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After bringing up young players like Brice Turang, Sal Frelick, and Jackson Chourio in recent years, the Brewers had another feature in this year’s Rookie of the Year in Caleb Durbin. Earning a regular spot from the get-go, Durbin’s campaign placed him among fellow National League finalists Drake Baldwin, the catcher for the Atlanta Braves, […]
For the 10th time in Atlanta Braves franchise history and for the third time since 2018, the National League Rookie of the Year is an Atlanta Braves player. Drake Baldwin joins a list that includes Earl Williams in 1971, Bob Horner in 1978, David Justice in 1990, Rafael Furcal in 2000, Craig Kimbrel in 2011, […]
Nick Kurtz of the Northern California Athletics has been named the American League Rookie of the Year, claiming all 30 first place votes. His teammate, Jacob Wilson, finished second in the voting, with 23 second place votes, four third place votes, a fourth place vote and a fifth place vote. Roman Anthony of the Boston […]
The Atlanta Braves seem primed to add long-time Minnesota Twins coach Tommy Watkins to their coaching staff per multiple reports. Dan Hayes of the Athletic was first to report the news earlier this afternoon. As Aaron Gleeman of the Athletic noted, Watkins had been with the Twins for 27 years. Reporting on the Braves side […]
Things went from bad to worse in the loss to the Seattle Seahawks for the Arizona Cardinals as they have lost Zay Jones for the season. Jones has played in eight games this season for the Cardinals, and had 12 receptions for 183 yards. In his brief Cardinals career thus far he played in 19 […]
The Seattle Seahawks pulled off a rare feat this season, starting the same five offensive linemen in each of the first nine games of the season. However, during the Seahawks dominant 44-22 win over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10, starting center Jalen Sundell left the game with a knee injury and following an update […]
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In his end-of-season press conference this October, Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer implied that he’d be trying (this offseason) to extend some Cubs players beyond their current term of team control. And while any number of soon-to-be free agents came to mind (most notably, Nico Hoerner, a free agent after 2026), the guy he may have had most in mind is Pete Crow-Armstrong. In case you forgot , the Cubs attempted to extend Pete Crow-Armstrong last spring, juuuuuust before h...
So much for that being a trap game. After I spent the whole week telling anyone that would listen how nervous I was about playing a feisty team with a backup quarterback at home (PTSD, anyone?), the Seattle Seahawks brought down the hammer, again. With eight and a half minutes left in the second quarter, […]
8:00pm Pacific edit: I added in the amateur draft and international bonus pools, as they weren’t mentioned in the initial draft of the post. Major League Baseball’s General Managers meetings kick off today in Las Vegas and I figured it’s a good time to check in on the team’s payroll situation. My pet project the […]
In a move that feels as much like fate as it does front-office maneuvering, the Tampa Bay Rays have traded outfielder Kameron Misner to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later or cash considerations. The deal, announced on Monday, sends the 27-year-old back to his home state of Missouri. Misner, a […]
It’s that time of year again! The offseason is upon us, and as is tradition here at Amazin’ Avenue, we turn to our community to do something that’s always a lot of fun: the Amazin’ Avenue Offseason Plan Contest—commonly referred to as the AAOP. If you’re unfamiliar, here’s our finalist post from last season’s contest, just so […]
The heroics of quarterback Caleb Williams are top of mind after the Chicago Bears’ Week 10 win against the New York Giants. Contributions from cornerback Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr., wide receiver Rome Odunze, and others stand out for different reasons. But my favorite play from Sunday’s win was delivered by right tackle Darnell Wright. BEARS WIN AGAIN! Game Recap | Instant Grades | Game Balls | Nightcap Come for the Caleb Williams throw and th...
The Royals announced they have acquired outfielder Kameron Misner from the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Misner was a standout at Mizzou, and hit .213/.273/.345 with five home runs in 71 games for the Rays last year. Misner originally hails from Poplar Bluff, Missouri and was drafted […]
The Chicago Bears have gone from getting their own coach fired to causing other teams to launch theirs in less than a calendar year. In case you missed it: The New York Giants have sent Brian Daboll packing. This news comes less than 24 hours after the Giants blew a 10-point fourth-quarter lead in their Week 10 loss to the Bears. It was the fourth game this season in which the G-Men have coughed up a double-digit lead. But make no mistake about it: That loss to the Bears was the straw tha...
This will likely be the first and hopefully last time that I’ll ever share content with you about myself as I would much prefer to talk about our beloved St. Louis Cardinals. However, I think I need to introduce myself so you’ll understand my backstory and how more than five decades living and dying with […]
The offseason is in full swing, and the process of retooling the Yankees’ roster has begun. The team has picked up their option on left-handed reliever Tim Hill, extended a qualifying offer to outfielder Trent Grisham, and will soon have to make some 40-man roster decisions with the Rule 5 Draft coming up on the […]
It was a huge week for the Desert Dogs who went 4-0 with four blowout wins – a 7-0 win on Tuesday, 15-9 win on Wednesday, 11-0 win on Thursday, and a 9-3 win on Friday before the Fall Stars game that saw the NL fall 4-5. Lets take a look at the performances by […]
Three weeks before he was set to meet his old team on Monday Night Football, Brian Daboll was fired as head coach of the New York Giants. The former New England Patriots assistant, who had been with the team since 2022, was let go after a 2-8 start and 20-40-1 overall record during his tenure […]
Miguel SantosSecond Baseman5´11´´174 poundsAge: 25First Appearance in the South Side Sox Top 1002025 High Level Charlotte (AAA)Age relative to high level -2.3SSS rank among all second basemen in the system 6Overall 2025 stats (Low-A/High-A/AAA) 76 games ⚾️ 2 HR ⚾️ 31 RBI ⚾️ .242/.330/.321 ⚾️ 29 BB ⚾️ 56 K ⚾️ 12-of-16 (75.0%) SB ⚾️ .980 FLD […]
The San Diego Padres held a press conference on Monday to introduce new manager Craig Stammen to Padres fans and the press. President of baseball operations, A.J. Preller began by reviewing Stammen’s career with the organization, emphasizing his history as a player on the team, as well as a member of the staff after his […]
What would the Seattle Seahawks do for an encore after their 38-14 destruction of the Washington Commanders? Apparently, just do it all over again but at home. In next to no time, the Seahawks were up 21-0 in the first quarter against the Arizona Cardinals, and at halftime it was a 38-7 rout. Yes, the […]
The Royals are adding Marcus Thames to their coaching staff as a hitting coach, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. Last week they added Connor Dawson as an assistant hitting coach. Both will work under director of hitting performance Alec Zumwalt. Thames was a 10-year MLB outfielder with the Yankees, Rangers, Tigers, and Dodgers, who […]
The first thing to know about this game is that it was an unusually warm day for April in Chicago. It was 85 degrees at game time, and wound up being 92 degrees, which is still, 45 years later, the highest temperature ever recorded in Chicago in the month of April. This was just the […]
Some Chicago Cubs prospects bits for you today … The Arizona Fall League’s Fall Stars Game was this weekend, with Cubs catching prospect Owen Ayers hitting in the middle of the lineup. He’s still raking in the league overall, by the way, hitting .365/.529/.587. He has more than twice as many walks as strikeouts, and nearly as many extra-base hits as strikeouts. Owen Ayers rips a single to left field and hustles to second base on the error pic.twitter.com/oYrILtGIB8 — Brenda...