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A lot has transpired since the Braves seemingly originated their June swoon in the Southside. The Braves, after two excruciating losses, departed Rate Field with a 45-23 record and a promise to return in August for the final contest of the three-game set. And here we are! Instead of a much-needed off day in these […]
The Braves are reaching a boiling point. A blown check-swing call (and the resulting refusal to check the first base umpire) set off Mauricio Dubón in yesterday’s game. Walt Weiss ran out to rescue Mauricio, getting ejected in the process. But was this the result of a Carlos Torres poor game in Houston two years […]
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Pail Skenes continues to struggle, and it’s officially time to be concerned about the reigning NL Cy Young winner.
The Detroit Tigers‘ improbable run to the postseason in 2024, followed by narrowly missing a chance to play for a World Series in 2025, pushed fans’ expectations for an aggressive offseason in 2026 sky-high. An offense that fell off a cliff in the second half of 2025 led to names like Alex Bregman and Bo […] The post Kevin McGonigle Is Exceeding All Early Expectations appeared first on Just Baseball .
Rangers could recoup a record-breaking fee for the 25-year-old this summer, with a top European side joining clubs from the Premier League in tracking him
“Two out of three ain’t bad…” — Jim Steinman Viva La meatloaf! There was a little enclave on the Southwest Side — more or less bounded by the Home Run Inn, the southeast end of Midway airport, the White Owl Indian, and Archer National Bank — where it was permitted to be for blue (a … The post Keeping Cubs Faith from South Side to Really South Side appeared first on .
Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead home run that wasn’t. The towering drive to left was supposed to help the Baltimore Orioles take the lead against the New York Yankees. But umpires ruled it a foul ball. It became a frustrating what-if for the crowd at Camden Yards as the Yankees eventually clinched a 5-3 win. […] The post “Sorry Pete (Alonso)”: Yankees Manager Offers Take on Controversial Foul Call After Win Over Orioles appeared first on EssentiallySports .
As he goes, so do the Blue Jays.
Tuesday night’s series opener against the Orioles followed the exact same script that we’ve seen the last several weeks with the Yankees. A comatose offense, an elite pitching staff, a close game late, and a battle of the bullpens where every run matters. In the seventh inning, when the Yankees ultimately found the go-ahead runs […]
The Toronto Blue Jays lost the second game to the Tampa Bay Rays, and the credit goes to a 5-run fourth inning that took away the game from the Jays. Max Scherzer started the game and had up 7 ERs in his 4 innings. However, more than Scherzer, the blame is on the Jays outfielder […] The post “He Shouldn’t Be in the Lineup”: Blue Jays’ $6.8M Star’s Massive Blunder Calls for Major Changes by Ex-Pro appeared first on EssentiallySports .
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16 days until BYU football! Today we profile No. 16, senior MLB Isaiah Glasker. Coming off two outstanding back-to-back seasons, Glasker looks to close out his career with a CFP appearance, then he's off to the NFL
The San Francisco Giants conclude this three-game road series against the Cleveland Guardians this morning. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Landen Roupp, who enters today’s game with a 4.31 ERA, 3.62 FIP, with 128 strikeouts to 60 walks in 129.1 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 5-2 loss […]
Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 7, Nashville Sounds (Brewers) 5 Trey Gibson gave up a lead off homer to rehabbing big leaguer Sal Frelick to begin the game, but then sailed through the first four innings with no other damage. He ran into more trouble in the fifth, where he allowed another run, and then served up […]
Before the comeback last night, Jac Caglianone left the game with a sore ankle. That hot streak continued in the first inning of the Royals’ 9-7 win over the Athletics, as Caglianone collected an infield single. Two innings later, Caglianone was hit by a pitch. But in the fifth inning, John Rave unexpectedly pinch-hit for […]
It’s not controversial to say that the past few seasons of Colorado Rockies baseball have not featured a good offense. A team doesn’t lose more than 100 games based purely on an inability to pitch. It has also failed to score runs. Watching the 2026 team, however, the offense has seemed different. At this point […]
Today’s Reflections “Oh, what a (couple of) night(s)!” as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (almost) sang! A historic lead-off and walk-off home-run Monday night by Pete Crow-Armstrong, followed by another lead-off HR by PCA and a pair of game-tying and game-winning RBI singles by Alex Bregman Tuesday definitely gave the two games a play-off […]
Edwin Diaz’s time with the Los Angeles Dodgers has not been what any of the parties had hoped for. Diaz on Tuesday went on the IL for neck inflammation, his second stint on the IL with his new team so far this season. On Wednesday, Diaz went for neck imaging, and the MRI showed the […]
How the rebuilt Pac-12 looks to be ‘in a tier of its own’ Kyle Bonagura from ESPN profiles the reformed Pac-12 as it returns to being a functional conference and hopes to set itself apart from the perceived Group of Six conferences. Spartans have their QB Boise State releases a new hand-painted helmet Biletnikoff Award […]
Down the stretch, there are lots of races that have been flat-out electrifying. Pete Crow-Armstrong is challenging Shohei Ohtani for National League MVP. The AL Cy Young is open for business after the Tigers parted ways with ace Tarik Skubal, and the NL Rookie of the Year Award is heating up with about five different […] The post JJ Wetherholt Is Gold Gloving His Way to Rookie of the Year appeared first on Just Baseball .
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Brewers’ record-tying shutout/blowout of the Mariners (warning: profanity), Bryce Rainer and the continued absence of a post-Ohtani two-way wave, the latest manifestation of Paul Skenes’s protracted struggles, the tater turnaround of Fernando Tatis Jr., the reason(s) for the diminishing viewership of “MLB at Field of Dreams,” and […]
Willson Contreras had some interesting comments following yesterday’s 7-6 loss to the D-Backs in which an angry contingent of Fenway fans booed him for not running hard up the first base line during his tenth inning groundout. But before we get to the quotes, here’s a look at the play just to make sure everybody’s […]
Here are the top 36 quarterbacks in my redraft rankings for Superflex leagues, sorted into tiers, with notes on some of the players from each tier. The tiers are a bit different for superflex leagues than for redraft leagues, since ... read more »
On the latest episode of Phillies Stoplight🚦, Tim Kelly and Anthony SanFilippo discuss Bryson Stott’s success at third base, and […]
PHILADELPHIA — While the Phillies made their signing of free-agent pitcher Nestor Cortes official shortly after their 4-1 win over the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park to complete a series sweep over their National League East opponents, interim manager Don Mattingly did not seem to have too much certainty on Wednesday night about how the […]
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