Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms on a two- year contract with outfielder Ryan Sweeney on Thursday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, though the pact does include a club option for the 2016 […]
St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Joe Kelly will get the Game 1 start for the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kelly will face off against Dodgers starter Zack Greinke in the […]
The Dodgers, though, got the best of the Cardinals the last time these clubs met in October, sweeping them in the 2009 NLDS. Combined, the two teams have accounted for 17 World Series titles. While the Cards last won in […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – It’s a matchup of baseball royalty in this year’s National League Championship Series. The St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for 18 World Series titles and a combined 36 appearances between the two teams. One […]
Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin announced Wednesday that right-hander Sonny Gray will start Game 5 of the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers. The A’s were originally scheduled to go with Game 1 starter […]
Bronx, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Joe Girardi has decided to return as manager of the New York Yankees. The Yankees said Girardi has signed a four-year contract through 2017. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the New York Post reported the […]
Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – Former All-Star outfielder Andy Pafko has died. He was 92 years old. Pafko began his career with the Chicago Cubs in 1943 and played on the team’s last National League pennant winner two years later. He […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Justin Verlander is no longer the pitcher he was. He’s no longer dominant. Max Scherzer is now the ace of the Detroit Tigers. Verlander has heard it all this season, and rightfully so. The former American […]
Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – The Arizona Diamondbacks are bringing back manager Kirk Gibson. Gibson’s contract ended at the conclusion of the 2013 season. Terms and length of his new contract are unknown. Gibson’s 290 wins rank third all-time in franchise […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Larry Bowa is back Phillies pinstripes. The 67-year-old has joined the coaching staff of new Philadelphia manager Ryne Sandberg. An in-studio analyst for MLB Network over the past three years, Bowa will serve as the bench […]