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The Cubs make their first 2026 visit to Great American Ballpark, just as we’re about to hit the All-Star break. They’ll return down the stretch, in mid-September. For more on the Reds, here’s Wick Terrell, manager of our SB Nation Reds site Red Reporter. The Cincinnati Reds are a mess. Stop me if you’ve heard […]
The days of the promising 2024 Royals team that squared off with the Yankees in the postseason are well in the past. Bobby Witt Jr. remains every bit of one of the most exciting players in the game, but the talent around him has not blossomed in the way this team had hoped for, KC […]
The Giants are one of the few clear sellers and have one of the most obvious trade chips in Luis Arraez. However, he’s also open to staying around via an extension. “Yes, why not?” Arraez said to John Shea of The San Francisco Standard about the possibility. “Especially because this organization gave me a big opportunity […]
This SF Giants fan sent a letter to the team telling them she's appalled by their response to their Pride debacle and selling her tickets.
The 2026 MLB Draft has a different feel to it for many reasons, including the Dodgers having their smallest bonus pool ever and the timing of the festivities themselves. Rather than starting on Sunday or Monday as has been the norm ever since Major League Baseball moved the draft to align with the All-Star break, […]
PHOENIX – When the Diamondbacks designated Smith for assignment, the reaction across the fan base was full of relief. For years, Pavin Smith represented one of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ biggest unanswered questions. The former first-round pick always flashed enough potential to justify another opportunity, but baseball is ultimately a production business. D-backs fans react to […]
The Boston Red Sox and New York Mets matchup on Friday at Citi Field will be delayed until 7:50 p.m. ET after the Red Sox encountered travel delays en route to New York, the league announced.
The Boston Red Sox find themselves in playoff contention once again, and they need to keep the momentum going past the All-Star break.
At least I didn’t have to write “Braves tumble” into St. Louis, though the status of their tumbling remains a distinct possibility. The Braves righted the ship, or at least gave the appearance of righting the ship, a bit in Pittsburgh earlier this week, winning a series for the first time since June 19-21. After […]
Two years ago, the Orioles hosted the Royals in the Wild Card round. Baltimore had just finished the regular season 91-71, a drop from their previous 101-61 record in 2023, but still good enough for second place in the daunting American League East and for the top Wild Card spot. Despite dropping the series in […]
PHOENIX — Pavin Smith’s designation for assignment by the Arizona Diamondbacks marked the end of his tenure in the Valley, but it also brought to a close one of the organization’s longest-running developmental projects that didn’t quite pan out as planned. Arizona selected Smith with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, […]
Baseball America presents an updated ranking of the top 500 prospects for the 2026 MLB Draft, led by UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky. The post 2026 MLB Draft Rankings: Top 500 Prospects To Know appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
2024 was a dream season for Jarren Duran. He earned his first All-Star appearance, along with being the All-Star Game MVP. Duran posted a career-high 6.8 fWAR, the seventh-best in the league, and ended eighth in MVP voting. While 2025 didn’t match the 2024 production, he still proved to be a valuable piece for the […] The post Has the Jarren Duran Trade Window Passed for the Red Sox? appeared first on Just Baseball .
Bryce Harper has never been shy about sharing his opinions on how to improve the game, and his latest concept, […]
The New York Mets season has gone about as badly as imaginable. The team expected to contend, even after their second-half collapse cost them a spot in the postseason in 2025, but they have fallen to the bottom of the National League East.By now, it is clear that the Mets are going to be sellers […] The post Mets Trade Proposal Sends Freddy Peralta to Unexpected AL Central Team appeared first on HEAVY .
One man’s trash could be another man’s treasure, and that happens to be the case, oftentimes in Major League Baseball, and it happened again on Friday when the Milwaukee Brewers decided to sign 9-year MLB veteran Bryse Wilson. It’s a reunion deal between the two sides, as Wilson pitched for the Brew Crew in parts […] The post Recently Cut Chicago Cubs Pitcher Signs with Milwaukee Brewers appeared first on HEAVY .
Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper proposed an intriguing idea Friday to potentially spice up the Home Run Derby.
The Philadelphia Phillies have just one more series to play before hosting the 2026 MLB All-Star Week at Citizens Bank Park. This year, the Phillies have the most All-Stars among all 30 teams with six representatives.Jhoan Duran, Bryce Harper, Jesús Luzardo, Brandon Marsh, Cristopher Sánchez, and Kyle Schwarber.At the start of the season, the Phillies […] The post Phillies Trade Proposal Sends Two Top-10 Prospects to San Francisco For Giants Superstar appeared first on HEAVY .
Paul Skenes and Jack Flaherty move in the only possible directions they could go. The post Starting Pitcher Roundup ‘26: A Whole New Ball(s) Game appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
As the Atlanta Braves have worked to return their farm system to its prior glory in recent years, the 2025 draft class could prove to be one of the most important steps in that rebuilding process. In a departure from its typical draft strategy of loading up on pitchers with their top picks, the Braves […]
The Phillies (52-42) roadtrip continues with some interleague play against the Detroit Tigers (43-50) at Comerica Park, with first pitch […]
We are just a day a away from learning who the White Sox will make the overall No. 1 pick. But we couldn’t let that happen without tapping the esteemed Reacts voting bloc weigh in. And among the trio of Roch Cholowsky, Grady Emerson and Vahn Lackey there was a clear favorite … position, that […]
The Pasquatch is back. Just before noon on Friday, the Kansas City Royals announced that Vinnie Pasquantino is being reinstated from the injured list. In the same flurry of roster moves, the Royals are recalling reliever Eli Morgan and optioning outfielder Kameron Misner and reliever Jose Cuas back to Omaha. Morgan and Cuas are a […]
Kyle Schwarber will compete in the Home Run Derby Monday night at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies announced Friday. Schwarber […]
The Atlanta Braves need an outfielder, and there might not be a better option to trade for than Lars Nootbaar of the St. Louis Cardinals.