Things went from bad to worse in the third inning of the game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees for Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester. Lester, who had given up eight hits, three walks and five earned runs already, was hit with a liner near his right knee. After laying on the ground in obvious pain, he was removed from the contest.
X-rays were taken and they were negative. Right now, Boston is calling Lester’s injury a bruised quad. It’s uncertain whether or not Lester will be forced to miss any action.
The Red Sox went on …read more

On Wednesday, Evan Longoria had an MRI on his sore left hamstring. Longoria hurt the hamstring on Tuesday when running out a grounder in the sixth inning. The injury forced him to leave the game.
The MRI results showed good news for Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays. Although he may be out for a couple days, the doctors do not believe that Longoria will need to go on the disabled list. If the MRI would have shown a pull or a strain, the Rays likely would have put their star second baseman on the DL.
At 26-28 in the highly competitive …read more

It’s one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports. The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees rivalry has seen many great players, taken many turns and now is heading into the end of a chapter. Tuesday begins another series in this long American League rivalry. But, it’s not just another series. It happens to be the last series ever to be played at Yankee Stadium between the two clubs.
Both Boston and New York has had their ups and downs in the rivalry. The Yankees have not only the edge in the all-time series …read more

There’s some sort of a celebration, or at least a milestone, that should take place early next week in Baltimore. The Orioles organization is getting ready to celebrate the fact that 50 million fans have watched a game at Oriole Park.
I know what you’re thinking. How could that many people watch a horrible team, right? Well, you have to remember that Cal Ripken, Jr. guy. He was pretty good. And when his chase for the all-time consecutive games played streak was going on, it was hard to find a ticket in Baltimore. However, the …read more

Well, ESPN’s Baseball Tonight crew and Peter Gammons had it right, John Gibbons is the latest manager to be fired. The Toronto Blue Jays weren’t happy with Gibbons and he became the third manager to get sent packing this week. But the best part is who the Blue Jays are brining back. That’s right. CITO GASTON!
Gaston becomes the first two-time manager for Toronto. The Blue Jays made four postseason appearances under Gaston, including a pair of American League East titles in 1989 and 1991.
Now it’s time for Blue Jays fans to go crazy! Maybe …read more