Tag: Baseball
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An Eventful Subway Series: The Greatest Rivalry in Baseball?
By Grant Halpern The Mets had begun August in first place of the NL East and ended the month in third after holding that first place spot for nearly the entire season. Many fans credit this fall off to many injuries including star pitcher Jacob Degrom and Francisco Lindor. Lindor made a quick return with…
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MLB Offseason Trades and Signings
By Christopher Coquillette and William Fallon As opening day is coming closer we are seeing a large number of deals and trades compared to the quiet November and December. Many Yankee fans have been worried that they would not get their incredible shortstop and hitter DJ LeMahieu back. After long negotiations, DJ has signed back…
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January 2021
It is the start of a new year; however, we are still dealing with the new normal of sports teams and players being sidelined due to COVID-19 (see the article “New Year, Still Quarantines: This Time For Tennis Players At the Australian Open”), virtual fans, and modified sports seasons. But while the pandemic has disrupted…
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Kim Ng Becomes The First Female General Manager in the History Of Major League Baseball
By Zac Cornell A new barrier has been broken in the world of sports. Kim Ng has become the first woman to be named General Manager in Major League Baseball. The Miami Marlins made the announcement on Friday, November 13th. Ng is the first female General Manager in all of the four major North American…
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MLB Season Award Predictions
By Billy Fallon After the shortened MLB season, many people were left wondering if awards would even be considered valuable considering they were earned over a 60 game period. That being said, they are still going to give them out so here are my predictions for who will win each award. Al MVP: Jose Abreu.…
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MLB Playoffs: Road to the World Series
By Kyle Block After a quick four days of baseball, the National League and American League Divisional Series matchups are set. In the AL, Tampa Bay Rays, the 1 seed, handled the young and inexperienced 8 seed Toronto Blue Jays, beating them in back to back games. The 2 versus 7 seed game, however, was…
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Unwritten Rules, Grand Slams, and an identity change, the story of the 2020 San Diego Padres
By Sam Kroin It is an odd season of baseball to say the least. With its 7 inning double headers, altered extra inning rules, and 60 game season, nothing seems normal about the MLB this year. It should come as no surprise, then, that the historically disappointing and irrelevant San Diego Padres are the hottest…
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Steve Cohen Negotiating to become the MLB’s Wealthiest Owner
By Zac Cornell Billionaire Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen has begun exclusive negotiations to purchase the New York Mets. Cohen was originally bidding for the Mets against a group led by A-Rod and Jennifer Lopez; however, A-Rod announced Friday the group is no longer pursuing the team. Cohen was in deep conversations to purchase the…
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Patrick Mahomes Becomes a Minor Owner of the Kansas City Royals
By Zac Cornell After signing the largest contract in sports history with the Kansas City Chiefs in early July, Patrick Mahomes didn’t waste any time. Just a couple of weeks later, he purchased a minor piece of the Kansas City Royals baseball team. Mahomes is now the youngest major league sports owner ever. In the…
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How Covid-19 Has Affected Major League Baseball
By Kyle Block During the last few weeks as the Coronavirus pandemic has shown no signs of slowing down in the United States, all professional sports have been put on halt. This has impacted sport leagues whose seasons have not even begun, including the MLB. Rob Manfred, the MLB’s commissioner, was quick to announce a…
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