Home runs in Major League Baseball have always seemed to be the centerpiece of excitement in baseball. Other plays can dazzle fanatics of the sport, but home runs draw a different level of attention to spectators.
San Francisco Giants star Patrick Bailey has etched his name in MLB history following his feat on Tuesday night. In the game against the Philadelphia Phillies, the player hit a wild inside-the-park walk-off home run to send fans inside the AT&T Park into a frenzy.
Patrick Bailey bounced a three-run, inside-the-park home run high off the right-field wall with one out in the last of the ninth inning Tuesday night, delivering the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 walk-off victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.
Right fielder Lawrence Butler made history on Tuesday night, delivering a play that the Athletics hadn’t seen in over 80 years. Right from the first pitch, Butler crushed a ball off the right-center field wall at Sutter Health Park, sending it flying just out of reach of Atlanta Braves outfielders Stuart Fairchild and Eli White.
Lawrence Butler homered twice and Nick Kurtz belted his first career grand slam to lead the Athletics to a 10-1 trouncing of the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night in West Sacramento, Calif.
The bottom of the first inning began with an inside-the-park home run from A's right fielder Lawrence Butler, and they didn't take their foot off the gas until they'd put up ten runs across three innings.
Atlanta Braves All-Star right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the host Athletics due to lower back tightness. Meanwhile, the Athletics lost All-Star shortstop Jacob Wilson when the rookie was hit on the left wrist by a pitch in the bottom of the first inning.
Superstar right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. is in his eighth major-league season, anchoring the Atlanta Braves’ lineup as one of baseball’s most electrifying talents.
Entering play on Tuesday, under a week away from the Home Run Derby itself, there have been five participants named for the slugging contest. The five that are set to step into the box in Atlanta next week are Ronald Acuña Jr., Cal Raleigh, James Wood, Byron Buxton, and the recently announced Oneil Cruz.
Neither the Atlanta Braves nor the Athletics are having the seasons they envisioned for themselves when the year began. For Atlanta, injuries have been a big factor in their poor performance, leading to a 39-50 record entering this three-game series in West Sacramento.
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As the 2025 MLB trade deadline approaches, the Oakland Athletics are once again positioned as clear sellers. The optimism from an aggressive offseason and a promising start has faded, replaced by the harsh reality of a roster that simply isn’t ready to compete.
The Athletics are certainly in need of some upgrades to their pitching staff, with the club holding a 5.32 ERA as a staff, which ranks No. 29 in all of baseball, ahead of just the Colorado Rockies.
Sonny Gray is in his 13th major-league season and his second with the St. Louis Cardinals. Gray was selected in the first round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics and made his major-league debut in 2013.
The Atlanta Braves are floundering at 11 games below .500 with the All-Star break just a week away. The Braves will take another shot at turning things around on Tuesday night when they open a three-game road series against the Athletics at West Sacramento, Calif.
Drew Rasmussen was the starting pitcher in Sunday’s 7-5 Rays win over the Twins, but Rasmussen only tossed two innings before turning things over to Joe Boyle, who was called up from Triple-A before the game.
The art of a snub. Every single year, it seems the MLB All-Star voting committee leaves out a deserving star for another option. In 2024, guys like Francisco Lindor and Brent Rooker headlined some of the biggest names of deserving All-Stars who were snubbed.
On Sunday, Hunter Goodman was announced as the Colorado Rockies’ lone All-Star representative. RHP Jake Bird was the other possible candidate for the Rockies, but he joined the list of snubbed Rockies’ relievers.
The initial 2025 MLB All-Star rosters have been released, the product of the collaborative process between fans, players, and the league. So how did this combination do?
The starting lineups for the 95th All-Star Game were revealed earlier this week, and the league has now announced the rest of the American League and National League rosters for the upcoming Midsummer Classic on July 15 in Atlanta.
Most of the eyes around the industry have been on Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh in what is shaping up to be the MVP race for the ages. Both sluggers are on near-historic paces in terms of home runs, fWAR, and multiple other offensive categories.
The Phillies announced this evening that infielder Buddy Kennedy has cleared waivers and has elected free agency rather than accept an outright assignment to Triple-A.
Needing replacements following Max Muncy’s injury, the Los Angeles Dodgers have called Esteury Ruiz up to the Big Leagues. The 2023 stolen base leader officially joined Los Angeles on Thursday.