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It’s fair to assume that Gerrit Cole had the Opening Day matchup against the Nationals circled on his calendar, for a few reasons. First off, it was the last game he’s been a part of since the crushing 2019 World Series Game 7 loss, to, you guessed it — the Nationals. Then-manager AJ Hinch refused […]

Dodgers veteran outfielder Joc Pederson sets the bar high, given all that he’s accomplished throughout his career. So when he doesn’t perform up to those standards, he lets the world know about it by getting on himself. And even though it was only Opening Day, with plenty of rust to shake off for most players,

As the Dodgers and Giants introduced on the foul lines before Thursday’s season opener, San Francisco reliever Sam Coonrod was the only person on either team to not kneel. Managers, players, coaches and staff all kneeled during a moment of silence meant to support Black Lives Matter. Sam stuck out like a sore thumb, but

Dr. Anthony Fauci is easily the most famous Dr. in the country. He was the first person to take the mound for the 2020 MLB season. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was tasked with throwing the ceremonial first pitch at Nationals Park for the Nationals’ game against the New York Yankees on

The coronavirus pandemic turned the world on its head earlier this year, with all the major American sports leagues having to postpone play, but all of a sudden, they’re coming back soon. MLB Opening Day is today, as the league will finally be able to play its first regular-season games of the 2020 season. And

Joe Girardi cut his teeth as a manager in New York, so returning to the Big Apple recently was a bit awkward for him. Girardi managed the Marlins for just one year until landing the Yankees job, serving as manager from 2008-2017. He accomplished a lot of success while there, but the team eventually moved

Yesterday is a day that will be remembered forever. Alyssa Nakken took her place in the Giants’ first-base coaching box in the final innings of an exhibition game vs. the A’s, becoming the first woman to coach on the field in MLB history. She replaced Antoan Richardson in the late innings of Monday’s exhibition at

Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was involved in a scary incident during a recent scrimmage, when he got drilled in the head by a Giancarlo Stanton line drive, but he found a way to inject some humor into the situation. Luckily, Tanaka was OK, in the end. The team made sure to take all precautions, though,