70 Years Ago, Bobby Thomson became a legend with the Shot Heard Round the World. Mesa (AZ) author Evan Thompson, treasurer of the Hemond AZ SABR Chapter, is proud to announce the release of the first-ever game-by-game history of the Major League Baseball playoffs, which covers the Thomson blast and so much more. Thompson, who […]
By Barry Bloom Todd Frazier was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates and granted free agency on May 13. Less than a month later the veteran third baseman helped lead Team USA back to the Summer Olympics. The U.S has qualified for the baseball tournament in the Tokyo Olympics by sweeping undefeated through the Americas Qualifying event in Florida. Read […]
By Barry Bloom A group headed by former baseball star Alex Rodriguez has come to terms on its purchase of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA’s Lynx a month after signing a letter of intent to do so. The sale price is reported to be $1.5 billion, and A-Rod’s ownership along with businessman Marc Lore now must be approved by the […]
By Barry Bloom The New York Yankees have invested $2.35 billion in player contracts since they last won the World Series in 2009, including $200.5 million this season as they struggle to overcome a slow start. At 20-16, they currently own Major League Baseball’s eighth-best record after a pair of narrow wins the last two nights at Tampa […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks stumble into New York coming off a three-game sweep at the hands of the Miami Marlins, having been outscored 20-4. That dropped the team record to 15-16. They’re in 4th place in the NL West, 3 games back of the 1st place Giants. They’re 1.5 games out of the Wild Card with 5 teams in front of […]
Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker and outfielder Tim Locastro returned to the active roster Monday after stints on the injured list. Walker was in the starting lineup for Tuesday evening’s road game against the Miami Marlins, while Locastro was a reserve. Both Walker and Locastro spoke to the press via Zoom Tuesday afternoon. Read Evan Thompson’s […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks will continue exploring new ballpark options around Maricopa County, but the National League ballclub intends to concentrate on plans for a $400 million to $500 million refurbishment of Chase Field now that the Arizona state legislature has approved a funding mechanism that will underwrite 80% of the cost. Read the rest of Barry Bloom’s […]
On April 25, Madison Bumgarner of the Diamondbacks became the first player in major league history to pitch in every scheduled inning of a game without allowing a hit yet not receive credit for pitching a no-hitter. Evan Thompson explores the controversial ruling in his article for Last Word on Baseball.
Here are 10 Tables telling the story of 2021 so far Jack Sommers looks at how early season stats for April/May 2021 compare to the same monthly pairing over the recent decade. One striking observation based on the data: the biggest negative trends and changes to the game , primarily strikeouts, reduced balls in play […]
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred moved to assure fans that the coming summer of collective bargaining with the players’ union will not lead to a work stoppage when the current Basic Agreement expires Dec. 1, saying the owners are “committed to the process.” Manfred addressed the labor issue along with a number of other topics, including […]