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Ryan Braun went from one of MLB’s most-liked players to one of the most disliked. (via Steve Paluch) On May 20, 2006, in the second inning of an interleague game between the rival teams from Chicago, Cubs catcher Michael Barrett became the immediate...

Have to make this real quick and then get on the road for a long drive to Viera. As I type this, Masahiro Tanaka is in the middle of his simulated game. It’s the first sim game of his life, and he’s called it a part of his adjustment to...

Because comparing rookies to Hall of Fame candidates never unreasonably raises expectations Since he broke onto the scene as a top prospect in the Phillies org a year ago, Cody Asche has been drawing comparison to current Phillies second baseman Chase...

By John Lott NEW YORK — The Canadian team’s Canadian kid was taking his cuts in the indoor batting cage at Yankee Stadium when his hitting coach came in and asked if he had seen the lineup. Dalton Pompey is a rookie, a September callup, a bench guy...

August 21, 2014 – One of the three features that I wrote for the September Issue of Yankees Magazine is on Derek Jeter’s final All-Star Game, which took place on July 15 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I arrived in the Twin Cities a few days...