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Cardinals tight end Trey McBride breaks NFL record

There are certain things in life that are just a certainty. Marrying for love will always trump marrying for money. Change will always exist. Mankind will continue to seek the meaning of life. The love of a mother never wavers. No such thing as being too kind to others. And that last Oreo will get […]

From Revenge of the Birds | 3 months ago | 5 reads

Arizona Diamondbacks news, 12/29: New Year’s Eve^3

Team news [SI] Diamondbacks 2026 Projections Reveal Some Surprises – The bullpen is projected to get positive contributions from many of the young relievers acquired in trade at the 2025 trade deadline, as well as previous internal options. Below table is sorted by projected innings pitched. The 4.01 projected ERA would represent an incredible improvement […]

From AZ Snake Pit | 3 months ago | 3 reads

Do you think the relief pitching is in a better place?

It’s still the offseason in MLB, a slow slog towards spring training. We usually think of the winter meetings as the time when most of the action occurs, yet here we are on December 29 and there are still a ton of free agents that need a home before equipment trucks depart for Arizona and […]

From The Good Phight | 3 months ago | 2 reads

Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Evan Grant explains his Hall of Fame ballot. Paul Casella notes that Andrew Heaney — one of only a few people in human history to be the winning pitcher in a World Series game for the Texas Rangers — is calling it a career. Grant notes that the Rangers signed veteran right hander […]

From Lone Star Ball | 3 months ago | 4 reads

Should the Red Sox sign free agent pitcher Justin Verlander?

Welcome back to the 2025-26 edition of Smash or Pass, in which we examine potential free agent and trade targets to determine whether the Red Sox should pursue them and what it would take to land them. Next up, a future Hall of Famer who is still hanging on. There are Top 50 free agent lists complied […]

From Over the Monster | 3 months ago | 4 reads

Mets Morning News: Countdown

Meet the Mets The 2025 Mets are dead and the 2026 Mets are dormant for now, so the official team YouTube uploaded a full Mike Piazza at-bat from the summer of 2001 which eventually ends in a walk-off home run. A few years of waiting after a trash can-adjacent cheating scheme blew his shot at […]

From Amazin' Avenue | 3 months ago | 8 reads

Hurricanes vs. Rangers Prediction: Picks, Live Odds and Moneyline – Monday, December 29, 2025

The Carolina Hurricanes are -182 favorites over the New York Rangers (+151) playing on home ice on Monday at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. Watch the NHL on Fubo! Hurricanes vs. Rangers Favorite, Moneyline, Total Favorite: Hurricanes (-182) Underdog: Rangers (+151) Total: 5.5 Best Hurricanes vs. Rangers Promo Codes How to Watch Hurricanes vs. Rangers Date: Monday, December 29, 2025 Time: 7 p.m. ET How to watch on TV: ESPN+ Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Venue: Len...

From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 5 reads

Braves News: Free Agents, 2026 draws near, More

With Christmas in the rear view mirror and start of a new week here, it could make sense for some more free agents to find new homes in the coming days. While still in the midst of the holiday season, recent years have shown activity can still be fast and furious. Perhaps the Braves can […]

From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 3 reads

Brewers’ breakout candidates for 2026

The Milwaukee Brewers have had their share of breakout players in recent seasons. In 2023, it was William Contreras and Hoby Milner. In 2024, it was Brice Turang, Jackson Chourio, Tobias Myers, and Bryan Hudson. In 2025, it was Sal Frelick, Caleb Durbin, Quinn Priester, and Chad Patrick. Those groups could obviously be expanded some […]

From Brew Crew Ball | 3 months ago | 5 reads

Kansas City Royals news: Is 2026 a comeback year for Jonathan India?

MLB.com lists a comeback candidate for each team. Royals: 2B Jonathan IndiaIndia had a tough first season with the Royals after they acquired him to be their leadoff man in a trade with the Reds following the 2024 season. His stats across the board were down, slashing .233/.323/.346 with an 89 wRC+. However, his strikeout rate […]

From Royals Review | 3 months ago | 4 reads

Monday/Tuesday BP: Predict the next player the Giants sign

We’re in the holiday dead zone. Christmas has come and passed. Hanukkah long since ended. New Year’s isn’t here yet, and Kwanzaa is bridging the finished holidays and the yet-to-arrive one. It’s usually all quiet on the baseball front, but not everyone has gotten the message. Over the weekend, among other moves that were made, […]

From McCovey Chronicles | 3 months ago | 7 reads

Remember a Brewer: Fernando Viña

It’s the mysterious week between the holidays here in Wisconsin, a snowstorm is coming, and we’re still waiting to see if the Brewers are going to trade their ace, their closer, or sign a backup catcher. So let’s keep thinking about the Brewers of the past. Today’s installment is a middle infielder who was a […]

From Brew Crew Ball | 3 months ago | 6 reads

The Cardinals have incredible pitching depth

I am going to say a controversial statement that also feels difficult to argue is false. The Cardinals minor league pitching depth right now is the greatest it’s ever been, at least since the Cardinals owned 70% of the minor league teams because Branch Rickey created the farm system. The major league pitching is not […]

From Viva El Birdos | 3 months ago | 10 reads

MLB News Outside The Confines: Ring out the old

Good morning. Most of our stories today come from state-approved media—i.e. MLB dot com—because it seems like most of the rest of the baseball media took the weekend off, as well as most of the front offices and free agents.

From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 months ago | 3 reads

These young Rockies need to take a step forward in 2026

The Colorado Rockies have gone quiet as they have filled out most of their coaching staff and front office to begin the rebuild. There has been little news from 20th and Blake with the winter holidays making way for the end of 2025 and the start of 2026. There will no doubt be much more […]

From Purple Row | 3 months ago | 3 reads

A review of the 2025 Pinstripe Bowl

There’s always been an inherent charm to the Bad Boy Mower’s Pinstripe Bowl. As a big fan of college football and the Yankees, I always try to tune into the Pinstripe Bowl whenever I can, even if the teams competing are usually entering with six or seven wins. As a Penn State student, a secret […]

From Pinstripe Alley | 3 months ago | 3 reads

This Day in Braves History: December 29th

Braves Franchise History  1932 – Shanty Hogan, who started his career with the Boston Braves, is purchased by the Braves after five years as the regular catcher for the New York Giants. Boston pays $25,000 for Hogan, who will finish his career with a .295 batting average. 1938 – The Boston Bees acquire Al Simmons […]

From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 8 reads

Today in White Sox History: December 29

1939 The White Sox sold backup catcher Norm Schlueter and outfielder Hank Steinbacher to the St. Louis Browns. Both players were coming off of negative-WAR seasons, although Steinbacher had been a 1.9 WAR player as recently as 1938. This marked the third purchase the Browns had made from the White Sox in December 1939, and […]

From South Side Sox | 3 months ago | 3 reads

Chicago Cubs history unpacked — December 29

On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Happy birthday to Kevin Hart* and other former Cubs. You think you have tribbles? Today […]

From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 months ago | 2 reads

Orioles news: Welcome back, Zach Eflin

Happy Monday, Camden Chatters. The Orioles did something this weekend! They signed a starting pitcher, although it probably isn’t the pitcher you were hoping for. While you were out there hoping the Orioles would sign Tatsuya Imai or Ranger Suárez or Framber Valdez, instead they reunited with Zach Eflin on a one-year deal. The contract […]

From Camden Chat | 3 months ago | 5 reads