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The 2026 Boston Red Sox have been quite a surprise across baseball, and not for the better. While they are 9-2 in their last 11 games, the team still finds itself near the bottom of the AL East standings with a 41-48 record, 12 games back of the first-place Tampa Bay Rays and four games […] The post Five Reasons Why the Red Sox Can Still Make a Playoff Push appeared first on Just Baseball .
The San Francisco Giants wrap up this series against the Toronto Blue Jays this afternoon at Oracle Park. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Logan Webb, who enters today’s game with a 3.66 ERA, 3.32 FIP, with 78 strikeouts to 24 walks in 93.1 innings pitched. His last start was in the […]
2026 has been the Year of the Injured List for Cubs starting pitching. If you’ve spent any part of this season refreshing social media for injury updates more than checking the box score, you’re not alone. But somehow, the Cubs will enter tonight’s game against the Orioles with a 51-40 record. While that puts them […]
The lineups are out for tonight’s middle game between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates and there aren’t too many shocks or surprises going on as far as the Braves are concerned. Michael Harris II is still leading off, Austin Riley is near the bottom, the top of the order seems a bit imposing […]
Jacob Misiorowski was named an MLB All-Star just a handful of starts into his career—the game’s best saw stardom. Now, just a year later, the Miz is showcasing that he is already among baseball’s best. The Brewers’ right-handed flamethrower is captivating people across MLB, from players and reporters to fans. This time around, no one […] The post Rise of Miz: Brewers’ Flamethrower Now Among MLB’s Best appeared first on The Lead .
Even after Tuesday night’s loss to the Colorado Rockies, a game that rolled away on an errant throw to an empty base ended up in the dugout, the Dodgers still have performed quite well against National League West opponents this season. The Dodgers have beaten the Rockies six out of nine games, they’ve beaten the […]
This wasn’t exactly how Cole Gabrielson expected his Triple-A debut to go. In his first game with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on June 19th, the outfielder was called to the mound with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning in the second game of a doubleheader at Columbus. The last time Gabrielson had pitched […]
The squad continues to get healthier. Just hours before their second game against the Detroit Tigers the Athletics announced the activation of left fielder Tyler Soderstrom from the 10-day IL, while optioning infielder Max Muncy to make room on the active roster: It turns out to be a best-case scenario for Soderstrom and the club […]
Right-hander Gregory Santos has rejected an outright assignment to Triple-A Sacramento and will instead become a free agent, per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco had passed Santos through waivers unclaimed earlier in the week. Santos, 27 in August, returned to the Giants organization (with which he made his 2021 big league […]
LSU redshirt junior Jack Larriviere has been selected as June’s Allstate Sugar Bowl Athlete of the Month. The Athlete of the Month is selected by the New Orleans Sports Awards Committee. To be eligible the athlete must be either a native of the greater New Orleans area or compete for a team in the metropolitan […]
Keith Hernandez went into too much detail about his family situation during the Mets-Royals game on Tuesday night.
Spite is a powerful emotion too often cast in an ugly light. To feel slighted or doubted is a natural urge, as is our desire to press our doubters' eyes up against a window to watch as we prove them wrong. We are taught to repress and do away with such unbecoming resentments. But how else can we stunt on the haters? If there's an underdog story you love, there's a good chance that it required a healthy grudge. By conservative estimates, I would say that half of my greatest accomplishments h...
Phil Regan, whose MLB career spanned seven decades as a player, coach, and manager, died July 8 according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Regan was 89. Regan pitched 13 seasons for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Chicago…
Gay SF Giants fan Chris Delyani told the team in a letter that paying them over $100 for this year's Pride Night was a punch to the stomach.
The last six weeks have completely erased all the good the Braves did over the first two months of the season. A 10.5-game lead has withered to just 2.0 — and it could be gone entirely by the time the All-Star break arrives. But the NL East isn’t just a two-man race between the Braves […]
Justin Verlander, one of the all time great pitchers who will almost certainly be a first ballot Hall of Famer, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of the 2026 season. The 43 year old Verlander, who is currently on the injured list for the Detroit Tigers, was originally drafted 2nd overall […]
George Springer is back playing today and batting fourth, which is a choice. I don’t know, it likely better than him leading off. I know that we worry too much about batting order, because that’s one of the things we can easily see, judge. Lineups: Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS GIANTS Ernie Clement – 2B Heliot […]
On Wednesday afternoon, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander was selected to the 2026 MLB All-Star Game as the American League Legend’s pick. Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper was also named a Legend’s Pick on the National League team by the Commissioner’s office. Both will be honored during the All-Star Week festivities. Verlander also […]
Philadelphia Phillies veteran Zack Wheeler ripped Major League Baseball’s rules regarding the All-Star Game and pitchers’ eligibility.
For years, the Yankees have survived by leaning entirely on Aaron Judge. When Judge is healthy, there are a few players in baseball who can carry an offense as he can. He is one of the greatest right-handed hitters of this generation. He’s putting up seasons that share real estate with legends. Now, the New […] The post The Yankees Can’t Keep Waiting for Aaron Judge to Save Them appeared first on The Lead .
Who are the greatest Phillies to never represent the team in the All-Star Break? OnPattison's Tim Kelly breaks it down.
After the Atlanta Braves got nearly single-handedly bombed by Ryan O’Hearn, the Braves have now lost at least three-straight games on five different occasions since the start of June. They’re currently going in the wrong direction but they have no choice but to push forward as they look to avoid dropping a series against the […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rangers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Okay folks, we got a real simple question this week… Will the Rangers make the playoffs […]
Until it is proven impossible you watch the 162 game season hoping your team can reach the post-season. And all hope is not lost in 2026 in that according to Fangraphs the A’s still project to have about a 10% chance. Presumably part of Fangraphs’ formula is that a team capable of a 20-game winning […]
Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander was selected to participate in the 2026 All-Star Game next week by commissioner Rob Manfred. After thanking the commissioner in a social media post July 8, Verlander made a stunning announcement: the 2026 season will…
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