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Dodgers minor league right-hander Patrick Copen had a strong 2025 season, and started his 2026 season on a heater. On Tuesday, Copen was named Texas League pitcher of the month for April after a strong start for Double-A Tulsa. Copen had a 0.96 ERA, 2.72 FIP, and 3.69 xFIP in five starts for the Drillers, […]
The Yankees offense is flying in the first three games against Orioles. They scored 27 runs across that trio of contests, tallying 37 hits include eight home runs. The standout performer in the third game was Jasson Domínguez — getting a chance to carve out a spot on the big league roster with Giancarlo Stanton […]
The Nats are coming off a quiet offensive series against the Milwaukee Brewers, scoring just 4 runs in 3 games. After 2 straight losses, a strong pitching performance from Zack Littell held down the fort for a gritty 3-2 victory in the finale. Washington has kept themself in striking range of .500, and has another […]
Just a day after getting two of their best hitters back, the Brewers received some unfortunate news on the pitching front: left-hander Angel Zerpa will undergo Tommy John surgery, shelving him for the rest of the 2026 season and likely the start of 2027, too. Zerpa, 26, was acquired from the Royals back in December, […]
Texas Rangers lineup for May 5, 2026 against the New York Yankees: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Elmer Rodriguez for the Yankees. The Rangers have a game in New York this evening, and have a weird looking lineup. The lineup: Carter — CF Seager — SS Jung — 3B Pederson — […]
Rally caps. That’s a baseball thing, when you’re behind in the late innings and need some offense and serious leather in the field to get the game turned around before the last out. The good news is that as the Hokies passed the halfway point, they started to win. A Chance to Get Somewhere, Post […]
After a disastrous 2025 season, Mitchell Parker knew he had to change a lot. That point was driven home even further when the former rotation mainstay was sent to the minors on March 13th. Coming off a season where he posted a 5.68 ERA, Parker had to become a new pitcher to stick around in […]
The Pirates will be down pitcher Chris Devenski for the first two games of the Diamondbacks series and manager Don Kelly for one after Major League Baseball suspended Devenski for intentionally throwing at Cincinnati’s Sal Stewart in the seventh inning of Saturday’s game against the Reds. The league announced the moves, which are accompanied by […]
Former Detroit Lions nose tackle DJ Reader has reportedly agreed to terms to join the New York Giants. Per Ian Rapoport, it’s a two-year, $12.5 million deal for Reader, as the 31-year-old defensive lineman becomes the latest to leave the Lions this offseason via free agency. Reader had spent the last two years in Detroit, […]
The Phillies return to Citizens Bank Park Tuesday in a much better place than when they left it. Rob Thomson began last week at the helm of a struggling 9-19 team that had suffered a 10-game losing streak and had lost 11 of 12. Dave Dombrowski reacted and replaced Thomson with his new bench coach, […]
Cincinnati Reds righty Chase Burns is fresh off a brilliant outing Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. In it he pitched through a career-best 7.0 IP, held the Bucs scoreless, and lowered his season ERA to a tiny 2.20. He owns a 201 ERA+, 1.024 WHIP, and is striking out a wonderful 10.1 batters per 9 […]
I asked y’all in the FEED about who has impressed you so far this season and the LL hive mind did not disappoint! Thanks to everyone who weighed in. Since there were many similar answers, I’m going to start with the top three players that were named and then I’ll break it down a bit […]
Six years ago, I embarked on a Star Wars Day tradition, diving into the historical archives to discuss the close relationship between the New York Yankees and arguably the most famous villain in science fiction history, the Evil Empire. That year, I looked at the term itself, and sought to find when it was first […]
Through five innings, Mizzou softball had a 2-0 lead over Auburn and appeared ready to punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament. But that dream quickly fell back to reality as the opposition piled on six runs in the final two innings. The Tiger offense couldn’t respond as Mizzou fell 6-2 in the opening round […]
Inspiration. In the game thread on 1 May, there was some doubt about the sustainability of the Diamondbacks’ performance (16 wins, 14 losses before the game started). The game was close, with the Diamondbacks losing by one run. For whatever reason, the Diamondbacks are not pitching well in the first inning. With my optimistic viewpoint, […]
When the Colorado Rockies selected right-handed pitcher Cade Denton (No. 42 PuRP) in the sixth round of the 2023 draft, MLB Pipeline considered him one of the best pure relievers available. The hard-throwing righty had just helped his Oral Roberts Golden Eagles go deep in the 2023 College World Series by posting a 1.83 ERA […]
In 2001, the Cubs were coming off a 97-loss season. The Dodgers were good, but hadn’t made the playoffs in four years. That was the backdrop to what began as an ordinary Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Cubs, off to a good start that year, entered the day at 17-11, two games in the […]
The fourth edition of the ‘Cats Classic was one that built hope for Northwestern baseball but left it distraught, demoralized and doubtful of its Big Ten Tournament hopes. A change of scenery seemed to be a “best case scenario” for NU at the time. Last season, Wrigley Field brought a change of the tide for […]
—The Louisville baseball team will try and snap a 4-game losing streak in tonight’s annual Battle of the Barrel game against rival Vanderbilt. The Cardinals have already put themselves in a position where their only path to the NCAA Tournament is to win the ACC Tournament. —Saturday’s Kentucky Derby was officially the most-watched in history. […]
It’s been a tough go for the Colorado Rockies, who have lost their last four games, including the series opener with the New York Mets. However, the Rockies will have to wait for Game 2 since snowstorms across the Front Range led to postponing today’s game. So we interrupt our regularly scheduled MLB game thread […]
The National League pitcher of the month for March/April, who walked twice, drove in a run and scored a pair of runs as a hitter in Monday’s series opener at Daikin Park, makes his first pitching start of May on Tuesday night against the Houston Astros. Shohei Ohtani has allowed only four runs to date […]
Tonight’s game between the Mets and the Rockies at Coors Field has been postponed due to inclement weather. Freezing rain and snow, as well as cold temperatures, is forecasted for the Denver area, which resulted in the need for the changes to the schedule. Tomorrow’s game, which was originally scheduled for a 3:10pm EDT first […]
The NL East leading Atlanta Braves, who hold an 8.5 game lead on the rest of the pack, made an expected roster move before tonight game with the Seattle Mariners. Raisel Iglesias is back with the Braves after an awkward-sleep-inducing Injured List stay that began on April 21st. The Braves closer has been missed. Robert […]
Talkin' Gaysball: For all the gays who bought out Hot Topic's eyeliner aisle, the M's have a night for you. Plus: a wild Amber Glenn first pitch.
There’s something for everyone in this week’s edition of the minor league recap. We had a trio of rehabbing Yanks down in Somerset, top prospects making debuts at new levels, and some highly-anticipated season debuts of recent pitching arms who missed time with injury. There’s also some titanic sluggers doing their things, if you’re into […]