Angel Hernandez has always had one of the worst reputations among MLB umpires, but Friday night, he took it to a whole new level. Hernandez, who umped his first MLB game in 1991, was behind the dish Friday night for a rematch of the 2023 ALCS between AL West rivals the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers. And it wasn’t pretty. …
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Spencer Strider has become one of the most exciting pitchers in the majors. The hard-throwing right-hander led Major League Baseball with 281 strikeouts last season. But during his second start this season, Strider exited in the fourth inning due to elbow discomfort. On Saturday, the Atlanta Braves announced a doctor in Arlington, Texas, performed a procedure Friday to repair the …
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Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, turned himself into law enforcement on Friday, the Department of Justice announced. “Ippei Mizuhara surrendered this morning to the custody of the United States Marshals Service,” federal authorities said Friday in a statement sent to Fox News Digital. A criminal complaint and affidavit filed on Thursday in U.S. …
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One half of the New York Yankees‘ most bizarre trade ever has died. Fritz Peterson, who exchanged wives and children with his teammate Mike Kekich, died Thursday at the age of 82. As the New York Post notes, the families were hanging out at former baseball writer Maury Allen’s house on July 15, 1972. Apparently, that’s when the teammates began …
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Jordan Montgomery made the most of his trade to the Texas Rangers last season as he pitched a 2.83 ERA, including the postseason, and helped them to their first-ever World Series title. That was quite a way to enter free agency after a stellar season and a ring, so the lefty probably expected quite the lucrative multi-year contract during the …
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You’ve seen us on screen, but have you ever wondered what we’re like off-camera? For the last few months, I’ve enjoyed checking in with some of your favorite Fox personalities to learn more about who they are behind the scenes. What’s the one thing Jesse Watters couldn’t live without? What’s Bill Hemmer’s favorite Halloween costume? And what’s sitting on Greg …
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Sacramento fans have never had a professional baseball team, but beginning next year, they will when the Oakland Athletics play there. The A’s announced that they will move to the capital of California until at least 2027, as their current stadium lease ends this year, and they await their move to Las Vegas. The team’s future home in Sutter Health …
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Top prospect Jackson Holliday made his Major League debut with the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday, wearing the same number as Cal Ripken Sr. and his father, former All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday. Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. joined “Fox & Friends” to react to Holliday wearing his father’s number and the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation opening its 500th STEM center for …
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Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, has been charged with bank fraud for allegedly stealing more than $16 million from the MLB star to pay an illegal bookie. Ohtani claimed from the get-go he had no knowledge of Mizuhara’s alleged gambling addiction or that his money was being stolen, and the Department of Justice has confirmed that. The …
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New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera expressed his belief that former President Donald Trump could knock it out of the park if he is elected as president in November, and he endorsed him on Tuesday. Rivera appeared on WABC Radio’s “Sid & Friends” with Sid Rosenberg and said he would vote for his friend in a presumptive race against President …
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