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The greatest pitcher in Major League Baseball resides on the North Shore in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pirates ace Paul Skenes is officially the winner of the 2025 National League Cy Young Award. As if there was ever a doubt. Skenes received 30 out of 30 first-place votes to defeat fellow finalists Christopher Sanchez (Philadelphia Phillies) and […]
Ben Rortvedt is a former 2nd round draft pick out of Verona High School in Verona, Wisconsin. Back in 2016, the Minnesota Twins – franchise known for drafting ‘local’ players in much the same way as the Cincinnati Reds – plucked him, and he eventually made his big league debut with the Twins during the […]
There was a bit tougher competition this time around, and yet the outcome of the 2025 AL Cy Young award voting by the BBWAA never seemed in doubt. On Wednesday, that assessment was confirmed as Skubal became the 23rd major league pitcher to win multiple Cy Young awards, and only the 12th pitcher in major […]
The Dodgers announced on Wednesday that Tony Gonsolin was outrighted and selected free agency and Ben Rortvedt was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds. Since there was no indication that Rortvedt had been designated for assignment, the Dodgers’ 40-man roster is now down to 39. A sixth round draft pick out of St. Mary’s […]
Andreas Christensen says he’s hoping to stay at Barcelona past the end of the season and admits he doesn’t have a Plan B if that’s not possible. The Denmark international is into the final year of his contract but is hoping to be offered an extension and the chance to continue with the Catalans. Christensen […]
It has become an annual ritual around this time. Poke the stinking carcass of another failed Diamondbacks bullpen, and try to figure out what went wrong, and what can be done about it. I’m beginning to wonder if our relievers are collectively suffering from long COVID. Because they have basically been terrible since the pandemic. […]
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The Texas Rangers have announced the major league coaching staff for 2025. New manager Skip Schumaker is bringing back Luis Urueta as bench coach, the position which Urueta held under Bruce Bochy last year. Urueta was Schumaker’s bench coach during Schumaker’s two seasons as manager of the Miami Marlins in 2023-24. Justin Viele will be […]
Former MLB manager Joe Maddon went on KNBR and said he considered the San Francisco Giants hiring Tony Vitello to be “insulting.” Current broadcaster Duane Kuiper said he found Maddon’s insulting comments, well, insulting. Joe Maddon won the World Series with the Chicago Cubs in 2016 and reached the 2008 series with the Tampa Bay […]
It was a successful week for the Giallorossi, as Roma achieved matching 2-0 wins over Rangers and Udinese. The latter victory, along with some favorable results across the league, means that the Giallorossi enter the international break tied for the top spot with Inter. However, despite their strong play, Gian Piero Gasperini is dealing with […]
Green Bay Packers receiver Romeo Doubs, who left the action against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Packers’ loss on Monday Night Football with a chest injury, was a full participant in Green Bay’s walkthrough on Wednesday. Yes, the Packers had a walkthrough instead of a full practice to start the week, even though the team […]
It was only yesterday that Buster Posey indicated Tony Vitello’s new coaching staff was “still very much a work in progress,” and yet here we are about 24 hours later and one of the key roles has been seemingly cemented. The Athletic’s Blue Jays beat writer Mitch Bannon has reported Toronto’s assistant hitting coach Hunter […]
It’s that time again: free agency. Where you dream about what the San Francisco Giants might do, and then they almost surely do something else entirely. For a few years now I’ve had an annual article that I write at the beginning of free agency, and you’ve stumbled across this year’s iteration. The goal is […]
New York inks Spencer Martin to reinforce its goalie pipeline, giving Hartford another experienced presence between the pipes.
2026 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 97: Ricardo Brizuela 2026 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 98: Jordan Sprinkle 2026 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 99: Miguel Santos 2026 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 100: Jake Peppers
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. 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. This week things did not go well. First, the Arizona Cardinals are blown out in a […]
Donnie Ecker, who was part of the Texas Rangers’ coaching staff from 2022 until about six weeks into the 2025 season, is reportedly being brought on board by new Baltimore Orioles manager Carlos Albernaz to be the new bench coach for the A’s. Ecker was hired away from the San Francisco Giants, where he had […]
In the span of two months, former Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson has gone from QB1 to QB3 for the lowly New York Giants. A concussion for promising rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart means that the New York Giants need to turn to a backup. Wilson, who was the Week 1 starter for the Giants […]
So, the Washington Nationals have a new pitching coach and his name is Simon Mathews. That is right, only one T in Mathews. At 30 years old, he continues the trend of the Nationals hiring young. However, Mathews is deeply knowledgeable about the current trends in modern pitching. He is equipped to bring the Nats […]
The tortured Scott Boras puns have become fun at this point, haven’t they? We expect them from the super-agent at any of these national baseball gatherings, and he delivers the two-parts corny, one-part clever zingers while holding court with the media. And, occasionally, he mixes in some actually useful info. Boras spoke today at the GM Meetings in Las Vegas, and I’ll start with the useful info: Boras said that Japanese ace Tatsuya Imai will be posted November 19, starting his 45-da...
The No. 24 Wisconsin Badgers pulled off an 86-55 win over the Ball State Cardinals on Tuesday, improving to 3-0 on the season as they dominated from the start and never trailed for the second straight game. It was a stout defensive performance from Wisconsin, as the new-look group is learning to play with each […]
Overview Voting overview 2025 review My first player review this offseason, Jeff Brigham, had a very similar path to the team as today’s subject. Connor Kaiser came to the Diamondbacks via minor league deal signed early in the 2024/25 offseason after last playing in the Major Leagues in 2023, just like Brigham. Kaiser spent the […]
On this Patron-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Enjoy the raw Churros, Campeones! Co-host and chief editor of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, along with Diego Lorijn — Barca TV, VIVA La Liga TV host, delve into La Liga’s hottest topics. We scrutinize the biggest games, dissect […]
Among all of the other offseason discourse, a question looms large: “What’s the best thing to do about Jarren Duran?” The Sox just came to an agreement on a new salary number with him, but there’s still a definite chance he gets traded away. Would keeping him make more sense, or would trading him be […]
The 11-season run by Austin Barnes with the Dodgers ended when the veteran backstop was released in May. Dalton Rushing was ready in the wings, and the Dodgers were set on defending their World Series title by improving the team in any way they could. There was no room for sentimentality earlier in the season […]