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Happy Wednesday, A’s fans. Today, the Athletics—and every other MLB team—will wear No. 42 in honor of the legendary Jackie Robinson. After beginning the season 1-5, the Athletics responded with a five-game winning streak to finish their challenging opening 15-game stretch at an even 8-8. That streak came to an end Monday in the opener of […]
Meet the Mets The Mets lost their seventh game in as many days, falling to the Dodgers 2-1 in a true pitcher’s duel. Francisco Lindor provided the team’s sole run, hitting his first home run of the season to lead off the game, recording his first RBI of the season in the process. Nolan McLean […]
Baseball games between NC State and East Carolina are typically highly contested affairs, but the Wolfpack saw to none of that on Tuesday in Greenville, scoring five runs across the 2nd and 3rd innings to take an early lead, while Luke Hemric and four other freshman arms kept the Pirates offense at bay. In the […]
In the best pitching duel the Dodgers have seen so far this season, Yoshinobu Yamamoto went toe-to-toe with New York Mets right-hander Nolan McLean and continued the trend of starting pitching giving Mets hitters headaches. Yamamoto got ambushed immediately by Francisco Lindor, allowing a leadoff home run on his third pitch of the game, but […]
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Phil Garner, a baseball lifer who was for a time the all-time winningest manager in Brewers history, died over the weekend at age 76. Brewers fans will remember Garner as the team’s manager for most of the 1990s. He became the franchise’s all-time leader in wins when he passed Tom Trebelhorn during the 1997 season […]
Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants may be off to a bit of a rocky start this season. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t silver linings in progress. One of those would be starting pitcher Landen Roupp. Broadcaster Mike Krukow made an appearance on KNBR’s “Murph & Markus” show earlier this week and […]
Triple-A: Durham Bulls 4, Norfolk Tides 3 (F/10) The Tides got out to an early lead thanks to a three-run 3rd, but their offense went silent after that as they fell to the Bulls in extras. Durham raced out to an early 1-0 lead thanks to a pair of doubles in the 2nd. Outfielder Jacob […]
In last week’s Ravens Reacts survey, we asked Baltimore Beatdown readers if they wanted to trade for Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence. 88% of respondents answered yes, though a vast majority of those fans insisted upon keeping Baltimore’s first-round pick in next week’s draft (No. 14 overall). Reports have placed Lawrence’s trade value at a […]
It’s easy to panic early in the regular season. As the sample size of plate appearances continues to grow and success isn’t consistent, the temptation to pull the rip cord on certain young players grows ever more tempting. However, there is a difference between a player floundering and a player who just isn’t catching the […]
The number 42 is prominently displayed in every stadium across MLB. On this date 29 years ago, acting commissioner Bud Selig casually informed some 57,000 fans at the old Shea Stadium that Jackie’s iconic number would be retired throughout baseball. For many (me included) this proclamation carried more significance than playoff expansion, the advent of […]
The Kansas City Royals lose another low-scoring affair, wasting six scoreless innings from starter Cole Ragans. The Royals have scored two or fewer runs in six of their last seven games, but managed a pair of wins when starters Kris Bubic and Michael Wacha blanked the White Sox on Friday and Saturday, with seven and […]
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Louisville Bats 18, Toledo Mud Hens 4 (box) What should have been Sawyer Gipson-Long’s first full start after returning from the injured list turned into an absolute beatdown as Louisville mauled the Hens’ starter and then just going through the bullpen like there was no tomorrow. Gipson-Long’s velocity is still down in the 92 mph […]
Last game: 10-4 win over Phillies Next game: Wednesday, April 15, vs. Phillies at Philadelphia, 5:40 p.m. CT. TV: Marquee Sports Network. Cubs regular season radio: WSCR 670/104.3 The Score (all regular season games), Cubs broadcast radio affiliates, Cubs Sirius XM radio schedule Current MLB standings 2026 Cubs regular season schedule Cubs 2026 regular season […]
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (8-8) SYRACUSE 8, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 6 (BOX) The good? Jonah Tong struck out 10 batters. The bad? He allowed six runs over 4.2 innings, scattering five hits, walking 3, and allowing 2 home runs. Normally, your starter allowing six runs would put you behind the 8-ball, but not these Syracuse Mets. Despite Tong […]
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 6-8 at Syracuse Mets LF Jasson Domínguez 1-3, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — eighth steal of the season3B Oswaldo Cabrera 1-5, 3 K2B Max Schuemann 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K, fielding errorCF Spencer Jones 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, […]
Good morning Birdland, For a while anyway, last night’s game felt like one the Orioles were destined to win. Vibes were off the charts. Their manager, Craig Albernaz, was sitting in the dugout despite breaking a whole bunch of bones in his face the previous night. Staff ace, Trevor Rogers, was on the mound and […]
Interesting decision last night by the official scorer when he assigned an error to Bryson Stott instead of Tim Mayza in the sixth inning. A low throw by Mayza was probably supposed to be caught by Stott, which is likely why they charged it to Stott in the first place, but that felt a little […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to King Cole and a mighty host of others, plus more baseball stories, like the Babe turning into THE Babe, Jackie Robinson debut, Hank’s first hit, and California baseball. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Trey Wingenter, Milton Bradley, Jeromy Burnitz, Mike Diaz, Ted Sizemore, Ed […]
The verdict is in, and it isn't close. In an anonymous poll of NHL player agents conducted by The Athletic , the Vancouver Canucks were voted the worst-run franchise in the league, pulling seven of 22 votes, more than the next three teams combined. The New York Rangers were a distant second with four. One agent kept it simple: "They're a mess." Another was only slightly more elaborate: "I don't know what their plan is." The Canucks also ranked second in hardest front office t...
Maryland baseball entered the bottom of the eighth inning of its midweek bout against Towson down by one run. That was when junior Brayden Martin notched his second RBI of the game, bringing in the tying run. Just two pitches later, sophomore Paul Jones II launched a two-run RBI double that came off the bat […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ top pitching prospect, Seth Hernandez, is looking strong in his first season of professional baseball with the Bradenton Marauders Hernandez was drafted sixth overall by the Pirates in 2025 as the top high school pitching prospect in the class. He was named the California Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year, The Los […]
RB Leipzig captain David Raum has been named by talkSPORT’s chief football corresspondent Alex Crook as a possible replacement for the departing Andy Robertson. One of the Bundesliga’s most consistent and underrated players since his Hoffenheim days, the German left-back is now 27 years old, which makes a potential transfer a bit of an outlier […]
The Yankees have made four turns through their main quartet of starting pitchers that were rostered for Opening Day now, with Luis Gil set to make his second start in the full rotation later tonight. The arms have done a good job dealing through the first month or so of the season, with little hiccups […]