Latest blog entries about MLB
If you simply look at the win column, the Cincinnati Reds are rolling at the moment. Winners of 6 of their first 9 games of the year, they’re fresh off a road sweep of the Texas Rangers, and they now roll into Miami to face a Marlins club that’s also 6-3 to start this year. […]
The Mets will officially retire Carlos Beltrán’s number 15 in a pregame ceremony at Citi Field prior to the team’s game against the Phillies on Saturday, September 19. The Mets will also induct Beltrán into the team Hall of Fame. It was previously reported that the team was planning a special ceremony for Beltrán, who […]
The Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays are back at it on Tuesday night for the middle game of their series at Rogers Centre. Yoshinobu Yamamoto starts on the mound on Tuesday, looking for his fourth win in as many career games in Toronto. The other three just happened to be in the 2025 World Series, […]
It’s that time of year, folks. The flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping, baseball is back, and so are our meters, which provide the community with a nice little snapshot of how each player is performing. To be transparent right from the jump, this year I am doing something new with the meters: instead […]
Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages had five multi-hit games and reached base far more often than not against the Cleveland Guardians and Washington Nationals, and on Monday was rewarded with National League player of the week honors. Pages last week started with a pair of two-hit games, then three three-hit games in a row, before […]
Fair warning: this is going to be a very long roundup. It was the first weekend of Minor League Baseball, and for the first time in many, many months, the San Francisco Giants had four affiliates in action. There’s a lot to get to. So let’s get to it! Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles […]
Texas Rangers lineup for April 6, 2026 against the Seattle Mariners: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Logan Gilbert for the M’s. Texas looks to break a four game losing streak today. Texas also looks to get their first home win of 2026. Seattle is the opponent. The lineup: Nimmo — RF […]
Last season, it was all about Pat Murphy’s Pocket Pancakes and other pocket snacks. Now, he’s getting away from snacks and moving to… pocket turtles? Well, technically a pocket tortoise, but pocket turtle has a better ring to it. While Milwaukee’s Friday night game in Kansas City was rained out and rescheduled to a doubleheader […]
Blue Jays starting catcher will undergo surgery on his left thumb tomorrow, per John Schneider. Kirk’s thumb was broken and dislocated by a foul tip over the weekend. We had hope that it would be a relatively simple recovery, but the need for surgery would aeem to suggesr a more complex and severe injury and […]
Astros fans have gone from doom and gloom after two games to euphoria following the next five, and back to doom and gloom after a strange series in West Sacramento that saw the ace of their staff land on the IL. Still, they are 6-4 through 10 games—good enough for first place in the AL […]
In late November, the Red Sox made their first of two significant offseason trades with the Cardinals, acquiring veteran starter Sonny Gray and cash considerations for right-hander Richard Fitts, left-handed pitching prospect Brandon Clarke, and a player to be named later or cash considerations. On Monday, Boston completed the deal by sending minor league righty … Continue reading "Who did Red Sox send to Cardinals to complete Sonny Gray trade?"
Go get ‘em, Jamo.
Our counterparts at Bluebird Banter have a fun segment in which they reach out to the opposing team’s SB Nation page before an upcoming series. Accordingly, before the upcoming Toronto Blue Jays/Dodgers series, which is the second-fastest rematch in MLB history, Bryant Tefler asked me some more questions he had about the current state of the Dodgers. […]
Coming off their second straight SEC series victory, Texas A&M received national attention. The Aggies moved up to spots in the D1 Baseball Top 25, checking in at No. 18. More notably, starter Aidan Sims earned conference recognition for his dazzling start in the series finale that wrapped up the three-game set over Vanderbilt on […]
The first home series of the year is in the books, and the Yankees have continued to excel in the early going. New York owns the best record in the American League, tied for the best in baseball, and while it’s quite early to be scoreboard watching it is notable to point out that they’ve […]
The Brewers are headed east to begin the week and wrap up the road trip, as they’ll face their fourth consecutive interleague opponent in the Boston Red Sox. Boston has had a rough go of it early, as they’re sitting at just 2-7 this season, putting them at the bottom of a deep AL East. […]
We made it home! Go Rays!
Welcome back to Monday Stat Party, a weekly series showcasing the most curious and nostalgia-inducing statistical developments from the past week of Mets baseball. What unites each entry is the sense of intrigue which they aim to spark, and the unbridled love of the game’s anomalies from which they arise. Without further ado, let the […]
Tacoma Rainiers Tacoma’s had more time under their belt than the other three affiliates, and with a 4-5 record thus far, it’s been a somewhat middling mix to start the season. There’s enough talent on this roster to be one of the more compelling teams in the PCL, but they’ll have to start picking things […]
The New York Giants have made headlines to begin the month of April, a franchise embroiled in contract controversy with NFL All-Pro defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II. This isn’t the first instance of drama on the salary front between the two sides, as Lawrence and the Giants were unable to come to terms on a […]
It seems like it’s been three consecutive years now where the Phillies’ season has ended in disappointment and the prevailing feeling in the moment is that the team needs to shake up some of its roster to be successful going forward. The team has sort of stubbornly refused to do that year in and year […]
We will keep track of every Brewers roster move here. Last updated 4/6/25 If you are on a mobile device, this table is best viewed in landscape mode. *Denotes player not on active roster **Denotes player on non-60-day IL ***Players on 60-day IL are not counted toward 40-man roster but are included in this table […]
The clock has struck 12 on Roddery Munoz’ time as a Houston Astro: Munoz was a Rule 5 pick, the first made by the Astros in 8 years. The team liked his power breaking stuff, and a strong stretch in Spring Training where he ran through batters racking up strikeouts got him an extended look […]
The Milwaukee Brewers have placed left-handed pitcher Jared Koenig on the 15-day injured list with a left elbow sprain, recalling fellow lefty Shane Drohan from Triple-A Nashville to replace him on the 26-man roster. Koenig, 32, is in his third season in Milwaukee as he’s developed into a valuable back-of-the-bullpen piece during his Brewer tenure. […]
The Atlanta Braves are coming off a disappointing series against the Arizona Diamondbacks and will stay out west to face the Angels. Chris Sale will be taking the mound facing off against José Soriano, who has firmly cemented himself as the best pitcher in the Angels’ rotation. Soriano has started the season of in incredible […]