Ron Washington is back in the manager’s seat with the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels confirmed the hire Wednesday. Washington, 71, previously managed the Texas Rangers from 2007-2014, compiling a 664-611 regular-season record. His tenure with the club ended in 2014 due to “personal issues,” though he returned to coaching …
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Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo, a sports radio legend and ESPN personality, took some heat over a comment he made when talking about Shohei Ohtani’s free agency. Ohtani has not chosen a team yet and reportedly has preferred to keep his meetings with baseball executives private as he goes through the …
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The Chicago Cubs appear to have made one of the biggest moves of the MLB offseason Tuesday after the team tentatively agreed to a contract with Japanese left-hander Shota Imanaga, according to multiple reports. The southpaw would still need to undergo a medical review, scheduled for Thursday in Chicago. Imanaga …
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President Donald Trump renewed his demand for Major League Baseball to put former New York Yankees star Roger Clemens into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Trump touted Clemens’ accolades and career statistics and maintained that the World Series champion never “took drugs.” Clemens has rebuffed any notion that he took …
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Los Angeles Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw announced in September that he will retire after this season. Kershaw, 37, recorded a career 2.53 ERA over 18 seasons, which is the lowest by any MLB pitcher in the live-ball era (since 1920) with at least 1,000 innings. Tom “Flash” Gordon, a former …
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ESPN MLB analyst Ben McDonald caught some flak for his reaction to the network’s promotion of one of the first NHL games of the season between the Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers. McDonald was on the call for the National League Wild Card Series between the Chicago Cubs and San …
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Bad Bunny came under scrutiny as he appeared to remain seated during “God Bless America” at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night during a playoff game between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays, according to a report. TMZ Sports first obtained the photo that appeared to show the Grammy …
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Two rookie starters made their postseason debut in the Bronx on Thursday night, but only one made MLB history in the end. New York Yankees flamethrower Cam Schlittler didn’t just deliver the performance the home team needed to reach the ALDS, but one Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora called …
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Philadelphia residents should stay as far away from the lottery as possible. Three of their local sports teams were in action on Thursday night, at one point all playing at the same time. They all lost. Arguably the most important game was the Phillies’ National League Division Series game against …
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Toronto Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage became the latest MLB player to call out fan harassment after he said his family was “attacked” following his performance that led to the New York Yankees’ elimination from the American League Division Series. Yesavage, who set a franchise postseason record by striking out …
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