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A few offseasons ago I was in a Quonset hut in Montgomery, Texas, talking to Trevor Bauer about how a pitched baseball spins. As he had done since he was an adolescent, the Cleveland Indians pitcher was training at the Texas Baseball Ranch, a state-of-the-art training facility to improve throwing mechanics, velocity and arm health. Bauer might know more about how a baseball spins than any person in uniform today. Continue to Article

May 02, 2018 11:22:am EST

Ken Giles is an intense guy, but punching himself in the face takes that to a whole new level. Houston Astros closer Ken Giles was so frustrated after giving up a three-run homer to Gary Sanchez that he clocked himself in the cheek on his way back to the dugout. It happened in the ninth inning of Tuesday night’s game between the Astros and the New York Yankees. Continue to Article

May 02, 2018 10:59:am EST

Houston Astros pitcher Ken Giles has taken self-inflicted punishment to the next level, punching himself in the face. Giles was fuming after allowing the game-winning home run against the New York Yankees on Tuesday. With the score locked at 0-0 in the 9th inning, Giles gave up a three-run homer to Yankees slugger Gary Sanchez – a blow that proved to be decisive as New York won 4-0. Continue to Article

May 02, 2018 5:43:am EST

Ken Giles was always an intense dude.With the Phillies, following a big out or save, he'd be so pumped up that he'd often hop off the mound and wear this fierce scowl on his face.When a closer is zoned in, he's zoned in.Like this …… usa-ken-giles Continue to Article

May 02, 2018 12:52:am EST

Gary Sanchez broke a scoreless tie with a three-run home run in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees downed the host Houston Astros 4-0 on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. Sanchez smashed the first pitch from Astros closer Ken Giles 423 feet to straightaway center field, plating Aaron Judge and Didi Gregorius. Continue to Article

May 01, 2018 11:17:pm EST