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Chicago White Sox will send outfielder Luis Robert to injured list with strained right hip flexor

CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert exited Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Indians because of a strained right hip flexor. X-rays were negative, but Robert will go on the injured list, manager Tony La Russa said after the Indians’ 5-0 victory. La Russa added Robert will be evaluated Monday, an off day […]

Houston Astros’ strong opening statement and other observations from MLB’s first weekend

We had a lot happen over the first four days of the 2021 MLB season. The Reds and Cardinals had the first bench-clearing incident of the season. The Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger lost a home run when he passed Justin Turner on the basepath. White Sox rookie designated hitter Yermin Mercedes set an MLB record by […]

Chicago White Sox slugger Eloy Jimenez to miss 5-6 months with ruptured pectoral tendon

Chicago White Sox slugger Eloy Jimenez is expected to be sidelined for five to six months after rupturing his left pectoral tendon trying to make a play in the outfield during an exhibition game. Jimenez needs surgery to repair the injury, putting his season in jeopardy. General manager Rick Hahn said the team will know […]

Advanced stats to use for fantasy baseball

Baseball is such a different game today than it was when rotisserie was first invented. Back in 1980, most anyone interested in baseball was lured in by such bubble-gum-card numbers as batting average, home runs, wins and ERA. Over the years, the brightest minds in the game brought to light the fact that there were […]

Oakland A’s oust Chicago White Sox, advance for 1st time since 2006

OAKLAND, Calif. — Sure, most of these young Oakland Athletics might barely remember some of the gut-wrenching October losses over the past two decades. Two recent defeats were plenty fresh enough to motivate manager Bob Melvin’s slugging, happy-go-lucky A’s. Oakland finally ended 14 years of postseason futility, riding Chad Pinder’s go-ahead, two-run single in the […]

MLB Wild Card Tuesday Takeaways: Reaction to all four games as MLB playoffs begin

The 2020 MLB playoffs began Tuesday with four American League Wild Card Series. Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees won the main event in a blowout against Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Indians. The Houston Astros, who finished the 2020 season with a losing record, topped the Minnesota Twins to extend Minnesota’s record playoff […]

MLB Power Rankings: One big thing each team needs to do down the stretch

With just three weeks left before the end of the regular season, contending teams in Major League Baseball are running out of time to sort out alternatives. Just as we’re seeing the playoff picture become more certain than ever, we’re seeing some significant, albeit small, reshuffling in our rankings. You know the Dodgers and Rays […]

Lucas Giolito tosses shortened season’s first no-hitter as White Sox blank Pirates

CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito threw the season’s first no-hitter on Tuesday, shutting out the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on 101 pitches. “I knew it was working after the first inning,” Giolito said of his stuff. “It just kept building and building. After the sixth inning was when I really started to notice […]

No-hitter proof Lucas Giolito an ace you don’t want to face in October

So many MLB no-hit bids end one out away from fame and glory. Maybe the pitcher tightens up. Maybe his luck runs out. Maybe the batter just hits a good pitch. It appeared that Lucas Giolito‘s luck for the Chicago White Sox ended on his 101st pitch Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when Erik Gonzalez […]

MLB Power Rankings: Every team’s biggest surprise so far

As the Major League Baseball season heads into a third week of action, we’re seeing plenty of drama on the diamond. That’s reflected in our rankings, as our panel of voters took stock of whose hot starts to take seriously — hello, Colorado Rockies — and which teams doing better than expected might be discounted. […]

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