The race for the National League’s third and final wild-card spot couldn’t much closer with only one game separating the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves with 16 games to go. For now, we’ll omit the Chicago Cubs from our discussion of which team will earn the NL’s No. 6 seed because — despite winning … Read more
Monday’s Royals-Diamondbacks game featured fireworks and retaliation. Stepping to the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning just a single away from the cycle in the Royals’ 10-4 win, Kansas City superstar Bobby Witt Jr. was hit on the hand with a 92-mph sinker on the first pitch of his at-bat in a 9-3 … Read more
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Sure, Mike Hazen was thinking about it. How could he not? The Diamondbacks general manager described Shohei Ohtani as “the superstar of all superstars.” “And I don’t think you want the teams in your division to land the superstar of all superstars,” Hazen said. But then he acknowledged reality. The Dodgers weren’t … Read more
