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It was not a great opening weekend for the Omaha Storm Chasers, as they played on the road, against the Louisville Bats and were swept. The Bats are the AAA affiliate for the Cincinnati Reds. The Storm Chasers lost a pair of one run games, 2-1 and 6-5 (in 10 innings), but were routed in […]
Game Recaps Soroka’s 10 K’s – and immaculate inning – pave way to win in home opener by Steve Gilbert [Dbacks.com] A sellout crowd greeted the Diamondbacks on a festive night that featured a triple and homer from Corbin Carroll and a stellar Arizona debut for Michael Soroka, who recorded the fourth immaculate inning in franchise history. And […]
Well of course the A’s would begin their 2026 season with a four game skid. The first season sine 2021 that had any bit of real promise behind it, albeit with plenty of caveats. It’s almost like they’ve been spooked. I don’t know by what, but maybe the stage they found themselves on last Friday, […]
If you watched any of the Little League World Series in the late 2000s, you will recall the number of times you saw Chien-Ming Wang listed as a favorite player. The legend began 46 years ago today in Taiwan’s oldest city, long before he became a household name in New York or a symbol of […]
Happy Tuesday! We were treated to our first walk-off of 2026 last night after a single from Cal Raleigh slipped past first base and scored Leo Rivas from third. Another stellar pitching performance featured six innings from Luis Castillo with no runs, two hits, and seven strikeouts. The bullpen largely did their job, and Matt […]
MLB Rumors: Colt Emerson and the Seattle Mariners have agreed to terms on an 8 year, $95 million deal, per reports. This is the largest contract ever for a player under team control who has yet to play in the major leagues. Emerson, a shortstop who doesn’t turn 21 until July, was the 22nd overall […]
The Detroit Tigers floundered in the opening game of their road series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night, as Justin Verlander was anything but in vintage form in the team’s 9-6 loss. They will get another shot on Tuesday night in the desert behind their former No. 1 draft pick, Casey Mize, who opens […]
Through four games of the 2026 season, the San Diego Padres have managed a grand total of nine runs scored, while allowing 16 runs to the Detroit Tigers and the San Francisco Giants. The Padres dropped the series opener to the Giants at Petco Park on Monday 3-2, but the score makes the game appear […]
Happy Tuesday, Red Sox Nation. After last night’s ass-whooping at the hands of the Houston Astros, our beloved Red Sox fall to 1-3. I don’t know about you, but the offense feels like it’s been slumping for weeks, even though it’s only four games. Baseball season is a grind, though, and nobody wins 162 games […]
Tonight’s Phillies game will feature one of the most anticipated MLB debuts in recent memory, at least for Philadelphia baseball fans. Top pitching prospect Andrew Painter will finally make his long awaited MLB debut, nearly three years after it was originally anticipated thanks to a torn UCL and Tommy John surgery. The Phillies went into […]
I’ve come to think of Bryce Elder the last couple of years as Chunky Woody Harrelson. Not fat, just broad-shouldered with a full, kind face. I have noticed this season that he’s added the beard. He does appear to be slimmer. As a blogger with a terminal case of dad bod, I know how helpful […]
Some of you might have taken note of Owen Caissie’s two-run walk-off homer for the Marlins on Sunday. The other part of that deal, Edward Cabrera coming to the Cubs, also had a very good game for his new team. Cabrera was dominant over six innings, allowing just a walk and a fourth-inning single (and […]
Much of the focus X this past offseason centered (as it always seems to) on the Orioles’ ability to upgrade their pitching rotation. Mike Elias and the front office may not have traded for Tarik Skubal or signed a top free agent (Cease, Valdez, Suarez), but they did show a refreshing aggressiveness in adding starting […]
Good morning. Evan Grant writes that Jack Leiter looked every bit the part of an established, successful starting pitcher in a season debut victory for the Texas Rangers last night. Kennedi Landry writes that, now donning his dad’s No. 22, Leiter started his 2026 campaign with a win over the AL East’s Baltimore Orioles. Grant […]
The annual Kid’s Day Game at Swayze Field is just a special little event if you’ve never been there in person. Thousands of shrieking children from local schools pack the stands for this one game and getting to skip a day of school to watch baseball is about as American as it gets. First pitch […]
Rangers 5, Orioles 2
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in White Sox fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week, we’re checking in with you to see how the disastrous first weekend of the […]
Meet the Mets The Mets improved to 3-1 on the season with a 4-2 win over the Cardinals in St. Louis. Clay Holmes, the Mets’ 2025 wins leader, picked up his first victory of the season, while Devin Williams earned his first save in orange and blue. Carson Benge had his first two-hit game in […]
Baseball is back, and if the opening week of games are a portent of things to come, we are in for a thrilling season around the league. One of my favorite parts of the return of baseball is that I get to resume the At-Bat of the Week and Sequence of the Week series where […]
The Braves splendid start to the season may be a bit of a surprise to some. However, names such as Bryce Elder and Mauricio Dubon being major reasons why will likely surprise many. But those were the two stars of the Braves 4-0 win over the Athletics on Monday. Elder and Dubon are helping the […]
Gavin Stone resumed throwing this week, about four weeks after he was shut down in spring training with shoulder soreness. “I would say he’s pre-spring training, or right at the beginning,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters at Dodger Stadium on Monday, which suggests a build-up period of likely four to five weeks before he […]
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Edward Cabrera started against the Angels’ Ryan Johnson, a comparatively inexperienced player (overall #74 in the 2024 draft). Neither have pitched yet this season. The Ryan Johnson Express derailed; Cabrera was as advertised. Ian Happ homered. What did I tell you? Ryan will have better days. Dansby Swanson got his first hit of the season […]
Yesterday, The Athletic published their yearly survey of MLB fandoms and where they are on the “Hope-o-meter.” (Gift link here.) The Colorado Rockies finished 27th, ahead of the Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels, and Minnesota Twins. Some 25.3% of fans said they felt “optimistic.” (Surprising no one, Los Angeles Dodgers fans are 99.7% optimistic.) Here’s […]
Good morning, baseball fans! Today, I wanted to check in to see how everyone is feeling after the first series of the year for the San Francisco Giants, in which they were swept by the New York Yankees. Yes, I know they will have technically started the second series by the time you’re reading this, […]