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In a tough recruiting loss for the Kentucky Football team, in-state wide receiver Ja’Hyde Brown announced his commitment to the Louisville Cardinals on Monday, opting to stay home and play for Jeff Brohm and his staff. Brown, a 5-foot-10, 186-pound 3-star prospect in the class of 2027, had recently decommitted from Indiana, reopening his recruitment […]
It’s never good when your collection of high-priced hitters channels the performance of the worst Phillies team the city has seen in the 21st century. And yet, after their first three games of the 2026 season, the Phils are off to their worst offensive start since 2015. They enter their three-game series against the Washington […]
The Twins won the division in 2023, and appeared to be on their way to a playoff spot in 2024 before the bottom fell out and they finished with 82 wins. Things went even worse last year, and they traded away several key players, losing 92 games, their worst season since 2016. The Royals took […]
Jan Virgili’s name keeps on cropping up in the rumor mill amid speculation that Barcelona could try to bring him back in the summer if they don’t land Marcus Rashford permanently. Barcelona have first refusal on the winger and the talk is that he could be a good low-cost option for the summer transfer window. […]
The 1970s were a pivotal time for baseball labor relations and player negotiating power, that decade bringing about the end of the reserve clause and the advent of free agency. There are several trailblazing names associated with that movement, chief among them Curt Flood. But nearly as important in terms of setting a precedent to […]
After an unideal opening series against the Rangers, the Phillies will get their first look at a National League East opponent this season. And in what is hopefully good news, it’s the NL East opponent that most pundits expect will finish last in the division. Washington Nationals Record: 2-1 (Second place in National League East) […]
March was a very mixed month indeed for Reading – although, to be fair, I feel like I say that every month this season. The Royals earned a return of three wins, two losses and a draw, but that block of six league games included some of the best and worst of what we’ve seen […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cardinals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Happy Monday one and all. The Arizona Cardinals are now 24 days away from the 2026 […]
Sal Stewart hit 5 homers for the Cincinnati Reds once called upon for the stretch run of the 2025 season, and he backed it up with a pair of hits (and 4 RBI) in Cincinnati’s brief postseason play against the Los Angeles Dodgers. People saw him. People became aware of him. The brash rookie in […]
Welcome back to “Three up, three down,” a review of the previous week’s worth of Cubs action during the regular season. Of course, we don’t have an entire week to review, just three games. Nevertheless, there are some positives — and negatives — that came out of the season-opening series against the Washington Nationals. Here […]
WORCESTER, Mass. – Payton Tolle already showed his MLB potential last summer with an electric Fenway Park debut and meaningful innings for the Red Sox in a playoff push. To start 2026, Tolle finds himself in a much lower-stress environment on the mound. The 2024 second-round pick got thrown into emergency circumstances for several starts […]
Welcome back, prospect lovers! Whether you’re new to the minor leagues or a seasoned veteran, our weekly roundup of all that’s occurred down on the farm is a fantastic way to stay up to date on all the up-and-comers in the organization. Releasing weekly on Mondays! Tacoma Rainiers Tacoma started off the season with a […]
For the third straight season, the Royals opened the year by dropping two out of three in their first series. In 2023, they were swept by the Twins to open the year. In each of the past two years, they have ultimately won more games than they lost and stayed in the playoff hunt until […]
As I predicted last week, Leo Jimenez is gone. Rather than lose him on waivers, though, the Blue Jays were able to swing a trade, sending him to the Miami Marlins in exchange for infielder Dub Gleed and $250,000 in international bonus pool money. Jimenez had been in the organization since he signed out of […]
The Nats? GREAT! It was a good Opening Day and a good weekend as the Nats took the series from the Cubs and started the year with one of these for the first time since... 2018? Wow. I mean it's close to a 50/50 thing. ok. The hero of the series is Joey "Enjoy it while you can" Weimer 6-6 with two walks and 2 homers. MVP! On the other side Wood looked really lost in the series striking out 7 times. The starting pitchers were mediocre but good enou...
The baseball gods are rarely kind enough that all the Yankees’ rivals lose on the same day. Yesterday, the exact opposite almost happened. But Boston lost, and that’s always nice. They’re also about to play the Astros and guarantee that at least one of our collective nemeses will lose each of the next few days. […]
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MARCH 30: A general view of a flyover during the national anthem before the home opener between the Detroit Tigers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on March 30, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) | Getty Images Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Detroit Tigers 6: Soroka Immaculate, bullpen less so Diamondbacks 2, Billionaire Boys Club 3: The First Broom Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 5: One Mistake Too Many ...
The results are in from the latest SB Nation Reacts poll, which launched on March 25th, the doomed Opening Night. Regardless of that game and the one that followed, San Francisco Giants fans remain bullish about the teams chances going forward. Well, okay, maybe not bullish. Positive. 55% of the vote went away from 86 […]
The Legend Series is a series of interviews with Astros stars of the past, conducted by Craig Larson Jr. We debut our Legends Series with pitcher Ken Forsch, who helped guide the Astros to their first postseason appearance in 1980. Q: Let’s begin with the no-hitter you threw early on in the 1979 season. What […]
The Dodgers had pregame ceremonies before each of their first three games of the season, and even trailed 2-0 to the Arizona Diamondbacks in each game. But they managed to win all three, earning a sweep to open 2026. Batter of the week Will Smith caught all three games of the opening weekend, including talking […]
Walking away with two wins in four games against that very pesky and tough Guardians ballclub was a decent way to start the season. Even though the results didn’t exactly line up with their performance, there were a bunch of encouraging things we saw from the Mariners during Opening Weekend. The bottom of the lineup […]
Season Record: 2-1 Week Record: 2-1 Series Record: 1-0 GAME One: 3-5 Loss @ Philadelphia Phillies GAME Two: 5-4 Win @ Philadelphia Phillies GAME Three: 8-3 Win (10) @ Philadelphia Phillies It’s once again baseball time in Texas! With a new manager, pitching coach, and a few important lineup pieces, this could be an interesting […]
The beginning of a baseball season is one that is full of unknown. How are all of the changes made over the offseason going to take? How will those new players take to their new surroundings in Philadelphia? Then the games are played and all of that goes out the window. Who made good impressions, […]
It’s March 30 and the Braves are 2-1. That may not seem like the most impressive thing until you consider that it took the Braves until April 8 of last season to pick up their second win of the season and April 10 was when they finally picked up their first series win. Folks, we […]
The season is underway — and the Royals are already giving fans plenty to talk about. In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco break down the Kansas City Royals’ season-opening series against the Atlanta Braves, including a detailed look at the series finale win and what it reveals about […]