Chicago White Sox outfielder Tommy Pham had a testy moment during the team’s 6-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon. In the top of the eighth inning, Chicago had runners on second and third with one out when a fly ball was hit to left field. It didn’t go too far, but that didn’t stop the White Sox …
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The Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers found themselves in a benches-clearing scuffle at Fenway Park during Sunday’s game. While there were no punches thrown, it got very close to a physical altercation following Red Sox pitcher Chris Martin and Brewers first base coach Quintin Berry having words with each other after the top of the seventh. When the frame …
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Punches were thrown in Tuesday’s Brewers-Rays game, resulting in the benches clearing. Tampa Bay’s Jose Siri grounded out easily to second base and jogged it out to first base. However, when he eventually touched first base, Milwaukee pitcher Abner Uribe had something to say. The two exchanged pleasantries, which at first seemed calm. Then, as an umpire held Siri back, …
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Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jakob Junis was hospitalized before Monday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after he was struck in the neck by a ball during batting practice, the team announced on social media. Junis, who went on the 15-day injured list earlier this month because of a shoulder impingement, left PNC Park in an ambulance after he was hit while …
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Former MLB infielder Yuniesky Betancourt was arrested last week for alleged insurance fraud. Miami-Dade Police say Betancourt is one of four “scam artists,” with the scheme paying out $61,000. Records say Betancourt, Maura Perez, Nancy Mercedes Pena and Abel Vera faked a car crash to collect insurance premiums from a Chicago-based firm, Kemper. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON …
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Baseball superstar Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s career home run record, on this day in history, April 8, 1974. Known as “Hammerin’ Hank” for his impressive home run abilities, Aaron hit his record-breaking home run off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing, according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame website. The ball went into …
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If you build it, they might complain. An Arizona woman is speaking out after she says her neighbor, former MLB-All Star J.J. Hardy, started construction on a baseball field in his backyard. J.J. Hardy, a Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame player, waves to the crowd before throwing the ceremonial first pitch during Game 2 of a division series between the …
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Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton was nearly run over after he stepped in front of a bratwurst mascot during the Milwaukee Brewers race on Tuesday afternoon. Buxton came out of the dugout to take the field before the bottom of the sixth inning when the mascots were running down the third base line. Buxton saw the mascots coming and quickly …
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The Milwaukee Brewers placed relief pitcher Trevor Megill on the injured list on Wednesday, but not for an injury he suffered on the diamond. Megill was placed on the seven-day concussion IL on Wednesday, retroactive to Sunday, after a fall while in a store. The 6-foot-8 right-hander apparently got food poisoning during the team’s season-opening series in New York against …
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Major League Baseball suspended New York Mets pitcher Yohan Ramirez and manager Carlos Mendoza Sunday after an incident in a game with Milwaukee Brewers star Rhys Hoskins. Ramirez threw behind Hoskins during Saturday’s game, adding another chapter in the feud between the slugger and the Mets. The pitch came after Hoskins had hit a home run and singled, and it …
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