An unfortunate PED suspension derailed a quietly solid season. Michael Kelly went from a mundane offseason waiver claim to a very capable arm at the back end of the Athletics bullpen.
When gambling and sports betting started to become legalized across the country in more and more states, there was always a possibility that there would be players around the different professional sports leagues who would get involved in wagering.
Major League Baseball announced Tuesday morning that Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano has been declared permanently ineligible for violating the league’s sports betting rules.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.