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Let’s start with a brief history of relief pitching. For the first 60ish years of this great sport, starting pitchers were expected to throw until their arms exploded into a fine pink mist. From there, relievers began gaining more acceptance in incremental bursts until 1969. That was the year the save was invented as a […]
Each week during the fantasy baseball season, I’ll take a look at two-start pitchers for the week ahead. This week, we’ll focus on pitchers tentatively lined up to make multiple starts in Week 15 (July 6-July 12). Fantasy Baseball Trade ... read more »
Marcus Rashford has turned down a potential move to Tottenham this summer, despite a compelling offer for the Man United star.
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona had seemingly settled on centerfielder Blake Dunn as his everyday leadoff man a couple of weeks back. Despite the team’s overall inability to score runs on a regular basis, that wasn’t necessarily Dunn’s fault – he’s been pretty cromulent atop the order ever since. But with Dunn exiting Friday night’s […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers still control the NL West, but Friday night showed how quickly a rivalry game can expose a flaw. Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki struggled with his command in a 7-1 loss to the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, shifting the conversation back to his consistency. Los Angeles remains first at 52-30 […] The post Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki drops honest admission about his Padres start appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The New York Mets made a needed rotation move Saturday, reinstating Christian Scott from the 15-day injured list before another matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies. Scott has been out with a right hip impingement, interrupting what had been one of the few encouraging pitching developments in a nightmare 2026 season. The right-hander owned a 3.10 […] The post Mets pitcher set to return from injury before Phillies clash appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Back during the 2021 MLB Draft, all eyes were on the Pittsburgh Pirates leading up to draft day. Possessing the number one overall pick in the draft, the Pirates had a very tough decision to make. Most draft experts saw prep prospect Marcelo Mayer, or Vanderbilt right-hander Jack Leiter, as the top players in the […] The post Lonnie White Jr. Is Getting Back On Track in 2026 appeared first on Just Baseball .
After spending the first few months of the season with the Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate in Iowa, right-hander Tyler Beede has elected free agency, per his transaction log at MLB.com. It is unclear if Beede exercised an opt-out in his contract. Now 33 years old, Beede was a prospect of note in his younger days. The […]
Day One highlights from USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team Trials in Cary, NC.
Main Tom is in the middle of the MS ride right now, and emergency backup Tom (me) is in the process of driving to B.C., so there may or may not be lineups in this post. Apologies for that. The starters are Dylan Cease and Cal Quantrill, though. The Jays can stull escape wirh a […]
The Sacramento Kings franchise hasn’t had much good fortune in recent years, routinely existing as one of the worst franchises […]
In this week’s Reacts survey, we asked Hogs Haven readers which defensive player would have the most sacks in 2026. For the first time in my life, I’ll use some sports parlance that I picked up over the past few years watching TV, YouTube and podcasts: the results in this survey were ‘chalk’. If you […]
Detroit Tigers (35-46) vs. Houston Astros (40-44) Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: The Crawfish BoxesMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Framber Valdez (4-5, 3.91 ERA) vs. RHP Kai-Wei Teng (4-6, 4.03 ERA)
It was mid-April of 2025 when Missouri got a commitment from Arizona State transfer Shawn Phillips. I can’t say it was viewed through a positive lens at the time. After all, it was easy to see through the stats than Phillips had been a net negative while on the court during his three seasons at […]
Baseball is a long season filled of 162 games but believe it or not we are already at the halfway point of the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After a 5-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners this past Thursday, the Pirates played their 81st game of the season, and they were 41-40. They dropped to […]
In recent years, MLB has seen many trades that have been very one-sided and exclusively beneficial to only one of the teams involved. The Toronto Blue Jays have found themselves on the right side of many trades over the last few seasons, and there are very few that their front office has missed on. However, […] The post Maybe the Varsho-Moreno Trade Doesn’t Have Just One Winner After All appeared first on Just Baseball .
Chrenko had eight points in five games for Team Slovakia at the World Junior Championships this past season.
Friday wasn’t the first time unnamed sources leaked criticism of a player on the Boston Red Sox roster. This time, that source took aim at second-year infielder and former top prospect Marcelo Mayer. Longtime Red Sox reporter Sean McAdam of MassLive reported Friday that the 23-year-old has detractors within the organization. These detractors question his […] The post Front Office Turning Red Sox Into Reality Television appeared first on Just Baseball .
On Friday, the Boston Red Sox recorded a second straight victory against their biggest rivals, the New York Yankees. As the two archrivals clashed at Fenway Park, Willson Contreras’ temper added fuel to the fire. His outburst sparked a benches-clearing incident that the Yankees’ manager addressed postgame. During Boston’s 6-1 win over the Yankees, Contreras […] The post “Ridiculous”- Yankees Manager Holds Nothing Back After Willson Contreras’ Outburst Ignites Benches Clearing at Fenway appea...
After stumbling to a series-opening loss to the Red Sox on Thursday, the Yankees found themselves completely shut down by Payton Tolle as the Red Sox jumped on a struggling Will Warren to clinch a breezy 6-1 victory. They’ve guaranteed themselves at least a series split; now it’s up to the Bombers to claw back […]
Albert Pujols has made it clear he wants to become an MLB manager. One move by the Los Angeles Angels may have pushed that dream closer to a reality.
Late on Friday evening reports surfaced that the Los Angeles Angels parted ways with General Manager Perry Minasian. Minasian was originally hired ahead of the 2021 season ending his five-plus year run in which the Angles went 418-534 missing the playoffs each season and finishing last in the AL the past three years. Although the […] The post Los Angeles Angels Part Ways with GM Perry Minasian appeared first on Just Baseball .
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor NATCHITOCHES – A visitor to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame here last week noticed a Pittsburgh Pirates jersey with the number 30. “Hey, they have Paul Skenes’ jersey [...] The post It’s Warren Morris Day In Natchitoches For The La. Sports Hall Of Fame, And Others Will Step To The Plate, Too appeared first on TigerRag.com .
The New York Yankees received encouraging news Saturday as Trent Grisham moved closer to returning during an important stretch atop the American League East. Grisham suffered a right hamstring strain while running the bases vs. the Toronto Blue Jays on June 13 and has missed time since. Boone continues to view the veteran center fielder […] The post Yankees outfielder Trent Grisham’s injury timeline gets huge update appeared first on ClutchPoints .
JUNE 27: The Mets have reinstated Scott and optioned lefty Zach Thornton to Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move. Scott will start against the Phillies on Saturday. JUNE 21: Mets righty Christian Scott emerged from a bullpen session on Sunday without any issues. He’s working his way back from a right hip impingement. Scott is […]
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