New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns officially took over his new post on October 2nd. Hours prior to Stearns' arrival, the Mets parted ways with manager Buck Showalter, opening the door for Stearns and his new front office to hire their own dugout CEO.
There are crimes and then there are crimes that seem to reach beyond the scope of humanity. This is one of those cases. The monster in this instance is an ex-major league pitcher. Former New York Yankees right handed pitcher Sergio Mitre is going to be behind bars for a very long time, but not long enough for many.
Let's get philosophical for a moment. How much do you think you're worth? If you're John Axford, the Toronto Blue Jays may have low-balled your value a bit.
Major League Baseball All-Star voting has always been pretty run of the mill.
You go to the ballpark, fill out a ballot and that's about it. Hopefully, your favorite player makes the cut.
But this year, Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy is spicing things up a bit.
Major League Baseball has thrown the first dagger in the Biogenesis case. Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun has been suspended by MLB without pay for the remainder of the 2013 season.
This from MLB: Braun will not contest the suspension which was meted out for "violations of the Basic Agreement and its Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program...