Foul Territory

Astros smasher Yordan Alvarez is finally back after his 100-game stint on the IL. (3:20) (11:26) Clayton Kershaw is ready for the postseason. Will he start? (13:07) The Rangers lost Nathan Eovaldi most likely for the rest of the season. Season over? (22:49) Willson Contreras gets a 6-day suspension. Enough? For 20% off

FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal explores several Padres-Dodgers storylines: Laureano and O’Hearn’s contrasting deadline decisions, AJ Preller’s motivations and tactics, and which team values the rivalry more. Ken also discusses Zack Wheeler’s injury impact on the Phillies, recounts the perils of in-game tweeting and ho

Former two-time MLB All-Star Tyler Clippard reveals the reason he used to lick his hand when pitching, and his key to longevity in the big leagues. He also answers whether he used spider tack, how to get more starters in the World Baseball Classic, and how he played minor league ball to get one last call up to the Bigs

Shoutout to Vinnie Pasquantino for racking up AL player of the week. Dude is on fire. (02:38) Willson Contreras LOST his cool, tossing his bat towards the umpire! We review the ejection and predict how many games Contreras will miss. (11:43) Sending lots of love to Ron Washington after he had quadruple bypass surgery.

Did Erik Kratz end Wally Joyner’s career as a hitting coach? The former MLB first baseman and hitting coach answers that and reveals the difficulties of being a hitting coach. He also shares stories about hazing when moving from the AL to the NL, the 1986 Home Run Derby TIE, plus a scary fan attack incident at Yankee S

Retired MLB outfielder Aaron Hicks joins from The Pro Rivals Open, and explains the biggest differences in playing for the Yankees versus the Orioles. He also gets into the Anthony Volpe situation, including the difficulty of producing when being benched and the importance of teams having players' backs when they’re st