On Wednesday, Baseball America’s Ben Badler identified 40 standout hitting prospects from the 2025 international signing class who played in the Dominican Summer League this season. Of the 40 players mentioned, four young members of the Red Sox organization made the cut. Hector Ramos was given an “up-arrow signing” tag, while Harold Rivas, Dorian Soto, … Continue reading "Four Red Sox prospects highlighted among Baseball America’s 2025 international standouts"
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Welcome to Phillies Town, Twinkie Town’s Philadelphia Phillies playoff coverage because I like watching Jhoan Duran play baseball and don’t handle change well. Let’s go Phillies! After saving all their runs for late in game two, it appears our beloved Phillies were really saving all their runs for late in the series. With their backs […]
From Twinkie Town
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UPDATE: All NY tabloid back pages now uploaded. Also: SuperVlad photo! Hilarious ! Not once, not twice , not three times, not four times, but an amazing FIVE TIMES !!!!! Yankees' Season Comes To Bitter End With Lifeless ALDS Game 4 Dud Andrew Battifarano, Post Another fall of discontent has arrived. The Yankees have gotten there in many different ways over the past 16 years, but the all-too-familiar end result came crashing in with a thud on Wednesday night in The Bronx. A thrilling come...
From the joy of sox
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National League Division Series: Game 4 Thread
The Cubs held onto an early lead to take game three and stave of elimination. The bullpen provided five innings and allowed one earned run in that win, with basically all the high leverage relievers seeing work. The Cubs are expected to send Matthew Boyd to the mound for game 4, which begins at 8:08 pm central time at Wrigley. Freddy Peralta could start on regular rest for the Brewers, which would set up a rematch of game one of the series. &nb...
From The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog
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With new branding and a new *official* name, no longer the American Athletic Conference, the American Conference looks to be highly competitive again this year with heavy amounts of turnover across the league. Predicted Order of Finish: South Florida Bulls New head coach Brian Hodgson found his way to Tampa and brought a whole slew […]
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From Wide Right & Natty Lite
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The Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting rotation thrived in 2025, led by the best pitcher in baseball. Paul Skenes is on pace to become an all-time great. His season was one of the best in franchise history. Skenes led MLB in ERA (1.97) by 21 points and finished in the top five of multiple categories. The 23-year-old […]
From Bucs Dugout
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YED! 2025 EDITION
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From the joy of sox
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Early in the season (I can’t remember exactly when), someone in the comments (can’t remember who) brought up the idea of a tall vs. short Out of the Park tournament. Now that the Twins season is over, it’s time to make that a reality. With many thanks to whoever came up with the idea, we […]
From Twinkie Town
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Yanks rallied after being down 6-1 last night with the season on the line. Aaron...
From Bronx Banter
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The Rays ownership group held a press conference on Tuesday, and surprised many of us by announcing they are seeking a minimum 100-acre site to build a stadium, embedded within a larger mixed use development. One hundred acres is a lot. Just by way of comparison, the Trop site — which by urban development standards […]
From DRaysBay
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National League Division Series: Game 3 Thread
Down two games to none, the Cubs face a possible elimination game at Wrigley. The game is scheduled for 4:08 central with Jameson Taillon starting for the Cubs and Quinn Priester starting for the Brewers. Join us in the comments below.
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From The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog
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MLB Trade Rumors has released their annual assessment of player salaries, and the Rays have a whopping 17 players eligible for salary arbitration in 2026. The players are listed below, descending by service time (years.days): It’s been a rising trend in MLB for teams to provide club options and buyouts to arbitration-eligible players, as seen […]
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The Pittsburgh Pirates infield group of 2025 saw a fair amount of turnover, but overall was a mostly solid group defensively. First Base For the past couple of seasons the Pirates have been lacking a real first baseman, but last December they made the move to acquire Spencer Horwitz, who should be the future of […]
From Bucs Dugout
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What Lies At The Heart Of The Yankees' Season-Threatening Lost Weekend In Toronto Zach Braziller, Post Somewhat lost amid the [ALWC series win] was the underwhelming offensive performance in that three-game series. The Yankees moved on in spite of their lineup's shortcomings. It hasn't gotten better in the ALDS, a major reason the Yankees will face elimination in Game 3 in The Bronx trailing, 2-0. Look, the pitching has been abysmal. Max Fried laid a complete egg on Sunday, hammered for ...
From the joy of sox
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The Pittsburgh Pirates are watching another postseason from the couch after recording a 71-91 record to finish last in the NL Central. The Athletic insider Jim Bowden ranked all 18 teams that missed the playoffs and placed the Pirates at No. 13, but offered some hope and optimism on how to get back to the […]
From Bucs Dugout
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After writing about James Tibbs III over the weekend, it feels like an appropriate time to examine how the other prospect the Red Sox acquired from the Giants in the Rafael Devers trade — Jose Bello — fared in the wake of the blockbuster deal being made in June. Unlike Tibbs, Bello was not subsequently … Continue reading "How did Red Sox pitching prospect Jose Bello (part of return for Rafael Devers) fare after trade?"
From Blogging the Red Sox
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Everything Trump Touches Dies Volpe: "It's not a cult." Facts : In postseason history , teams taking a 2-0 lead in a best-of-5 series have gone on to win that series 80 of 90 times ( 88.9% ) In Division Series w/current 2-2-1 format, teams to win both G1+2 at home have advanced 31 of 34 times ( 91.2% ), incl 20 sweeps The Blue Jays scored 20 consecutive runs between Yankees runs They're the first team in postseason history to score 20 consecutive runs within a series The Blue Jays ' 23 r...
From the joy of sox
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National League Division Series: Game 2 Thread
Well, game one is over and Matthew Boyd did not throw very many pitches. Moving along, game two of the NLDS begins at 8:08 pm central time on Monday, October 6. The Brewers will send Aaron Ashby to the mound to open things up. The lefty pitched an inning and a third in game one of the series and held the Cubs hitless while striking out one. Shota Imanaga will be the first Cub to take the mound in game two. He pitched in the loss to...
From The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog
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If rooting for (or against) former Nats in the playoffs is fun for you heres the list Blue Jays : Max ! although they left him off the ALDS roster as he struggled at the end of the year. Jacob Barnes would also get a ring if they are generous (release by Tor in August) Yankees : Amed Rosario is it, though they have regular season Nats villain DJ LeMahieu and post-season Nats hero, Trent Grisham. Tigers : "Garbage" Kyle Finnegan was acquired by Detroit in a trade. Tanner Raine...
From Nationals Baseball
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After Monday’s practice, Craig Berube discussed the final cuts, Easton Cowan skating as the 13th forward, and the Blue Jays’ killer start to the ALDS. Practice Lines – October 6 Lines at first Leafs practice post training camp Knies – Matthews – MaccelliMcMann – Tavares – Nylander Joshua – Domi – Robertson Lorentz – Roy […]
The post Craig Berube on Easton Cowan skating as the 13th forward in practice: “No decisions have ...
From Maple Leafs Hotstove
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We got to watch some Charlotte Hornets basketball on Sunday. It wasn’t the full experience. It was live streamed on the team website, so there where no frills on the broadcast. Dell and Eric weren’t on the call in part because Eric Collins was calling the Carolina Panthers game. Collins was a joy to listen […]
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From At The Hive
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" I expect us to go out and play well today. " Aaron Boone
@_IAmNotANumber_ So fucking much for that. @JamotheDooD Bahahahaha wrong again you clown!! @Mr_CheeseHead So, expect the complete opposite of that @Jordirod2 Yeah if you swing at every first pitch and popup you'll win @DianeAlonge Hahahahahaha!!!! @Piff131 Update, they did not go out and play well today @Oghuz1014 This guy is a fucking moron Yankees Pushed To Br...
From the joy of sox
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Ahead of the July 31 trade deadline earlier this summer, the Red Sox made deals for two impending free agents in an effort to bolster their pitching staff for the stretch run. In doing so, they parted ways with a trio of top prospects who had already reached the upper levels of their system. This … Continue reading "How trio of prospects traded by Red Sox at deadline fared with new teams"
From Blogging the Red Sox
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Yankees - 000 001 000 - 1 6 0 Blue Jays - 110 000 44x - 10 14 0 " By the end, the allegedly super polite Canadians were co-opting a famous Boston-favored phrase: 'Yankees S—!' " Yankees Unravel Late In Brutal ALDS Game 1 Loss To Blue Jays Greg Joyce, Post The good vibes the Yankees carried across the border are apparently worth nothing in Canadian currency. . . . The biggest Yankees bats came up small in key spots, Luis Gil got tagged in an abbreviated start and then Lu...
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