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Meet the Mets The Mets beat Team Nicaragua 6-3 in an exhibition game before the World Baseball Classic begins. Jonah Tong made the start for the Mets, going 2.2 innings and giving up a run while striking out three. Brooks Raley and Craig Kimbrel also each gave up a run, while the other five pitchers […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team defeated Jacksonville State 6-5 on Tuesday night at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Tide improved to 10-3 on the season and the Gamecocks fell to 10-3. Bama started graduate student Bobby Alcock on the mound against sophomore Fisher Cantrell for the visitors. Alcock had a perfect first inning with a strikeout […]
After a disappointing regular season and a shoulder injury that cost him four months worth of time, Roki Sasaki was the saving grace for the Dodgers bullpen during their most recent title run. Sasaski was finally able to show flashes of his promising potential that was heavily advertised the offseason prior, and after his brief […]
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Chris Ballard had one simple decision to make this week: use the tag on the right player. Instead, he protected the wrong one. The Colts placed the transition tag on quarterback Daniel Jones while leaving wide receiver Alec Pierce unprotected heading into free agency. The transition tag allows Indianapolis to match any offer Jones receives, […]
MLB.com’s Anne Rogers reports on the Kansas City Royals officially adding outfielder Starling Marte to the roster and what his goals are in 2026. “[Marte] is a longtime proven right-handed bat in the big leagues,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “He’s had pretty neutral splits over the years. Obviously, his leadership, the teammate that he brings […]
Last week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s JR Radcliffe caught up with Baseball Prospectus’ Jonathan Judge to discuss the recent PECOTA projections. Those rankings, which I covered here, somewhat notoriously projected the Brewers for just 80.5 wins (it has since been inched up to 81.1), and Radcliffe wanted to give Judge a chance to explain in […]
The Tigers fearsome pass rush was the engine of its excellent 2025 defense. Now it is one of the biggest question marks heading into 2026. The Tigers are replacing two future NFL draft picks off the edge, a daunting task for any program. Elite [ass rushing production does not simply roll over from one season […]
Mike Elias made a couple of unexpected trades this offseason. One was the trade for Shane Baz, a 26-year-old starting pitcher who has shown promise but mixed results in his Major League career. The Orioles sent three young prospects, including two first-round picks, to the Rays in exchange for Baz. The Rays also received a […]
One of the biggest problems for the 2025 Colorado Rockies was hitting the fastball. It was such a problem that I wrote a piece in early May — which included a photo edit I’m rather proud of — highlighting the issue for the team after just a month into the season. That was when the […]
Good morning, baseball fans! Over the weekend, I asked the McCovey Chronicles community to weigh in and give some shout outs to their fellow community members. You all absolutely delivered en masse, and I’d like to share some of the responses here. There was no way I could include everything from the thread, as we […]
Good morning. There are lots of team WBC previews on MLB dot com. I put several of them here, but if your favorite country isn’t mentioned, check out the official World Baseball Classic page and see if a preview is there.
A year ago, young right-hander Rayner Castillo was one of the fastest rising players in the system. In 2025, he spun his wheels at the High-A level, suffering from some uncharacteristic wildness and more erratic velocity. He continued to rack up ground balls, but the contact got louder and the whiffs dried up a bit. […]
The Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon at Camelback Ranch host Team Mexico, who is preparing for pool play in the World Baseball Classic later this week. Lineup Miguel Rojas SSTeoscar Hernández LFFreddie Freeman 1BAndy Pages DHSantiago Espinal 3BDalton Rushing CAlex Call CFNick Senzel 2BJosue De Paula RF Tyler Glasnow is on the mound for a second […]
I ask you, dear VEB’r, what could the Cardinals do to surprise the average fan? They have already been surprised with an Oliver Marmol extension, under a new President of Baseball Ops. Chaim Bloom had already worked with Marmol during the Mozeliak transitional years, and you can tell there is an affinity at least between […]
Pinpointing the “Group of Death” is a well-worn subject when it comes to looking at soccer World Cups. The mantra goes to whatever group/pool is determined to be the toughest, in terms of any of the teams could advance past that round. If we did that for this year’s upcoming World Baseball Classic, the choice […]
The Dodgers are back at Goodyear Ballpark for a second time in three days, this time on Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds. Cole Irvin gets the start on Thursday. It’s the third appearance this spring and first start for the non-roster invitee who played last year in the KBO after six major league seasons with […]
Early rules, Lou Gehrig Day, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Jim […]
Good Morning Birdland, The Orioles did play a game on Tuesday, but there are no highlights to share. The game, an exhibition against the Netherlands WBC team, was not broadcast anywhere. As far as I can tell, not even that awkward single camera angle from behind home plate—a trademark of spring games not shown on […]
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1921 In the wake of the Black Sox, fortunes were going to turn hard against the fortunes of the South Siders — but don’t blame future Hall-of-Famer Harry Hooper. Charles Comiskey attempted to rebuild his team, making the acquisition of Hooper from the Red Sox as a cornerstone move. The trade didn’t prevent the three-decade fall to come, […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Bucs are sitting at 9-2 in Grapefruit League action. Their offensive production is up, while […]
The big MLB news yesterday centered on drug suspensions, as two NL Easy players were reportedly linked to PEDs. The Phillies’ Johan Rojas was in the second case of the day, but the first was far more prominent: the Braves’ Jurickson Profar. If that sounds familiar, it’s because the exact same thing happened to Profar […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cardinals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Arizona Cardinals have made it official as they will be moving on from Kyler Murray […]
Among the many things that went well for Arizona in a pair of wins in Las Vegas over the weekend was its defense and the ability to make the most of scoring chances. The inability to do one of those things early and another late ended up resulting in another loss to Grand Canyon. The […]