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Major League Baseball is having one of the more competitive World Series in recent years, but the Friar Faithful are enjoying the festivities from their homes once again and not at Petco Park. The San Diego Padres are seeking to hire a new voice in the dugout. The front office was caught off guard by […]
Earlier today at the WBO’s rating meeting, Top Rank’s Carl Moretti informed the sanctioning body that they were actively negotiating a unification bout between lightweight titlist Emanuel Navarrete and IBF champion Eduardo Nunez. Mike Coppinger names January 24th in Phoenix as a “possibility being explored” for the DAZN-aired bout. This doesn’t come as much of […]
For the Arizona Cardinals, they have been getting some healthy potential impact players back, and it has allowed them to be a little more aggressive on the practice squad front. Today, the team announced the signing of two players. From the team: The team has signed wide receiver Jalen Brooks and tight end Messiah Swinson to the practice squad […]
We previously discussed how team needs to clear space on the 40-man roster, for the nine players currently on the 60-day injured list. Next week, that IL goes away, and in order to retain them, space must be found on the 40-man instead. This would mean close to a quarter of the current roster being […]
The Washington Nationals are truly starting over. Today, they hired 33 year old Blake Butera to replace Davey Martinez as the club’s manager. However, things were a lot different six years ago. On this day in 2019, the Nationals reached the top of the baseball mountain. They won their first ever World Series in a […]
For the third time in six years, the San Francisco Giants held a press conference to introduce a new manager. Tony Vitello is the 40th manager in franchise history — 42 if you count interim managers — and a wholly unknown quantity at the major league level. A successful Division I college coach with no […]
In addition to Eduardo Rivera and Reidis Sena, the Red Sox have re-signed left-hander Michael Sansone to a minor league contract, according to Chris Hatfield of SoxProspects.com. Like Rivera and Sena, Sansone was slated to reach free agency next month but is now in line to return to the Red Sox organization in 2026. The … Continue reading "Red Sox re-sign LHP prospect Michael Sansone to minor league contract"
In an interview with Flashcore, former PSG midfielder Marco Verratti offered insight into Kylian Mbappé’s mentality and drive. Now playing for Al-Duhail in Qatar, Verratti described his former teammate as someone fueled by ambition and consistency. “Kylian is always prepared; he wants to be the best in the world,” Verratti said. The Italian midfielder compared […]
It was hard not to feel a sense of betrayal when Blake Snell signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers after spending the 2024 season with the San Francisco Giants. It was even tougher to watch him dominate in the early rounds of the playoffs, beating the Cincinnati Reds and blanking the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee […]
The man who the Arizona Cardinals drafted in the second round in the 2023 NFL Draft is finally getting back on the field. B.J. Ojulari, who blew out his knee in August of 2024, is getting back on the practice field, and the Arizona Cardinals have opened his 21-day practice window. From the team: The […]
After Missouri’s 17-10 loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday, Mizzou’s College Football Playoff chances took a major hit. Are the Tigers officially eliminated yet? Well, not quite — but let’s be honest — it’s a long shot entering their final four games of the regular season. There’s still a lot to play for, however. Three-straight 10-win […]
Blake Butera, famed for managing within the Rays minor league system to great success at a very young age, has been poached by the Washington Nationals to be their new manager at just 33-years old. Butera’s most recent role with the Tampa Bay Rays was as the senior director of player development, a position he […]
Episode 36 of the Bleacher Nation Cubs Podcast is officially live! In this week’s episode, Brett and I talk about the guy having the postseason Cade Horton was SUPPOSED to have. We talk about whether or not the Cubs are already World Series contenders. And we talk about the deal the Cubs would NOT make Shohei Ohtani (for reasons unknown and frustrating). After the break, in our transaction corner, we focus our attention on Dylan Cease, who has blossomed into the first Cubs rumor of t...
Each week we dive into each team’s rookie class and compare how they stack up against each other. (Grades for each player are the overall offensive or defensive grade handed out by PFF.com) Dallas Cowboys Tyler Booker (OG) First Round Booker walks into an Arizona front that wins with group effort rather than with one wrecking ball. […]
How acquired The Atlanta Braves top international signing in January 2023 was Luis Guanipa, but a smaller bonus prospect hitter from that same class has been making even more waves over the past couple of seasons. That would be infielder John Gil, who the Braves signed for just $110k out of the Dominican. What were […]
Louisville started the second half with an opportunity to extend the lead and run away with the game, but turnovers became an issue. The Cards’ defense also stepped up to keep BC at arm’s length. Let’s look at some of the plays from the third quarter. Isaac Brown has a fumbling issue, but I’m actually […]
The New York Giants (2-6) host the San Francisco 49ers (5-3) at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, November 2, 2025, and best bets information is available. Sign up for Fubo to watch the NFL, live sports and entertainment without cable! Best Over/Under Bet O/U Pick: Under (48.5) Out of eight games so far this year, the 49ers have had two with over 48.5 points scored, the current point total. The Giants have played in four games this season (50%) in which the two teams tallied more than 48....
Every year as a new season dawns, I do my best to come up with spur of the moment, lightly researched predictions for the upcoming season. I am not living completely under a rock, however, so these do tend to be hunches that accumulate over months of casual offseason observance of happenings around the league, […]
It’s time! Tony Vitello is here, and the San Francisco Giants are introducing him as their next manager. You can watch the press conference below:
It’s been quite a week at the World Series. Monday’s marathon 18-inning game ultimately went to the Dodgers on the back a number of outstanding relief appearances, including the longest of his career from the last man in LA’s bullpen, Will Klein. Klein ultimately earned the win after throwing four scoreless innings before Freddie Freeman […]
“I wanted to write you a glad song, but I didn’t have time, so I wrote you a sad one” It’s always a risk to start writing with someone else’s quote, since that person probably said it better than you ever could. Still, Franz Nicolay’s bitter parody of Mark Twain may be the best way […]
How acquired The Atlanta Braves top international signing in January 2023 was Luis Guanipa out of Venezuela. Guanipa ranked as the #34 prospect according to Pipeline and commanded a $2.5M signing bonus. Guanipa was seen as a bit of a late bloomer for an international signee, as he started to improve at the plate in […]
The players each year vote in a handful of awards for their peers in the Major League Baseball Players Association. No active Chicago Cubs were honored this time around, but I still wanted to share the results, which did include a couple former players with Cubs ties: The MLBPAA honors the late Scott Sanderson and Don Baylor as recipients of the 2025 @MLBPA Curt Flood Award! An award presented by the Major League Baseball Players Association to honor former Players who, like Flood, showed...
The Washington Nationals have a new manager! According to multiple reports, the team has decided to hire Blake Butera, a former minor league manager and player development guru with the Tampa Bay Rays. My first reaction was ‘who is that guy’ and I am sure I am not alone. We will dive into who Blake […]
2025 In A Discarded-On-The-Dugout-Floor Nutshell After a fantastic and endearing start to his career as starting first baseman of the Red Sox, Triston Casas struggled both offensively and defensively before rupturing his patella a month into the season, and is now a question mark going forward. The Good There is no better example of a […]