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As we sit mere days away from pitchers and catchers reporting for duty at their respective complexes in Arizona and Florida, much of the world is focused on international competition. The Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina are in full swing, with fans across the world rooting for athletes representing their home towns, their countries, or […]
From Purple Row | about 8 hours ago | 0 reads
The Yankees’ forays into the Japanese market have produced some mixed results. The signing of Hideki Matsui was an absolute success, as he was a very good player for the Yankees for many years, and capped it off by winning World Series MVP in 2009. On the other hand, the acquisitions of pitchers Hideki Irabu […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 8 hours ago | 0 reads
As I do here every spring, today I present to you a full numerical roster of all the players and coaches in Cubs spring camp. Also included are the Cubs’ retired numbers, so you can see the full numerical progression. There are 58 players in camp, the 40-man roster plus 18 non-roster invitees. A few […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 8 hours ago | 0 reads
Previous Winner Slater de Brun, OF18 | L/L | 5’10” | 187 Drafted 37th overall in 2025, through a draft pick traded by the Rays, de Brun was essentially re-acquired in the Shane Baz trade. Like many Rays outfield prospects he’s not expected to develop much power, but compensates with an ability to hit to […]
From DRaysBay | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
Technically speaking, Cincinnati Reds pitchers and catchers are not slated to officially have their first workout of spring training camp in Goodyear, Arizona until Wednesday, February 11th. Today is Monday, February 9th, however, and that’s the day pitchers and catchers were set to ‘report’ for the first time – and we’ve already got pitchers going […]
From Red Reporter | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
Louisville Cardinals (17-6, 7-4) vs. NC State Wolfpack (18-6, 9-2) Game Time: 7 p.m. Location: KFC Yum Center: Louisville, Ky. Television: ESPN Announcers: Dave O’Brien (play-by-play), Jay Williams (analysis) and Molly McGrath (sideline) Favorite: Louisville by 6.5 Series: Louisville leads, 15-14 Last Meeting: Louisville won 91-66 on Feb. 12, 2025 in Raleigh Series History: Projected Starting Lineups: Louisville NC State Injury Reports: Statistics: […]
From Card Chronicle | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
Endrick’s agent, Thiago Freitas, spoke on the Win Win channel about the Brazilian forward’s adaptation, his loan to Lyon, and his long-term future at Real Madrid. “Endrick had absolutely no problem adapting at all. He scored in his first Champions League match, in his first La Liga match, and in his first Copa del Rey […]
From Managing Madrid | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
Never say never, but with the Caleb Durbin deal, it looks like the Red Sox are done tinkering in the infield. The timing of the deal is interesting because, just this morning, Alex Speier gave us this report about the Red Sox efforts to acquire All-Star Ketel Marte: According to multiple league sources, the Sox […]
From Over the Monster | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
Paul Toboni’s first offseason as Nationals President of Baseball Operations has been an intriguing one. He made plenty of moves, but most of them have been with the future in mind. That is a smart strategy, but part of me wonders about the state of this team in 2026. They are not going to be […]
From Federal Baseball | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
NBC’s interest in adding Clayton Kershaw to its television team, which was first reported by The Athletic in January, officially came to fruition on Sunday, with NBC Sports announcing more of its plans for 2026 baseball coverage. Kershaw, who retired at the end of the 2025 season after pitching 18 years for the Dodgers, joins […]
From True Blue LA | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
The Mets announced their full slate of invitees not on the 40-man roster ahead of this Wednesday’s pitchers and catchers reporting date. Among the more interesting names are top prospects Carson Benge, Ryan Clifford, A.J. Ewing and Jack Wenninger. Veterans Craig Kimbrel, Austin Barnes, and Carl Edwards Jr. are among the players hoping to extend […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
Another season of Atlanta Braves minor league baseball looms on the horizon, and following the release of our top 30 prospects list last week, this week we are taking a deeper look at some of the prospects on the list and how the changes on the list came to be. One of the most important […]
From Talking Chop | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
The upcoming World Baseball Classic will have 15 active players scattered across all the tournament’s rosters. But let’s go deeper than that and take a look at everyone in the tournament who has ever worn red pinstripes or spent time in the organization. There are a lot of fun names below, along with probably some […]
From The Good Phight | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
With the Super Bowl last night, baseball season has officially begun! Jeremy Zoll moved quickly to make his mark on the Twins after Derek Falvey left the organization. So far, Zoll has signed Matt Bowman, Eduardo Salazar, Jackson Kowar, David Bañuelos, and, just announced today, Gio Urshela. While none of them are on the 40-man […]
From Twinkie Town | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
The Tampa Bay Rays have added veteran starting pitcher Nick Martinez on a multi-year contract, with $13 million guaranteed overall. He’ll slot into a rotation that features Drew Rasmussen and Ryan Pepiot as guaranteed starters, a reliever looking to convert to starting in newcomer Steven Matz, and former All-Star Shane McClanahan, who is seeking a […]
From DRaysBay | about 10 hours ago | 0 reads
Many Cubs players are already in Mesa, Arizona working out, but the official pitcher and catcher report day is Wednesday, Feb. 11, and the first full-squad workout will be Monday, Feb. 16. Today, the Cubs announced the names of 18 non-roster players who will join the 40-man roster in participating in spring camp at the […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 10 hours ago | 0 reads
Leo Jiménez is a 24-year-old (25 on May 17th), right-handed hitting infielder. He was born in Chitre, Panama. The Jays signed him in 2017 (seems like a long time ago) for $825,000 as an international free agent. I’m curious about how much of the money goes to the player and how much of it goes […]
From Bluebird Banter | about 10 hours ago | 0 reads
After making the World Series in his first season with the New York Yankees in 2024 and joining the 30-30 club in 2025 despite missing an entire month with an oblique strain, it’s clear that Jazz Chisholm Jr.‘s influence on the Bombers has been considerable, to say the least. Yes, the team prides itself on […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 10 hours ago | 0 reads
We are now less than a week away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, and two weeks away from having actual games to watch on our televisions, or in person. So before things settle in, let’s think about Dodgers predictions for this season. And not necessarily how many wins they will amass, or […]
From True Blue LA | about 11 hours ago | 0 reads
*In an effort to make the nomination voting easier for everyone, I will comment, “NOMINATIONS”, and you may reply to that with your picks and upvote the player you’d like to see on the next nominee list. Well, we have officially got our top-10 on the annual CPL. Outfielder Devin Taylor just eked out the win this […]
From Athletics Nation | about 11 hours ago | 0 reads
Former welterweight champion Errol Spence just recently caught up with Fight Hype for a bit to talk about Jermell Charlo calling him out for a fight, while also weighing in with his thoughts on an upcoming super weightweight title fight between Sebastian Fundora and Keith Thurman. Check out some of what he had to say […]
From Bad Left Hook | about 11 hours ago | 0 reads
Boston Baro (25) Steve says: Boston Baro had a solid 2024, establishing himself as a player to keep an eye on, but his progress and development took a backslide in 2025. He still has youth on his side but is currently being fueled more by how he has room to improve rather than how he […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 11 hours ago | 0 reads
The next guy up is….a catcher? Really? Alirio Ferrebus – 52Jean Cabrera – 31Griffin Burkholder – 13Yoniel Curet – 11Keaton Anthony – 11Carson DeMartini – 11Alex McFarlane – 3Mavis Graves – 2Seth Johnson – 1Romeli Espinosa – 1Zach McCambley – 1 I have to admit, this one caught me off guard a bit. The voting […]
From The Good Phight | about 11 hours ago | 0 reads
We asked in the Rangers Reacts Survey who should be the Texas Rangers’ fifth starter to start the 2026 season. With the results having come in, there is a pretty clear preference for lefthander Jacob Latz. The most likely candidates currently appear to be Latz, who spent the bulk of 2025 in the bullpen but […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 11 hours ago | 0 reads
Well would you look at that, we have baseball games scheduled this week! College baseball teams have a 35 day practice window this season before their first game, which is increased from the 21 day practice window of the past. Spring has sorta been in the air in Nebraska more than usual during this window, […]
From Corn Nation | about 11 hours ago | 0 reads