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What do you think of when the word “baseball” is said? Maybe it’s summer, grass, warm, dirt, youth, yelling, and beer. On the other hand, others will say PEDs, cheating, steroids, tainted home runs. Others may focus on the game aspects and say fastball, 100 mph pitch, 450-foot homers, bat flips, chin music and so on. Still others may name players…

The Detroit Tigers are getting everything they paid for and more from Jordan Zimmermann. In his first three starts of the year, the splashy offseason addition for the Detroit Tigers is 3-0 and has yet to give up an earned run. The 29-year-old right-hander, who signed a five-year, $110 million contract this winter, tossed another 6 1/3 innings…

Welcome to Behind the Plate With DJ, a weekly look at what is going on in the world of baseball. This series will weigh in on the interesting, the controversial, and the downright cool. The play of the week could be an incredible play or an unusual one. If something made you scratch your head, you will probably find it here. So sit back, relax,…

Embed from Getty Images While you may question an outfielder's route to the baseball or that outfielder's decision to dive or not dive after the fly ball, you generally understand that the fielder had a split-second to make his decision. When an infielder tries to bare-hand the slow-roller coming at him or the first baseman fails to scoop a…