Baseball

The comedic impressions, the all-around goofiness and even the recent "Wild Thing" haircut have become staples of Derek Holland's public persona during his seven-year career. 

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper is the National League's Most Valuable Player, and there really shouldn't be any debate.

But, of course, there is. This is baseball we're talking about, and a baseball award no less—there will always be disagreement. That's part of the fun.

The San Francisco Giants' chances of making the postseason are slim enough as is, and they won't improve with news of an injury to Joe Panik.

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Overlooking Curtis Granderson has been a given. 

The New York Mets have so many storylines swirling around their clubhouse this season, and the New York and national media alike are covering them all top to bottom.

If Zack Greinke hasn't cleared space in his trophy case yet, he'd better get busy. Because, while the race for the National League Cy Young Award isn't over, the Los Angeles Dodgers' right-hander looks more like the prohibitive front-runner with each superlative start.

There's nothing quite like September baseball, when it involves teams contending for a spot to play in the MLB postseason.

Some teams are slowly separating themselves from the pack, while others look to find themselves in a dogfight from here on out.

The wins are great, but the injury curbs some of the enthusiasm. 

The Toronto Blue Jays went into the Bronx knowing a series win could give them a significant cushion in the American League East. On Saturday night, they secured that victory, taking the first three games of a four-game weekend against the New York Yankees to pump their division lead to 4.5 games. 

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There is nothing small about Big Papi.

The smile. The swing. The “bombs.” The strut. The stature. The numbers. The persona. The divide among fans and media over his legacy. 

They're all bigger-than-big, even in an era of supersized everything.

Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas' breakout 2015 season hit a new high on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles as he went 3-for-5 with two home runs and a career-high nine RBI in a 14-6 victory.

In addition to Moustakas setting a new single-game benchmark for runs driven in, Joel Goldberg of Fox Sports Kansas City noted the other marks the 27-year-old broke or tied:

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz became the 27th member of the 500-home run club against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.

Ortiz's second home run of the game pushed the 39-year-old into the distinguished club, as MLB noted: