The story of the Major League Baseball closer is not unlike the story of man. It's an evolutionary saga. A few years back, an asteroid fell to earth. When it cracked open, humanoid apes crawled ...

2025 Fantasy Baseball Closer Rankings We are officially a few days away from Opening Day in the MLB. It is time for the first official Closer Report of the season.

Right now it's looking like a wise move, and even had Pitching Ninja deem the new A's closer "the most electric pitcher in baseball." Mason Miller, Obliterating the Side.

Major League Baseball reversed a multi-year trend in 2023 when most teams opted to have a consistent closer. A dozen men blew past the 30-save plateau, with another 11 hurlers accumulating more ...

His teammate Tim Hill got into trouble in the top of the eighth inning, and manager Aaron Boone didn’t hesitate to call Weaver to get him out of trouble. He did just that, pitching 1.2 frames ...

J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los ...

The closer stability from last season has impacted ’24 drafts, as managers have a greater pool of reliable options than in recent years. [ Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for the ...

Latest fantasy baseball reliever updates. Just when Raisel Iglesias appeared to be reclaiming the Braves' full-time closer role, Dylan Lee came on in relief of Iglesias to close the team's June 23 ...

Catcher’s interference calls continue to skyrocket at a historic pace. The average catcher’s interference total from 2010 to 2018 was 31. This year, it’s been called 33 times — less than ...

The Official Baseball Rules, as put together by Major League Baseball, are 187 pages long. The document is wordy, it is complicated, and, of course, it is lengthy. Thus, unsurprisingly, there will ...

Braves call up former closer Craig Kimbrel, according to report. The nine-time All-Star posted a 2.00 ERA with nine walks and 23 strikeouts in 18 minor league appearances.