St. Lucie Mets outfielder Tim Tebow made an elderly woman’s day by telling her hello and wishing her well. Tebow was signing autographs Saturday before his game against the Tampa Yankees when a fan asked him to deliver a message
St. Lucie Mets outfielder Tim Tebow took a fastball to the head from Tampa Yankees pitcher Trevor Lane Saturday in the ninth inning. After getting checked out by coaches and training staff, Tebow took his base and eventually scored from first
A cat invaded the field in the bottom of the sixth inning of Wednesday’s Kansas City Royals-St. Louis Cardinals game and it sparked a comeback for the home team. With two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, bases loaded
Monday, Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) defended his actions over the weekend at a Chicago Cubs-Milwaukee Brewers game where he confronted a Cubs fan after being heckled. Christie told CNN’s Jake Tapper that he has always given it right back to hecklers
New Jersey Governor and big sports fan Chris Christie got in a fan’s face Sunday at Milwaukee’s Miller Stadium as the Brewers hosted the Chicago Cubs. Per WISN’s Ben Hutchinson, fans were heckling the governor when he was on the way back from getting
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray was forced to leave Friday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the second inning after he took a line drive to the head off the bat of Cardinals first baseman Luke Voit. The ball
Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre was ejected from Wednesday’s game with the Miami Marlins. During the eighth inning and trailing by 12 runs, umpire Gerry Davis instructed Beltre to get in the designated on-deck circle while waiting for his
When former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow said he wanted to play professional baseball after his short lived pro football career, the scoffing could be heard across the country as sports writers rolled their eyes and joked about his aspirations.
New Jersey Governor Christie Christie got a not so warm welcome Tuesday night at the St. Louis Cardinals-New York Mets game. In the third inning, Cardinals infielder Paul DeJong hit a foul popup behind the plate, which Christie snagged on
Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs designated catcher Miguel Montero after he blamed teammate and star pitcher Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases by the Washington Nationals in a 6-1 loss the night before. According to MLB Network’s Peter Gammons, the
New York Yankees outfielder Dustin Fowler’s MLB debut was cut short Thursday night. During the first inning of his first game with the big league club, Fowler suffered an open rupture of the patellar tendon in his right knee crashing
The Charleston RiverDogs had some fun this weekend at Tim Tebow’s expense while his Columbia Fireflies were in town. As Fireflies players came up to bat Saturday, the graphic on the scoreboard for players besides Tebow showed a picture of
Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper went after San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Hunter Strickland after being hit Monday by a 98 mph fastball in the eighth inning. Strickland plunked Harper in the hip and the outfielder pointed at him with his
Things got ugly at Sunday night’s Class A minor league game between the West Michigan Whitecaps and the Dayton Dragons. Dragons right fielder Jose Siri took exception to Whitecaps shortstop Daniel Pinero stepping on his leg after Siri stole second in
Columbia Fireflies outfielder Tim Tebow is struggling a bit at the plate, but he flashed some leather Thursday. Up 3-2 over the Lexington Legends in the ninth inning and with one out remaining, Tebow made a not-so-graceful diving catch to preserve
Columbia Fireflies outfielder Tim Tebow hit two home runs over the course of his first three minor league games in early April. Since then, the former Heisman winner had gone without a homer. Tebow ended that drought Sunday when he
Former President George W. Bush was in attendance Wednesday to see the Texas Rangers host the Philadelphia Phillies. As Fox Sports Southwest’s Emily Jones shared a report during the live broadcast, the former Rangers owner, drink in hand, walked by and shouted,
Monday, Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones was greeted by Boston Red Sox fans with a bag of peanuts being thrown his way and with racial slurs. Tuesday was much different for Jones, as Red Sox fans in attendance greeted
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Chris Coghlan took flight Tuesday night. In the top of the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals, Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar sent a pitch deep to the right field wall. Coghlan took off from
Major League Baseball has a thing against allowing tie games. But, if one sports writer is right, it is a bias that needs to be dumped in order to save the health of the players, especially pitchers.
ESPN “Highly Questionable” co-host Bomani Jones reacted Monday to fellow employee and New York Mets Class A affiliate Columbia Fireflies outfielder Tim Tebow’s two home runs in his first three minor league games, saying the former Heisman winner’s success makes him
Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow faced a lot of criticism when he announced last year he would try his hand at a baseball career at 29 years old. One of his most vocal critics was ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith, who
Columbia Fireflies outfielder Tim Tebow hit his second home run in three games on Sunday. The former Heisman winner took Augusta Greenjackets reliever Jose Morel deep for a three-run home run over the rightfield wall in the fifth inning. Tebow, a
Fox Sports 1 “Undisputed” co-host Shannon Sharpe lamented Friday that former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow is trying his hand at baseball in the New York Mets organization after the 29-year-old launched a home run in his minor league debut the night before.
Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow made his minor league debut Thursday, and in Tim Tebow fashion, he started his career off with a bang. In his first official at-bat for the Class A Columbia Fireflies, the 29-year-old swatted one just over
West Virginia pitcher Alek Manoah showed Wednesday while facing Morehead State that gloves are overrated. A Morehead State batter fought off an inside pitch, lacing it weakly back to Manoah. The right-hander plucked the ball out of the air with his bare hand,
One of the trains at Penn Station in New York derailed Monday, causing headaches for transit riders. Many affected by the derailment were headed to catch the Mets take on the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field. NBC New York spoke with one Mets
Former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was at the White House Wednesday as part of a session on opioid and drug abuse. After Rivera introduced himself, President Donald Trump reminisced over his stellar career. “Oh, they could use you now,”
Before Wednesday’s World Baseball Classic championship against Puerto Rico, USA manager Jim Leyland said he was “trying to make America great again.” His squad went on to blow out the Puerto Ricans 8-0, giving the US its first WBC title. After
During Monday’s World Baseball Classic semifinal between Puerto Rico and Netherlands, one player for Netherlands learned a lesson about celebrating. Jurickson Profar laced a single to right field and advanced Andrelton Simmons to third. The throw from the right fielder
With Team USA up 4-2 in the 7th inning Saturday night over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic, Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones took a home run away from Orioles teammate Manny Machado. Machado tipped his helmet
Israel continued its surprising run at the World Baseball Classic on Sunday, beating Cuba 4-1 in its first game of the second round to improve to 4-0 in the tournament.
With a little help from The Mensch on the Bench mascot, Israel is into the second round of the World Baseball Classic.
Japan powered their way to victory over Cuba on Tuesday, while Israel took a giant step toward advancing at the World Baseball Classic with an offensive outburst of their own.
South Korea play surprise package Israel in the opening game of the World Baseball Classic on Monday, kicking off a 16-team tournament spread across four countries.
Major League Baseball’s spring training is underway again, and New York Mets shortstop prospect Luis Guillorme is already making an impression on the big league club. Thursday, Miami Marlins shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria swung and lost the bat. The bat flew
Tuesday, Fox Sports 1 “Undisputed” co-host Shannon Sharpe reacted to Tim Tebow showing up to spring training for the New York Mets organization and showing out in batting practice. Sharpe questioned the authenticity of Tebow getting a shot at baseball,
Chicago Cubs third baseman and 2016 National League MVP Kris Bryant met his match when he faced someone working as the sound guy for a Red Bull ad. As Bryant took swings for the ad, the sound guy critiqued his
Any athlete planning to use their platform to protest the national anthem had better not play American Legion Baseball in Minnesota. In a preemptive strike against Kaepernick copycats, the league instituted a rule that the anthem will receive “proper respect,” or players will find themselves shown out the door.
Upon the death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, many mainstream media outlets and sports pages happily denoted his wonderful devotion to the sport of baseball. But few noted how he used the sport like he used everything else, as a weapon to oppress his people and promote his own desires.
