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With their second and final pick on the first day of the 2026 MLB Draft, the Dodgers selected Florida Gators pitcher Russell Sandefer in the fourth round, with the 132nd overall pick in the draft. The 6’1 junior right-hander had a 4.42 ERA in 19 games for Florida this season, including 12 starts, with 60 […]
Day 1 of the MLB draft is complete. Who did the Phillies get?
We might have to start calling them the cardiac kids! After a big, ninth-inning comeback to beat the Nationals on Friday night, we got a sequel on Saturday afternoon. Starter Cam Schlittler didn’t pitch well while managing an extraordinary start, and seven-plus innings of maddening offense gave way to a trio of eighth-inning home runs. […]
The White Sox added a potential cornerstone player by selecting UCLA shortstop Daniel Roch Cholowsky with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 MLB draft, with the toss-up between Cholowsky and prep SS Grady Emerson apparently lasting deep into Saturday morning. But that all turned out to be a ruse, as Cholowsky admitted that […]
After drafting Zion Rose and Taylor Rabe with the sixth and 30th picks, respectively, in the 2026 MLB Draft, the Royals made three additional selections to round out the first day. Kansas City chose two high schoolers and another college pitcher with those selections. 56th pick: Jack Slightom, right-handed pitcher from Lyons Township High School […]
Rutgers Baseball continues to send players on to the next level. On Saturday, Peyton Bonds was selected 90th overall in the third round of the 2026 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants. Bonds is the nephew of all-time home run leader and former Giants’ great Barry Bonds. Bonds is the first Scarlet Knight selected […]
The Detroit Tigers first day of the 2026 MLB draft is in the books. With their fourth round pick, they took prep shortstop Dominic Pellegrin out of Holy Cross High School in Louisiana. We were waiting for a prep shorstop pick all through Day 1, and the Tigers delivered, finding an underviewed, though older, right-handed […]
The Orioles have been without closer Ryan Helsley for the past two weeks as he recovers from his second elbow injury of the season. Manager Craig Albernaz shed light on Helsley’s diagnosis before Saturday’s matchup against the Royals. The hard-throwing reliever has inflammation around his UCL, but the ligament isn’t torn, Albernaz told reporters, including […]
The Rays added one of the highest-upside power bats in the high school class by selecting Collin Bland, a corner OF/1B from Houston High School (Tenn.), with the 113th overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. A Vanderbilt commit, Bland stands out physically at 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, possessing some of the best raw power […]
The Texas Rangers, with their fourth round pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, selected righthanded pitcher Hudson Calhoun from the University of Mississippi. Calhoun, who turns 22 in August, is a 6’4”, 210 lb. righthander who has pitched almost exclusively in relief in his three seasons at Old Miss. After making just two appearances in […]
After chasing power in the second round of the MLB Draft with Caden Sorrell, the Cubs doubled down on power with Florida State first baseman Myles Bailey with their compensation pick in the second round. This is the pick the Cubs got for losing Kyle Tucker to free agency. Like first-round pick Cade Townsend, Bailey […]
Ouch: Josh Naylor and Gabe Speier, -.18 WPA Game thread comment of the day
The Cincinnati Reds look to capitalize on the resurgent start from Hunter Greene on Friday that left them in position to claim the series against the Chicago Cubs with a victory on Saturday. Getting the best from lefty Nick Lodolo would go a long, long way towards making that happen. Javier Assad starts for the […]
The Thome legacy continues on the South Side, as Chicago used their newly-acquired 34th overall pick to select infielder Landon Thome, the son of White Sox legend and Hall-of-Famer, Jim Thome. In a swap on Friday evening, GM Chris Getz traded IF Jacob Gonzalez and RHP Brandon Eisert to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for […]
Go get ‘em, Javier.
With most eyes on the MLB Draft in Philadelphia, the Rockies fell in San Francisco on Saturday. Casey Schmitt hit a three-run homer in the sixth that ended up being the game-winner and ruined an otherwise decent day on the mound from Kyle Freeland. The Rockies offense was held to six hits and their eighth-inning […]
The 2026 MLB Draft is set to take place in Philadelphia today at 1:00 pm, and it is going to be a monumental day for the Atlanta Braves. On the heels of their disappointing 2025 season they hold they 9th overall pick — the highest pick for them since 2019 — along with an extra […]
The White Sox are simply addicted to middle infielders at this point, using their third selection of three so far in the draft to snag Magnolia Heights (Miss.) H.S. second baseman Cole Prosek with the 41st pick in the MLB draft. Prosek is a bat-first infielder who just this year started catching, which adds an […]
It’s back-to-back arms for the White Sox, winding up Day 1 of the draft by picking Eric Segura, a swingman righty out of Oregon State University with the 105th selection. This is the first lower-reaching pick the White Sox have made on the day — Segura was the 196th-ranked play on MLB’s draft board — […]
The Twins go with a third straight pitcher to cap off day one of the draft. Again, it’s a big 6’4” frame from the right side with big velocity. Tommy LaPour was throwing mid 90s out of high school, and after cracking the rotation at Wichita State as a freshman, he found his way to […]
With their final day one pick, the Mets selected Shane Sdao, a senior LHP from Texas A&M. Sdao was an interesting high-volume relieve in his first two seasons at Texas A&M and was set to convert to the rotation in 2025. Unfortunately, he missed the entire year with Tommy John surgery and ultimately went undrafted […]
After a long Friday night with a mega-rain delay, the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves will play game 2 of their weekend series Saturday night. Matthew Liberatore will get the start for the Cardinals while the Atlanta Braves will send Reynaldo López to the mound. First pitch is scheduled for 6:15pm central time at […]
With their fifth pick of the Draft, 126th overall, the Cubs selected righty Dylan Marionneaux out of Northwestern State. I know nothing about him other than his name and position, so I’ll provide more details at another time. The post Cubs Select RHP Dylan Marionneaux with 126th Pick appeared first on .
PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno is as hot as the Phoenix heat at the plate over the last month and a half. Moreno has been one of the club’s key offensive contributors, providing the kind of steady production that has helped keep the lineup moving through a crucial stretch before the All-Star break. […]
TCU right-hander Tommy LaPour, a former Wichita State transfer who became an ace for the Horned Frogs last season, but struggled with injuries this season, was taken by the Minnesota Twins with the 107th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2026 MLB Draft. As a sophomore, LaPour went 8-3 with a 3.09 ERA […]
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