#Ken Griffey Jr

The New York Yankees, led by right fielder Aaron Judge, face the Oakland Athletics in a regular season game on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 (6/28/22) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Local fans can watch the game for free via a trial of DirectTV Stream -- YES Network for fans in New York, NBC Sports California for fans in Oakland. Fans in…

Former University of Kentucky and NFL player Jacob Tamme now focuses on tending to his Angus cattle herd and raising his family. The Kentucky native is also a racehorse owner and breeder, with Royal Ascot winner Con Te Partiro (who he raced in partnership) among his biggest successes. Get to know him in the fun Q&A below before hearing his thoughts…

A story that's made for a Hollywood ending, Mets slugger Pete Alonso is making his way to the West Coast to try and lock down an unprecedented third Home Run Derby trophy in a row. The "Polar Bear" mashed a total of 74 home runs en route to his second Dinger King crown, tying him with a number of players to have won multiple Derbies. Only one…

Grant White Every year, the dog days of summer are punctuated by the MLB All-Star Game. Although the mid-summer classic interrupts the year-round entertainment we've come to expect from the Big Four, that blow is softened by the Home Run Derby the night before the game. There is no defensive play, and batters choose their respective pitchers,…

Major League Basebal's 2022 Home Run Derby is set for Monday night at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium. Headlining the eight-slugger field is New York Mets star Pete Alonso, who is trying to become the first hitter ever to win three consecutive MLB Home Run Derbies (only Ken Griffey Jr. has three total Derby wins). Alonso prevailed in 2019 and last year…

The MLB All-Star Game is Tuesday night in Los Angeles, but first up is a power-hitting display in the 2022 MLB Home Run Derby. Pete Alonso of the New York Mets is the two-time reigning champion and aims to be the first to win three in a row. He could join Ken Griffey Jr. as the only three-time winners. Alonso is not the top seed, an honor that goes…

The verdict is in: Aaron Judge will remain a Yankee. After a record-setting season, the behemoth outfielder decided to stay in the Big Apple and remain with the New York Yankees, signing a nine-year, $360 million deal, according to MLB Network's Jon Morosi. It was one of the greatest "betting on yourself" examples in sports history. Judge made…

It's hard to think about what to say in a post like this. What haven't we already said about Aaron Judge, fresh off the best non-Barry Bonds season in my lifetime, and also fresh off another disappointing end to the season? He hit 62 home runs with an 1.111 OPS, an 11.4 fWAR season. He was in the 99th or 100th percentile in eight Statcast hitting…

Hello folks, and welcome back to FanPost Friday. As we await the final Rookie of the Year award announcement on Monday and with Julio Rodríguez the clear favorite to win it, I decided to make today's post dedicated to all the Mariners Rookie of the Year award winners throughout the years. Surely you know these fine gentlemen. First up, Mr. Mariner…

Free agency is upon us. Or at least it's hovering above us, the circling vulture to our slowly dying, soon to be rotted carcass of a baseball season. Soon the San Francisco Giants will do things. Those things might be actual things, like signing baseball players. Or those things might be the absence of things, like not signing baseball…

WagerTalk MLB analyst Brian Ochsner offers his analysis of Friday's Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels clash at T-Mobile Park. The Angels have won five of eight matchups between these two clubs so far this season. Interested in joining WagerTalk at the Westgate's SuperContest Weekend in Las Vegas? to learn more about the activities (golf,…

Entering their American League Division Series date with the Yankees, the Guardians are undeniably underdogs. Cleveland has the youngest team in MLB, with the fourth-lowest payroll in MLB. The Guards got to October by winning a division in which no other clubs finished above.500. Aaron Judge hit 62 home runs, all by himself? Well, the Guardians --…

TWO WEEKS AFTER New Year's, there was a bidding war over a baseball card at collectibles marketplace Goldin. Bidding opened at $30000 and rose to $101000 by the next day, accruing 14 bids by midnight. A high-end collector, who goes by Shyne150, had unloaded $474000 on a 2020 Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs Superfractor, a literal one-of-a-kind…

SEATTLE -- Jerry Dipoto was in the thick of meetings ahead of the MLB Draft in early July, huddling with right-hand man Justin Hollander, when their focus shifted momentarily and they asked an even bigger-picture question: What would an extension for Julio Rodríguez look like? Rather than dilly-dally or daydream, the Mariners president of baseball…

You can put a number to just about anything in baseball. And sometimes those numbers are worthy of a spit-take. Here are 22 weird, wild numbers from the 2022 season. We can't promise you we have included every bonkers stat from this season (baseball is pretty bonkers, after all). But these are some of our favorites. All stats are through Sunday's…

You watched LeBron James transform from an uber-hyped teenager to an all-time great. You saw Tom Brady grow from a little-known backup to the best quarterback in history. You witnessed Sidney Crosby raise the Stanley Cup on three occasions. You tuned into every major Tiger Woods entered, every major in which Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak…

WagerTalk MLB analyst Brian Ochsner offers his analysis of Tuesday's Seattle Mariners vs San Diego Padres clash at T-Mobile Park. The Mariners have defeated the Padres in both matchups these two have played so far this season. The Seattle Mariners host the San Diego Padres in the first of a quick two game set. The M's took two of three from the…

WagerTalk MLB analyst Brian Ochsner offers his analysis of Tuesday's Seattle Mariners vs San Diego Padres clash at T-Mobile Park. The Mariners have defeated the Padres in both matchups these two have played so far this season. The Seattle Mariners host the San Diego Padres in the first of a quick two game set. The M's took two of three from the…

A long drive to right at Dodger Stadium provided fans with a glimpse of Matt Wallner's difference-making power.The Twins' seventh-ranked prospect bashed a two-run homer off Giants lefty Kyle Harrison in last month's Futures Game that helped the American League squad to a 6-4 victory. Wallner's blast wasn't out A long drive to right at Dodger…