JJ Wetherholt is in an unusual position. A third-year finance student at West Virginia University with an interest in math who once considered going to law school, Wetherholt is leaving college early, and says his parents couldn’t be more proud. As prestigious and lucrative as a career in law or finance can be, neither holds…
(Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) The shortstop position has always been perhaps the most iconic on a baseball diamond, and every generation of great shortstops looks up to the previous generation and has the honor of carrying the torch. New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor is one of the best shortstops of his generation, and…
(Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images) Things have been going well for the New York Yankees this season, as they currently sit atop the American League with a 52-27 record behind a dazzling combination of offensive firepower and stingy starting pitching. The team has faced some adversity over the last week or so after losing six…
(Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) Baseball forever holds the top spot for being the weirdest sport, as even though the game is over 150 years old and each of the 30 MLB teams plays 162 games a year, you can still tune in to a random contest and see something you have never seen before….
(Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire) The Toronto Blue Jays came into the 2024 season with high expectations due to a stacked lineup and an accomplished pitching staff, but many of the team’s high-profile players have disappointed thus far, and the team has slipped to 35-41. The Jays find themselves in last place in the…
(Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) MLB players make routine plays look easy on a nightly basis and give fans a false sense of how difficult it is to complete even the most basic tasks on a baseball field, such as scooping up a grounder, or in this particular case, catching a fly ball. Atlanta…
Daniel Schneemann, a 27-year-old infielder/outfielder, made a name for himself by playing six different positions in his first six Major League Baseball games, a feat that hadn’t been achieved in over 100 years. Since his debut on June 2nd, Schneemann has been a surprising contributor to the Cleveland Guardians, slashing .297/.422/.568 with two home runs…
(Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) Paul Skenes has taken MLB by storm since being called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates just a few weeks ago, and the phenom is already 4-0 with a 2.29 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 39.1 innings of work. His peers are quickly taking notice and the universal opinion shared…
The Cleveland Guardians have been one of baseball’s most surprising teams so far this season and have shown a ton of fight on the field in the face of adversity. Unfortunately, that fight on the field spilled into the stands in yesterday’s 7-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, and things got out of…
(Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) It feels like every time things start going a little bit better for the Chicago White Sox, the team will do something to remind the world why they are the worst team in baseball and halt any bit of momentum that might have been building. The end of last night’s…
