Tag: MLB
MLB hosting free, one-day umpire camp at Minute Maid Park for aspiring umps
Have you ever dreamed about becoming a professional MLB umpire? If so, Major League Baseball will host a free, one-day umpire camp at Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston […]
Orioles’ Jonathan Schoop named AL Player of the Week, traded one day later
On July 30, former Baltimore Orioles’ second baseman Jonathan Schoop was named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending July 29th. The next day, July 31, […]
MLB: Marlins and Rays suspend all ties with Papa John’s following Schnatter’s use of N-word
John Schnatter, the American businessman who founded Papa John’s Pizza and who used the N-word during a telephone conference call last May, resigned as Papa John’s CEO and then resigned […]
Oakland A’s catcher arrested after pointing gun at female food delivery driver
Bruce Maxwell, the 26-year-old catcher for the Oakland Athletics, was arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona, on the evening of October 28 after allegedly pointing a gun at a female food delivery […]
MLB issues suspensions and fines for bench-clearing Tigers and Yankees brawl
On August 25, Detroit Tigers’ first baseman and slugger Miguel “Miggy” Cabrera was suspended by the MLB for seven games for instigating and inciting the bench-clearing brawl between his team […]
Umpire Joe West suspended for bad-mouthing Texas Rangers’ Adrian Beltre
Big league umpire Joe West celebrated his 5,000th game this summer but is in the news today for getting suspended for three games for publicly dissing Texas Rangers’ third baseman […]
Baltimore Orioles rally against Chicago Cubs but lose 9 – 8 in ninth inning
As MLB play resumed on the evening of July 15, 2017 following the All-Star break, the O’s and 2016 World-Series Champs Chicago Cubs took the field following a brief rain […]
