Players Weekend is here! Today through Sunday, across Major League Baseball, players will wear nicknames on the back of colorful, alternate jerseys, and are encouraged to wear customized apparel and use customized equipment. Here are some of the sights and sounds.
Johnson, Fowler part of logjam at Glen Oaks
Indians LHP Miller (knee) shut down 5-7 days
In this week’s Open Mike, Big League Stew’s Mike Oz explains why MLB’s Players Weekend is is a long overdue chance for baseball players to show their personality.
Check out the swag MLB players are sporting this weekend
Golfer Graham DeLaet was forced to withdraw from the Northern Trust on Friday because of a back injury. But that meant anyone who chose the Canadian for their fantasy golf team this week was in some trouble — DeLaet will put up zeroes if he’s not playing, of course. That lead to some of those owners to send some angry tweets at DeLaet, including this one: The great thing about Twitter, however, is the fact that athletes can reply with ease to tweets like that. Here’s DeLaet’s reply: Another tweet read: “We got a life why don’t you keep the fans informed you didn’t tweet [expletive] about that.� DeLaet’s answer? Yup, that is the correct response.
Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports / Action Images One Boston Celtics fan has yet to come to grips with the fact that Isaiah Thomas is no longer part of the team. During a Q-and-A session at the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens was asked by a young boy, Shane, why Thomas
It’s an NL Central showdown in today’s Free Game of the Day on Yahoo, as Cincinnati visits Pittsburgh.
Los Angeles and San Diego play a doubleheader Saturday at Petco Park. Check out the second game.
