#mlb-controversies

#mlb-controversies

Teams that look strong on paper can often perform much less impressively if even one or two key players are removed from the mix, and even the very best teams can look vulnerable with a long enough string of tough-luck injuries.

The Captain's Hat giveaway by the Miami Marlins on May 3 represents the team's sea-related branding and has a design that appeals to fans beyond the stadium.

We apologize for that. We've done it for a while, but we won't be doing it any longer.

During Saturday's game between the Red Sox and the Reds, Eugenio Suarez challenged Bucknor on back-to-back strike three calls and successfully had them overturned by the robo ump. It doesn't matter that Suarez ultimately grounded out. What matters is that, in a game where the Reds hit two home runs, the loudest cheers came for a pair of successful ABS challenges.

The Cubs will have to face a tough stretch without Cade Horton and Justin Steele for sure, and maybe without Matthew Boyd for most of it too.

The Sox stormed out to a 3-0 lead: one run in the second two in the third, all manufactured. Then Brayan Bello's wildness caught up with him, and he exited with a bases-loaded situation and the Sox up 3-1.