The 2013 Major League Baseball Playoffs are here. The season went down to the wire and even had a playoff to decide which team would go to the American League Wild Card Game. Now that the Wild Card games are done and the Divisional Round is here, who are you cheering for to win the 2013 World Series?
Ryan Braun, the Milwaukee Brewers slugger who was recently suspended for the rest of the 2013 season, issued a lengthy apology to fans, his teammates, the Brewers organization and numerous others. In the letter, he admits to using performance-enhancing drugs to recover from a 2011 injury.
If you thought that the pitch that hit A-Rod was bad, you haven't seen this. A pitch got away from New York Mets' pitcher Jonathan Niese during Wednesday's game. The result was a 90-mile-per-hour fastball connecting with Atlanta Braves outfielder Jason Heyward.
In baseball there are a few ways to get a point across. Having your pitcher throw one near, or at, a batter is one of those ways, but if it's deliberate, should there be punishment?
Update 3:10 p.m. (EST): MLB has released an official statement confirming the suspensions of the players listed below. As for Alex Rodriguez, he will be suspended for 211 games, a period starting Thursday, August 8, and extending through the remainder of this season, the 2013 postseason and the full 2014 regular season. Rodriguez will appeal the suspension.
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Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun just received a lengthy suspension for his role in the Biogenesis performance-enhancing-drugs scandal, one that will cover the rest of the season. Is that fair?
Jose Bautista, J.J. Hardy and Jason Kipnis each drove in runs, and the American League beat the National League, 3-0, in the 2013 MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York.
The last few years have been tough for Alex Rodriguez. The once highly-sought-after player has seen a fall from grace, and he now may face a long, long suspension.