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This week's Hot Sheet is topped by Brewers 1B/3B Eric Bitonti, who has surpassed 60 minor league home runs before turning 21. The post Ranking The 20 Hottest Prospects | Hot Sheet (8/31/26) appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
Come chat with Baseball America about the latest MLB prospect news! We're answering weekly reader questions beginning at 2 p.m. ET. The post Hot Sheet MLB Prospects Chat (8/31/26) appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement expires on 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 1, and the owners will almost certainly lock out the players the moment the CBA expires, just as they did in December 2021 before eventually coming to an agreement in March 2022. This time around, a salary cap and competitive balance […]
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Hickory starter Josh Owens threw two shutout innings, striking out two and walking one. Jesus Lafalaise allowed a run in 4.2 IP, striking out six and walking two. Paulino Santana was 1 for 3 with a walk and two stolen bases. Kaden Carpenter homered and walked three times. Jay McQueen had a pair of hits. […]
Braxton Berrios, cut in the Giants' roster cutdown, is expected to be active for the Sept. 13 opener against Dallas through a practice-squad elevation, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.
It is technically August 31st, but the Cardinals are off today, which means that when the Cardinals next take the field tomorrow, they are allowed to carry two extra players. They can only carry a maximum of 14 pitchers, so the two new players will be a position player and a pitcher. Last night, it […]
Welcome to week 23 of our 2026 NL Central Power Rankings — let’s rank some teams! 1. Milwaukee Brewers (85-52); 4-2 this week; 100.0% chance to make postseason (FanGraphs) The Brewers started this week taking two of three from the Mets in New York before returning to Milwaukee for a quick three-game homestand against the […]
Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 7, Durham Bulls (TBR) 4 Well, isn’t that a sight for sore eyes: Félix Bautista in the box score, earning a W. The Mountain, still rehabbing his throwing arm since undergoing rotator cuff and labrum surgery in fall 2025, threw an unimpeachable sixth inning that saw him allow a single and strike […]
Good morning baseball fans! It’s a new week of San Francisco Giants baseball, and it’s gonna be a busy one on the road. First up, the Giants will head to Atlanta to make-up the June 18th game against the Braves this afternoon. After that, they’ll head north to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a […]
Jaylon Thompson writes that the Royals still feel good about their road trip. “Good road trip,” Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino told reporters in Cleveland. “Feel good about it. Obviously, not happy with the game. It’s not good enough today, but just got to take the off day tomorrow and get ready to get back […]
This was the 21st week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Sunday, August 30th). According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), prospect Theo Gillen tops the system and might just find himself in the running for Minor League Player of the Year. Gillen ranks 5th […]
The 2026 MiLB season is in full swing, and many prospects continue to shine. This edition of the Prospect Parade highlights 22 of the hottest MLB prospects through the week of August 31: 11 hitters who can’t stop mashing and 11 arms carving up the minors. How the Prospect Parade works The Prospect Parade is […] The post Prospect Parade: The Hottest MLB Prospects (Week of August 31, 2026) appeared first on TJStats .
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Managing all of the Colorado Rockies gear is a big task, one that falls to Mike “Tiny” Pontarelli, Assistant Director of the Major League Clubhouse. (You may remember from earlier this season, Renee Dechert wrote about the Rockies’ home run coat. In that interview, she spoke Pontarelli about how the clubhouse manages and cares for […]
By now, I think we can all agree that Yordan Alvarez is a special player. Since his debut in 2019, Alvarez has posted a wRC+ of 160 or better three times, with 2026 tracking to be his fourth. A career .300/.397/.579 slash line and 166 wRC+ puts you in a category that few players ever […] The post Could Yordan Alvarez Win the Triple Crown Along With His MVP? appeared first on Just Baseball .
For the third straight season, the Twins have fallen apart after the All-Star break, despite a new manager, a new general manager, and a new Pohlad in charge.
Let’s start with what actually happened. The Red Sox went 1-3 against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium over the weekend. They got outscored 26-9 across four games. On Sunday, they lost 16-1. That’s a brutal number to stare at, and nobody should pretend otherwise, even with a bunch of runs coming off of […]
The New York Yankees’ Sunday game against the Boston Red Sox may have looked one-sided, at least judging by the 16-1 scoreline. However, it did not start that way, as both teams entered the fifth inning scoreless. But then, a catch in the outfield by Ceddanne Rafaela was ruled a non-catch, and the Red Sox […] The post “Love All These Moron Yankees Fans”: Dave Portnoy Calls Out ‘Stupid’ Fans Over Disputed Umpire Call appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The San Francisco Giants are planning to have manager Tony Vitello back for the 2027 MLB season.
One of the more surprising battles in fall camp for the Wisconsin Badgers has been between true freshman Ryan Hopkins and Louisville transfer Deuce Adams for the No. 2 quarterback job. Adams, a redshirt sophomore, came into the offseason with the opportunity to compete for the backup role behind Colton Joseph, who also transferred into […]
Magic Johnson’s weekend at Comerica Park was about much more than watching the Detroit Tigers face the Los Angeles Dodgers. The five-time NBA champion returned to the city that has been a major part of his sporting identity since childhood and even brought his family along for the series, which saw the back-to-back World Series […] The post NBA Legend Sends Special Message to Tigers’ Owners After Dodgers-Tigers Series appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Throughout the rich history of the Chicago White Sox, the 2000s stand out as one of the franchise’s more successful stretches. From 2000-09, the White Sox posted a winning record in eight of the nine seasons and made three trips to the postseason, including their memorable 2005 World Series championship. It’s also important to remember [...] The post 2026 White Sox on pace to accomplish what several early-2000s teams did appeared first on ChiCitySports .
If there is one thing about the Atlanta Braves, they currently enjoy dramatic baseball. Fortunately, they also enjoy winning baseball. Matt Olson provided the latest chapter with a walk-off hit to earn the Braves a 3-2 victory and a series sweep over the Rockies. Tyler Mahle once again looked fantastic, while both Sean Murphy and […]
Welcome back to another fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups by category column. This weekly piece covers players who can help in at least one specific category. For example, if your team is scoring plenty of runs and hitting for a ... read more »
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