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After reeling off a four-game win streak against baseball’s two top teams, the San Diego Padres were dealt their worst loss of the season at the hands of the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. L.A. scored 15 runs in total, nine of which came in the sixth inning after Randy Vásquez struggled to locate his pitches, […]
Astros fans have heard the old saying a thousand times: it’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon. As frustrating as it was to hear early in the season, that saying may be coming to fruition right before our eyes with the 2026 Houston Astros. Think back to where this team was just a couple of months […]
Today’s roster move: Here Sunday notes… Cubs lineup: Brewers lineup: Ryan Rolison, LHP vs. Brandon Woodruff, RHP Ryan Rolison has been a pretty effective reliever for the Cubs this year. He has not allowed a run over his last 14 outings covering 17.1 innings. In that span he has a WHIP of 0.865 and 16 […]
CHSN reporter Brooke Fletcher became the first female game analyst in Chicago White Sox history when she filled in on the telecast for Steve Stone during a White Sox game against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night. Brooke is the daughter of former White Sox infielder Scott Fletcher, and on Saturday, she interviewed her father…
Minneapolis – The Minnesota Twins have used Andrew Morris in various roles out of the bullpen this season. He’s been a long relief man, an opener, and now is settling into a short relief role. He’s only thrown a full inning or less dating back to June 10. Over those nine outings, Andrew Morris has pitched to a 1.
St. Louis Cardinals fans are outraged over Jordan Walker and Alec Burleson missing the All-Star starting lineups. Here is why the ballot favors stars over stats.
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Jordan Wicks is the Superhero vs. the Brewers?!? Cubs 4, Brewers 3: Jordan Wicks saves the day. No, really! Cubs vs. Brewers, Sunday 6/28, 1:10 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Sunday 6/28, 1:10 CT
The Phillies will go for the series win on Sunday afternoon when they conclude their three-game set against the Mets at Citi Field. After Zack Wheeler pitched them to victory on Friday, the bullpen and lineup faltered on Saturday night. Jesus Luzardo gets the start coming off of his strange start against the Nationals where […]
TODAY’S GAME: The Astros and Tigers will play the finale of this 4-game series this afternoon at Comerica Park in Detroit. DET area native RHP Hunter Brown (1-0) will start for the Astros vs. Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (1-8). Tiger Hunter: Brown is 3-0 in 7 career app. (6 GS) vs. DET with a 2.29 […]
The Los Angeles Angels fired GM Perry Minasian, which could be the prelude to a long and difficult rebuild. These five veterans may end up on the trade block.
Adrián Morejón’s rise to one of the best relievers in baseball has been anything but conventional. The San Diego Padres originally envisioned him as a starting pitcher, but in 16 games (eight starts) from 2019 to 2021, he would post a 5.91 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP in 32 innings. In between the lack of […] The post The Padres Would Be Foolish Not to Lock Up Adrián Morejón appeared first on Just Baseball .
The Cubs today recalled left-handed pitcher Jordan Wicks from Triple-A Iowa and designated right-handed pitcher Vince Velasquez for assignment. Wicks has made two starts this season for the Cubs, dropping both games. His last start came on May 31 at St. Louis. His numbers to date are pretty horrifying: 15.63 ERA, 2.211 WHIP, 13 hits […]
The Texas Rangers have placed outfielder Wyatt Langford on the injured list with a left hamstring strain, the team announced today. To take his place on the active roster, the Rangers activated outfielder Evan Carter from the injured list. Langford got off to a slow start to the season, then spent a chunk of time […]
The 2026 college baseball season is all done, which means it’s time for postseason honors. Recently, Baseball America named its Freshman All-American team. The SEC is well-represented on the team, with 8 selections. Seven players are first-team selections, while Auburn’s Mason McCraine was named as part of the second team. Here are the 8 Freshman … Continued The post 8 SEC players named Freshman All-Americans by Baseball America appeared first on Saturday Down South .
The Cubs are recalling left-hander Jordan Wicks, according to Taylor McGregor of ESPN. Wicks will be available as a bulk reliever in today’s game, per McGregor. Right-hander Vince Velasquez is being designated for assignment in a corresponding move. That leaves Chicago with an open 40-man roster spot. After a late-season stop in the Korea Baseball […]
The mid-to-late 1960s are fairly regarded as a pretty brutal time in Yankees’ history. CBS infamously purchased the team in 1964, and the team almost immediately began to fall off a cliff. Between their poor ownership and the players of the 1950s and early 60s dynasties aging out, the team went from 1964 to 1976 […]
For much of the first half, the conversation surrounding the Detroit Tigers hasn’t been about the players producing. It’s been about the players who might not be around much longer. As Detroit has stumbled to a 35-48 record and fourth place in the American League Central, attention has shifted toward the trade deadline and the […] The post Dillon Dingler Is the Best Catcher Nobody Is Talking About appeared first on Just Baseball .
The Rangers announced that they’ve placed outfielder Wyatt Langford on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. As relayed by Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning News, Langford hurt his hamstring while attempting to stretch a single into a double during Friday’s game against the Blue Jays. Fellow outfielder Evan Carter is being activated […]
TJ Friedl’s fall from grace with the Cincinnati Reds has been well documented around these parts. From a nearly ~4 WAR guy who received down-ballot MVP votes just a few years back to a guy optioned to the minors on the cusp of his 31st birthday, Friedl’s declining metrics and performance combined with his increased […]
An interesting component of every MLB season is the performance of its legends, and how some of those veterans perform at the tail end of their careers. Some thrive, but for others, age catches up with them. As every season does, 2026 has shown us that several former All-Stars and award winners who once dominated […] The post Not Every MLB Veteran Is Ending Their Career On a High Note appeared first on Just Baseball .
Amidst all the excitement of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft and coming off a week of blockbuster deals, we got another couple of sizeable trades on Friday evening. And the largest of them was probably the one that sent pending RFA Pavel Dorofeyev from the Vegas Golden Knights to the New York Rangers in exchange…
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Max Kepler played his first game of the 2026 Major League Baseball season on Friday after serving an 80-game suspension due to testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. In January, the 12-year veteran tested positive for epitrenbolone, a metabolite of trenbolone that’s found in some bodybuilding products and has been used in…
Even with the recent swamp-like weather conditions going on in metro Atlanta, the Braves will be more than ready to hop on the Delta flight back home after a nightmarish week in California. Kudos to all of you who stayed up late for some terrible baseball. There is one last game to play in the […]
Even with the recent swamp-like weather conditions going on in metro Atlanta, the Braves will be more than ready to hop on the Delta flight back home after a nightmarish week in California. Kudos to all of you who stayed up late for some terrible baseball. There is one last game to play in the […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (36-43) won 5-2 (BOX SCORE) The offense got on the board in the first inning thanks to a Spence 3 run home run, his first in Triple-A. Javier got the […]