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Shohei Ohtani struck out seven in six scoreless innings on Wednesday night against the San Francisco Giants, continuing his strong pitching start to 2026. He’s gone exactly six innings in each of his four starts and has only allowed two runs, one of them earned. That gives Ohtani a minuscule 0.38 ERA so far this […]
After a two-day hiatus as a designated hitter, Drake Baldwin is back behind the plate and catching the Braves’ series finale at Washington Thursday afternoon. No doubt it’s smart to sneak in some days off and this stretch of 10 games in as many days certainly takes a toll. But it’s good for the Braves […]
The times, they are bad. The vibes, they are also bad. Pretty much everything associated with the Phillies right now is bad. Nothing is going right and the product on the field is approaching (if it hasn’t already reached) unwatchable. Change has been demanded by many that follow the team, but realistically, what can they […]
Worcester: L, 6-7 (BOX SCORE) Anyone noticing Dave O’Brien and Lou Merloni having some sophomoric fun during the Red Sox’s second consecutive scoreless game by repeating the 6-7 meme about, as our own Bryan Joiner put it, “about 6-7 months late”, the scoreboard of the WooSox game has some bad news. The game looked to […]
Yesterday was a tough day for the Friar Faithful. The San Diego Padres broke up a three-game win streak, falling 8-3 to the Colorado Rockies. They’ll now play their second consecutive rubber match today hoping for a series victory. The problem lately has been scoring runs, and that problem finally reared its ugly head when […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (12-8) POSTPONED AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (10-7) won 12-1 (BOX SCORE) The Hooks got on the board first thanks to a Ferreras 2 run HR in the 4th inning. Mayer got the start for the Hooks […]
Just for curiosity, I checked the math on flipping a coin and getting heads eight consecutive times. You’d expect to find four such sequences out of 10,000 flips, or about once every 2,500 times. I think I could take that math and apply it to once every 15 years if you were a team that […]
Your Oregon Ducks baseball and softball teams were both in action on Wednesday evening, both facing off against the Oregon State Beavers. Let’s kick things off with the ladies, who were playing host to the Beavs, and looking to keep their winning streak going. Oregon would jump ahead real early, going up 2-0 on a […]
Team News Vargas on a heater to begin 2026, bringing unexpected power to D-backs https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/ildemaro-vargas-hits-two-home-runs-for-d-backs-against-white-sox Ildemaro Vargas Powers Diamondbacks to Ugly Win Over White Sox https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/ildemaro-vargas-powers-diamondbacks-ugly-win-white-sox Latest Ildemaro Vargas-Diamondbacks reunion paying off big-time early: ‘He always brings energy’ https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/ildemaro-varg...
Morning, all! Wyatt Langford has a grade 1 flexor strain in his right arm, which marks the fifth IL stint for a soft tissue injury in the first two years of his career. Skip Schumaker says it’s because he “has more muscles than most people.” Langford is hoping to spend no more than the minimum […]
Boston College stumbled, but Drew Fortescue didn’t. Then came a nine-game NHL audition that turned heads across the Rangers organization.
Newcastle United could face a major decision on Anthony Gordon this summer, with the club open to a sale if their valuation is met amid growing interest from Europe’s top clubs. The 25-year-old winger has attracted long-standing attention from Arsenal and Bayern Munich, while Liverpool was previously close to completing a transfer for the Magpies […]
Hello friends! The Mariners got back into the win column yesterday in a 5-4 walk-off victory over the A’s. The M’s enjoy an off-day today as they embark on a road trip to St. Louis and Minnesota. Busch Stadium is one of those parks I’ve always wanted to see in person, though I think Coors […]
It has been 23 years since a major league closer has won the Cy Young Award. Plenty of today’s top relievers still have their warts — specifically, the occasional blown save that tarnishes their regular season. Thus, making it virtually impossible for them to gain any traction in the Cy Young voting. However, San Diego […]
The A’s are off today as they travel to Texas to finish off a 6-game road trip. The Rangers lost to the Pirates today, so despite the A’s loss to the Mariners, our Athletics start the Texas series in first place by a half game over the Rangers. It’s way too early to get excited […]
In 2020, the COVID pandemic resulted in a stilted cadence to the typical draft evaluation process. Nevertheless, the draft continued onward and the Royals picked Asa Lacy fourth overall. However, the Royals recently released Lacy, who threw only 80 professional innings in the minors since being drafted. Lacy had only 4 starts and 24 innings […]
The Yankees thoroughly handled the Red Sox for a second night in a row, making it 17 consecutive shutout innings to start The Rivalry off in 2026 before Brent Headrick allowed a single baserunner home in the ninth inning. Max Fried kept them in check all night, tossing eight innings to keep the rest of […]
The attention the Braves have given to position player prospects has paid huge dividends so far this season with a number of impressive performances already in the first month. First round pick Tate Southisene led off for Augusta with his third long ball of the season, and his .917 OPS on the season has been […]
The San Diego Padres entered the middle game of their three-game set against the Colorado Rockies with a share of the lead in the National League Western Division. The Padres were looking to win the second game to maintain their position without having to see what the Los Angeles Dodgers did in their game against […]
The carousel of Braves pitchers has been in full effect the last few days. Reynaldo Lopez’s Tuesday start lasting just one inning depleted the bullpen for Wednesday. That in turn led to Didier Fuentes being called to start Wednesday’s game, moving the rest of the rotation’s starts back a day. But when Fuentes lasted just […]
Hickory starter Aidan Deakins allowed two runs in five innings, striking out three and walking no one. Yolfran Castillo was 3 for 5 with a pair of doubles. Paulino Santo was 1 for 3 with a pair of walks and a stolen base. Esteban Mejia homered and walked. Dewar Tovar homered. Daniel Flames had a […]
Pirates 8, Rangers 4
Through the early part of the season the Pittsburgh Pirates have been enjoying a lot of success, with a lot of credit going to their transformed lineup. At 14-10 the Buccos offseason moves are already paying off as they are in the top ten of the latest MLB Power Rankings. Brandon Lowe was the headliner […]
As our own Jason Paczkowski indicated early Thursday morning, the Brewers’ High-A Wisconsin affiliate had their game called in the eighth inning on Wednesday night after a player reportedly collapsed in the dugout. While no details have been confirmed to this point, the belief is that the collapsed player is Brewer No. 2 prospect and […]
Breakup Day is in the books and the reviews are mixed—Jonathan Quick gets his flowers, Mika Zibanejad gets cautiously forgiven, and J.T. Miller gets absolutely none of the above. Plus: the Drury transparency debate and a mailbag that lands on Brady Tkachuk.