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The Blue Jays picked up Tyler Heineman off waivers from the Red Sox in September of 2024, and he got into five games with the Jays, after playing two with the Red Sox. Before that, he played parts of four seasons with three different teams. He had 10 games with the Jays in 2022. He’d […]
All the latest news and rumors on your Houston Astros and from around MLB – it’s in here! Today’s offseason Crawfish Boil for December 18, 2025: Cliff Notes: Passan identified the Astros as being in the mix for a top-tier starting pitcher. Rosenthal also goes on to say that trading Marte is the most likely […]
Welcome to week 15 of the Cyclone tracker! This is where we follow our resident weather-themed duo in rookie receivers Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel, both out of Iowa State (hence, the “Cyclone” twins). As always, there will be analysis, projections, commentary, and relevant updates that happen in real time. Jayden Higgins, Jaylin Noel statistics vs. Cardinals Jayden […]
Two years ago, as part of my celebration of Chanukah, I examined some of the players who have worn the number eight for the Phillies. For this year’s celebration, I decided to add ten to the number and look at some of the more notable players who have donned 18. One curious thing I discovered: […]
Because the event is held in the middle of Spring Training, it was always a pretty good bet that you would be able to get some of the best position players to represent your country in the World Baseball Classic. The games are more meaningful and more intense, but the injury risk isn’t fundamentally different. But getting the best pitchers is a dramatically different story, given the nature of ramping up for a competitive season. Getting yourself into a position to max out your effort in ...
Down the stretch they come. The 49ers’ final three-game stretch kicks off Monday night in Indianapolis as Philip Rivers tries to keep the Colts’ playoff chances alive. Given the struggles slowing down the run, Jonathan Taylor and the Colts’ rushing attack provide a concerning challenge for the 49ers’ run defense. On the other side of […]
There have been many contentious Braves in the last few decades of Braves fandom, but the guy bearing the mantle right now is almost certainly Sean Murphy. Acquired in an out-of-nowhere deal ahead of the 2023 season when the Braves were seemingly set at catcher, Murphy’s signature style of swing-out-of-his-shoes slugging and stellar saves defensively […]
LOS ANGELES – A full postseason share for the Dodgers, who won the World Series for a second straight season, is worth $484,747.57 in 2025, part of a total $128.2 million player pool for the postseason, a source confirmed to True Blue LA. Players’ share of the postseason pool is determined by gate receipts from […]
Aside from perhaps only the Jackie Robinsons and Babe Ruths of the baseball canon, few other names are tossed around as frequently as that of Tommy John. Although his ubiquitous acknowledgement comes more from a revolutionary medical procedure than a reputation as a player, Tommy John stuck in the big leagues for more than a […]
Seeking a solution to the lack of outfield offense, the Royals went out and acquired a trio of players in advance of the 2025 trade deadline. The results varied, but I admired the attempt to do … something. Those guys, the subjects of this article, are Mike Yastrzemski, Randal Grichuk, and Adam Frazier. Yaz was […]
The Texas Rangers have announced the 2025 award winners for the team, as voted upon by the D/FW chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Wyatt Langford was named the team’s Player of the Year. The outfielder avoided a sophomore slump, slashing .241/.344/.431 in 134 games, going 22 for 28 on stolen base attempts, […]
It was confirmed by numerous reports on Thursday that Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula will be entering his name into the transfer portal this offseason, CBSSports Matt Zenitz broke first. Pribula, who will be entering his final year of eligibility, spent just one season with the Tigers after a redshirt year then two-year stint with Penn […]
Speaking on El Larguero (Cadena SER), former Real Madrid player and analyst Alvaro Benito explained why Madrid continue to struggle to put matches away, regardless of the opponent. Benito pointed to recurring lapses after taking the lead. “I haven’t understood those moments of continuing to sit deep and be beaten, allowing them to cross and […]
The Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants put out their first injury reports of the week yesterday as they prepare for this weekend’s game at MetLife Stadium. Let’s take a look at who’s practicing and who’s not, and in what capacity. Minnesota Vikings Both Bartholomew and Chandler are in their 21-day practice windows for […]
I’m going to reiterate something up front that I said in the Bullets, but which I think provides really important context for all discussions of what contract Alex Bregman may or may not be able to get in free agency: Alex Bregman’s deal with the Red Sox was not “three years and $120 million, for a $40 million AAV.” It was massively deferred, and the ACTUAL VALUE – as calculated by the union for luxury tax purposes – was three years and just $95 million, for a $31.7 million AAV. That’s a big d...
Time brings the mighty low. It makes the tall stoop, the proud humble themselves. We know this implicitly. We just wish it wouldn’t apply to our free agent signings. Enter Adolis García. At the end of the 2023 season he was riding a great Texas-sized wave, hoisting a Gold Glove, the ALCS MVP trophy, and […]
Update Bill has won his third Pepsi Zero NFL Rookie of the Week Award ORIGINAL ARTICLE: This week, Commanders running back Bill Croskey-Merritt has been nominated for the Pepsi Zero NFL Rookie of the Week award for his outstanding play in the team’s Week 15 victory over the New York Giants. Many fans have been […]
We are doing #8 again because I didn’t include the voting form in yesterday’s post. Doh! Who is the #8 prospect in the Rangers’ farm system right now? Cast your vote below…
We have a quartet of Blue Jays’ birthdays today. Jim Clancy would have turned 70 (but he died in July of this year), Roy Howell turns 72, Jeremy Accardo turns 44, and Willie Blair turns 60. Clancy was an original Jay, picked up in the expansion draft in 1976. The Jays called him up in […]
Barcelona president Joan Laporta’s adviser Enric Masip has talked up a possible move for Atletico star Julian Alvarez. The Argentina international has been linked with Barcelona for a little while now, although it’s thought his lofty price tag will see the Catalans priced out of any potential move. Yet Masip says that Alvarez would suit […]
The Hughes blockbuster may have cracked open a surprising door: a real, functional Trocheck trade fit. Is this the moment for the Rangers to reset their timeline?
Welcome back reader! If you are reading this, you’ve probably already read the earlier entry breaking down Royals hitter performances in the Arizona Fall League. If you haven’t, go back and read it! We’re back today to do the same for pitchers. Five pitchers from the Royals organization (as of the beginning of AFL play) took the […]
There’s something about baseball and fatherhood.* *I know this is extraordinarily early to put a caveat in a piece like this, but I want to acknowledge two things up front. First of all, saying ’there’s something about baseball and fatherhood’ does not exclude nor negate all the other wonderful ways that folks get into baseball […]
Good day everyone! The baseball news is slowing down a bit as we approach the holidays. With several of the top Asian players’ deadlines coming up, that will hopefully start to pick back up. Let’s check in on everything you may have missed from yesterday. In Mariners news… Around the league…
Thanks again to BCB reader JayWent for this article suggestion. Kris Bubic has talent — he was a No. 1 pick (40th overall) in 2018 out of Stanford. If that date and school sounds familiar, it should, because Nico Hoerner was the Cubs’ No. 1 pick out of Stanford that year, thus Bubic and Hoerner […]