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Former Yankees catcher Jesús Montero passes away at 35

It breaks our hearts to pass along the news of a tragedy in the New York Yankees’ family on this sunny Sunday. Jesús Montero was one of the best prospects in baseball in the early 2010s and debuted with the Yankees in September 2011 at age-21. He really shined in his first cup of coffee […]

From Pinstripe Alley | about 2 months ago | 1 read

Rival Roundup, Vol. 69: No Title Needed

We’re not too far from awards season, which means the usual worthy nominees, head-scratching selections, and outright upsets have started to populate the Gold Glove discussion for 2025 . Dillon Dingler is one of the catching finalists for the Detroit Tigers; Carlos Santana earns another nom for the Cleveland Guardians after winning the 1B award last season. Bobby Witt, Jr. represents shortstop, with division foes Maikel Garcia (Royals) and Jose Ramirez (Guardians) both nominated at third base....

From Twinkie Town | about 2 months ago | 2 reads

A rebuttal to salary cap enthusiasts: Money can’t buy everything

This year’s NLCS series between Milwaukee and Los Angeles elicited plenty of attention, but not only because the Dodgers were in it. While casual fans and international viewers love Shohei Ohtani, everyone outside the Dodgers fanbase cheered for David to defeat Goliath, another issue came to light: The salary mismatch between these two teams, and […]

From South Side Sox | about 2 months ago | 1 read

Today in White Sox History: October 19

1909 Hugh Duffy took over as the fifth White Sox manager of all time, after Billy Sullivan had a disappointing 78-74 year in his one year at the player-manager helm. Just as Sullivan’s defensive genius didn’t serve him particularly well as a skipper, Duffy was a Hall of Fame player who ended up a lousy […]

From South Side Sox | about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Red Sox News & Links: Manny Ramirez wants to get back into baseball

In case you missed it, Mookie Betts turned himself into one of the best defensive shortstops in baseball this year, and he did it in a history-making fashion, becoming the first player in baseball history to start at least 140 games at shortstop at age-32 or older after having made fewer than 100 career appearances […]

From Over the Monster | about 2 months ago | 1 read

Mets Expected To Show Interest In Tarik Skubal

Ahead of his final year under team control, Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has gotten plenty of attention as fans and clubs alike have begun to turn their attention towards the offseason. Detroit’s reported extension offer of less than $100MM over four years last offseason does not inspire confidence that the club will be able to…

From RotoFeed | about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Sunday Scramble: Flames finally confronted, the shaky Senators, and a Carter Hart thought

A real Canadian flavour to the Sunday Scramble this week (Go Blue Jays), and after giving my thoughts about our Edmonton Oilers in my column on Saturday, let’s capitalize on the neighbourly doom permeating provincial borders… This will be a big test for Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy.  Will he make the panic move…

From In the Pressbox | about 2 months ago | 1 read

Arizona Fall League

The San Diego Padres prospects playing in the AFL are part of the Peoria Javelinas team and sit third in the AFL standings at the end of Week 2. They have a 5-4 record, one game back of the league-leading Surprise Saguaros. Eight Padres prospects are playing with Peoria and the purpose of their extended […]

From Gaslamp Ball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Zion Young elevated his performance in biggest moments against Auburn

Zion Young is a man who talks the talk and walks the walk. The Atlanta native, playing two hours away from his hometown, was one of the players selected to represent Mizzou in the overtime coin toss at midfield Saturday night against Auburn. The (Columbia-based) Tigers forced OT after a late touchdown – one that […]

From Rock M Nation | about 2 months ago | 0 reads

Happy Birthday Jose Bautista

Jose Bautista turns 45 today. From 2008 to 2017, those years would have been so much different without Jost. He gave us so many great moments over the years, but of course, the best was the home run and bat flip in Game 5. When we traded for him in August of 2008, the trade […]

From Bluebird Banter | about 2 months ago | 0 reads

Cubs historical sleuthing: 1950s edition

You might not think there are enough clues in this photo to narrow down the date, but not only do I have the date, I can tell you exactly when this photo was taken. First, let’s look at the photo again (click to enlarge): So this is clearly old-style Wrigley Field — no lights, small […]

From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Pros and Cons of the 2025 Brewers Season

The Milwaukee Brewers’ 2025 season met an ignominious end on Friday night. It was a disappointing way for the year to come to a close and exposed some of the lingering questions about this iteration of the Brewers as they move forward, but this was also an excellent season for a team with a lot […]

From Brew Crew Ball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Sunday morning Rangers things

Good morning, folks… We are in the fallow period of Texas Rangers news. In non-Rangers news, the San Francisco Giants are reportedly close to hiring Tony Vitello to be their new manager. The Detroit Tigers are reportedly contemplating dealing Tarik Skubal, who is eligible for free agency after the 2026 season. David Laurila has his […]

From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Rob Refsnyder Plans To Play In 2026

Red Sox outfielder Rob Refsnyder flirted with retirement last offseason, but ultimately decided to continue his career in Boston. Now that he’s headed into his age-35 season, however, it appears he’s less conflicted about his future. Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reported yesterday that Refsnyder intends to continue his playing career in 2026, and…

From RotoFeed | about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Aggies open as favorite in Death Valley

It wasn’t pretty, but the Aggies escaped Fayetteville with a 45-42 win to remain undefeated and advance to 7-0 for the first time since 1994. Texas A&M will hope to remain undefeated as they hit the road once again, this time heading to Baton Rouge to take on LSU. The Tigers suffered a loss to […]

From Good Bull Hunting | about 2 months ago | 0 reads

Fundora vs Thurman now expected on January Pacquiao undercard

Sebastian Fundora was recently injured in training and saw his October 25 fight with Keith Thurman postponed, but a new working date is already in place, and it won’t be a pay-per-view main event with that new date. Mike Coppinger has reported that Fundora vs Thurman will be part of a Manny Pacquiao undercard in […]

From Bad Left Hook | about 2 months ago | 0 reads

Good Morning San Diego: Padres catcher calls it a career, while prospect gets some attention

https://www.gaslampball.com/san-diego-padres-analysis-commentary/50969/padres-should-make-qualifying-offers-to-dylan-cease-michael-king (Matt DeWalt – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-prospect-braedon-karpathios-among-prospect-heavyweights-in-arizona-fall-league?t=arizona-fall-league-coverage (Sam Dykstra – Padres.com) https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/18/nick-canepa-new-skipper-needs-to-make-padres-tougher/ (Nick Canepa – U-T) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/67...

From Gaslamp Ball | about 2 months ago | 1 read