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Blown Home Run Call Exposes Flaw in MLB Replay System
MLB Last night, Adam Rosales of Oakland launched an apparent game-tying home run in the ninth inning at Cleveland only to have it ruled a double by the umpiring crew. After reviewing the call via repla...
5 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Adam Rosales, Cleveland Indians, Oakland A's

16 Amazing MLB Stats of the Week: April 29-May 5
MLB There's never a shortage for cool numbers in baseball. Cleanup hitters struggle, a former utilityman goes off and some dude who's never closed games before is perfect. Go figure (which is what we'v...
6 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Bryce Harper, Ike Davis, Jason Grilli, Nolan Ryan, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Ryan Raburn, Yu Darvish, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

2013 MLB Power Rankings: May 7
MLB Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best (Texas Rangers) and worst (Houston Astros) baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Wee...
6 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Carlos Gomez, Justin Verlander, Ryan Raburn, Sergio Romo, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: May 6
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2013 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire report every Monday. Our fantasy junkies cover the hottest hitters, best waiver wire pick ups, top starting pit...
6 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Roto

Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for May 3. • What colleges produce the smartest, sexiest graduates? Harvard gave us Rashida Jones (pictured), so it's o...
6 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: College Football, NBA, MLB

15 Most Indispensable Players in Baseball
MLB At the end of the season, the major awards voters will evaluate players in their own way, with a variety of definitions applied to the word “Valuable” in Most Valuable Player. There are the Sab...
7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Bryce Harper, Buster Posey, Clayton Kershaw, Joey Votto, Justin Upton, Yadier Molina, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals

15 Amazing MLB Stats of the Week: April 22-28
MLB Each week during the 2013 MLB season, we highlight the most important, intriguing and bizarre stats in baseball.    .516    David Ortiz’s Batting Averag...
7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Adam Wainwright, Brandon Crawford, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Justin Upton, Mariano Rivera, Matt Harvey, Miguel Cabrera, Paul Konerko, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals

2013 MLB Power Rankings: April 30
MLB Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week.  1.  Red Sox—Big ...
7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: April 29
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2013 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire report every Monday. Our fantasy junkies cover the hottest hitters, best waiver wire pick ups, top starting pit...
7 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

16 Amazing MLB Stats of the Week: April 15-21
MLB The Chicago White Sox finally passed Joey Votto in the Walk Chase, but there remain some amazing digits from the Week of April 15-21. 8-of-9    Batters struck out by Greg Hollan...
8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Baseball’s Best Rookies at Each Position
MLB It’s tough to gauge just which rookies will emerge this season. Some players—like the Rays’ Wil Myers—are expected to become stars, but the Rays haven’t called Myers up from Durham yet. O...
8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: April 22
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2013 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire report every Monday. Our fantasy junkies cover the hottest hitters, best waiver wire pick ups, top startin...
8 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

A Chat with Chadwick Boseman, Star of Jackie Robinson Biopic "42"
MLB When Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey (played by Harrison Ford) defied baseball’s “color barrier” by signing an African-American player, he understood that he needed a man with the g...
8 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Monthly, News

10 Amazing Feats From Shortened Sports Seasons
MLB Labor disputes, strikes and lockouts happen in the billion-dollar business of pro sports. This year’s NHL season started in the second period. Last year’s NBA schedule didn’t tip off until mi...
9 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB, Overtime, Curt Flood, Fernando Valenzuela, Rollie Fingers, Tony Gwynn, LeBron James, Tim Duncan, Mark Moseley

10 Amazing MLB Stats of the Week: April 8-14
MLB Just two weeks into the season, the sample size is small, but it’s fun to dissect a few notable numbers from the early going. Here are a few from the week of April 8-14. 20    ...
9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB