NEWS Hall of Famer Monte Irvin passed away at the age of 96. Irvin played in both the Negro Leagues and Major Leagues. The San Diego Padres and Houston Astros will play two Spring Training games at Fray Nano in Mexico City, Mexico on March 26-27. TRANSACTIONS The Cardinals signed Korean RHP Seung-hwan OH…
NEWS Cuban SS Yoan Moncada is close to being declared a free agent and could be cleared to sign with a Major League club as soon as two weeks from now. The D-Backs have hired Joe Carter to be a Special Assistant to GM Dave Stewart. Carter was a 5 time All-Star and is mostly…
With the Holidays and New Year’s over let’s hope the Hot Stove starts to heat up again. Still a few big free agents left in Max Scherzer and James Shields. Also a few teams still have an overabundance of outfielders and will need to make trades, Padres and Red Sox, just to need a few.…
I hope everyone had a great Holiday season and a Merry Christmas. With New Year right around the corner Pitchers and Catchers begin reporting February 18th. Teams still have a lot of work to do with January and February beginning where teams add depth and many important pieces. Here’s to your team adding the player…
By Josh: It used to be that the phrase Manny being Manny would draw a smile and a laugh from baseball fans. Manny Ramirez was a great but very unusual baseball player. His antics were the talk of all of baseball for a time. However, now the term Manny being Manny brings on a negative…
John, thanks for taking time to chat with 9 Inning Know it All. You’re very welcome – thank you for taking the time to sit down with me as well. Please tell us more about yourself. Well, I’m 41 years old, married, and have 5 kids (all girls) currently living in Fort Lewis, WA. Fort…
Adam Greenberg was an outfielder for the ChicagoCubs of Major LeagueBaseball in 2005 and was best known for being hit in the head on the first pitch of his only plate appearance. He was one of two players in league history to be hit by a pitch in their only plate appearance without ever taking the field. However, a successful online petition…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): With the regular season now officially over it is time for the baseball world to see just how exciting the new Wild Card format is going to be for the playoffs this year. Personally I’m pumped to see the excitement in both of the stadiums on Friday night. …
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