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Raul Dominguez is back with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders this season. He was on the RailRiders staff for the 2021 and 2022 seasons before being named manager of the New York Yankees’ Double-A affiliate, the Somerset Patriots, in 2023. In three seasons, he compiled a 232-180 record and took the Patriots to the Eastern League playoffs […]
Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks Waste a Second E-Rod GemEduardo Rodriguez gave the Diamondbacks as good an opportunity to win on Friday as anyone could ask for, throwing seven scoreless innings. Unfortunately, Arizona’s offense was held even quieter. Offense, Sewald Spoil E-Rod GemArizona did not even register their first hit until the sixth inning and never had […]
Is there a more beloved former Brave than Michael Soroka? (Maybe Freddie Freeman?) Perhaps because the phrase, “What could have been?” peals more sharply with regard to Soroka than anyone else, the fondness for the Canadian giraffe-necked right-hander from this corner, at least, is at its max. But, on Saturday night, the Braves will face […]
After an rare Friday off-day, their first of the season, the Jays play game the second of a three game series with the White Sox. And today, I’m actually not in Japan. If everything goes as planned we are in Busan, South Korea today. I often buy soccer jerseys when I’m traveling. I have many […]
Thankfully, the weather in Kansas City today is cold, windy, yet — unlike last night — sunny. With last night’s series opener postponed due to inclement weather, today’s game was moved up to 1:10 p.m. to accommodate a doubleheader, with the makeup game now set for 6:10 p.m. Chad Patrick, originally scheduled to start last […]
Let’s try this again, shall we? First, here’s what I wrote last night about the expected starters for that game who will both still pitch in today’s first match: In the series opener, the Royals are going to be relying on a rookie making his first MLB start, but not his first MLB appearance. Michael […]
Fresh off a dramatic 10-inning victory largely thanks to an emergency Blue Jays catching situation after Alejandro Kirk injured his thumb, the White Sox take on a Toronto team with an emergency pitching situation that’s the result of originally-scheduled starter Eric Lauer recovering from a bout of flu (as apparently is the case for much […]
Real Madrid crashed to their first defeat in a month in dramatic fashion as they were beaten by relegation-battling Real Mallorca on Saturday afternoon. Manuel Morlanes got free and moved through to score before half-time and give the home side the lead. Substitute Éder Militão headed in an equaliser on 88 minutes, but it was […]
Defense, defense, defense Rays lose 10-4 on a cold home opener in Minneapolis Nick Fortes continued his red-hot April with a two-RBI double to open the scoring in the first. Jake Fraley led off the fourth inning with a double, and Ben Williamson swapped spots on the bases with Fraley with another double. 3-0 Tampa […]
The first week of the season was somewhat miserable for corners of the fanbase. It didn’t help that they didn’t win their opening series against the Rangers, losing it in quite bizarre fashion. Outside of a furious comeback against the Nationals on Wednesday afternoon, they almost lost the series to them as well, meaning people […]
MLB has been saturated with closer entrances, and like Josh, I find it to be tiresome. Good closer entrances, like any other enduring cultural bit that baseball has to offer, work because they are organic, spontaneous, and sincere – rooted in the fan experience, or at least embraced by fans, instead of being forcefully planted […]
The St. Louis Cardinals will tackle another day game at Comerica Park as they’ll do battle with the Detroit Tigers and former Cardinal Jack Flaherty. According to MLB.com, Dustin May will make his second start of the year for the Cardinals. Game start is scheduled for 12:15pm central time. Masyn Winn out of the lineup […]
Detroit Tigers (3-4) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (4-3) Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica Park SB Nation Site: Viva El BirdosMedia: Detroit Sportsnet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Jack Flaherty (0-1, 4.15 ERA) vs. RHP Dustin May (0-1, 13.50 ERA) Lineups CARDINALS TIGERS JJ Wetherholt – 2B Colt Keith – 3B Ivan Herrera – DH Kevin McGonigle – SS Alec Burleson – […]
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As you know, Cubs right-hander Cade Horton left Friday’s game in the second inning with what was termed “right forearm discomfort.” Per this article in the Tribune, Horton and manager Craig Counsell are hopeful this is not a big deal: Horton will return to Chicago for imaging and to be examined, likely undergoing evaluation Monday. […]
With another difficult loss for the San Diego Padres, the Friars are in last place in the National League West with a 2-5 record. While the offense has been troubling, the real story of the day (and the last week) has been skipper Craig Stammen’s managing of the relief group. His decision of who to […]
Kieran Trippier has made his exit from Newcastle United official. Trippier announced on Saturday that he will leave Tyneside when his contract expires this summer, bringing an end to his four-and-a-half-year spell at St James’ Park. The 35-year-old joined from Atletico Madrid in January 2022 for £12million, became Eddie Howe’s first signing following the Saudi-backed […]
Worcester: Cancelled (Rain) Bob Osgood ended up with upwards of ten double headers that were the result of rain outs of games I was supposed to write about in 2025. When Thursday’s game was met with a storm in St. Paul, the uno reverse card was in play, but I hit Dan Secatore with the […]
The 2019 Yankees were a very odd team. They had a number of players come somewhat out of nowhere to put up solid seasons, and often in response to another member of the team going down with an injury. Cameron Maybin was one of those who stepped up. Having been a cash considerations pickup early […]
Hey hey, its our first day of having four Texas Rangers minor league games! Hickory starter Jesus Lafalaise went four shutout innings, striking out two. Aneudis Mejia allowed four runs, including two home runs, while returning just one batter. Deward Tovar had a hit. Hickory box score Dalton Pence started for Hub City, allowing two […]
The unit of the universe is the atom. The unit of a baseball game, however, is the moment. A season is comprised of series, which are comprised of games, which are comprised of innings, which are comprised of plate appearances, which are comprised of pitches and the subsequent swing decisions, and all that results. You’ve […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Orioles fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Seven games into the 2026 season, the Orioles sit below .500 at 3-4. It is not what anyone in […]
Baseball Game 3 vs. Michigan The sides battle today for the series win. When: Today, EIGHT FREAKING O’CLOCK AM PT Where: Ann Arbor, MI Watch: Big Ten Plus Lacrosse vs. Johns Hopkins Oregon really has no hope to beat JHU. Can they at least be competitive for more than five minutes of the match? When: […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (6-1) won 5-0 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land jumped out to an early lead scoring 3 runs on a Biggio 2 run HR and Biggers RBI single. In the 5th, Biggio added another run on an RBI […]
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers lost their home opener to the Reds, 5-3. Evan Grant writes that the Rangers were once again done in by their fatal flaw. Jeff Wilson says it was a loss that felt awfully familiar. Kennedi Landry writes about the silver lining that was MacKenzie Gore. Shawn McFarland also touched on […]