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Breathe. It’s a rough day to be a Cub fan. Don’t borrow trouble. You don’t know. First and foremost, you don’t know the extent of Cade Horton’s situation. Yes, they said elbow and forearm. Those are dirty words when a pitcher leaves abruptly. Cade has had Tommy John surgery once before. So we all can […]
Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Chris and Brian do a 180 from last week’s good time podcast and talk about how the Mets’ bats just haven’t done a thing. All hope is not lost, but things feel pretty bad at […]
Oregon softball took their home opener against the Iowa Hawkeyes, and baseball evened their series against the Michigan Wolverines. Here is all of yesterday’s action. Baseball Game 2 vs. Michigan Oregon baseball rediscovered how to actually score runs yesterday, and the bats backed up a fine performance on the mound by Collin Clarke to take […]
The San Diego Padres have developed a disturbing trend after the first seven games of the 2026 season. In each of their five losses, the Padres have scored three runs or less. The three runs in a loss happened once. The other four losses were by two runs, which included the series opener against the […]
The Mets have signed 34-year-old right-handed reliever Luke Jackson to a minor league deal, according to Will Sammon. The veteran hadn’t signed with any organization for the 2026 season and will presumably need a little time to ease back into game action in the minors. Over the past two seasons, Jackson has spent time with […]
Friday’s 10-1 blowout of the Rockies was the perfect salve for a lineup that was struggling. Granted, they were not facing a pitching staff that would be considered one of the better ones in the game, but it’s not as though they were facing monsters on the mound in Philadelphia. Several Phillies left town for […]
If you missed most of Spring Training (which I totally understand), you may have missed appearance in Spring Training. He got a decent look in North Port, sticking around until March 11th. That was enough time to be noticed and to hit home runs on consecutive days. This one was a laser shot, coming off […]
Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Mallorca in the return of La Liga after the FIFA break. Real Madrid will need to take care of business if they want to put some pressure on Barcelona in this race for La Liga title. STARTING LINEUPS Real Madrid starting XI: Lunin; […]
Anyone who has been reading Pinstripe Alley for a while knows that I like to talk about arguably the most mundane defensive position on the diamond, that of the first baseman. Much like offensive linemen in the NFL, first basemen only draw attention to themselves when something goes wrong, either when they save an infielder […]
For the first couple of games, the Astros offense looked like it was trying to force everything. The swings came early, the contact was weak, and too many innings ended before the opposing starter ever felt uncomfortable. It had that familiar early-season look of a lineup still searching for rhythm. But the last few games […]
Mets left fielder Juan Soto, who has been one of the most durable players in the sport over the course of his career, is set to have an MRI this morning after leaving the team’s game last night in the first inning because of right calf tightness. Soto appeared to feel the calf issue as […]
The minor league season is now underway in full, with all four Dodgers affiliates playing games on Friday night for the first time this year. Most of the big prospect names are accounted for on the various rosters. Josue De Paula, Zyhir Hope, and Adam Serwinowski are in Double-A Tulsa. Eduardo Quintero, Mike Sirota, Charles […]
WORCESTER, Mass. – The Red Sox drafted a plethora of blue chip prospects over a four-year stretch, with Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony and Kyle Teel among others. But you may forget that Anthony wasn’t the first selection for Boston back in 2022. That would be Mikey Romero. The rise of the “Big Three” kept the spotlight […]
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Insiders say that Michael Busch is going to get hitched. Matt Mervis is looking for a new home. We await news on Cade Horton’s forearm. That sounds ominous… Tommy John grins a sepulchral grin. Cubs 1, Guardians 4. More highlights. Cubs are now 3-4, in 5th place in the NL Central. Every page these days […]
Good morning Birdland, The Orioles have not exactly started the year on fire. They lost 5-4 on Friday afternoon in Pittsburgh. That makes them losers of three out of their last four, alone in third place of the AL East. Across the board, they just haven’t been good enough. The starting pitching, outside of Trevor […]
It’s only been a week, which means most of what we’re working with is built on quick impressions and small samples. There isn’t enough here yet for real trends — just a collection of games shaping the early feel of the season. And the early feel? It’s different. They’re running the bases more aggressively, getting contributions from new faces, playing solid defense, and — […]
The Arizona Cardinals, coming off last season, had major offensive problems. Part of this was because of all the injuries. Both starting running backs were lost for the year, so was starting QB Kyler Murray, LT Paris Johnson, and several receivers were in and out of the roster. The NFL draft will address most of […]
Good morning, baseball fans! We’ve officially had our first full week of San Francisco Giants baseball this season, so it’s time to pick our Player of the Week! I think it will come as no surprise that my pick for this week is none other than Willy Adames! Sure, the majority of his numbers for […]
Toledo Mud Hens 7, Syracuse Mets 1 (box) Hens pitching was on point again against a good offense, and the Bats lit up Mets’ pitching again to take a 3-1 lead in the best of six series on Friday. Max Clark continues to rake in his first look at the Triple-A level. He still has […]
One down. With a fanbase collectively pleading for signs of a pulse, the Red Wings mostly delivered in Thursday’s victory over the Flyers. It wasn’t a perfect effort, but they started on time, they played physical, they put the game away late. We’ll take it, gladly. The reward? Even higher stakes. Detroit is now tied for the second Wild Card position, with Ottawa holding the tiebreaker by virtue of more regulation wins. The Senators’ win on Thursday was about the only blemish in...
Meet the Mets After losing three straight games due to some fairly inept offensive performances, the Mets finally broke through with ten runs against the Giants last night, with Marcus Semien hitting his first homer for his new team and Francisco Alvarez adding a pair of his own. Nolan McLean, meanwhile, did not allow a […]
In the aftermath of a truly terrible start to the season (0-3 in Milwaukee, 1-5 overall), we wanted to hear whether the first week of baseball changed your thoughts on how good the White So would be in 2026. As it turns out, it did: About three-quarters of fans have downgraded their initial sunny assessments […]
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 4-2 and W, 17-4 at Rochester Red Wings Game one: SS Oswaldo Cabrera 1-4, RBI, K, SBCF Max Schuemann 1-3, 2B, HBP, 2 K3B Paul DeJong 1-3, HR, RBI, BB, 2 KRF Yanquiel Fernández 1-4, HR, RBI, K — third dinger of the year alreadyDH Seth Brown 2-4C Ali Sánchez 3-41B Ernesto Martinez […]
2.8 Inches JJ Wetherholt’s Opening Day home run could end up being the signature moment of the 2026 season for the Cardinals. All the expectations coming into the game combined with the excitement of Opening Day, and JJ delivered. Here it is one more time. Watching it live, I thought there was no way it […]