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LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers swept the New York Mets four weeks ago, their second sweep in four series at Dodger Stadium at that point, running their record to 14-4. It feels like a lifetime ago now. The Dodgers also won their next game, the series opener at Coors Field for a 15-4 record. They […]
We’re a little more than a quarter of the way into what’s shaping up to be a profoundly disappointing season for the Blue Jays. I want to dig a bit into each of the guys who’s on the roster and has received significant playing time this year to figure out what’s going on and whether […]
1957 White Sox pitcher Billy Pierce became the first member of the team (and the first Chicago athlete) to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, with the headline “Pride of Chicago.” In 1957, the year the magazine cover came out, Pierce went 20-12 with a 3.26 ERA. It was his second straight 20-win season, and he led the league […]
John Ryan Murphy: a name that lives rent-free in my brain. Why? No one knows, other than the fact it sounds more like a nursery rhyme than the name of a former big-league catcher. Murphy was once on the long list of Yankees right-handed catchers. Remember those days when Francisco Cervelli was the primary catcher, […]
On Tuesday afternoon, the Phillies had some minor league shakeups with their rosters that was akin to rearranging deckchairs. They needed some pitchers here, a few hitters there, but they snuck through a minor league signing that at least had a bit of intrigue. If the name rings a bell, it probably should. Drafted in […]
Worcester: L, 2-7 (BOX SCORE) As has often been the case due to the fact that so many of their Opening Day rotation members are now pitching in Boston, the WooSox ran into some early trouble and it didn’t get any better as the night went on. Raymond Burgos gave up three early runs (though […]
With the MLB Draft only about two months away I thought it would be good to examine the history of the players selected with the picks the Atlanta Braves have in the 2026 MLB Draft. With the Braves picking ninth overall for their first selection, I decided to start by looking at the history of […]
Win 10, lose three, win 10, lose three. Win 10 again? Unlikely. But one of the more curious 26 game stretches we’ve ever seen has just concluded. What will be next? We can’t know. But the schedule doesn’t ease up. This Braves team is no joke. Coming off of a down season, experts were divided […]
The 2026 MLB draft cycle is officially under way! When: July 11 – July 13 Where: Philadelphia, PA TV/Streaming: MLB Network Top Mariners Selections: 24, 65, 101 After nearly running the draft lottery table and selecting top pitching prospect Kade Anderson with the third overall pick in the 2025 iteration of the MLB draft, the […]
Visitors to Great American Ball Park on Tuesday night were greeted with a barrage of baseballs in the stands. Unfortunately, none of them were socked by the Cincinnati Reds. Instead, the Reds themselves offered up six homers to the visiting Washington Nationals in a 10-4 drubbing that once again served as a reminder to just […]
With the way the Mets’ season has gone, you can forgive folks for not being exactly sure what to make of A.J. Ewing’s call-up. After all, Ewing had played just 12 games at Triple-A before getting promoted. And while he moved up three levels last season, starting the year in Single-A and ending the year […]
The Dallas Cowboys are set to open their season on the road against the New York Giants. It is basically our annual tradition at this point. This year will mark the ninth time in 20 that the Cowboys and Giants will face off against each other in a season-opener, but interestingly it will also mark […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (19-21) won 8-6 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Nelson solo home run. They scored another run in the third on a double play. Alexander got the start […]
Diamondbacks News Streak of Dominant Starts Ends with Gallen Loss to RangersZac Gallen surrendered seven runs, all earned, in only 4 1/3 innings. On the other side, Mackenzie Gore pitched the longest outing of his career, eight innings of dominant one-run ball. Diamondbacks Trade Alek Thomas to DodgersThe Dodgers take on all of Thomas’ $1.45 […]
Three one-run losses and a blowout win for the Ontario Tower Buzzers—that’s how the day went in the Dodgers’ minor league system. Player of the day While the first-place Drillers might not have gotten the result they wanted in a loss against the Cardinals, it most certainly didn’t come due to a lack of trying […]
The lottery dealt the Rangers a blow, dropping them to fifth overall in the upcoming NHL Draft. Here's what the Banter team thinks they should do with that pick.
The Yankees broke their losing streak on Tuesday, besting Baltimore 6-2 thanks to a five-run third inning. Trent Grisham punctuated the rally with a three-run blast off of Trevor Rogers, who has looked nowhere close to the dominant form he displayed for the O’s in 2025. The rest of the league was back in action […]
Happy Wednesday A’s fans. Last night, the Athletics kicked off their home stand by losing the first game of three against the St. Louis Cardinals. Then, this weekend, the team’s longtime Bay Area rivals, the San Francisco Giants, come to Sacramento for a three-game set. Before yesterday’s game, the A’s promoted hot-hitting outfield prospect Henry […]
Bill Gullickson spent portions of 18 seasons pitching professionally in the states, Canada and Japan. As Houstonian’s collectively held their breath with Tatsuya Imai, we caught up with Bill as part of our continuing legends series and began the conversation with the land of the rising sun. Q: Imai has been getting a crash course […]
Every year we try to take in a few minor league games around the Midwest. The stadiums are intimate and comfortable. The food and drink selections are solid, and the ticket prices are unbeatable. Plus, it gives me a chance to look over some future talent. This Mother’s Day, we made a trip to Davenport, […]
Tate Southisene has had about the best start to his career that the Atlanta Braves could have dreamed of, putting together a monster campaign through a month and a half for Augusta and living up to his first round selection. His two RBI and home run led Augusta to a win to start their series. […]
Good morning everyone! The Mariners are coming off one of their more satisfying wins of the season, with Randy Arozarena and Dominic Canzone leading the squad to a 10-2 victory over the Astros. Has Randy’s hot start to the season changed your mindset on whether or not the M’s should extend him beyond this season? […]
For the last seven games, San Diego Padres Jackson Merrill has been in the lineup’s leadoff spot. He became the team’s fifth leadoff hitter in the Padres’ first 41 games of the 2026 season. Friars manager Craig Stammen treats the batting order as an ongoing experiment. He determines who will hit where in the lineup […]
SB Nation is excited to share a new job posting for Pinstripe Alley: Team Site Producer. This is a new position that will oversee Pinstripe Alley, shaping our daily coverage of the Yankees, growing the audience here – that’s you, reading this – and helping our team of writers to continue delivering smart Yankees coverage. […]
Morning, all! Nathan Eovaldi is day-to-day after being scratched from his start Monday with left side tightness, and it is unknown if he will be able to make his next scheduled start. Wyatt Langford remains in injury limbo and hasn’t swung a bat since his rehab was paused two weeks ago. Skip Schumaker shuffled the […]