The Washington Nationals have won the first two games against the Philadelphia Phillies and will be looking to sweep them tomorrow night. Tonight’s 5-2 Nats win improves them to 26-17 on the season and 11-9 on the road. Plus with the Atlanta Braves losing, the Nats have regained first place in the N.L. East.
This Nats team is defying l [...]
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has been named the National League Player of the Week for the period ending May 20th.
Kershaw was a perfect 2-0 in two starts last week, leading the Majors with 16.0 innings pitched and tied for the lowest earned run average (0.00) among qualifying starters. Over his two outings, the 2011 N.L. Cy Young [...]
Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia has been named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending May 20th. This is J.P.’s first career weekly honor and it marks the first time ever that a Blue Jays catcher has won the award.
In six games last week, Arencibia batted .360 (9-for-25) and tied for the A.L. lead with four home [...]
The Washington Nationals reinstated right-handed pitcher Chien-Ming Wang from the 15-Day Disabled List and placed right-handed pitcher Ryan Mattheus on the 15-Day Disabled List, retroactive to May 21, with a plantar fascia strain (left foot).
Wang missed the Nationals’ first 42 games, after suffering a strained left hamstring during his fina [...]
The St. Louis Cardinals have placed first baseman Lance Berkman on the 15-day disabled list with a right knee injury and have purchased the contract of Matt Adams from Memphis (AAA). Adams, the Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year and the Texas League (AA) Player of the Year in 2011, will be making his Major League debut with his first [...]
Computers, the Internet and Facebook were many decades away when the Detroit Tigers first took the field in 1901, but the fan support has been strong from the very beginning. That tradition of support has carried on even stronger into the information age, and made the Detroit Tigers one of baseball’s leaders in social media.
One of the key c [...]
Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has received a one-game suspension stemming from the on-field incident in the top of the eighth inning of Philadelphia’s May 15th game against the Houston Astros at Citizens Bank Park. Joe Garagiola, Jr., Senior Vice President of Standards & On-Field Operations for Major League Baseball, made [...]
Major League Baseball will start the 16th season of Interleague games today and the Battle Of The Beltways is the best series in my opinion.
This will be the first time the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals will meet with both looking like legitimate contenders. Both come in with winning records for the first time as well.
The Oriol [...]
The April 22 Washington Nationals-Miami Marlins game at Nationals Park has been rescheduled as part of a traditional, single-admission doubleheader on Friday, August 3, with the first game beginning at 4:05 p.m. The second game will follow at 7:05 p.m. or later, depending on when the first game is completed.
All tickets for the postponed Apr [...]
The Chicago White Sox are launching their first Hide-N-Tweet of the baseball season, giving fans the opportunity to win prizes and interact on social media, this Friday in anticipation of the first game of the BP Crosstown Cup.
Clues for the Hide-N-Tweet will be posted on the official White Sox Twitter account, @WhiteSox ortwitter.com/WhiteS [...]
The Baltimore Orioles are fortunate to be surrounded by dedicated military personnel throughout the region, and the organization is grateful for all of those who risk their lives each day for our country. In that spirit, as we approach Memorial Day, the club is proud to announce a variety of ticket programs that offer support for military me [...]
The New York Mets have been awarded Major League Baseball’s 2013 All-Star Game and will host the 84th Midsummer Classic at Citi Field, Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced today at a press conference at City Hall. Commissioner Selig was joined by the Mayor of New York, the Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, and New York Mets Ch [...]
Battle of the Beltways series opens Nationals interleague play
FRIDAY, MAY 18
Stitch n’ Pitch: The Nationals will once again partner with The National NeedleArts Association to host the sixth annual Stitch n’ Pitch event, giving fans the opportunity to crochet, knit or embroider while cheering on the team. For more information, visi [...]
Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, who became just the 16th player in Major League history to hit four homers in a game on Tuesday, has been named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending May 13th. This is Josh’s second career weekly honor (last on 6/24/2010).
Hamilton turned in one of the greatest weeks of all-time, [...]