Author: jfoster@sportingnews.com (Jason Foster)

Bryce Harper is the best player in baseball. There. I said it. I don’t mean the best hitter or the best player so far this season. I mean that right now, today, Bryce Harper is the best baseball player on the planet — period.

The Braves and Twins are chasing history. Just not the good kind of history.

If you’re a baseball fan of a certain age, you probably remember a time when the Braves and Twins won games. It’s been a long time, but think hard.

It’s one thing to encourage your team during a rough patch, it’s another to engage in complete nonsense.

Lou Brock’s ceremonial first pitch Monday was more than just a typical pre-game ritual. It also represented a comeback from a serious health scare.

Dodgers rookie Ross Stripling held the Giants hitless through 7 1/3 innings in his MLB debut Friday but will walk away with a no-decision.

Cubs left fielder Kyle Schwarber will miss the remainder the season after being diagnosed with a torn ACL and LCL suffered in a collision Thursday night with teammate Dexter Fowler.

If you’re a baseball fan of a certain age, you probably remember the last time the Padres scored a run. It’s been a long time, but think hard.

Ten years to the day after Aaron made history to become the all-time home run champ, he stepped back up to the plate at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium — at age 50 — and blasted another homer to almost the same spot as the record-breaker.