during the second game against Marshalltown when he suddenly lost consciousness. Shaver was hospitalized and was…

For decades, a circa 1860s Brooklyn Atlantics team baseball card was tucked away, first inside a secret drawer of a bedroom set and then between the pages of a photo album. Now the pre-Civil War card that’s been in the same family for over 150 years is going on the auction block in Chicago, where it could bring as much as $50,000. Heritage Auctions is offering it on July 30…

0 Shares Print NEW YORK — For decades, a circa 1860s Brooklyn Atlantics team baseball card was tucked away, first inside a secret drawer of a bedroom set and then between the pages of a photo album. Now the pre-Civil War card that has been in the same family for more than 150 years is going on the auction block, where it could bring as much as $50,000. Heritage Auctions…

It’s a nightmare scenario: a tornado tearing through a packed baseball stadium leading to scores of casualties. Such a disaster was narrowly averted Sunday night for the St. Louis Cardinals and their fans, raising the question whether Major League Baseball (MLB) has the right action plans in place for severe weather. On Sunday evening, a violent thunderstorm with a history of producing tornadoes and large hail was on a collision…

Chadd Morrison has continued to coach his son Tyler’s baseball team after losing him to cancer.(Photo: Chris Hansen, KUSA) BROOMFIELD – Among the challenges any baseball team will encounter during the course of a season, few will rival the one faced by Coach Chadd Morrison’s Thunder Rebels this year. One year after the death of his teenage son, Morrison decided to continue to coach his son’s team — fulfilling a…

Chad Wilkins(Photo: Tippecanoe County Jail) Chad and Cynthia Wilkins of Lafayette were charged Monday with beating their 16-year-old son with a baseball bat last week. Detectives were sent to their home in the 3500 block of Golden Lane about 11 p.m. June 21 to check on the victim’s well-being, when the two were interviewed and arrested, according to police records. More than two weeks prior, 40-year-old Cynthia Wilkins had posted…

By ULA ILNYTZKY, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, a circa 1860s Brooklyn Atlantics team baseball card was tucked away, first inside a secret drawer of a bedroom set and then between the pages of a photo album. Now the pre-Civil War card that’s been in the same family for over 150 years is going on the auction block where it could bring as much as $50,000. Heritage…

Starting pitcher projected Game Scores for June 30 2015 Statistics Past 21 Days GS Team Name T Opp W-L ERA WHIP W-L ERA WHIP 78 Chris Sale L @StL 6-4 3.02 0.98 1-2 2.45 0.82 66 Sonny Gray R Col 9-3 2.09 0.99 2-1 3.51 1.25 66 Danny Salazar R @TB 6-3 4.06 1.22 0-2 6.19 1.50 64 Gerrit Cole R @Det 11-3 2.16 1.13 3-1 2.92 1.26 63 Cole…