Shohei Ohtani missed Friday night’s series opener versus the Baltimore Orioles for the birth of his second child, which he announced alongside wife Mamiko via an Instagram post, but he will be back in action for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. The two-time American League MVP and two-time National League MVP is batting in […]
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The Toronto Blue Jays could soon receive a significant boost to their starting rotation. According to reports, former Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber is nearing a return to the major league club after spending nearly the entire season on…
The Boston Red Sox don’t need any more bad news as they stumble along in the American League East cellar, but that’s just what they received Saturday. Infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa has been placed on the Injured List with left forearm inflammation. While Kiner-Falefa is not a superstar, he has recently filled the team’s need at […]
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The Toronto Blue Jays have added some infield depth by acquiring former top prospect Luis Urías from the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. While the move may not generate major headlines across baseball, it represents a low-risk addition with intriguing upside for…
The Texas Rangers scored four runs while the San Diego Padres scored six runs in ten innings. Miracles are real but be careful what you wish for. The Rangers didn’t allow a home run in the first inning for the first time during this entire homestand. Better yet, they didn’t even allow a run altogether […]
Box Score Despite two-hit games from William Contreras and Cooper Pratt and another quality start from Kyle Harrison (6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K), the Brewers dropped their second straight game to the Atlanta Braves — this time on a walk-off home run by Ozzie Albies. As expected, today’s game […]
Behind a pair of home runs from Ozzie Albies, one of them a dramatic ninth-inning walk-off, the Atlanta Braves got the better of the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 at Truist Park on Saturday to take the series. In the fifth inning, Albies went deep for a solo homer, putting an end to Brewers left-hander Kyle Harrison’s […]
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The New York Yankees are going to give starting pitcher Gerrit Cole an extra day of rest. Cole was scheduled to start Sunday’s series finale against the Cincinnati Reds and their ace Chase Burns, but manager Aaron Boone is giving his best pitcher just a little bit more rest. Cole will get the start Monday […]
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The Astros are trading right-hander Jayden Murray to the Cubs, reports Ari Alexander of 7 News Boston. Double-A first baseman Cameron Sisneros goes to Houston in return. The Cubs are designating left-hander Luis Peralta for assignment to make room for Murray on their 40-man roster, according to Bruce Levine of 670 The Score. Murray was […]
Eric Garcia has been full of praise for new Barcelona signing Anthony Gordon and says the England international “never stops pressing.” Barcelona came up against Gordon in the Champions League last season and then decided to splash out on the winger before the start of World Cup 2026. Garcia has now given his verdict on […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Arizona Diamondbacks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Yeah, it’s probably my fault. When I asked this question, I wrote “Through the early […]
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Triple-A Lehigh Valley has gone to battle with Worcester all week long without its skipper. IronPigs manager Chris Adamson traveled to Australia this week to officiate a wedding, certainly a unique way to utilize his week of vacation for the season. While he’s on the other side of the globe, position coach […]
Here is where the decisions of the Cubs front office come home to the proverbial roost. While other teams crank out seemingly endless supplies of relievers who throw 98+, the Cubs sign retread guys to multi-year contracts. Oh, sure, they do fine for a while but eventually games like this are going to happen, and […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (36-41) will put their mini three-game winning streak on the line tonight in the middle game of their three-game series with the Cleveland Guardians (40-36) at Daikin Park. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (7-2, 2.57 ERA), who picked up a win against Cleveland back in April, will get the start tonight opposite […]
Josh Hart, fresh off winning the NBA championship, just made a bold Cy Young prediction. The New York Knicks basketball star is very famous right now. He is using his large platform to praise New York Yankees starting pitcher Cam Schlittler. On Friday night, the 25-year-old Schlittler pitched one of the best games of his […]
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The Blue Jays have acquired infielder Luis Urías from the Diamondbacks, according to Mitch Bannon of The Athletic. Arizona receives cash in return. Urías had been with the Diamondbacks on a minor league deal, though it appears he’ll join Toronto’s big league roster after exercising an upward mobility clause, according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet. […]
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies will have their two aces Cristopher Sánchez and Zack Wheeler lined up to face the New York Mets over the week. After that, the rotation order is changing. The No. 5 spot previously occupied by Andrew Painter will be moved up a day from Tuesday to Monday. The club is not […]
Deiten Lachance smacked 2 homers in his first 2 at-bats in the CWS Finals opener, and Oklahoma got within 1 win of a national title.
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In a battle of tough lefties, Chris Sale and the Braves faced Kyle Harrison and the Brewers for game 2 in Atlanta. After 1-2-3 frames from each lefty to start the game, Sale worked around some traffic to keep things scoreless in the second. From there things settled in for a pitching duel, as Harrison […]
The Chicago Cubs held a five-run lead at one point on Saturday. Pete Crow-Armstrong hit another home run, the team was playing well, and it seemed as if Chicago was about to earn a huge win. And then everything changed. The Cubs’ bullpen imploded, as the Blue Jays scored three runs in the 7th and […]
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The New York Mets (34-41) have been camping near the bottom of the National League standings all yearlong, but one has to wonder what the team’s current outlook would be if it had a healthy lineup. The club is only five games clear of the third and final Wild Card spot as it stands, so […]
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Pete Crow-Armstrong is putting up gaudy offensive numbers in the first half for a second straight year, but this season feels destined for a different ending.
The New York Yankees may have a strong rotation anchored by Max Fried, Gerrit Cole, and Carlos Rodon, but acquiring Tarik Skubal takes the pitching staff from formidable to historic. To snap their World Series drought since 2009, the Yankees shouldn’t be thinking about giving up a few top prospects to land a name like […]
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Through the first 15 innings of this series, the Chicago Cubs had outscored the Toronto Blue Jays by a margin of 21-2. Which is not what you’d consider ideal as a Jays fan. Things turned a corner in the bottom of seven, though, and an 8-1 stretch gives them the win and the chance to […]