Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is reportedly expected to plead guilty to fraud after allegedly stealing money from the MLB star to pay off gambling debts. Ohtani has said he had no knowledge of Mizuhara’s supposed gambling addiction nor that he had $4.5 million stolen. Authorities believe they have evidence that Mizuhara actually shut off notifications on Ohtani’s bank …
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There was some new drama related to new MLB uniforms Tuesday afternoon when Detroit Tigers left fielder Riley Greene split his pants sliding into home. The uniform mishap happened during Detroit’s ninth-inning rally when Greene was rounding the bases from second. Sliding into home, Greene’s pants appeared to burst open at the seam, revealing his compression pants. The Detroit Tigers’ …
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The list of pitchers with elbow injuries is rapidly growing, and we’re seeing All-Stars fall into what is now becoming a baseball epidemic. According to Spotrac, there are currently 43 starting pitchers (and 33 relievers) on the injured list with elbow or arm injuries. Among the starters, they have racked up a combined 30 All-Star nods and six Cy Young …
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Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander joins the ranks of the many concerned over the rising injuries plaguing MLB pitchers this season, but he believes it’s not as simple as blaming the league’s new pitch clock rules. “I don’t know, man. It’s tough,” Verlander said Saturday, speaking to KPRC. “I think the game has changed a lot. I think it would …
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Julio Urias was able to avoid felony charges from his alleged domestic dispute last September, but he isn’t out of the woods yet. The former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher was hit with five misdemeanor charges, authorities said on Tuesday. The left-hander faces charges including one count of spousal battery, two counts of domestic battery involving a dating relationship, one count …
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A bad era for the Boston Red Sox continues to get worse. The Sox signed two-time Silver Slugger shortstop Trevor Story to a $140 million contract before the 2022 campaign – by the end of this year, he likely will have played less than a full season’s worth of games from 2022-2024 combined. After playing in just 94 games in …
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The Boston Red Sox played their first home game of the season on Tuesday, but it was somber. It was the team’s first game at Fenway Park since their former pitcher, Tim Wakefield, died of brain cancer. The knuckleballer died on Oct. 1, the final day of the 2023 season — less than five months later, his widow, Stacy, also …
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The MLB is full of family ties. There have been over 400 sets of brothers who played in MLB. Of these 400 plus combinations, there have been almost 100 sets of brothers who were also teammates. Many brothers who have had the same name on the front and back of their jerseys have accomplished incredible feats together. Taylor and Tyler …
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Jerry Grote, a two-time All-Star catcher who won a World Series with the New York Mets, died on Sunday at a hospital in Texas, a team spokesman said. He was 81. Grote was a part of the 1969 Miracle Mets that stunned Major League Baseball to sweep the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series and then defeat the …
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Stephen Strasburg, a World Series champion pitcher for the Washington Nationals whose last few seasons in baseball were marred by injuries, announced his retirement on Sunday. MLB officially listed Strasburg’s retirement on Saturday. “As a young kid, all I dreamt about was winning a World Series. Thanks to the many coaches, teammates and medical staff, my boyhood dream came true …
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