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Frank Wilson’s next game with the Tigers will also be his last. Late Tuesday night Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer reported that Wilson will be leaving LSU after the Texas Bowl for Ole Miss, where he will become the Rebels’ running backs coach. Wilson has coached in Oxford before, working there from 2005 through 2007; […]
A very surprising name emerged today as a suggested way for Arizona to address their third-base situation. Would you believe, three-time All-Star, Alex Bregman? According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, “The Arizona Diamondbacks have become a surprise entrant in the Alex Bregman sweepstakes and are ‘kicking the tires’ on the possibility.” Nick Piecoro subsequently confirmed […]
Despite heavy zone time and another standout effort from Jonathan Quick, the Rangers were shut out at home in a frustrating 3–0 loss to Vancouver.
The Texas Rangers and pitcher Chris Martin have agreed to terms on a one year deal, per reports. No word yet on the amount, though I’m guessing it is around $4-5 million. Martin, 39, is an Arlington native who signed with the Rangers prior to 2018 after spending two years pitching in Japan. He was […]
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This is officially a summoning circle for another nighttime Braves acquisition. Let’s see it happen, y’all. In all seriousness, I hope everybody’s having a lovely evening. Here’s a random clip:
The Cincinnati Reds further bolstered their bullpen on Tuesday afternoon by agreeing to a one-year major league contract with lefty Caleb Ferguson. As of the time of publishing, the details of the deal were not yet disclosed, and the deal itself is still pending a physical. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic was first to relay […]
This is one of those reports and rumors that may just be a pressure campaign designed to get a different team over the hump and finalize a deal, but it’s also possible that the great offers just weren’t out there and Alex Bregman is about to go somewhere surprising. Enter the Arizona Diamondbacks: The Arizona Diamondbacks have become a surprise entrant in the Alex Bregman sweepstakes and are ‘kicking the tires’ on the possibility. The Dbacks would certainly have the financial flexibi...
FIFA have announced their team of the season for 2025 today, and despite Liverpool’s struggles in the calendar year there’s room for one Red amongst the eleven players selected via a combination of fan vote and expert panel, with captain Virgil van Dijk making the cut. Liverpool’s title win in 2024-25 is the obvious reason […]
A recent departure from the 53-man roster in Foxborough will not be returning on the practice squad. The New York Giants claimed outside linebacker Caleb Murphy off waivers from the New England Patriots with the NFL’s No. 1 priority on Tuesday. Murphy, 26, appeared in five games after being awarded off the waiver wire in October. The […]
Every year at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, the reigning champion has a display at the museum with various artifacts and highlights from the World Series and postseason. For the second straight year, the ‘Autumn Glory’ display will celebrate the Dodgers. After the Dodgers won the World Series in Toronto […]
All the latest news and rumors for the Houston Astros and all around MLB – It’s in here! The offseason edition Crawfish Boil for December 16, 2025: The former 2011 2nd Rd pick of the Houston Astros split 2025 between the White Sox and Rays, going a combined 8-5 with a 3.31 ERA and 1.28 […]
Following an eight-day hiatus, the TCU Horned Frogs resumed play against the better-than-advertised Incarnate Word Cardinals. Despite entering the game with a .500 record, the Cardinals had dropped several close contests, including a 69–61 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers. Incarnate Word quickly lived up to its scrappy billing against TCU, trading blows with the Frogs […]
The hits keep on coming for the Arizona Cardinals as they have placed two more players on injured reserve. Today, the team announced wide receiver Andre Baccellia, who took a scary hit in the game against the Houston Texans and had to be carted off, as well as running back Zonovan “Bam” Knight are going […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year as the holidays approach. If your calendar is anything like mine the time from Thanksgiving through New Years is filled with opportunities to catch up with loved ones, holiday parties with old friends, and more. This Saturday, Dec. 20, the Bleacher Bunch podcast including some of your […]
The San Francisco Giants didn’t wait for us to catch our breaths from the signing of quasi-closer Jason Foley as just moments ago Jeff Passan broke that they’ve also signed starting pitcher Adrian Houser to a 2-year, $22 million deal with an option for a third year. Does this move effectively end the team’s exploration […]
Remember Adrian Houser? Journeyman righthander, was an NRI with the Rangers last spring, had a good camp, made eight starts and a relief appearance for Round Rock (with a 5.03 ERA) before opting out of his deal to join the Chicago White Sox rotation? Well, he reportedly has agreed to terms on a two year, […]
The San Francisco Giants have announced the signing of RHP Jason Foley to a 1-year major league deal. He missed all of 2025 recovering from right shoulder capsule surgery and will miss probably half of the 2026 season, too. Previously, the four-year veteran was the Detroit Tigers’ closer, registering 28 saves in 2024. He’s thrown […]
Yes, this game was on Sunday. And yes, we didn’t finish any sort of preview to be published before tipoff, but the Gopher men’s basketball team decimated the Texas Southern Tigers 89-53. Cade Tyson scored a career-high 38 points, shooting 8/12 from three and grabbing six rebounds. It was a lights-out shooting performance for the […]
According to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, the Mets are “very in” on free agent outfielder Cody Bellinger. The nine-year veteran, who won the 2017 NL Rookie of the Year Award and 2019 NL MVP Award, spent last season in the Bronx with the Yankees, who remain interested in retaining him as well. Bellinger finished last season […]
Outside of a stray Zac Gallen report that initially inadvertently reported a signing , I would say the two free agent starting pitchers who’ve been most seriously linked to the Chicago Cubs this offseason are Japanese ace Tatsuya Imai and outgoing Padres righty Michael King. Each offers significant upside, but comes with his own significant risk (for Imai, it’s the transition to MLB; for King, it’s his robust injury history). Each also has a contract projection that is a little tough to peg, a...
Paul Toboni has made his first free agent signing as Washington Nationals President of Baseball Operations and it is an outside the box move. He signed Foster Griffin to a 1-year $5.5 million deal. If you have not heard of him, I do not blame you. Griffin has spent the last three years in Japan […]
Caleb Thielbar was one of Jed Hoyer’s better reclamation projects in 2025. After posting a 5.32 ERA in 59 relief appearances for the Twins in 2024 at age 37, Thielbar appeared done. But Hoyer and his team saw something they liked, so they signed Thielbar to a one-year, $2.75 million deal. And Thielbar had possibly […]
Although the Chicago Cubs have over the years made quite a practice of finding low-cost relief options and spinning them up into significant contributors, what they have done far less often is bring those relief options back after that year of contribution. If you want to take that as a sign that the Cubs really saw something special in Caleb Thielbar’s time with the team, you may feel free to do so. The Cubs are bringing him back: News: The Cubs are bringing back lefty Caleb Thielba...
Background: The Outfield in 2025. Are all the outfield positions contributing to winning games? Let’s compare the 2025 Wins Above Average (WAA) for center field with the two corner positions. Data from Baseball Reference. While there was a decline in both, the decline was larger in center field, where Wins Above Average (WAA) broke through […]