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San Francisco is one of the greatest cities on earth. This hill city sits on the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula. It sparkles beautifully in the sunlight on long summer days. Days that are perfectly crafted to watch a ballgame, eat a dog, and possibly drip some mustard on the old scorebook. But […] READ MORE
The Minnesota Twins re-signed Nelson Cruz late Tuesday night. Jeff Passan of ESPN and Jon Morosi of MLB.com confirmed that the team has agreed to a one-year contract with the veteran designated hitter, worth $13 million. The four-time Silver Slugger has been one of the game’s most potent hitters the past several seasons. Nelson Cruz […] READ MORE
Twins Offseason Has Been Slow As we flip the calendar to 2021, the Minnesota Twins have certainly seen their fair share of players, including starting and relief pitchers, leave. However, they have been quiet on making trades and signing players during the offseason. Starters not Returning Three starting pitchers from last year either are free […] READ MORE
At 40-years old, Nelson Cruz might have one last chance for a contract. If the universal DH returns, Cruz would have more potential suitors, including contenders with no set option at that position. However, Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reported in December that MLB had informed teams to “operate without the DH in the National League.” […] READ MORE
The 2020 free-agent class is not as star-studded as the previous two free-agent classes, but the 2020 free-agent class has some impressive, and even surprising stars and complementary pieces that plenty of teams will be interested in. The 2020 free-agent dream team will consist of one catcher, one infielder, one outfielder, two pitchers, and one […] READ MORE
Silver Slugger 2020: Trout Wins Eighth; Braves Win Four, White Sox Win Three Major League Baseball announced the 2020 winners of their annual Silver Slugger Awards Thursday night, honoring the top hitters at each position in each league. Eight of the twenty honorees were first-time winners. Three teams – the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago White […] READ MORE
This week in home runs was pretty tame. Oh, the total homers hit was on par for the season. But there weren’t many of the bells and whistles as the last few weeks. We had a legend tie another legend for fifth all time. There was a great game by a player who is climbing […] READ MORE
It was a week full of doubleheaders as all the teams that lost games due to the COVID-19 postponements are now making up those games. With only three weeks left in the season, every game counts, and all games need to be made up. This past week had the usual long ball happenings. Grand slams, […] READ MORE
The opening week of the MLB season has at long last arrived. Baseball fans all over the world have been waiting for the day this great sport would return. COVID-19 took away 102 games and still is a threat to take away even more games. But while we have the games back let’s enjoy the […] READ MORE
While the MLB features so many great players right now, lest we forget the great players that came before them. This edition of Last Word on Baseball’s All-Decade Team will feature players throughout the entire league. This roster is based on the player’s height and sustained dominance throughout the 2010s. MLB All-Decade Team Starting Pitcher: […] READ MORE