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Surprise, surprise! Detroit Tigers left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal has attained his second consecutive American League Cy Young Award. This makes him the first American League winner to go back-to-back since Pedro Martinez in 1999 and 2000. And first back-to-back winner in general since Jacob deGrom in 2018-19. Simultaneously former 2024 Rookie of the Year Paul […]
The Red Sox released minor league outfielder and former top international signing Vladimir Asencio after reinstating him from the restricted list last Friday, per the MiLB.com transactions log. Asencio, who turns 19 next month, spent just two seasons in the Red Sox organization after originally being signed for $1 million out of the Dominican Republic … Continue reading "Red Sox release former top international signing after just two seasons"
Yoshinobu Yamamoto was a top-three candidate for the 2025 NL Cy Young award, but it was Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes that took home the award unanimously. Yamamoto finished in third place, receiving zero first or second place votes as Philadelphia Phillies southpaw Cristopher Sánchez finished as the unanimous runner-up. The record didn’t look too […]
Go back in time and tell your 2023 self that LSU’s Friday night ace would not only be the best pitcher in the country, but he might be the best pitcher on the entire planet. Paul Skenes won his first ever NL Cy Young Award, and did so in unanimous fashion. Skenes earned all 30 […]
The 2025 MLB season is officially over, and now, instead of the regular season, it’s award season. Gold Gloves and Silver Sluggers have been handed out, and the voting pool has selected the rookies and managers of the year. But there’s still plenty to come, and the Yankees continue to be involved. The Cy Young […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Bears Over Beers! This week, join our hosts Ryan Droste and Bryan Orenchuk as they as they get you ready for week 11 of the 2025 Chicago Bears season! Grab a cold beverage and join Ryan and Bryan as the guys wrap up discussion on the Bears/Giants game before looking ahead […]
For the second year in a row, the top of each league’s Cy Young ballot was more-or-less a foregone conclusion. Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers and Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates have taken home the AL and NL Cy Young Awards, respectively. For Skenes, this is a coronation of sorts. Last season, there […]
I fully expect to be called a hypocrite for saying this since my radio career also requires speaking, but sometimes we talk too much and I’m including the St. Louis Cardinals leadership over the past several seasons. I have the deep conviction that less is more when it comes to how much we divulge about […]
The greatest pitcher in Major League Baseball resides on the North Shore in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pirates ace Paul Skenes is officially the winner of the 2025 National League Cy Young Award. As if there was ever a doubt. Skenes received 30 out of 30 first-place votes to defeat fellow finalists Christopher Sanchez (Philadelphia Phillies) and […]
Ben Rortvedt is a former 2nd round draft pick out of Verona High School in Verona, Wisconsin. Back in 2016, the Minnesota Twins – franchise known for drafting ‘local’ players in much the same way as the Cincinnati Reds – plucked him, and he eventually made his big league debut with the Twins during the […]
There was a bit tougher competition this time around, and yet the outcome of the 2025 AL Cy Young award voting by the BBWAA never seemed in doubt. On Wednesday, that assessment was confirmed as Skubal became the 23rd major league pitcher to win multiple Cy Young awards, and only the 12th pitcher in major […]
The Dodgers announced on Wednesday that Tony Gonsolin was outrighted and selected free agency and Ben Rortvedt was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds. Since there was no indication that Rortvedt had been designated for assignment, the Dodgers’ 40-man roster is now down to 39. A sixth round draft pick out of St. Mary’s […]
Andreas Christensen says he’s hoping to stay at Barcelona past the end of the season and admits he doesn’t have a Plan B if that’s not possible. The Denmark international is into the final year of his contract but is hoping to be offered an extension and the chance to continue with the Catalans. Christensen […]
It has become an annual ritual around this time. Poke the stinking carcass of another failed Diamondbacks bullpen, and try to figure out what went wrong, and what can be done about it. I’m beginning to wonder if our relievers are collectively suffering from long COVID. Because they have basically been terrible since the pandemic. […]
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The Texas Rangers have announced the major league coaching staff for 2025. New manager Skip Schumaker is bringing back Luis Urueta as bench coach, the position which Urueta held under Bruce Bochy last year. Urueta was Schumaker’s bench coach during Schumaker’s two seasons as manager of the Miami Marlins in 2023-24. Justin Viele will be […]
Former MLB manager Joe Maddon went on KNBR and said he considered the San Francisco Giants hiring Tony Vitello to be “insulting.” Current broadcaster Duane Kuiper said he found Maddon’s insulting comments, well, insulting. Joe Maddon won the World Series with the Chicago Cubs in 2016 and reached the 2008 series with the Tampa Bay […]
It was a successful week for the Giallorossi, as Roma achieved matching 2-0 wins over Rangers and Udinese. The latter victory, along with some favorable results across the league, means that the Giallorossi enter the international break tied for the top spot with Inter. However, despite their strong play, Gian Piero Gasperini is dealing with […]
Green Bay Packers receiver Romeo Doubs, who left the action against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Packers’ loss on Monday Night Football with a chest injury, was a full participant in Green Bay’s walkthrough on Wednesday. Yes, the Packers had a walkthrough instead of a full practice to start the week, even though the team […]
It was only yesterday that Buster Posey indicated Tony Vitello’s new coaching staff was “still very much a work in progress,” and yet here we are about 24 hours later and one of the key roles has been seemingly cemented. The Athletic’s Blue Jays beat writer Mitch Bannon has reported Toronto’s assistant hitting coach Hunter […]
It’s that time again: free agency. Where you dream about what the San Francisco Giants might do, and then they almost surely do something else entirely. For a few years now I’ve had an annual article that I write at the beginning of free agency, and you’ve stumbled across this year’s iteration. The goal is […]
New York inks Spencer Martin to reinforce its goalie pipeline, giving Hartford another experienced presence between the pipes.
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cardinals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week things did not go well. First, the Arizona Cardinals are blown out in a […]
Donnie Ecker, who was part of the Texas Rangers’ coaching staff from 2022 until about six weeks into the 2025 season, is reportedly being brought on board by new Baltimore Orioles manager Carlos Albernaz to be the new bench coach for the A’s. Ecker was hired away from the San Francisco Giants, where he had […]