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After sweeping the Tampa Bay Rays, the Dodgers will enjoy a day and a half off before welcoming the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. The Dodgers concluded the sweep on Wednesday, despite starter Shohei Ohtani giving up four runs in the fifth, and leaving the game as a pitcher to return in the sixth as […]
Back in May, the New York Mets hosted the Cincinnati Reds and paid homage by offering a limited-edition Skyline Chili egg roll at Citi Field. Reds reporter Jim Day sampled the unique fusion food item and nearly lost his mind. “This is the lowest point of my career, and I have had some low ones,”…
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Luinder Avila bounced back with a career best start against the Nationals, writes Jaylon Thompson. The Royals have raved about Avila’s stuff since signing him as an international free agent in 2018. Avila was masterful across 5 2/3 innings. He allowed one run while scattering three hits and recording five strikeouts, and the Royals salvaged […]
Good morning, baseball fans! As annoyed as I might be with the San Francisco Giants at the moment, I’m not going to let that stop us from pursuing our All Star voting goals. The first updates on voting for this year’s game have come out and the Giants only have one player who is even […]
As the White Sox prepare for the first pick in the 2026 MLB draft next month, Keith Law looked back at the 2016 draft, as he does with every one that turns 10. I’ve known it was a bad draft year because Nick Hostetler’s quote about Zack Collins being the White Sox’s “No. 1 target… The post White Sox Minor Keys: June 17, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
This past spring, the Colorado Rockies new front office made it a priority to acquire short-term stopgaps for the starting rotation. They did this by bringing in three capable veteran arms — Michael Lorenzen, José Quintana, and Tomoyuki Sugano — on one-year deals that would provide depth and baseline competency. This was done, in part, […]
Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 6, Syracuse Mets 5 All six of the Norfolk runs came in to score on home runs. José Barrero hit two long balls and drove in three runs, and so did Jud Fabian. Barrerro is up to 14 homers on the season while Fabian has just reached double digits at 10 overall. […]
When the Arizona Cardinals selected running back Jeremiyah Love of Notre Dame with the third overall pick in this year’s NFL draft, they envisioned their own future gold jacket back to the days of Eric Dickerson, Emmitt Smith, Gale Sayers, or Barry Sanders. A running back that could carry the ball 25 times a game […]
As I have for the last 3 World Cup Tournaments, I have currently seen every single minute. It has led to some rather late nights, but the matches have been good enough to keep me awake. From Cape Verde holding Spain to a draw and the USA putting 4 past Paraguay, there has been plenty […]
Today’s Reflections I thought this was more important than anything I have to say: Great story. Great man. And certainly more positive than anything I could write about. Yes, PCA is on a monster run — a reverse-cycle, three leadoff home runs in four games (as of Tuesday) and back to his usual stellar defensive […]
Josh Norris checks in from his trip out the Arizona Complex League to report on a handful of noteworthy prospect performances. The post 5 MLB Prospects Getting Buzz In The Arizona Complex League In 2026 appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
As the mid-June calendar turns, this week’s Stock Watch highlights a platoon journeyman anchor, a pair of highly-touted young arms fulfilling front-of-the-rotation potential, and premium infield cornerstone pieces whose underlying metrics suggest prolonged slumps. Let’s dive into this week’s list of players. Stats are from game results prior to play on June 18. Stock Up […] The post Stock Watch: Biggest Risers and Fallers in MLB Through Mid-June appeared first on Just Baseball .
The St. Louis Cardinals were supposed to be retooling in 2026 after trading away Brendan Donovan, Willson Contreras, Sonny Gray, and Nolan Arenado over the winter. Instead, behind ascending young players like JJ Wetherholt, Jordan Walker, and Alec Burleson, they are firmly in the playoff picture, sitting in second place in the NL Central and within range of a Wild Card spot. That surprising success has created an unexpected question for new president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom: does ...
ESPN named the Pittsburgh Pirates among the best fits for Aroldis Chapman in a recent trade-deadline preview. Chapman has been one of the most dominant relievers in baseball this season, posting a 0.44 ERA, 14 saves, and 28 strikeouts across 21 appearances with the Boston Red Sox . ESPN's Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan put his odds of being traded before August 3 at 90 percent. Why Pittsburgh Needs Him The Pirates' bullpen has been one of the worst in baseball among contending teams this...
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If Byron Buxton had it his way, he’d be with the Minnesota Twins for the rest of his career. As the Twins have torn down their roster over the past calendar year, Buxton has been adamant he isn’t going anywhere, and he holds a no-trade clause. Still, the rumors haven’t stopped, particularly to his hometown Atlanta Braves.
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: Postponed due to rain, doubleheader scheduled for Friday Double-A Somerset Patriots: W, 5-4 (10) at Portland Sea Dogs LF Jackson Castillo 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SBCF Garrett Martin 2-4, 1 HR, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB — solo shot in the fourth, two-run double in […]
The Phillies simply couldn’t wait anymore. After another disastrous outing yesterday afternoon, the Phillies finally decided they’d seen enough and sent the struggling Andrew Painter to Triple-A. It’s been a rocky start to a career for the young right hander to say the least, as he owns a 7.06 ERA across his first 14 big […]
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The first round of the 2016 MLB draft has yet to produce a single All-Star, yet it still stands up as a deep draft class headlined by Pete Alonso, Will Smith and Bo Bichette on the hitting side and Corbin Burnes, Zac Gallen and Shane Bieber on the mound.
I’m not breaking news by telling you that Jacob Misiorowski is having a good season. He has made 14 starts (a little less than half of a full season), and here are his numbers, with bolds indicating he leads the NL and bold plus italic indicating he leads the majors: I want to look a […]
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (35-36) NORFOLK 6, SYRACUSE 5 (BOX) Syracuse and Norfolk traded leads early and often. The Mets got out to a 1-0 lead on a Cristian Pache steal and throwing error, but surrendered two runs in the second to go down 2-1. Ji Hwan Bae tied it with a sacrifice fly in the […]