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A few years ago, The Athletic ran a story asking whether the ’23 Orioles were lucky or good. The piece was an annoying attempt to gainsay the team’s 101-win season based on BABIP and expected ERA, things like that. Well, we certainly showed them. The ’23 Orioles got bounced from the playoffs immediately, and since […]
We now know who the Phillies manager for the rest of this already beleaguered 2026 season will be, as Don Mattingly is serving in the interim role following the dismissal of Rob Thomson. But quickly after reports of Thomson’s firing hit the internet, more reports linking the Phillies to recently fired Red Sox manager Alex […]
The Arizona Cardinals, just a few short months ago, had a running back issue: they didn’t have hardly any. Starter James Conner was out all season when he suffered a foot injury in Week 3. His sidekick was Trey Benson, who was selected in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft. In the following […]
Sandwiched in between the two legs of Atlético de Madrid’s UEFA Champions League semifinal is a matchday 34 showdown with Valencia in LaLiga. It’s a Saturday afternoon kickoff at Mestalla, where Atlético will rotate heavily once again amid injuries to key players — who will be afforded further rest following Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal […]
Despite a shutout loss to the Texas Rangers in the final game of a three-game set at the hands of former Yankees hurler Nathan Eovaldi, the Bombers walked away from Globe Life Field with a victory in the series. Overall, they went 7-2 on the road trip, sweeping Boston and nearly doing the same to […]
Hickory starter Kamdyn Perry threw 3.1 shutout innings, striking out six. Louis Marinaro went two innings, striking out four and having a Zombie Runner score. Paulino Santana was 2 for 5. Yolfran Castillo had a double, a walk and a stolen base. Hector Osorio had a homer, two walks and a stolen base. Marcos Torres […]
Dalton Rushing has been the most surprising hitter for the Dodgers this season. He is also garnering a reputation as the “bad guy” for the most villainous team in baseball. Rushing has been involved in a few altercations over the past four series dating back to the Dodgers’ previous road trip, as during their four-game […]
Toledo Mud Hens 8, Columbus Clippers 3 (box) The Mud Hens pummeled Clippers pitching while the bullpen dominated, racking up 11 strikeouts. Once again, Ricky Vanasco was outstanding. A two-run homer from Cal Stevenson with Eduardo Valencia aboard after a single opened the scoring in the top of the second inning. Corey Julks mashed a […]
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Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 5, Nashville Sounds (Brewers) 2 —Game 1 F/7 The Orioles kept Sam Huff in the organization with a fresh minor league deal after he cleared waivers and elected free agency last week. The move ensured that Baltimore could turn to Huff if either Adley Rutschman or Samuel Basallo went down with an […]
The football world is still buzzing after one of the greatest Champions League matches of all-time between PSG and Bayern Munich in their semi-final first leg in Paris this week. The natural question for fans of other teams around Europe is simple: can we even compete at a level that high? That question was asked […]
At the start of every baseball season, hope springs eternal — even for the Colorado Rockies. In recent seasons, that optimism of better play quickly evaporated as the Rockies were practically eliminated from the playoffs by the end of April. This April was different. Even after Thursday’s loss to the Cincinnati Reds, the Rockies just concluded […]
Good morning, baseball fans! I’m going to be away for the next week or so, so I thought that during that time we could do a fun feature I’m calling the “12 Days of Mays-mas” because it’s May and I think I’m clever sometimes. Essentially, we’ll be watching some Giants games from the vault of […]
For a brief, hopeful moment in the early goings of 2016, it looked like the Minnesota Twins might be able to dig themselves out of their 0-9 hole. Four consecutive victories—a sweep of the Angels and a win over the Brew Crew—harbored hope for a comeback. Byung-Ho was launching massive Park-bangs and even professional wrestlers […]
As is often the case with a Thursday day game, there aren’t as many stories out there as those quotas get filled by game previews and recaps. Even with that, Jaylon Thompson profiled Michael Massey and his newfound positional flexibility: With the help of Royals massage therapist Nicky Stoyles, Massey looked to incorporate different techniques […]
Welcome Jackson Heiden, Contributor In 2015, the Milwaukee Brewers hired Jeff Levering as the newest member of their broadcast team. On September 23, 2017, I was outside listening to the Brewers Radio Network, helping my father re-side the house, when Travis Shaw hit a two-run walk-off home run against the Chicago Cubs in the 10th […]
Happy Friday, everyone. It’s hard to believe it, but we are actually approaching the one-fifth point of the season. It’s no longer easy to just blame issues on a small sample size, and we’re starting to have a good idea of who the real contenders this season might be. The NL seems to be faring […]
Meet the Mets For the seventeenth time in their last twenty games, the Mets lost, as they let a late comeback go to waste in a 5-4 loss to the Nationals. Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, MLB.com, New York Daily News, New York Post, The Athletic, Lohud Luke Weaver, who blew the Mets’ late lead […]
Chad Tracy sits at .500 after his first few games as interim Red Sox manager. The vibes are bleak around the team following the firing of Alex Cora, the third-winningest manager in franchise history, with an insufficient roster that has more than struggled out of the gate. We’ve talked at length about the Cora decision, […]
Though they have yet to lose a series, the Atlanta Braves had a chance at a sweep spoiled in Thursday afternoon’s 5-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The Braves jumped out to an early lead, and a strong start from Bryce Elder put them in position to complete the sweep. However, things unraveled late. Atlanta’s […]
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 5-4 (10) vs. Buffalo Bisons SS George Lombard Jr. 1-3, 2 BB, K, CS, picked off — antsy on the basepaths, but on base three times in Triple-A debutCF Spencer Jones 1-5, 3 KRF Yanquiel Fernández 2-5, RBI, K3B Oswaldo Cabrera 2-3, 2 BBDH Seth Brown 0-4, BB, 3 K1B Ernesto Martinez Jr. 2-5, […]
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (16-13) GAME 1: SYRACUSE 7, LEHIGH VALLEY 0 (BOX) Jack Wenninger bounced back very nicely from a relatively bat outing in his previous start, as he struck out seven, walked one, gave up just four hits, and didn’t allow any runs in five-and-two-thirds innings. By the standards of minor league pitching development, […]
Greetings, Brew Crew Ball community. The Brewers are back on the road this weekend, as they’ll take a trip through D.C. and St. Louis to visit the Nationals and Cardinals for three games apiece. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-baseball sports, the Brewers, […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. If you were looking for a perfect six-hour encapsulation of the Orioles’ 2026 season so far, look no further than yesterday’s doubleheader against the Astros. The opener of the twin bill showcased how gloriously high the Birds’ potential can be when everything is clicking…and then the second game harshly reminded us […]
The Detroit Tigers return to Comerica Park to host the Texas Rangers on Friday after a 4-5 interleague swing that concluded with a 5-2 victory in the finale against the Braves in Atlanta on Thursday to prevent a sweep. This weekend’s series opens up a six-game homestand that has the Boston Red Sox coming to […]