Bantering Points: 8/21/26
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Friday BP: This is a Willy Adames appreciation post
Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants may have lost yesterday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t anything to celebrate. Willy Adames hit a two-run home run in the top of the fourth inning, scoring Rafael Devers and giving the Giants their only two runs of the game. But […]
Kansas City Royals news: The City Council approves ballpark funding
The City Council approved a $600 million funding commitment for a downtown ballpark on Thursday. More information about the financing will be published tomorrow ahead of the TIF Commission’s meeting, officials said. The City Council would be expected to vote on creating a TIF district and on formally issuing bonds for the stadium. The council […]
Brian Dozier provided the only 2016 spark
As has been well-documented, the 2016 Minnesota Twins were a mess of a ballclub. Even when things were at their best, bad decisions (Miguel Sano in RF) were made and folks (GM Terry Ryan) were fired. But there was one—and quite literally just one—spark: a home run barrage from Brian Dozier. In 2015, Dozier had […]
LSU News, August 21: Former LSU pitcher gets called up
Welcome to Tiger Tales, a daily roundup of LSU and college sports news! Kade Anderson called up by Mariners Congratulations to the former Tiger. Two LSU football transfers make elite preseason watchlist Time for these players to step up. SEC’s Greg Sankey opposes LSU commit RJ Luis’ potential return to NCAA basketball Will Luis end […]
Orioles minor league recap 8/21: Kjerstad stays hot, Eyanson keeps dealing
Triple-A: Nashville Sounds (Brewers) 7, Norfolk Tides 0 Heston Kjerstad reached base in all four plate apperances, but Norfolk never managed to bring him home. Kjerstad tripled and also worked a walk. Bryan Ramos and José Barrero added the other two singles. Tides starter Juaron Watts-Brown failed to complete three innings during a disappointing day. […]
MLB News: AL Wild Card, Jacob deGrom, Fernando Tatis Jr., Paul Skenes, Ketel Marte
Happy Friday, everyone! We’ve made it through another week and we’re closing in on the end of August. Still hard to believe that the end of summer and the end of the regular baseball season are now just over a month away (howww????). This, of course, brings us to the weird and wacky position the […]
White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 20, 2026
Roch Cholowsky hasn’t played since Saturday, and upon further review perhaps he wouldn’t have stuck out the rest of Saturday’s game had it not extended merely one batter beyond his final plate appearance. FutureSox’s Jeff Cohen relayed before Thursday’s Winston-Salem game that a sore wrist was what was keeping Cholowsky out of four straight agmes,… The post White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 20, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
Top Marlins Duo Is Scuffling at the Worst Time Possible
The trade deadline has passed, and the Miami Marlins, who have continued to prove the preseason doubters wrong, did not do anything to bolster their big-league team. In fact, they did the opposite by trading one of their top-three hitters in their lineup and one of Clayton McCullough’s go-to bullpen arms. There is no doubt […] The post Top Marlins Duo Is Scuffling at the Worst Time Possible appeared first on Just Baseball .
To IL Or Not To IL?
When setting up a league, what IL methodology is best? The post To IL Or Not To IL? appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner ’26: Week 22
Can José Urquidy deliver another two amazing performances? The post Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner ’26: Week 22 appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
When Dana White Had to Think Twice Before Confronting Alex Pereira for Pulling a Mike Tyson on Him at Power Slap Event
Alex Pereira was one of the star guests at Power Slap’s inaugural show in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 30, a day before the UFC held its own first event in the same arena. He joined Dana White and influencer Nina Drama, who livestreamed the event from cageside. Everything was going according to plan until the […] The post When Dana White Had to Think Twice Before Confronting Alex Pereira for Pulling a Mike Tyson on Him at Power Slap Event appeared first on EssentiallySports .
‘The Cardinal Countdown: 16 Days Until Kickoff’
Cardinals History By The Numbers No one on the Louisville Football team is wearing #16 this year, nor will they ever, as Johnny Unitas is just one of two Louisville jerseys to be officially retired. While his stat line at Louisville wasn’t blowing people away, his leadership and raw athleticism was enough to land him […]
Mets Daily Prospect Report, 8/21/26: Amick hits another home run
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (61-61) SYRACUSE 5, WORCESTER 0 (BOX) Syracuse went with a bullpen game and wound up shutting out Worcester, and eight of the nine Syracuse hitters who played in the game had at least one hit, and Billy Amick continued his home run hitting ways with his eighth since coming to the Mets […]
Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony has the potential to make us all look like idiots
Something strange happened during the three months Roman Anthony was sidelined with a tendon tear in his right ring finger: He became both overrated and underrated all at the same time. There’s no great way to fully quantify both ends of that statement, but work with me here as we dive into the two extremes […]
Can the Twins actually make a push into the playoffs? Six big keys for the final six weeks
Even with a losing record, and a 7-10 mark in August, the Twins hold the AL's last wild-card spot and 40 percent playoff odds. Will they get across the finish line?
O’s bullpen notes on Bautista, Hoppe and Triple-A LHP Luis De Leon
O’s could bring minor league starter to the bigs in bullpen role
Sorry Reds fans, Cardinals' JJ Wetherholt is still the Rookie of the Year
Despite slumping over the last two months, St. Louis Cardinals second baseman JJ Wetherholt is still the National League Rookie of the Year frontrunner over Cincinnati Reds' infielder Sal Stewart.
Top-5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 22 - Redraft Leagues (2026)
Another week, another wave of top prospects on the verge of a call-up to the majors. Over the weekend, we finally saw St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Joshua Baez earn his promotion, and now I expect another round of call-ups once rosters expand in September. Here are the top five hitting prospects to stash now for […]
2026 Little League World Series TV schedule, games on today: Friday, August 21
The Little League World Series was rained out on Thursday, which means an action-packed Friday schedule in Williamsport.
Sonny Gray explains how he's defied Father Time and anchored the Red Sox rotation
Gray isn't slowing down at age 36, and the Red Sox have needed every bit of it.
3 Yankees who are playing their final seasons in pinstripes
These three New York Yankees only have a few months left to play with the AL East powers, including Paul Goldschmidt.
The 30 greatest one-season wonders in MLB history
Being able to put together multiple elite seasons is what separates the elite MLB players from merely average ones.
How Boston Red Sox fans should handle Rafael Devers' return to Fenway Park
Rafael Devers’ long-awaited return to Fenway Park comes with two questions: Will Red Sox fans boo him, and will the organization recognize his contributions?
Tigers move on to Kansas City for 3-game weekend series vs Royals
The Detroit Tigers have been in a bit of a slump of late, having lost five of their last six, which includes a sweep at home at the hands of the Chicago White Sox and dropping two of three on the road to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Just when they were one game from reaching the […]
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