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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Arizona Diamondbacks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. To be honest, when I asked who should replace Merrill Kelly on Opening Day, I […]
The January silly season has come and gone and one of the more worrying deals that came to life during the transfer window as the potential for veteran left back and vice captain Andrew Robertson to leave Liverpool for Tottenham Hotspur. Thankfully the move ended up falling through before getting settled and the window’s closing, […]
The Dodgers on Sunday afternoon made their second round of roster cuts in spring training, sending a dozen players to minor league camp, including top prospect Josue De Paula. Ryan Ward and pitcher Ronan Kopp, each of whom were added to the 40-man roster in November, were optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. The other 10 […]
UConn baseball came up just short of a series sweep in the third game of the weekend against Old Dominion, falling 6-5 in Norfolk, VA. Down three in the top of the eighth, UConn knocked in two runs and had two runners in scoring position representing the go-ahead run, but tallied two straight outs to […]
Box Score Jake Bauers and Andrew Vaughn both had two extra-base hits, Ethan Murray channelled his inner Barry Bonds, and Kyle Harrison struck out over half of the batters he faced to earn Milwaukee their fourth straight spring victory. The only batter to reach base for either team in the first inning was Jake Bauers, […]
MESA, Arizona — The Cubs who played in this game who will actually be on the Opening Day roster did very well. They got five runs out of (most) of the starting lineup and three relievers who will be in the Opening Day bullpen threw scoreless innings (and so did Luke Little, which is a […]
Record 7-9. Change on 2025: +0.5. 5-inning record: 4-11-1. As documented this morning by Justin, Torey Lovullo had some harsh words for our pitching. How did they respond? Well, the score above gives you some clue. To be fair, the Arizona defense helped – or, rather, did not. The Diamondbacks were tagged for three errors, […]
In starting the season 1-8, Arizona scored a mere 30 runs with more than two crossing the plate in a frame just three times. This weekend the Wildcats basically matched that offensive output, and in doing so pulled off their first sweep. The UA put up season highs in runs and hits in a 14-4 […]
After briefly flirting with a win yesterday the Mariners went back to their comfort zone today, losing 3-6 in Maryvale to the Brewers. All three of their runs came off homers: a two-run shot by Leo Rivas and a mammoth tank job by spring breakout star Brennen Davis. Lefty Kyle Harrison, Milwaukee’s big trade acquisition […]
The White Sox and their spring winning continued on Sunday, as they picked up their 10th win of the preseason with a 5-4 showing against Kansas City. Perhaps feeling the heat after I so boldly declared prior to the game that he was “rapidly …” Jarred Kelenic got the South Siders on the board with […]
Justin Wrobleski continued his impressive spring with three scoreless innings on Sunday in the Dodgers’ 11-7 loss to the Athletics in Mesa Wrobleski struck out three, with two finished off by his slider and another by his four-seam fastball. The left-hander is in the mix for an early-season spot in the starting rotation, but there’s […]
On Sunday, the Chicago White Sox gave fans another reason to be excited about the 2026 season when they announced that Shane Smith will be the Opening Day starter against his former team in Milwaukee. This is the earliest that Chicago has named their starter ahead of Opening Day since 2018, when the Sox pegged […]
While the line from George Kirby’s start against Milwaukee won’t jump off the page, Kirby himself was delighted in it – and not just because of how he pitched, effortlessly mixing his pitches so much that Statcast couldn’t keep up (those splitters? Changeups, actually. And the fastball clocking in at 94? A cutter.). But it’s […]
The NFL free agency period starts tomorrow with the tampering period open March 9-11, and the all contracts become official on March 12, which is the beginning of the NFL new year. Both the Saturday and Sunday before free agency begins are usually very busy with announced trades, plus restructuring existing contracts aimed at allowing […]
It’s Sunday once more, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! We finally got some real, meaningful baseball this week, as the 2026 World Baseball Classic is finally underway. A whopping 13 Yankees have suited up for this year’s tourney, led of course by Yankees and Team […]
The Texas Rangers have claimed outfielder Dairon Blanco on waivers from the Kansas City Royals, the team announced today. To make room on the 40 man roster, the Rangers have placed pitcher Jordan Montgomery on the 60 day injured list. Blanco is a righthanded hitting outfielder who turns 33 in April. Originally from Cuba, Blanco […]
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Duke’s charmed season continues as the Blue Devils rallied to take out Louisville 70-65 in overtime to earn its second-straight ACC Championship. Not that it was easy. Louisville was the dominant team for much of the afternoon and was in control, or should have been, at the end of regulation. However, Duke, down 55-51, with […]
More than the vast majority of spring training games, this matchup between the Yankees and Mets was all about the starting pitchers. While both of them disappointed on their own levels, Ryan Weathers’ disastrous outing proved pivotal in the Yankees’ 10-4 loss against an underwhelming Freddy Peralta. It might have read 82 degrees and sunny […]
The Huskers gave the biggest crowd of the home slate so far this season a good show as they wrapped up their series against the Spartans. They needed a walk off home run Friday, and good pitching to pull off a 3-1 win Saturday. On “Championship Sunday”, they rolled out the now traditional goooood looking […]
Two games, two wins. Blue Jays 1 Orioles 0 Cody Ponce had a nice time against the Orioles today. He threw 3 no-hit innings, no walks with 1 strikeout. I was impressed. Other pitchers: Hitters, starters: Others: Tigers 0 Blue Jays 5 Kevin Gausman looked good too. 3.1 innings, 3 hits and 3 strikeouts. Hitters, […]
The Mets defeated the Yankees today in Port St. Lucie by a score of 10-4. With a victory both today and on February 22, the Mets have swept the all-important Grapefruit League Subway Series. Look for celebratory merch ASAP. The Mets are back on SNY tomorrow evening against the Marlins.
Tonight I may wake up in a cold sweat screaming “REBOUND!” Louisville was out rebounded today 42 to 34 with Duke having 19 offensive rebounds. Every time the Cards would force a bad shot it was nullified by the fact that the Blue Devils would grab the rebound. Duke only shot 39% for the game. […]
After beating the Dodgers last night 6-4 at Camelback Ranch, the Rockies will look to take the momentum back home to Salt River Fields this afternoon. RHP Eiberson Castellano (0-0, 2.25 ERA) makes his first Cactus League start this afternoon after making two other relief appearances. In total, Castellano has thrown four innings and allowed […]
Bryce Elder had a rough one on the mound at Charlotte Sports Park against the Rays, as he ended up conceding more runs than innings pitched in what turned out to be a battle of the bats between the Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay in spring training action. It was clear from the jump that […]