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Alex Bregman did not have much to say about the Houston Astros' cheating scandal at the team's Fan Fest on Saturday. He desired to make one detail clear, however. The third baseman was adamant the Astros did not wear wear a buzzer or wearable devices…
As a week filled with news about cheating in baseball drew to a close, MLB acted like a rapid response team to defend two of the sport’s biggest stars against claims of misconduct. Let’s start with the second rescue mission: On Friday,…
Former Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell on Friday accused Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa of having a camera-aided sign-stealing system installed when he was with the Chicago White Sox in the late 1980s. McDowell, who made his major league…
The Giants on Thursday announced the hiring of Alyssa Nakken to their MLB staff of 13 coaches. She becomes the first female coach ever at the big league level. Nakken previously held responsibilities in developing, producing and directing health-and-wellness initiatives and events, according to…
The Houston Astros’ decision to fire manager AJ Hinch amid this week’s MLB sign-stealing punishments creates a managerial opening with just a month before spring training. While the Astros’ current situation is complicated, with GM Jeff Luhnow’s firing leaving an undetermined front-office…
The San Francisco Giants rounded out new manager Gabe Kapler's major league staff with the historic hiring of MLB's first female, full-time coach. Alyssa Nakken, who joined the Giants as an intern in 2014, will have the title of major league assistant coach and…
Carlos Beltran’s time as New York Mets manager is over before it really began, with the former outfielder stepping down Thursday afternoon. The only player named in MLB’s investigation of the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, Beltran becomes the third manager to lose…
In a blink, Carlos Beltrán is out. The New York Mets must now compile a list of replacements, something they haven’t done since … November. It’s as unfortunate a situation as you could imagine. Weeks before spring training — New York Mets…
Jessica Mendoza is often a lightning rod for unfair criticisms, but she may have earned a little backlash for this take. The ESPN broadcaster and current Mets special adviser offered some unfiltered comments on Mike Fiers and the Astros, putting the blame…
Roger Clemens’ ability to fight on his own behalf, to reinvent himself, to stay in the conversation and the game of baseball was always a superpower of sorts, artificially enhanced or not. So it seems a little odd that as his window…
The Boston Red Sox have sacked manager Alex Cora as a result of his role in the “sign stealing” scandal during his time as Houston Astros bench coach. Cora, 44, managed the Red Sox to a World Series victory in 2018. But…
The Red Sox announced they parted ways with manager Alex Cora on Tuesday via an official statement. Cora, who won the World Series in his first year with the team in 2018, has been embroiled in an MLB sign-stealing scandal in which his teams…