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The winter league teams have been set for the Caribbean World Series. Due to the issues taking place in Venezuela, the final series has been moved from Caracas to Guadalajara, Mexico. The playoffs involving the Dominican, Puerto Rican and Mexican leagues have recently begun. Panama has been invited to send a team as a guest […]
From Gaslamp Ball | 2 months ago | 0 reads
The 2025 NFL season is about to close another chapter with the final weekend of games in the regular season this weekend. The Arizona Cardinals travel to Los Angeles to play the Rams. The following day is referred to as “Black Monday.” This is the day that NFL owners fire their head coaches and general […]
From Revenge of the Birds | 2 months ago | 2 reads
Welcome to the first offseason Crawfish Boil of 2026! Just like a real crawfish boil – everything is in here! There’s a lot to unpack today: MLB.com’s David Adler has more on Okamoto: https://www.mlb.com/news/kazuma-okamoto-blue-jays-deal It’s a 4-year, $60M deal with no opt outs per Jon Heyman. That $15M AAV doesn’t preclude the Jays from continuing […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 2 months ago | 1 read
On the first day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meAn Anthony Rizzo retirement for the ages, On the second day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meA $2 scorecard On the third day of CubsmasMy true love gave to meThree Schwarbombs in the first All-Star Game Home Run Swing-Off On the fourth day of […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 2 months ago | 2 reads
There’s almost always a cyclical nature to the MLB offseason. It typically begins with a flurry, especially now that Qualifying Offer decisions (and their $20+ million price tags) force the hands of teams within a week of the end of the World Series. Teams often try to get a jump on the offseason and put […]
From Red Reporter | 2 months ago | 5 reads
The New York Giants (3-13) are 3.5-point underdogs in a home NFC East matchup against the Dallas Cowboys (7-8-1) on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at MetLife Stadium. The over/under is set at 49.5. Ready to watch the game? Sign up for Fubo to watch the NFL, live sports and entertainment without cable! How to watch Cowboys vs. Giants: TV channel & live stream TV channel: FOX Cowboys Insights The Cowboys’ offense has been getting it done this season, as it ranks fourth in the league w...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 2 months ago | 3 reads
There has been a lot of conversation around what the Nationals could do at the first base position in 2026. Most have assumed that the Nats would bring in some sort of veteran option at the position. Toboni hinted at that idea during the Winter Meetings. However, as we get deeper into the offseason, we […]
From Federal Baseball | 2 months ago | 8 reads
The Pittsburgh Pirates will have to pivot to new options at third base. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, Japanese third baseman Kuzuma Okamoto is signing with the Toronto Blue Jays. Okamoto’s posting window was set to close at 5 p.m. on Sunday. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported earlier on Saturday that the Pirates were […]
From Bucs Dugout | 2 months ago | 14 reads
I expected Okamoto to get more money. $15 million a year seems pretty team-friendly. We’ll put up a poll a little later, but figured he’d be getting $20 million per, but Ben Clemens thought he’d get 4 years at $18 million, so we got the under. Clemens said: Okamoto isn’t the same kind of shooting […]
From Bluebird Banter | 2 months ago | 4 reads
San Diego Padres free agent target Kazuma Okamoto agreed to a deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday. There were several reports that linked the Padres to the Japanese star, but in the end, he decided to play in Toronto where the 2025 American League Champions appear to be loading up to make a return […]
From Gaslamp Ball | 2 months ago | 4 reads
Happy Saturday all! We’re heading behind the dish to take a look back at our backstops this past season, starting with the veteran Austin Wynns. A vet of seven big league seasons, Wynns came aboard midway through the season and acted as the backup to starter Shea Langeliers from there on. He’s set to repeat […]
From Athletics Nation | 2 months ago | 6 reads
I wasn’t expecting this, since Kazuma Okamoto seems to profile best at first base. But he will be able to play third (maybe not at Ernie Clement’s level on defense) for at least the next couple of years. In Japan he was a three true outcome hitter. Lots of homers and strikeouts and a good […]
From Bluebird Banter | 2 months ago | 5 reads
As is often the case in this category, there was no obvious stand-out candidate here. As ish95 noted, this was probably the first time we have had two off-field personnel nominated in this category. While they ended up coming first and second, the votes were all over the place, and none of the six candidates […]
From AZ Snake Pit | 2 months ago | 4 reads
It’s pretty rare that a team can win a baseball game without any help from their opponents. Sometimes, that help might be as small as just a couple slightly off pitches that lead to runs. Sometimes, it’s just getting a little bit under a pitch and hitting a long fly out instead of a home […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 2 months ago | 5 reads
Like Tatsuya Imai on Thursday, Kazuma Okamoto is signing his big league deal one day before his posting window officially expires. According to Jeff Passan , he’s headed to Toronto, where the Blue Jays continue their impressive and expensive offseason. BREAKING: Japanese third baseman Kazuma Okamoto and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement on a free agent contract, sources tell ESPN. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 3, 2026 The terms of the deal for Kazuma Okamoto...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 2 months ago | 2 reads
The San Diego Padres are looking to revamp their corner infield depth, as Manny Machado is a fixture at third base, but the first base position is wide open. Last year’s starter, Luis Arraez, remains a free agent, and Ryan O’Hearn signed a two-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates. They added Jose Miranda on a […]
From Gaslamp Ball | 2 months ago | 6 reads
Before the Yankees brought in the right-hander with a bit of an odd wrist movement at the top of his pitching motion in 1995, he was making his rounds with other organizations. David Cone’s career began with the Kansas City Royals, pitching in 11 games before a trade to the Yankees’ crosstown rival, the New […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 2 months ago | 5 reads
Let me be the 47th person to wish you a Happy New Year and welcome you to 2026. Like many of you, I spent some time reflecting on 2025 in the waning days of the year, and part of that reflection came to baseball. I found myself dissatisfied with how the 2025 season played out […]
From DRaysBay | 2 months ago | 2 reads
The NFL is a league of parity. Each year we seem teams make the climb from worst to first with forces pushing good teams back towards average and lifting those from the bottom of the standings back to contention. Out of every last-place team in the NFL, the team with the toughest climb in 2026 […]
From Turf Show Times | 2 months ago | 7 reads
The 2025 season is over, and the Dodgers are champions — again! Neat. We have finished signing Auld Lang Syne, and it’s time to turn the page! Schedule-release videos are common and popular in other leagues, such as the National Football League. However, in 2025, MLB and the Dodgers inadvertently released the 2026 schedule on […]
From True Blue LA | 2 months ago | 1 read
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Mountain West gets a D for bowl games. A poor 2-5 showing in bowl games and a few surprising bowlouts made this not great for the Mountain West. The majority of fans gave teh conference a D for their efforts, although many gave a […]
From Mountain West Connection | 2 months ago | 1 read
We are in the dead of the MLB winter, which means storylines are few and far between. Once spring training decides to pick up, we’ll hear about who is in what shape, what training regimens have changes and things of this nature, the daily minutiae that we miss from the summer. So, let’s talk about […]
From The Good Phight | 2 months ago | 1 read
BCB reader Clark Addison sent me this photo just because he thought it was funny, showing umpire Bruce Froemming in the middle of expectorating. He didn’t expect me to want to sleuth it, but… come on now, you know me pretty well by now. I had to do it. So what do we know about […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 2 months ago | 5 reads
One of the most interesting moves the Nats have made this offseason is when they acquired Luis Perales from the Red Sox for Jake Bennett. It was a rare prospect for prospect trade, which saw the Nats acquire Perales, who has an electric arm. Jake Bennett was seen as the safer prospect though. Despite being […]
From Federal Baseball | 2 months ago | 4 reads
The Carolina Panthers have been quite rude to their fans this season. Inconsistency, anemic passing, and significant injuries have combined to prevent the Panthers from seizing a moment that has lain waiting for them all season. All it would have taken was a single win over the Arizona Cardinals or the New Orleans Saints and […]
From Cat Scratch Reader | 2 months ago | 4 reads