#CardCorner: 1979 Topps Tom Paciorek
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Sat, 2026-08-08 10:31
One of three brothers who played in the big leagues, Tom Paciorek fought for a decade for a regular gig in the majors before becoming one of the most respected hitters of the early 1980s.
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Another in the long line of Dodgers prospects from the early 1970s, Tom Paciorek was well into his 30s before he became one of the game’s best bat-to-ball hitters.
Those skills kept him in the majors for 18 ...
The likelihood of Matt Chapman taking another swing in 2026 just took a huge blow. Following a month-plus stint on the injured list, the San Francisco Giants third baseman received brutal news. He has a hernia and a core muscle tear, which will probably require surgery, per the SF Chronicle’s Susan Slusser. Many fans are […]
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The New York Giants have signed 6-foot-5, 300-pound free-agent center and former Los Angeles Chargers starter Brenden Jaimes.
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The San Francisco Giants will be without third baseman Matt Chapman for the rest of the season. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that Chapman has a hernia and a core muscle tear. He’ll have surgery to address the issue on Tuesday, August 11. Matt Chapman has a hernia and a core muscle tear. […]
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The Orioles are back for another one of those “man, they’ve got to find a way to take two out of three” series. This one pits the club against the Texas Rangers. The Rangers (57-58) currently sit one game ahead of the Orioles in the chase for the third wild card spot. You can read […]
On Friday night, the Philadelphia Phillies will honor Chase Utley by adding the legendary second baseman to the Citizens Bank Park Wall of Fame. On the momentous occasion, Philadelphia will wear its traditional red pinstripes instead of the City Connect uniforms, after a request Bryce Harper made directly to owner John Middleton. The decision comes during […]
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It feels like another lifetime ago, but there was a time, back at the beginning of 2024, when the Royals had a battle for the fifth rotation spot between Daniel “Danny Drips” Lynch IV and Alec Marsh. Marsh won the job out of Spring Training, but Lynch was demoted to Omaha to continue starting and […]
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Cam Skattebo suffered a new leg injury but according to New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh, there's no reason for concern.
Cam Skattebo suffered a season-ending injury last year in his leg. Now that the running back suffered another leg injury in the New York Giants training camp, concerns rose. However, head coach John Harbaugh isn’t too bothered.
Per Dan Duggan of The Athletic , Harbaugh was adamant that Skattebo’s injury is “ nothing serious at all. ” That’s a huge sigh of reli...
The Mets-Pirates game was delayed at PNC Park. Here is the reason for the delay and the latest update on when play will begin.
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The Boston Red Sox are streaking again, and there is more good news, as a change has been made on Roman Anthony.
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Netflix wants to turn New York Yankees history into its next scripted television swing. The streaming giant has joined MLB Studios, Jason Bateman’s Aggregate Films and filmmaker Josh Wakely to develop an untitled drama centered on the Yankees, Variety reports. The show will travel through multiple periods of the franchise rather than limiting its story […]
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Freddie Freeman left Los Angeles Dodgers fans scared with his injury scare versus the Chicago Cubs. Yet chose to laugh it off by joking that he swung at his face in that Wednesday contest. Freeman injured his hand during that ordeal and exited early. But the Dodgers confirmed that the multiple World Series winner will […]
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Giants third baseman Matt Chapman has a hernia and a core muscle tear. He is going to see a specialist on Sunday and expects to have season-ending surgery on Tuesday. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle and Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area passed along the info. More to come.
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The Rangers announced Friday that they’ve reinstated lefty Jordan Montgomery from the 60-day injured list. Right-hander Nolan Kingham was designated for assignment in order to open a 40-man roster spot. Montgomery, 33, was once a solid big league starter but it’s been a tumultuous few years. A free agent in the 2023-24 offseason, he was […]
The Seattle Mariners are coming off a sluggish 11-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Thursday that cost them the series. On Friday, they’ll host their third consecutive series at home as the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays come to town. Ahead of the matchup, Mariners manager Dan Wilson announced a few lineup changes, including […]
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Ahead of the Seattle Mariners’ opening series game with the Tampa Bay Rays, there has been a big change to the lineup structure. Julio Rodríguez Dropped in Lineup Star outfielder Julio Rodríguez has been dropped a spot in the lineup. Rodríguez will be hitting in the fifth spot for Seattle in this game after he […]
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Mike Krukow’s final season in the Giants booth won’t double as Duane Kuiper’s. According to The Athletic, Kuiper, 76, said he has no intention to go out in tandem, even as Krukow steps away from broadcasting at season’s end. Kuiper has weathered his own health challenges in recent years, but he wants to keep calling…
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The Los Angeles Dodgers saw All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman exit with a hand injury against the Chicago Cubs. The team got good news on Freeman, who’s in the starting lineup against the Arizona Diamondbacks, per The Athletic‘s Fabian Ardaya. Freddie Freeman is in the Dodgers lineup after exiting Wednesday’s game early to get his […]
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