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Before the comeback last night, Jac Caglianone left the game with a sore ankle. That hot streak continued in the first inning of the Royals’ 9-7 win over the Athletics, as Caglianone collected an infield single. Two innings later, Caglianone was hit by a pitch. But in the fifth inning, John Rave unexpectedly pinch-hit for […]
It’s not controversial to say that the past few seasons of Colorado Rockies baseball have not featured a good offense. A team doesn’t lose more than 100 games based purely on an inability to pitch. It has also failed to score runs. Watching the 2026 team, however, the offense has seemed different. At this point […]
Today’s Reflections “Oh, what a (couple of) night(s)!” as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (almost) sang! A historic lead-off and walk-off home-run Monday night by Pete Crow-Armstrong, followed by another lead-off HR by PCA and a pair of game-tying and game-winning RBI singles by Alex Bregman Tuesday definitely gave the two games a play-off […]
Edwin Diaz’s time with the Los Angeles Dodgers has not been what any of the parties had hoped for. Diaz on Tuesday went on the IL for neck inflammation, his second stint on the IL with his new team so far this season. On Wednesday, Diaz went for neck imaging, and the MRI showed the […]
How the rebuilt Pac-12 looks to be ‘in a tier of its own’ Kyle Bonagura from ESPN profiles the reformed Pac-12 as it returns to being a functional conference and hopes to set itself apart from the perceived Group of Six conferences. Spartans have their QB Boise State releases a new hand-painted helmet Biletnikoff Award […]
Down the stretch, there are lots of races that have been flat-out electrifying. Pete Crow-Armstrong is challenging Shohei Ohtani for National League MVP. The AL Cy Young is open for business after the Tigers parted ways with ace Tarik Skubal, and the NL Rookie of the Year Award is heating up with about five different […] The post JJ Wetherholt Is Gold Gloving His Way to Rookie of the Year appeared first on Just Baseball .
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Brewers’ record-tying shutout/blowout of the Mariners (warning: profanity), Bryce Rainer and the continued absence of a post-Ohtani two-way wave, the latest manifestation of Paul Skenes’s protracted struggles, the tater turnaround of Fernando Tatis Jr., the reason(s) for the diminishing viewership of “MLB at Field of Dreams,” and […]
Willson Contreras had some interesting comments following yesterday’s 7-6 loss to the D-Backs in which an angry contingent of Fenway fans booed him for not running hard up the first base line during his tenth inning groundout. But before we get to the quotes, here’s a look at the play just to make sure everybody’s […]
Here are the top 36 quarterbacks in my redraft rankings for Superflex leagues, sorted into tiers, with notes on some of the players from each tier. The tiers are a bit different for superflex leagues than for redraft leagues, since ... read more »
On the latest episode of Phillies Stoplight🚦, Tim Kelly and Anthony SanFilippo discuss Bryson Stott’s success at third base, and […]
PHILADELPHIA — While the Phillies made their signing of free-agent pitcher Nestor Cortes official shortly after their 4-1 win over the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park to complete a series sweep over their National League East opponents, interim manager Don Mattingly did not seem to have too much certainty on Wednesday night about how the […]
Triple A: Syracuse Mets (60-61) WOOSTER 9, SYRACUSE 7 (BOX) Jonathan Santucci got [looks up technical term] his tits lit in four innings of work, giving up six runs on six hits and four walks. Syracuse scored seven runs off of a strong day from Nick Morabito and dingers from MJ Melendez and Hayden Senger, […]
During the All-Star break in July, we identified 20 prospects who could get called up in the second half. So far, six of those have… The post Prospect Call-Ups To Watch For From Every Contending Team appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
Jake Rogers has heard his name attached to quite a few teams over the past three weeks. Most recently, it was “Rogers, you’re a Chicago White Sox,” but that came after stops with the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers in a whirlwind stretch for the journeyman catcher. According to Cody Stavenhagen of [...] The post Jake Rogers’ quirky MLB record gets even wilder after 1st White Sox hit appeared first on ChiCitySports .
The Baltimore Orioles are calling for MLB to make changes around the foul pole in the wake of a controversial call in Wednesday's loss to the New York Yankees that saw an apparent homer by Pete Alonso ruled a foul ball.
Welcome, RotoBallers, to another edition of our Bargain Basement Hitters for Week 21 of the fantasy baseball season. We're in the thick of the stretch run now, so it's time to upgrade our teams with some useful pickups. We're either focusing on players with seven-game weeks or exploitable matchups. As usual, we will look at […]
Hoppe has thrown six scoreless appearances for his new club
Ryan Ludwick revealed that St. Louis Cardinals catching prospect Rainiel Rodriguez has been dubbed "The Hulk" by those in the organization, and his demolition of the minor leagues should have him knocking down Busch Stadium's door eventually.
Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to the latest installment of the mid-week Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for fantasy baseball. At this point of the season, we are past the trade deadline in most fantasy leagues. That means finding fresh talent on the wire to give your team a boost is even more important. This week is […]
Here's an updated look at the MLB Playoff Picture after the Minnesota Twins swept the Atlanta Braves.
The 2026 Little League Baseball World Series kicked off Wednesday and wasted little time getting to the dramatics, thanks to a walk-off home run in the day's finale.
Every Major League Baseball team has an ace of its starting rotation, but some are much, much better than others.
The Boston Red Sox's sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919 remains the holy grail of bad baseball trades. Yet without fail, there are new additions to the canon every year.
The Phillies have the day off today before they will look to continue their recent streak of good play against the Cardinals this weekend at Citizens Bank Park. It’s probably for the best the off day is today, as it looks like it would have been incredibly difficult to play a ballgame with tonight’s forecasted […]
Episode Summary The Battle for Chicago ends in a 3-3 season split with both teams defending their home turf. A recap of the action at Wrigley Field, checking in on Braden Montgomery's progress, and Awful Announcing's Local TV Broadcast rankings The post Podcast: White Sox vs. Cubs Season Series Ends in Split appeared first on Sox Machine .
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