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Everybody's favorite son had another big week for the big league team, including his first ever MLB-level heave-ho.

Cut open a baseball, and inside you'll find a glowing orb of happiness with a dash of hopes and dreams.

This according to my imagination, anyway, which is admittedly not the most accurate source.

According to actual, you know, reality, baseballs are made of much more mundane things: cork, rubber, yarn, hide, etc. Cut open a baseball, and you won't find anything worth bragging to your friends about.

Clayton Kershaw is not happy with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The St. Louis Cardinals are 8-2 as home favorites of -175 to -225 during the 2013 season, which is important to consider when making your MLB picks Tuesday, as they continue their four-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium.

As baseball fans awoke to the MLB standings on Sunday, May 5, the Toronto Blue Jays, after an offseason of spending, roster improvements and high expectations, sat at 10-21, last place in the American League East, riddled with injuries and staring at a 6-12 record in front of their home fans.

Tonight's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees has been postponed due to weather. 

Join us for the split doubleheader tomorrow with games at 1:05 PM and 7:10 PM. 

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have to be thinking that all they need to do is keep their heads above water until the All-Star break. The fear that another late-season collapse is impending can’t be weighing on their minds. 

Major League Baseball is being sued by the San Jose City Council for telling the Oakland Athletics that they cannot move to San Jose, according to ABC 7 News:

UPDATE: Tuesday, June 18, at 6:10 p.m. ET by Kyle Vassalo

Danny Knobler of CBS reveals this excerpt from MLB's statement on the lawsuit:

Replacing the legendary Joe Torre was going to be an arduous task for the leaders of the Yankees organization before they chose to interview one of the most famous and beloved players in their franchise's history.

The Yankees upcoming nine-game homestand features games against the Dodgers and Rangers, who feature two of the top recent international imports in baseball in Yasiel Puig and Yu Darvish, as a recent

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