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The NL’s Would-Be Starting Designated Hitters

I was incensed when the Brewers switched leagues in 1998. At the age of 14, I wrote a letter to the editor...

In following the sign stealing scandal gripping Major League Baseball with no signs of letting up, it’s been intriguing to witness the...

All through Justin Upton‘s career, he has been a decorated guy. He is quite the hitter who carries more of the offensive...

The Brewers aim to take a three-straight trip to the postseason in 2020. Christian Yelich, a right fielder, is making a comeback...

Hi. Today is OTBB’s Birthday. I don’t want to write some sappy, self-congratulatory thing in our own honor, but I do think...

Some of the best players in baseball have come out hard against the Houston Astros amid the sign-stealing scandal that’s been the...

Normally, I’d say MLB’s proposal to expand the playoffs was the most ridiculous Rob Manfred-ism in a while, but it’s been a...

The saga was arduous, lengthy, and uncertain times, but the Mookie Betts Trade eventually happened and Betts and David Price are officially...

Well folks, here we are: NCAA College Baseball season is here (tomorrow). Sure, it just snowed in much of the region we’re...

We never spoke of important things. We spoke of the old neighborhood in Manhattan. He reminisced about “Subway Sam” Nahem, who would’ve...