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Bo returns to Rogers Centre. It will be weird watching him wearing a different jersey. As much as I wish the best for him, I’d be ok with an 0 for 12 series for him. There are a bunch of tweets about Bo tearing up before the game, I’m curious to see him when they […]
Andrew Painter made his first start of the year for the IronPigs this weekend.
After getting back on track in Baltimore, the Nats continue their road trip against another AL East foe. They head up to Boston to face a Red Sox team who just completed a 4 game sweep over the Yankees. However, for most of this season, the Red Sox have been inconsistent at best. With a […]
Readers, I begin this humble game thread with a question: is it better to head right back to work after a four-game sweep at the hands of your archrivals, to get an opportunity to flush it and leave it in the past? Or would an off-day at this juncture give you a much-needed chance to […]
There’s one more off day until the Atlanta Braves are back in action on this side of the country. Hopefully the change in scenery will result in a change in fortune for the Braves, who have been on a very dire run as of late. As I mentioned with the title of a series recap […]
The Athletics have not played well over this past week or two, most recently dropping three-game series against the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels. This extended downturn, which has led to them falling from first to fourth place in their division, could partially be attributed to the team playing shorthanded. Several A’s position […]
A four-game sweep of the Yankees isn't enough to turn the tide on a disappointing season.
The Sox begin the series tied for first in AL Central
The Twins placed left-hander Anthony Banda on the 15-day injured list today. Right-hander Cody Laweryson was recalled as the corresponding move. Manager Derek Shelton tells Matthew Leach of MLB.com that Banda’s injury is significant, with his recovery to take months rather than weeks. Banda, 32, was acquired from the Dodgers in a February trade. He […]
It's not quite Gavin Sheets returning to the park where his father played, but Sean Burke is sort of returning to his old stomping grounds as a University of Maryland product. His last two outings have been stellar: 13.2 IP, 11 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 14 K, 2 HR. The post First pitch: White Sox at Orioles appeared first on Sox Machine .
As the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates start a four-game series with major postseason implications, here is each team's fatal flaw.
It’s been almost four full years that I’ve been an Over The Monster staff writer, and true story: I’ve never written a pre-game thread. That is, until Bryan Joiner called to the bullpen late, and I “accepted the trade for a player to be named later” or “cash considerations.” Two different metaphors, I know. But, […]
Texas Rangers @ Cleveland Guardians Monday, June 29, 2026, 6:10 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / ESPN) Progressive Field LHP Tyler Alexander into RHP Chris Paddack? vs. LHP Parker Messick Today’s Lineups RANGERS GUARDIANS Justin Foscue – DH Travis Bazzana – 2B Josh Jung – 3B Brayan Rocchio – SS Ezequiel Duran – RF Chase […]
Here's how the MLB standings shape up — and how the All-Star race is impacted for every division.
Mets lineup Carson Benge – RFJuan Soto – LFBo Bichette – 3BFrancisco Lindor – SSJared Young – 1BA.J. Ewing – CFMark Vientos – DHBrett Baty – 2BFrancisco Alvarez – C SP: Sean Manaea – LHP Blue Jays lineup George Springer – DHNathan Lukes – RFVladimir Guerrero – 1BKazuma Okamoto – 3BErnie Clement – SSBrandon Valenzuela […]
Once again the Orioles are at risk of spiraling completely out of contention. Next up on the schedule is a three-game set with a surprisingly solid White Sox squad. Fortunately for the Orioles, these games are at Camden Yards. The Orioles actually having a winning record (23-21) at home, while the White Sox have been […]
Today’s roster move: Here Monday notes… Cubs lineup: Padres lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Griffin Canning, RHP Shōta Imanaga again got bit by the home run bug in his last start, serving up three to the Mets, though the Cubs won the game anyway. He’s got a worse home run rate at home (12 in […]
As Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani rewrites baseball history each day of his legendary career, Spectrum SportsNet and Fox Sports announcer Joe Davis has a front-row seat to the show. And while it can sometimes be hard to contextualize greatness at Ohtani’s scale, Davis said in a recent interview on the Starkville podcast that he is more struck by the…
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Questions have persisted around the future of the New York Giants and their 2022 first-round draft pick Kayvon Thibodeaux dating back to last summer.Instead of letting him play out his four-year rookie deal, New York picked up his fifth-year option in April 2025, kicking the can down the road another season of having to make […] The post Giants’ Kayvon Thibodeaux Receives Contract Extension Update appeared first on HEAVY .
With the Mets in need of some fresh arms in the bullpen, the club recalled right-hander Joey Gerber from Syracuse. To make room on the roster, the team options Tobias Myers to Triple-A. This move was necessary because the club used Cionel Perez, Tobias Myers, and Kodai Senga yesterday, and it was unlikely that any […]
CHARLOTTE – The University of Louisville rowing squad placed 30 student-athletes on the 2025-26 All-ACC Academic Rowing Team as announced by the league office on Monday evening.
The Nationals announced that right-hander Jhancarlos Lara cleared outright waivers and has been assigned to Double-A Harrisburg. This is his first career outright assignment and he has less than three years of service time, so he does not have the right to elect free agency. Lara, 23, is a power arm with control issues. The […]
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Red Sox first base/outfield prospect Josue Brito has been named the Florida Complex League Player of the Week for the week of June 22-28, Minor League Baseball announced on Monday. Brito appeared in five games for the rookie-level FCL Red Sox last week, going 9-for-18 (.500) at the plate with two doubles, two home runs, … Continue reading "Red Sox prospect Josue Brito named FCL Player of the Week"