A positive sign surfaced for the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday after it was announced that quarterback Jacoby Brissett will attend the team’s mini-camp this week. The development was reported by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Josh Weinfuss. Brissett was absent from the Cardinals’ previous OTAs amid his contract standoff with the front office. He is due […]
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Matt Chapman came to the San Francisco Giants’ rescue as he helped them escape with a 2-1 road win over the Chicago Cubs in the series finale on Sunday night. Chapman is going through the 10th season of his career in the majors, his third with the Giants. He has shined in the rotation as […]
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Hunter Brown will make his fourth and possibly final minor league rehab start on Wednesday, Astros manager Joe Espada told the Houston Chronicle’s Matt Kawahara and other reporters yesterday. Brown will pitch for Triple-A Sugar Land for the third time during his rehab assignment, with the first of his four outings coming with Double-A Corpus […]
Spain boss Luis de la Fuente has been asked about the infamous photograph of Lionel Messi holding Lamine Yamal as a baby. The photograph emerged and went viral following Yamal’s emergence at Barcelona. It was part of a charity calendar photoshoot that took place when Messi was 20 and Yamal just five months old. De […]
Carson Benge enjoyed a strong performance in the New York Mets’ series finale against the San Diego Padres on Sunday evening. This prompted manager Carlos Mendoza to have plenty of praise for the star outfielder. Benge is hitting .265 with seven home runs, 26 RBIs and 10 stolen bases after the first 62 games of […]
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Josh Heupel and the Tennessee Volunteers nabbed a great prospect in the secondary, earning the commitment of Dylan Haley. Haley announced his commitment to the program on Sunday, per On3 insider Hayes Fawcett. Hailing from Flowery Branch, Georgia, he chose the Volunteers over the Ole Miss Rebels, Florida Gators, and Auburn Tigers. Haley stands out […]
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Jameson Taillon left Sunday’s series finale between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants after just an inning of his start due to an apparent injury. Taillon allowed an earned run on two hits with two walks and two strikeouts before exiting the contest. It was reportedly a hamstring issue for Taillon, whose exit […]
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How desperate are the Arizona Diamondbacks for some depth in the outfield? They've signed veteran Max Kepler, who is still serving an 80-game suspension for PED use. The Arizona Diamondbacks sign OF Max Kepler, who was popped for PEDs in January and remains on the MLB restricted list. He will still have to miss 80 games and is ineligible for the postseason. — Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) June 8, 2026 Kepler was banned for using an illegal substance, with the suspension levied back in Januar...
Charlotte Knights 12, Durham Bulls 5To close out the series, the Knights (35-28) defeated the Bulls (24-39), 12-5, for the sixth game in a row to begin June with a sweep, also extending Charlotte’s dominance over Durham to 9-0 this season. Both teams posted 11 hits, but the Knights had ample opportunities with runners in […]
The St. Louis Cardinals have sent outfielder Victor Scott down to Memphis to make room for Nathan Church. Scott has struggled for most of the season, and the Cardinals
Jameson Taillon‘s start tonight was cut short in the second inning, as the right-hander was removed due to what the Cubs later revealed as a left hamstring strain. Taillon allowed a run on a walk and two hits in his first inning against the Giants, but after walking Matt Chapman to lead off the second […]
The San Diego Padres have one of the most expensive payrolls in the big leagues in 2026, but that is not matching the club’s performance so far in the campaign. On Sunday, the Padres absorbed yet another loss, their 11th in 13 games, as they fell prey to the New York Mets, 7-3, in a […]
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Craig Stammen sees a silver lining in the San Diego Padres’ offense despite their 7-3 loss to the New York Mets on Sunday night. Stammen is going through the first year of his head coaching career in the majors. He started the first of the three-year contract with the Padres, seeing him stand out as […]
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The Los Angeles Dodgers were defeated 13-5 by the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. The Dodgers still earned a 2-1 series win, but their pitching clearly did not perform up to expectations on Sunday. Emmet Sheehan especially struggled, as he allowed two earned runs across only 1.1 innings pitched. Sheehan, who threw 49 total pitches, […]
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Royals left-hander Kris Bubic is a player of interest for the Athletics in advance of the trade deadline, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale writes. Bubic is a free agent after the season, and thus a logical trade candidate if the 27-39 Royals can’t get back into contention. The first order of business is Bubic’s health, as […]
The Red Sox remain in a troubling spot, but Craig Breslow can try to save the team, the season and his job by trading for Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte.
Well, we had some good times in 2025. Lefty masher Jahmai Jones seized that role from Andy Ibáñez, hero of the 2024 AL Wild Card series win over the Houston Astros, last year and he ran with it. This year it just isn’t happening, and while it’s easy to give up on a bench bat […]
The Milwaukee Brewers just came to town and took a series from the Colorado Rockies. It’s only fair that they leave behind the inspiration for a new tradition. The Brewers are home to the Famous Racing Sausages. During the middle of the sixth inning, five sausages (Bratwurst, Italian Sausage, Polish Sausage, Hot Dog, and Chorizo) […]
The Seattle Mariners were one of the busiest teams at the MLB trade deadline last year. In turn, they were arguably the biggest winners of trade season. The team made blockbuster moves for Eugenio Suarez and Josh Naylor, and their trade aggression resulted in them falling just one win shy of making the World Series […]
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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon exited the team’s game on Sunday night against the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd inning. According to Jesse Rogers of ESPN, Taillon left the game due to a hamstring strain. Talkin’ Baseball also shared a video of Taillon exiting the game against the Giants. Jameson Taillon leaves the […]
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Max Kepler spent the 2025 season with the Philadelphia Phillies but was suspended for use of PEDs in the offseason. With that suspension almost up, the former Minnesota Twins outfielder has found a home. Kepler has signed a one-year deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. “The Arizona Diamondbacks sign OF […]
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Anthony Gordon was quizzed on his move to Barcelona after featuring for England in a World Cup warm-up against New Zealand on Saturday. Bayern had been linked with Gordon before he clinched a transfer to Barcelona and he was asked if the move had ‘come from out of nowhere.’ “It came from quite late but […]
Bob Nightengale confirmed that St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom is likely to deal Dustin May and JoJo Romero in his commitment to the Cardinals' rebuild
The Los Angeles Dodgers took two of three from the Los Angeles Angels this weekend to extend their NL West lead. While there have been so many positives to take from this season so far for the defending champs, they were holding their breath on some injury news. Dodgers catcher Will Smith left Friday’s game […]
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Former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Max Kepler has signed with a new team amid an 80-game suspension for a positive PED test.