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A.J. Ewing Week: 5 G, 17 AB, .353/.522/.529, 6 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 6 BB, 4 K, 2/3 SB (Double-A) 2026 Season: 7 G, 26 AB, .385/.529/.538, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 8 BB, 5 K, 4/5 SB, .476 BABIP (Double-A) A.J. Ewing has picked up right where he […]
Reminder: I’m on vacation all this week and will be a little briefer than usual this week. Thanks for your patience. At least once in every season, a baseball fan’s faith will be tested. Losing nine of 16 games is not particularly a sky-is-falling stretch. The easiest example that hits close to home is the […]
The Royals are one-tenth of the way through the season — and the early trends are starting to matter. In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco take a focused look at the Kansas City Royals’ performance so far, breaking down lineup struggles, bullpen decisions, and where the team […]
The 2000 New York Yankees were not a team of destiny like in 1998, or the well-oiled machine that dropped but a single playoff game en route to a title in 1999. They were a squad that needed help. Jockeying for position with the Red Sox and Blue Jays in a crowded AL East, the […]
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (9-6) Pitching Highlights: Jean Cabrera – 1 GS, 3.1 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 5 KZack Wheeler – 1 GS, 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, BB, 6 K, HBPAlan Rangel – 1 GS, 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 KConnor Gillispie – […]
Welcome to Tuesday everyone! Yesterday saw the Athletics’ five-game winning streak come to an end in their first game back home in a week. They didn’t look all that ready for the Texas Rangers last night as Luis Severino’s home struggles continued again. Last night’s game was his first start back in Sacramento since last […]
This was supposed to be the year for Cade Cavalli, but so far things are off to a rocky start. After a dominant Spring Training, Cavalli was rewarded with an Opening Day start. However, things have not gone according to plan since then, with strike-throwing becoming a serious issue for the 27 year old. The […]
Kyle Tucker is off to a slow start in his first season with the Dodgers, hitting just .237/.352/.305 in the early going after walking twice in four plate appearances on Monday. Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic earlier Monday talked to Tucker and hitting coach Aaron Bates about the outfielder’s early struggles: “I think he’s probably […]
The Atlanta Braves are officially doing the bullpen shuffle. It’s not nearly as glamorous as the Super Bowl Shuffle (kids, YouTube is free) but it’s the type of thing that has to happen in order to keep a season going sometimes. This time, the focus is on two pitchers: Rolddy Muñoz is going down and […]
Game Recaps Marte, Arenado drill 2 HRs each at cozy Camden in opener against Orioles by Ian Nicholas Quillen [DBacks.com] The Diamondbacks took the field at Oriole Park at Camden Yards for only the 13th time in club history on Monday night. Ketel Marte and Nolan Arenadoprobably wish they’d visit a lot more often. Marte and Arenado each […]
How many pitches into the game last night did you start worrying about Garrett Crochet’s health? Such is life as a baseball fan in the 21st century. But, for now at least, Crochet says there’s nothing to worry about. He and the Sox brass all confirmed he felt healthy last night, and Crochet downplayed the […]
This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (7-7, 3.5 games back) The Storm Chasers took 3 of 5 from the Iowa Cubs, […]
Happy Tuesday! The Mariners secured an emphatic four-game sweep of the Houston Astros behind another vintage George Kirby outing of 7 2/3 innings with two runs allowed and six strikeouts. Five of the Mariners’ six runs in their 6-2 win were brought home by Josh Naylor, who hit two home runs in back-to-back at-bats to […]
Top 25 baseball in the Magnolia State comes to a neutral site game between No. 25 Ole Miss and No. 22 Southern Miss at Trustmark Park on Tuesday. Ole Miss (26-11, 8-7 SEC) is riding a five game winning streak coming off a sweep of LSU in Oxford, and albeit it was a huge momentum […]
Last night was blah. We haven’t seen a “total failure of run prevention” from this team yet, but that’s what it was nearly was last night: two homers, some poor defensive positioning that helped lead to a .452 Marlins BABIP, counterbalanced “only” by a 9/3 K/BB ratio where the strikeouts were mostly accrued when the […]
A busy day in the world of the Atlanta Braves culminated with the team getting rocked on the field Monday night by the Miami Marlins. Despite the Marlins having scored three runs total across the entire three-game series in Detroit, they eclipsed that mark in just five innings in Atlanta. The offense did show signs […]
The San Diego Padres bullpen was expected to be the strength of the team coming into the 2026 season, the first season under new manager and former Padres reliever Craig Stammen. The San Diego bullpen has been good, but it has not been the shutdown game-determining juggernaut the Friar Faithful expected. In fact, one of […]
The Detroit Tigers enjoyed some home cooking this weekend, sweeping the Miami Marlins in three games to snap a five-game winning streak. Now, they open up the second half of the homestand with their American League Central rivals, the Kansas City Royals, coming into town. The Royals are currently tied with the Tigers in the […]
Jonathan Quick's career is over. The Rangers sent him off by losing to a Panthers lineup with five players still looking for their first NHL goal. This one was infuriating.
After falling to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon, the Oilers returned to Rogers Place for their final two regular-season games of the year. First up was a visit from a shorthanded Colorado Avalanche team that had several players out of their lineup after already locking down the Presidents’ Trophy. What we got was…
What more can be said about a game where your starting pitcher has the worst start of his career and the bullpen made things worse? The reasonable answer to that question is, “Not much,” but you come here for a game recap and so, you will get one for the Cubs’ terrible, horrible, no good, […]
The Yankees nearly lost a prime candidate for dumbest game of the year on Monday, but they managed to flip the script and end up on the winning end thanks to a game-tying Trent Grisham two-run shot in the ninth (his second bomb of the night) and a wild pitch that brought José Caballero home […]
If someone on the street walked up to you and said “name the biggest issue Missouri’s defense has faced over the past three years” and gave you five seconds to answer, you’d probably respond “allowing big plays”. If you read anything I’ve written over the same time frame, you’d probably be able to dial down […]
Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes that Brandon Nimmo’s hot April and Danny Jansen being unleashed to utilize ABS challenges are among the things we’ve recently learned about the Texas Rangers. Evan Grant writes that this year’s anticipated updated hitting approach was on display for the Rangers in their win over the Athletics on Monday night. […]
In many ways, the main goal of the Orioles’ 2026 season was not to repeat the 2025 season. Through the first 16 games of the season, the O’s have certainly been more competitive than they were to begin last season. However, one unfortunate aspect of 2025 that has followed the Orioles into 2026 is the […]