The Atlanta Braves have signed shortstop Julio Lugo to a minor league contract. ESPN’s Enrique Rojas was first to report the deal. The 35-year-old Lugo hit .249/.298/.282 in 264 plate appearances with the Baltimore Orioles last year. In 11 major […]
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Braves’ Julio Teheran to make MLB debut Saturday
Atlanta Braves pitcher Julio Teheran, one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball, has been promoted and will make his major league debut on Saturday. The right hander will make his first MLB start in Philadelphia against the […]
30 Clubs in 30 Days: No. 9 Atlanta Braves
Atlanta enjoyed a nice 2010 campaign that ended when they were ousted by the eventual World Series champion San Francisco Giants in the first round of the playoffs. Captivated by the strong rookie performance of Jason Heyward, and the brilliant […]
Minor League manager hit by foul ball, hospitalized
In a scary scene, Atlanta Braves minor league manager Luis Salazar was airlifted to a hospital after being hit in the face by a foul ball. In the first inning, the 54-year-old Salazar was in the dugout on the first […]
Phillies Top Moments of 2010 #18: Moyer’s Magical Moment
As the year comes to a close it’s time to look back at some of the top moments from the Philadelphia Phillies 2010 season. While the team came short of their ultimate goal of winning a World Series championship, there […]
Phillies Top Moments of 2010 #19: The Dagger
As the year comes to a close it’s time to look back at some of the top moments from the Philadelphia Phillies 2010 season. While the team came short of their ultimate goal of winning a World Series championship, there […]
Say Hey Champs
How did this happen? How did a group of misfits and retreads come together and win the World Series? How did a team self-proclaimed to “torture” their fan base win it all?
2010 NLDS Preview
October is in the air and that means the 2010 Major League Baseball postseason is set to get underway. Before the teams take the field to begin the race to 11, we here at The Five wanted to take a […]
MLB Team Rankings – May 3
MLB Team Rankings 1. Arizona Diamondbacks – 21-9 2. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 19-13 3. Oakland Athletics – 18-13 4. St. Louis Cardinals – 19-12 5. Boston Red Sox – 19-13 6. Philadelphia Phillies – 17-14 7. Chicago […]
MLB April Awards
MLB April Awards AL MVP – Josh Hamilton, CF, Texas Rangers Surprised? The once fabled number one prospect, who is now tearing it up for the Texas Rangers, has 6 home runs, leading the MLB in RBI’s with 32, 4th […]