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How Acquired Drew was an undrafted free agent signed in 2023 following the MLB Draft. What Were Expectations?Drew showed some promise in 2024, hitting .289/.394/.414 in 110 games across Augusta and Rome. Because of it, and his good production in college, there were some expectations brewing for Drew because of his ability to switch hit […]
From Talking Chop | 1 day ago | 1 read
EDITOR’S NOTE: With these walkoff homers getting more recent, you likely remember them well. So again, I present to you the BCB recap of Christopher Morel’s exciting walkoff homer against the White Sox. The recap is lightly edited, and there’s an epilogue about Morel that follows. As baseball fans, each and every one of us […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 1 day ago | 1 read
Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Brian and Chris discuss the two newest Mets, bid a fond farewell to Brandon Nimmo, debate Pete Alonso vs Kyle Schwarber, and debate the most Mets-y reliever of all time. Chris’s Music Pick: Glyders – […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 1 day ago | 1 read
The A’s have spent 4 years rebuilding with a losing record that has improved each of the last 2 years and ended with a promising post All-Star break run of sustained success. Now, starting this weekend, come the Winter Meetings when the hot stove tends to heat up and players are on the move via […]
From Athletics Nation | 1 day ago | 1 read
Will Brewers trade Freddy Peralta this offseason? It may not matter. They lost their president of Baseball Operations, David Stearns, to the Mets. They lost their manager, Craig Counsell, to the Cubs. They traded their two elite closers, Josh Hader (to the Astros) and Devin Williams (to the Yankees). They traded their ace, Corbin Burnes, to the Orioles. And they lost their star shortstop, Willy Adames, to the Giants in free agency. None of it mattered. No matter how many times the Milwauk...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 1 day ago | 1 read
Florida's Joe Robbie Stadium and the Florida Marlins hosted Gay Day in 1998, a few years before Dodgers Pride and Out at Wrigley. The post The first MLB Pride Night was earlier than you think — and hosted by the Marlins appeared first on Outsports .
From Outsports | 1 day ago | 1 read
Professional baseball in North America is over for the time being. You may not miss it yet (there were 2,430 regular season Major League games this year, plus the postseason, the minors, and college baseball — it’s okay if you need a little break), but there will be a point in the coming months when […]
From Over the Monster | 1 day ago | 1 read
Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline is returning to Florida, this time as the head coach of the University of South Florida. Multiple media outlets reported on the hire Wednesday morning with ESPN reporting that Hartline is expected to continue his duties as offensive coordinator for Ohio State throughout the remainder of the postseason. […]
From The Phinsider | 1 day ago | 1 read
The White Sox released their preliminary attendee list for SoxFest 2026, scheduled for January 30-31 at the Ramova Theatre. The early group is a predictable blend of front-office personnel, prospects, and major-league talent. Chris Getz and Will Venable will be representing the front-office side, while prospects Sam Antonacci (No. 11) and Tanner McDougal (No. 7) […]
From South Side Sox | 1 day ago | 1 read
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From Shakin The Southland | 1 day ago | 1 read
The MLB Hot Stove is finally ready to start heating up. In one week, every front office in baseball (yes, even the Marlins and Pirates will probably attend!) will head to Orlando for the start of the Winter Meetings, MLB’s annual shopping bazaar. Free agents will sign. Trades will be consummated. Scott Boras will hold […]
From The Good Phight | 1 day ago | 1 read
Another pitching signing, and the third returning-from-Asia pitcher signed in the last 24 hours. Cody Ponce , Ryan Weiss , and now Anthony Kay. Kay, briefly a Cub before he headed to Japan after the 2023 season, is signing a two-year deal with the Chicago White Sox: Kay’s deal pays him $5 million in 2026, $5 million in 2027 with a $2 million buyout on a $10 million mutual option for 2028, league sources said. — Will Sammon (@WillSammon) December 3, 2025 Kay, 30, posted an ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 1 day ago | 1 read
On the heels of the New England Patriots’ 10th consecutive win, Drake Maye has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the first time. The 23-year-old team captain got the call on Wednesday after completing 24-of-31 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns against the New York Giants. To go with a 126.0 […]
From Pats Pulpit | 1 day ago | 1 read
Good morning everyone! For today’s Season In Review we picked right-handed reliever Justin Sterner for the deep dive. It was a bit of a roller coaster season for the rookie, with lots of highs and a few lows in his first full season as a major leaguer. But overall not a terrible first year with […]
From Athletics Nation | 1 day ago | 1 read
Names matter, you know? Names confer meaning, and if you’re a little bit woo-woo, names influence the path of those that carry them. It just feels “right” that the workmanlike DE in the NFL was named Reggie White. It feels “right” that Peyton Manning is a 6’5 QB who slings it all over the yard. […]
From The Ralphie Report | 1 day ago | 1 read
Each offseason, we see these kinds of stories percolate: a big-name free agent is available, his hometown team has a need in his area, and maybe they will have surprising interest. I don’t even think it’s merely cynical, as it’s probably pretty typical for free agents to at least want to feel out whether their hometown team will have interest. So there are probably dialogues most of the time, and since it serves the agent’s interest to let that info out, it gets out. I kinda figured that ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The Colorado Rockies keep adding former Dodgers front office members for their own front office. The latest comes from the current group in Los Angeles, with Josh Byrnes heading to Colorado as general manager, per multiple reports. Ken Rosenthal, Dennis Lin, and Maria Torres as The Athletic were first to report Byrnes to the Rockies, […]
From True Blue LA | 1 day ago | 0 reads
Ready or not, it’s Finals Season on campus! The Tigers don’t have any more time to cram because the 2025 regular season has come to close and it’s now time to take a retrospective look at how the Tigers ultimately performed based on expectations entering the season. I’ve graded out all three major areas of […]
From Rock M Nation | 1 day ago | 2 reads
It’s an unfortunate and familiar story. Giancarlo Stanton misses a considerable amount of time with injury during the regular season. The frequency with which this has happened since the Yankees acquired him from the Marlins is distressing not only for the team, but for him. From the beginning of the 2019 season onward, Giancarlo has […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 1 day ago | 1 read
You all know the story of Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara. He had several good seasons in Miami, including winning the Cy Young Award in 2022 at age 26. It looked like he was headed for a good-to-great career, until Tommy John surgery cost him the entire 2024 season. Returning in 2025, he had a typical […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 1 day ago | 0 reads
Hustle. Loyalty. Respect. There might only be one other person in this world that can be described better using this maxim than Brandon Nimmo; among other things, Nimmo is known for always hustling on field, wanting to remain a Met for his entire professional career, and always having time to give back to the fans […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The Atlanta Braves did not have a great time on the hill (or otherwise) in 2025, finishing 23rd in fWAR. A lot of that was injuries, a lot of that was an inflated HR/FB rate that took the staff, such as it was, from the league’s 12th-best xFIP- to a 22nd-best FIP-, and some of […]
From Talking Chop | 1 day ago | 0 reads
Once upon a time, professional baseball players were my age. Some still are. Some are older, even, although that number dwindles by the day. One such player is free agent outfielder Mike Yasztremski, whom the Kansas City Royals acquired from the San Francisco Giants in a midseason trade. Yasztremski just wrapped up his age-34 campaign. […]
From Royals Review | 1 day ago | 0 reads
Following yesterday’s news that heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk was targeting an unexpected fight against Deontay Wilder going forward, the WBC has paved way for this to take place with the organization formally granting him permission to make a voluntary title defense against Wilder after bumping him up into their top 10 in the division. “Deontay […]
From Bad Left Hook | 1 day ago | 2 reads
I’m going to go through the players on the Contemporary Baseball Era Player ballot over the next couple of days, because they are voting on the weekend. Jeff Kent had his 10 tries on the regular ballot, his last one in 2023. He was on 46.5% of the Writers’ ballots, that time, the high point […]
From Bluebird Banter | 1 day ago | 0 reads