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From the womb to the tomb, sports will always be apart of my life. I took my passion of sports and journalism with me as I graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh. During my tenure, I was a beat-reporter for five different sports, covering players, games, coaches and more. My third passion is competition. My favorite form of competition came about 15 years ago when I found out about fantasy sports. I've been in love ever since.
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Rockies Decline Morneau's $9 Million Option For 2016
The Colorado Rockies declined Justin Morneau's $9 million mutual option for the 2016 season, which makes the first baseman a free agent. The 34-year-old had two good seasons in Colorado except this season will filled with injuries. The Rockies decided to part ways with Morneau and save $9 million for next season. The #Rockies have... Read More
Buehrle Could Win GG At 36
Mark Buehrle could win his fifth career Gold Glove since he’s one of the American League finalist for the great pitching defense he provided this season. The Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher won four straight Gold Gloves from 2009-2012. Buehrle hasn’t won the award in three years while a different pitcher has won the award.... Read More
Volquez Returning To Royals Prior To Game 3
Edinson Volquez is planning to rejoin the Kansas City Royals in time for Game 3 of the World Series against the Mets in New York on Friday. Teammate Yordano Ventura is the one who broke the news. The right-hander is slated to start Game 3 for the Royals, and will now have his teammate and... Read More
Morales Coming Off The Bench In Game 3
Kendrys Morales will not be in the starting lineup for the Kansas City Royals for Game 3 of the World Series on Friday against the New York Mets. Since the series shifts over to New York for the next three games, there will no longer be a DH spot in the lineup, which means there’s... Read More
Marlins Hire Mattingly As Manager
The Miami Marlins have hired Don Mattingly as the team’s next manager. As soon as Mattingly and the Los Angeles Dodgers parted ways, the Marlins immediately wanted to interview him. It’s a four-year deal with the expectation of the terms of the deal to be revealed during a press conference after the conclusion of the... Read More
Melancon Wins NL Reliever Of The Year Award
Pittsburgh Pirates closer Mark Melancon was awarded the 2015 Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever of the Year during Wednesday’s Game 2 of the World Series. The 30-year-old right-hander led all of MLB in saves, converting 51-of-53 chances during the 2015 season. Melancon supported his save total with a 2.23 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 62/14 K/BB... Read More
Andrew Miller Wins AL Reliever Of The Year
New York Yankees closer Andrew Miller was awarded the 2015 Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Wednesday night during the World Series. Miller had 36 saves in his first year as the Yankees closer. The 30-year-old finished the season with a 2.04 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 100/20 K/BB ratio over the course of... Read More
Young Still Pitching Game 4 Of WS
Chris Young will still start Game 4 of the World Series for the Kansas City Royals despite throwing 53 pitches in relief for Game 1 on Tuesday. Game 4 isn’t until Saturday, which means Young will still be on normal rest for his original scheduled start. With the score 4-4 in extra innings, Royals manager... Read More
Utley Plans To Return For 2016 Season
Chase Utley is planning to return for the 2016 MLB season. The second baseman will likely not return with the Los Angeles Dodgers because the team is expected to decline Utley’s $15-million option for 2016 since he did not have 500 at-bats in 2015. The 36-year-old has played for 13 years and hasn’t been healthy... Read More
Rangers To Discuss Extension With Odor
The Texas Rangers are expected to discuss a long-term contract extension with second baseman Rougned Odor. The 21-year-old is under team control through 2019 but the Rangers want to lock up Odor now. Texas will have to wait until after the World Series to start the works of a new contract. After a slow start... Read More
Royals Roll Out Same Lineup For Game 2
The Kansas City Royals will throw out the same lineup they used for Game 1 of the World Series as they host the New York Mets for Game 2 on Wednesday. The Royals racked up 11 hits through 14 innings and won 5-4 in a dramatic Game 1 on Tuesday. It wasn’t their best offensive... Read More
Collins Wins NL Manager Of The Year
New York Mets manager Terry Collins won The Sporting News National League Manager of the Year, which was voted by his fellow NL managers. Collins led the Mets to a 90-win season and the NL East crown despite having plenty of troubles prior to the trade deadline. The 66-year-old is currently managing his team in... Read More
Volquez Travels To DR After Father's Passing
Edinson Volquez left the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday to travel to the Dominican Republic following his father's death. The starting pitcher didn’t know of his father’s passing until he came out of Game 1 on Tuesday. Volquez’s family awaited him in the locker room and broke the news. He will be in the DR... Read More
Conforto Serves As DH For WS Game 2
Michael Conforto will serve as the DH for Game 2 of the World Series instead of playing left field like he did for Game 1 on Tuesday. After a blunder with Yoenis Cespedes in the outfield that led to an inside-the-park home run, Conforto will play but not play the field on Wednesday against the... Read More
Lagares Starting In Center, Bat 9th For WS Game 2
Juan Lagares will start in centerfield and bat ninth for the New York Mets on Wednesday for Game 2 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals. Juan Lagares is starting Game 2: pic.twitter.com/eMZ4YOQCJ2 — Jared Diamond (@jareddiamond) October 28, 2015 Sitting Lagares caused the Mets one big blunder in the outfield that led... Read More
Royals Roll With Escobar At Top Of WS Lineup
The Kansas City Royals starting lineup will be the same one that helped the team reach the World Series for the second straight season. The Royals will look to do what they couldn’t last year and that’s win the World Series. They will have a tough matchup against the New York Mets but the first... Read More
Cespedes (Shoulder) Says He Isn't 100 Percent
Yoenis Cespedes said that he isn’t 100 percent going into Game 1 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday. The New York Mets outfielder hurt his shoulder at some point prior or during Game 4 of the NLCS against the Chicago Cubs. Cespedes was injected with a cortisone shot and has... Read More
Granderson Playing With Jammed Thumb
Curtis Granderson is dealing with a jammed thumb after a slide during the NLDS. The news broke out after the New York Mets showed a photo of the team practicing in Kansas City in preparation for the World Series. In the photo, Granderson was shown wearing a form of protection on his thumb. Granderson jammed... Read More
Domonic Brown Elects For Free Agency
Domonic Brown has elected free agency rather than start the 2016 season in the minors for the Philadelphia Phillies. The outfielder was removed from the Phillies 40-man roster last week. It was up to Brown whether or not he would accept the outright or move on and become a free agent. He decided free agency... Read More
Uribe (Chest) Added To Mets WS Roster
The New York Mets have added Juan Uribe to the World Series roster at the final minute. The veteran third baseman is apparently healthy enough to be on the roster. Uribe is dealing with a bruised chest that he suffered on Sept. 25. He traveled with the team to Kansas City and he’s good to... Read More
Kelly Johnson To Start At DH For Game 1 Of WS
Kelly Johnson will start DH for the New York Mets in Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night in Kansas City against the Royals. It will be the first start for the utility player. Johnson provides another left-handed bat in the lineup against right-hander Edinson Volquez. The 33-year-old has gone 1-for-6 with four... Read More
Tori Hunter Retires From Baseball
Torii Hunter announced his retirement from baseball on Monday after a 19-year career. The outfielder could have rejoined the Minnesota Twins for another season but elected to put his career to rest instead. The 40-year-old will now await the possibility of being selected to the MLB Hall of Fame. "I’m sad because it’s all I’ve... Read More
Royals Add Raul Mondesi To Roster, Leave Off Gore
The Kansas City Royals added infielder Raul Mondesi to their World Series roster on Tuesday. Rosters were due on Tuesday, and in somewhat of a shocker, the Royals have called up a player that has never played in the majors. Mondesi was playing his fourth minor league season with Double-A Northwest Arkansas all season. Prior... Read More
Young To Pitch Game 4 of WS
Chris Young will start Game 4 of the World Series for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Mets. The veteran right-hander might be a surprise to get the ball in the World Series but he’s had a nice enough postseason to get one start. It will likely be his only start of the... Read More
Ventura Will Start Game 3 Of WS For Royals
Yordano Ventura will start Game 3 of the World Series for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Mets. Ventura will look to repeat his postseason success from last year against the San Francisco Giants. The right-hander allowed just two runs over 12 1/3 innings pitched through two starts. His first of possibly two... Read More
Cueto Named Game 2 Starter For Royals
Johnny Cueto will start Game 2 of the World Series for the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. The right-hander will get the start at home where he’s pitcher much better than on the road in the postseason. In his lone start at home, Cueto delivered eight innings of two-run ball with eight strikeouts for the... Read More
Volquez Named Royals Starter For Game 1
The Kansas City Royals have named Edinson Volquez the starter for Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night at home against the New York Mets. The 32-year-old will make his seventh career postseason start and his first in the World Series. Volquez has been up and down this postseason in his first year... Read More
Jays Plan To Exercise Dickey's $12-Million Club-Option
The Toronto Blue Jays are planning to exercise the club’s $12 million option on R.A. Dickey for next season. If the Jays do decide to exercise the option, it would be the veteran right-hander's final year of his deal. Dickey had a solid season in his third year in Toronto. He’s not going to be at... Read More
Blue Jays Want Estrada Back For 2016
The Toronto Blue Jays want to bring back Marco Estrada for the 2016 season. AA: mutual interest between #BlueJays, Marco Estrada "We're going to do everything we can to have him back here" — Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) October 26, 2015 Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos said Monday that there is mutual interest between the... Read More
KBO Star Ah-Seop Son Available For MLB Bids This Winter
Korean Baseball Organization star Ah-seop Son will be available for major league bids this winter. Any of the 30 MLB teams will be eligible to make a bid just to discuss working out a contract with the outfielder. The Lotte Giants officially posted Son, which was the missing ingredient for him to have a chance... Read More
