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Since 2005, every April 15th has been designated as Jackie Robinson Day across all of MLB. It of course has special meaning to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team for which he debuted in 1947. Since the statue of Jackie Robinson was installed in 2017, Manager Dav Roberts has held a moment of celebration and […]
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Last month during a pregame ceremony, Tony Pluta was inducted into the Legends Plaza Wall of Fame located inside Hi Corbett Field. The placard that went up lists 2023-25, the seasons Pluta has played for Arizona. But if things go as hoped, that banner will need to get updated. Pluta confirmed Wednesday he plans to […]
This has been a very interesting season already. Things have gone badly, specifically the pitching, but the “important” parts of the team have mostly been on track. Jordan Walker appears to have broken out, JJ Wetherholt is as advertised if not frankly better with his defensive results, and the late inning combo of Riley O’Brien […]
Good morning, baseball fans! Since the San Francisco Giants play ridiculously early today (by west coast standards), we’re going to go ahead and roll the Gamethread in with the BP today. The Giants wrap up their three-game road series against the Cincinnati Reds in just a couple of hours. Taking the mound for the Giants […]
Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 5, Durham Bulls (Rays) 2 It was a solid day for the Norfolk offense. They collected 12 hits, including five for extra bases, to go along with three walks. Enrique Bradfield Jr., José Barrero, Bryan Ramos, and Ryan Noda had two hits apiece. Noda homered for the second time on the season, […]
Well, the Royals lost another low scoring game last night, where have you heard that before? Jaylon Thompson of the Kansas City Star talked about it. The Royals rode their starting rotation once again. This time, Seth Lugo carried the load and recorded a no-decision in the Royals’ 2-1 loss. “You know, starting pitchers just […]
If there’s one recent play that sums up Trevor Story’s slow slide defensively at shortstop, I’d argue it’s this one from Monday night: Simply put, he doesn’t have the range he once did. It’s not so bad he can’t get to this ball at all, but it’s also slipped enough so that he can’t get […]
Meet the Mets The Mets were swept by the Dodgers with the offense failing to show up once again. Clay Holmes was solid in his start but the bullpen collapsed to turn it into a blowout loss that is now the team’s eighth in a row. Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, MLB.com, Newsday, NY Post […]
After having spent years experimenting in limited capacities and controlled environments, MLB officially rolled out the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for the 2026 season. The allure of analyzing the entirely new type of data that ABS challenges present has been hard to resist. To be able to draw any useful conclusions, though, we all collectively […]
One of my favorite things in life as I age in this overly automated, data-driven world is watching how differently things turn out when human beings enter a situation after it was projected to go a certain way on paper. And let me be clear; I say this as a complete baseball nerd who spends […]
Monday night’s zany 11-10 walk-off win over the Angels will be remembered for the offensive heroics of both lineups far more than any pitching performance. However, there was a sequence from Will Warren right before his start got turned on its head that caught my eye. So, I’d like to share what I felt was […]
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With last week’s frustrating series loss against North Carolina and a midweek victory over Charlotte behind them, the baseball Tigers face yet another grueling challenge in ACC play. Knocking off the #9 ranked Virginia Cavaliers in Charlottesville is a tall task for Clemson, but as games 1 and 3 of last weekend’s series with the […]
Well, another day, another embarrassing loss to the Cubs. Jesús Luzardo got shelled, the defense was a disaster, and the bats were silent against another lefty starter. There are 144 more games to go. Take that any way you want to. On to the links. Phillies News: MLB News:
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 4-1 at Syracuse Mets LF Jasson Domínguez 0-4, 2 KRF Oswaldo Cabrera 0-43B Max Schuemann 0-3, BB, K, 2 SBCF Spencer Jones 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K, SB, CS1B Seth Brown 1-3, BBDH Ernesto Martinez Jr. 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 K, SBC Ali Sánchez 0-3, KSS Braden Shewmake 0-3, K2B Jonathan […]
The Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to five straight games on Wednesday night with a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park. They also improved to a robust 7-1 at home so far this season. On Thursday afternoon, the Motor City Kitties have a chance to sweep their second straight series […]
Hello, friends. The Orioles are back down to .500. Monday’s exciting comeback win availed them of absolutely zero momentum, even though Trevor Rogers was the next day’s starting pitcher and Kyle Bradish was the guy the day after that. They lost an annoying one to the Diamondbacks yesterday to close out the homestand. Check out […]
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (8-9) SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 4, SYRACUSE 1 (BOX) Christian Scott was a hard-luck loser on the night. Scott, who is making a very strong case to be the first Syracuse Met called up to the big league squad if there is a need, surrendered just two hits in his five and one third innings […]
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Softball In a huge midweek game on Wednesday night, the Border War (I’ll never call it the “Border Showdown”) goes to Mizzou Softball as Larissa Anderson’s Tigers prevailed in Lawrence with a 4-2 victory. A two-run shot by COMO native Abby Hay in the Top […]
The modern Yankees are known at this point for their midseason slumps, but they also deserve credit for the late-season surges that those slumps necessitate. Last year, after going 25-27 through June and July, the club closed the season on an MLB-best 30-11 run. That run was in part thanks to a midseason makeover that […]
SNY | Chelsea Janes: For the first time since the 2025 postseason, Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe played a competitive baseball game. It happened to be with the Yanks’ Double-A affiliate, the Somerset Patriots, as he starts his rehab assignment after offseason labrum surgery. He said he felt great and called it a big milestone. Regarding […]
We’re all still trying to figure out what went wrong in a game that the Mariners were winning handily for eight innings. Emerson Hancock was brilliant, giving up just one two-run homer over six innings of work. Luke Raley had his first ever four-hit game, and made a nifty catch in the outfield to boot. […]
On Jackie Robinson Day, it would be the A’s who’d strike first. Tyler Soderstrom’s opposite field double brought home Carlos Cortes. This would be the first time in 2026 that the A’s filled the box score in the first inning. They were the only team who hadn’t done so this season. Off the bat, it […]