The Biggest Surprises of the 2022 MLB Season So Far The Dodgers’ pitching staff is historically great. Attendance is better than expected. Both Sox can’t hit. Sports Illustrated · May 2, 2022
Gerrit Cole delivers second consecutive strong start as Yankees blank Royals to run win streak to 8 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s another night that Gerrit Cole and the Yankees could rest easy. After struggling in his first three starts, the Yankees ace had his second straight strong start as the Yankees shut out the Royals, 3-0, for their eighth straight win. Tribune News Service · Apr 30, 2022
Five-Tool Newsletter: Inside MLB’s Eventful Week MLB announced this afternoon that it has suspended Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer 324 games, or the length of two full regular seasons, for violating its domestic violence policy. This is the biggest story in baseball today, so I’ll use the beginning of this newsletter to share Stephanie ... Sports Illustrated · Apr 29, 2022
Inside Anthony Rizzo’s Resurgence With the Yankees He never thought he would leave the Cubs. But he’s loving it (and slugging it!) in New York. Sports Illustrated · Apr 29, 2022
Anthony Rizzo managed to pull off the least powerful 3-HR game thanks to Yankee Stadium He's loving the Little League field. USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 27, 2022
Anthony Rizzo hits three HRs as Yankees power past Orioles NEW YORK — Anthony Rizzo continues to show why, once the Yankees failed in their attempt at trading for Oakland’s Matt Olson, he was their top choice on the free-agent market to fill their needs at first base. Newsday · Apr 27, 2022
Gerrit Cole, Yankees' bats come alive to complete sweep of Guardians As bad as Gerrit Cole was in his last outing, that’s how good he was against the Guardians on Sunday. Newsday · Apr 24, 2022
Vaccination deadline for Yankees' trip to Toronto passes; Aaron Boone suggests all members of team may have had their shots DETROIT — The deadline to get vaccinated in time to pass Canadian border requirements for the COVID-19 vaccine has passed for the Yankees’ first trip to Toronto. The Yankees are still not commenting on the vaccination status of their players, but Aaron Boone suggested that he expects to have his… Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2022
Watch: Rizzo Lays Down Perfect Bunt to Beat Shift That’s one way to beat the shift. Sports Illustrated · Apr 14, 2022
Anthony Rizzo’s beautiful long bunt against the shift had MLB fans rightfully in awe Now this his how you beat the shift! USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 14, 2022
‘Kenny’s a Vegetarian. Nobody Gets Sick Eating That Crap.’ Charles Barkley Hilariously Trolls Kenny Smith After Food Poisoning: TRAINA THOUGHTS He claims Smith can’t get food poisoning because he’s a vegetarian Sports Illustrated · Apr 11, 2022
Frustrating night for Yankees as they lose finale to Red Sox It wasn’t going to always work out. Newsday · Apr 11, 2022
Bullpen again comes up big as Yankees beat Red Sox again NEW YORK — Longtime Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has a go-to phrase when it comes to a team’s relief corps. Newsday · Apr 9, 2022
Josh Donaldson delivers walk-off win vs. Red Sox in Yankees debut NEW YORK — Josh Donaldson singled up the middle in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Yankees rallied for the third time Friday and then finally walked off a 6-5, 11-inning win over the Red Sox on opening day in Yankee Stadium. Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 7, 2022 An Opening Day victory for the Cubs and the word that must not be mentioned. Hint: It’s ‘rebuild.’ GM Jed Hoyer says he likes the product on the field but is trying to build for the future. Sound familiar?
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 2, 2022 Opening Day has always been a blast — and so are these trivia questions There’s nothing like the anticipation and excitement that a new season brings
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 1, 2022 March 31: Let’s hit the bar and talk Cubs on Opening Day. Hey, where is everybody? There are a couple of drinkers near the back of the place. Surely they’ll be delighted to speak with an aimless reporter on a frivolous expedition.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 25, 2022 The Cubs Are Better Than You Think When the Cubs executed their trade-deadline fire sale last July—after they had traded Yu Darvish and nontendered Kyle Schwarber in December 2020—it appeared that they would be entering a multiyear transition. Perhaps this wouldn’t be the type of long rebuild they endured a decade ago, but it was ...
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2022 Rockies’ Kris Bryant wishes former team good luck in ‘different era of Cubs baseball’ Bryant won a World Series, Rookie of the Year and MVP during his Cubs tenure.
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022 Is winning the offseason worth it? Depends on the year It has been 13 years since the big-spending New York Yankees “bought” their 27th World Series championship with free agents CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira
Sports Illustrated · Mar 22, 2022 Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Freddie Freeman Are Top First Basemen Based on Fantasy ADP Here's a look at where top-tier first basemen are going in fantasy drafts and which second-tier players could provide sleeper value.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 16, 2022 Anthony Rizzo agrees to 2-year, $32 million deal with Yankees A three-time All-Star first baseman, Rizzo was acquired from the Cubs on July 29 and added a left-handed bat to a heavily right-handed batting order.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 25, 2022 Facing firing, police sergeant quits amid accusation of taking bribe from diver who later found Anthony Rizzo’s wedding ring Marine Unit Sgt. Eduardo Beltran allegedly accepted the bribe in 2017 from diver Yohei Yamada, who three years later gained attention when he recovered the former Cubs first baseman’s ring from Belmont Harbor.