The New York Mets are yet to fill the void that Pete Alonso left in the team. During Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs, New York fans made it clear exactly how much the veteran 1B meant to the team. As the Mets dropped 12 games below .500, fans at Citi Field erupted into chants. […]
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The Athletics have released veteran reliever Scott Barlow, per their transaction log at MLB.com. He was designated for assignment over the weekend. Barlow signed with the A’s on a one-year, $2MM deal back in early February. His time in green and gold did not go well. Barlow pitched 33 1/3 innings with a career-worst 6.48 […]
Today’s roster move: Here Thursday notes… Neither team had posted a lineup as of the time this preview posted. Please check BCB social media for tonight’s lineups. Matthew Boyd, LHP vs. Freddy Peralta, RHP Matthew Boyd returns tonight from his second IL stint. The first was due to a bicep issue. After his return then, […]
The Cleveland Guardians cannot waste a postseason-caliber pitching staff by standing still before the August 3 MLB trade deadline. The Guardians enter play Thursday with a 42-39 record and a .519 winning percentage, locked in a razor-thin American League Central race with the Chicago White Sox and holding the second AL Wild Card position. Cleveland […]
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4:00pm: The Diamondbacks have now made it official. Kepler is activated and Tawa optioned. Nelson was moved to the 60-day IL to open a 40-man spot. 12:01pm: The Diamondbacks signed veteran outfielder Max Kepler to a one-year deal earlier this month as the 33-year-old wrapped up the final stages of an 80-game PED suspension. He’s […]
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Los Angeles Angels infielder Nick Madrigal cleared waivers on Thursday, and elected to enter free agency rather than returning to Triple-A. The post Veteran Angels Infielder Clears Waivers, Enters Free Agency appeared first on LA Sports Report.
At 37-42, the Cincinnati Reds sit 12.5 games out of the NL Central lead and 5.5 games out of a Wild Card spot. But perhaps some added bullpen help is what the Reds need to turn things around. Emilio Pagan is set to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville, the team announced. He has […]
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The Kansas City Royals will have a new dessert available for fans to purchase at Kauffman Stadium throughout the remainder of the 2026 season.
The importance of running backs has been a hot topic of debate for football fans over the last 20 years, and those arguments haven’t cooled off recently. If anything, the success of teams with star running backs, including Saquon Barkley’s 2,000-yard season in 2024 and Kenneth Walker III’s Super Bowl MVP award in 2025, has […]
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It’s the fourth day for Sportico at Cannes Lions, getting time with some of the biggest names in sport—athletes and executives—as an official media partner of SPORT BEACH. Sportico spoke with Genius CRO Josh Linforth about one thing that might be hotter than the South of France right now: sports, and how advertisers can tap […]
Labor tensions between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association took another significant turn on Thursday. League owners unveiled a sweeping new proposal that could dramatically reshape free agency, contracts, and player compensation beginning after the 2027 season. Negotiations…
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The New York Mets traded David Peterson to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. In all reality, the trade made sense. Peterson has struggled and is clearly in need of a fresh start, while the Cubs’ pitching has been decimated by injuries and they were in need of a hurler. Nevertheless, Peterson had pitched in New […]
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With each proposal, MLB is taking the CBA negotiations to the next level and perhaps opening a newer front with the MLBPA. They already had their previous rounds on the salary cap and the luxury tax threshold, and those are yet to reach a consensus. MLB now shared their latest set of proposals that includes […]
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The Angels announced that infielder Nick Madrigal cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Salt Lake. He has enough service time to have the right to elect free agency and has exercised that right. He had been designated for assignment earlier this week. Madrigal, 29, signed a minor league deal with the Halos in […]
Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd has had two injured list stints this year, one for a bicep issue, the other for a knee injury suffered while playing with his kids. The latter likely wins “Weird Baseball Player Injury of the Year.” Boyd’s ready to return and so has been activated from the 15-day injured list to […]
Just a couple of days or weeks before, a 21-year-old Dodgers prospect named Kendall George avoided a serious injury. And in yesterday’s minor league game, the opposition left no room for trolling him for it. “The opposing team was playing barking noises as Dodgers prospect Kendall George took his first at-bats since injuring his knee […]
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Texas Rangers lineup for June 25, 2026 against the Toronto Blue Jays: starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore for the Rangers and Kevin Gausman for the Jays. Corey Seager is back! And the Rangers are in Toronto, where unpleasant things often happen for the team. But we’re going to think positive about this four game series. […]
The Orioles announced that outfielder Michael Siani has cleared outright waivers and been assigned to Triple-A Norfolk. He had been designated for assignment earlier this week. This is his first outright and he has less than three years of service time, so he does not have the right to reject this assignment in favor of […]
The Dunedin Blue Jays, the Single-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, unveiled new jerseys with a unique concept on Thursday.
There are MLB people who think the Houston Astros should sell at the trade deadline. But the Astros are standing firm on key tradeable pieces. And here are three sneaky 2026 MLB trade deadline targets for the Astros to chase. One of the reasons the Astros won’t sell is the weakness of the AL West. […]
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