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As most of you know, I was lucky enough to be invited to attend Winter Warmup as a reporter. Last year, I used that experience to write several season previews. Due to the late start of the top 20 prospect series (caused by waiting for Brendan Donovan to be traded), my Winter Warmup stories have […]
For most folks, the start of their career means the end of school. It doesn’t matter if you work in finance, healthcare, the arts or athletics. However, that is not the case for all athletes. The Colorado Rockies provide continuing player education, helping their Latino players learn English language and get acquainted with US culture. […]
Amazin’ Avenue is looking to add a new writer or two, to grow our staff and provide better, wider, and more diverse coverage of the New York Mets. If you’re itching to write about the Mets—and make some money along the way—please don’t hesitate to apply. Here’s what to expect if you’re selected for the role: […]
Anne Rogers asks how the Royals can stop their losing slide. Right now, it seems Kansas City can’t get out of its own way. It’s playing out on the field and off it. Winning is going to relieve the tightened grip the Royals have on the bats they swing and the pitches they throw. But […]
Louisville Bats 2, Toledo Mud Hens 1 (box) Toledo and Louisville combined for just nine hits in the series finale, and each team had just 32 plate appearances. Low-offense days mean good things for the pitching staff, but the Mud Hens haven’t fared well in these low-scoring games this weekend. Toledo dropped the series 4-3 […]
We’ve done this dance before. Every few years, things start to get tense. Negotiations stall, statements get a little sharper, and suddenly the words “work stoppage” start creeping back into the conversation like a bad memory you thought you’d buried. And if you’re a White Sox fan, or just a baseball fan with any kind […]
1910In a 1-0 win during Chicago’s final season at South Side Park, Cleveland’s Addie Joss no-hit the White Sox for the second time in three seasons. Context clues from the box score suggest possibly just one South Side runner, Freddy Parent, even reached second base. Doc White scattered five singles and a double, holding Cleveland […]
After the Red Sox finally got something resembling momentum going with back-to-back series victories against a very good Brewers team and a Cardinals team that has made anybody following MLB say “Hey they actually aren’t as bad as I thought they’d be,” they go out and lay eggs like that over the past week. That […]
Kansas Jayhawks News Now that Corbin Allen is on his way out, what are his transfer options? The Kansas baseball and softball teams have been making a statement in recent weeks SI takes a look at some backcourt options in the portal now that Kansas missed out on Terrence Hill, Jr Topeka Capitol-Journal also has […]
Who are the best young players in baseball right now? Our Top 100 MLB prospects ranking stacks the game’s rising stars, weighing their upside, risk and trajectory.
Last Week’s Results Division Standings Last Week Top Pitching Performance of the Week We’ll give this spot to Brandon Sproat, who turned in his best performance as a Brewer by far after a rough start to the season. In a 6 2/3 inning start on Wednesday, he allowed one run on four hits and a […]
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: Postponed due to rain at Syracuse Mets; doubleheader scheduled for June 3rd Double-A Somerset Patriots: L, 6-7 vs. Reading Fightin Phils 3B George Lombard Jr. 1-4, HR, BB, RBI, 2 K — pretty nice to lead off a ballgame by taking no less than Zack Wheeler deep to dead center, gotta say […]
Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! Welp, it was a pretty lousy weekend in Cleveland. The Orioles dropped three games out of four in the series, culminating in a loss yesterday in which Trevor Rogers allowed six runs (five earned) in five innings. He was particularly victimized by José Ramírez, who homered twice. It was the second […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Todd Hollandsworth and a mighty host of others, plus more baseball stories, including more HOFers than you can shake a stick at. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Todd Hollandsworth,* Mike O’Berry, Milt Wilcox, Willie Prall, Charlie Smith. Also notable: Dave Bancroft HOF. Today in history: […]
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (11-9) POSTPONED (INCLEMENT WEATHER) Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (6-8) AKRON 4, BINGHAMTON 0 (BOX) The Binghamton Rumble Ponies are arguably the most exciting team in the Mets minor league system to begin the year, with A.J. Ewing, Marco Vargas, Jacob Reimer, Chris Suero, and Eli Serrano, among others, all rostered there- and […]
I’m usually the one around here that looks for the optimistic point of view with the Phillies. They’re still a talented team that will likely make the playoffs this year, even if right now it’s bleak. The baseball gods have frowned on them in a rather substantial way (or is it the ghost of Harry […]
The latest Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs engage in Trade Talks for No. 3 Pick in NFL Draft | PHNX With the NFL Draft just five days away, Monti Ossenfort and the Arizona Cardinals appear poised to make a deal. Sources tell PHNX Cardinals that Ossenfort has already engaged in early trade discussions with GM Brett Veach and the Kansas City […]
The Detroit Tigers wrap up the weekend having taken two of three from the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Friday night saw them fall in a 1-0 extra-inning affair, but they bounced back to take Saturday’s matchup, 4-1, and Sunday’s afternoon game, 6-2. As the late Billy Mays used to say, “But wait, there’s […]
The Yankees are in a pretty fortunate position in terms of their starting pitching at the moment. Max Fried and Cam Schlittler have been superb leading the rotation, easing the pressure on the rehabbing Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón. Unless he can turn the clock back to the first half of 2024 in his next […]
With a depleted group of relievers, the Pittsburgh Pirates promoted one of their top prospects ahead of their Sunday contest against the Tampa Bay Rays. 23-year-old Wilber Dotel got the call to pitch for Pittsburgh while on a road trip with Triple-A Indianapolis. Originally slated to start for the Indians on Saturday evening, Dotel instead […]
MLB Trade Rumors | Charlie Wright: The Yankees made a minor trade on Sunday, trading infielder Braden Shewmake to the Astros for Wilmy Sanchez. Shewmake has appeared in the majors for the Braves and White Sox and was signed as a minor-league depth infielder. As for who the Yankees have picked up, Sanchez is a […]
On Saturday night, the New York Giants traded away Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals for the 10th overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft. That pick happens to be right before the Miami Dolphins select and has the potential to change their draft plans. The Bengals were mocked to take a defensive player, but […]
Charlotte Knights 9, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 4Both teams posted eight hits, but the Knights (9-11) were more efficient (3-for-10 with runners in scoring position) to defeat the Jumbo Shrimp (11-10) in the series finale, 9-4. The Charlotte bats were hot to start the game, putting up four runs quickly in the top of the first, which […]
It was a big weekend for Philadelphia sports. The Sixers and Flyers began their first-round playoff series, while the Phillies hosted the first-place Braves for a three-game series. The Flyers came through with a hard fought 3-2 win on Saturday night. But the rest of the weekend did not go well for the city (that […]
After a dominant win in Game 1, the Atlanta Braves did just enough in Games 2 and 3 to extend their winning streak to five games. Oh, and sweep the Philadelphia Phillies for the first time at Citizens Bank Park since September 2016. In a battle of the best and worst run differentials in the […]