Brothers B.J. and Justin Upton came up with many heroic baseball scenarios growing up in Chesapeake, Va. None of them topped what they accomplished over the weekend in Atlanta. The Braves teammates carried the team to victory in almost unimaginable fashion: B.J. Upton blasted a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to [...]
Derek Jeter Might Miss Yankees’ Opener As Ankle Is Tweaked
March 21, 2013 | Posted by
Derek Jeter’s surgically repaired left ankle has been bothering him, so much so that he could miss the New York Yankees’ Opening Day game against rival Boston on April 1. General manager Brian Cashman said Jeter could start the season on the disabled list. But ”at this stage, I just don’t know, so all I [...]
Yankees Hush-Hush About A-Rod’s Rehab Location
February 5, 2013 | Posted by
The New York Yankees are attempting to keep the whereabouts of third baseman Alex Rodriguez’s rehabilitation a secret, after allegations surfaced last week that he was linked to another performance-enhancing drug story. “I’m not going to say to try and keep away the extra whatever you want to call it, paparazzi, whatever it is, the [...]
Yankees May Void Rodriguez Contract After Drug Allegations
January 30, 2013 | Posted by
The New York Yankees are planning to explore all options in voiding third baseman Alex Rodriguez’s contract, if Major League Baseball punishes him over the latest illegal performance-enhancing drug allegations, according to ESPNNewYork.com. The Miami New Times reported Tuesday that Rodriguez was linked to a Miami “wellness clinic.” Nutritionist Anthony Bosch, who runs the clinic, [...]
Mariano Rivera Returning to Yankees in 2013
November 4, 2012 | Posted by
Mariano Rivera has informed New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman that he intends to return in 2013 after missing most of the 2012 season with a torn ACL. “He called me yesterday and told me that he’d like to play in 2013,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told Major League Baseball’s website. “Now (agent) [...]
David Ortiz Receives Qualifying Offer from Red Sox
November 2, 2012 | Posted by
David Ortiz received a qualifying offer from the Boston Red Sox on Friday for $13. 3 million before Friday’s the 5 p.m. ET deadline set by MLB. The team and Ortiz are negotiating a two-year deal that is “very close” to being completed according to sources, but the exact amount of the contract is still being negotiated. [...]
Yankees’ Closer Mariano Rivera Contemplating Retirement
October 26, 2012 | Posted by
Mariano Rivera, perhaps the greatest closers in baseball history, is contemplating retirement after 18 seasons. Rivera informed New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman earlier this week of his uncertainty about returning for the 2013 season. “He wasn’t certain on what he is going to do,” Cashman said to ESPN New York on Tuesday. Rivera, [...]
Upton Brothers Reach 100 Homers An Hour A Part
August 4, 2012 | Posted by
About an hour apart, brothers Justin and B.J. Upton set a Major League Baseball record that would be hard to duplicate: Each hit career home run No. 100. There have been five other brother tandems to reach that number, but to do it on the same night was pretty remarkable. Justin Upton of the Arizona [...]
MLB All-Star Weekend to Honor Negro Leagues Baseball
June 30, 2012 | Posted by
On Friday, July 8th, Major League Baseball players and fans will descend on Kansas City, Missouri, for All-Star Weekend. But what Bob Kendrick wants fans to remember are the Negro League baseball players like Buck O’Neil, who helped the Kansas City Monarchs rule the Negro Leagues for nearly five decades from the 1920s through the 1950s. The Kansas City [...]
