Latest blog entries about MLB
No worries, Ronald Acuña Jr. hasn’t gone anywhere. Also, Eli White returns to the starting lineup in an outfield corner. Usually, I do a batter-versus-pitcher thing, but there’s not much to do here. Foster Griffin made one MLB appearance in 2020 and six more in 2022, and then went to Japan. No one in this lineup […]
The Diamondbacks once again come out of another series taking 2 of 3 from the defending AL Champs. After just coming back from a road trip with a bunch of 2-1 series wins spilling out of their car onto the driveway, they continue their habit of trading a loss for two wins. One can only […]
Listen, there is no good introduction to this other than to just give you a trigger warning because if you read on, you will see the worst meter you have ever laid your eyes upon. And once you lay your eyes upon it, you will not be able to unsee it. I can’t. I don’t […]
After an 8-0 shellacking by the Los Angeles Angels in Game 1, the San Diego Padres wasted no time continuing their winning ways. They took Game 2 of the series, 4-1, and followed it up on Sunday with a narrow 2-1 victory in the series finale. Michael King looked his usually dominant self, pitching five […]
Herald How Al Horford explained cryptic comments on Celtics departure Joe Mazzulla, Coach of the Year finalist, pitches idea for new award Globe Joel Embiid will miss Game 2 against Celtics Joe Mazzulla on being a finalist for NBA Coach of the Year: ‘I haven’t made one basket all year’ Paul Pierce roasts 76ers, questions whether series is worth his time Amid front office changes in Chicago, Billy Donovan resigns as coach of the Bulls after six seasons Game 2 preview: How to watch C...
UPDATE: The Red Sox will call up Rivera ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Yankees, according to multiple reports. He will be added to the 40-man roster and make his major league debut once he takes the mound without ever having pitched above Double-A. — The Red Sox have promoted pitching prospect Eduardo Rivera from … Continue reading "Red Sox promote pitching prospect Eduardo Rivera to Triple-A Worcester"
Texas Rangers lineup for April 21, 2026 against the Pittsburgh Pirates: starting pitchers are Kumar Rocker for the Rangers and Carmen Mlodzinski for the Pirates. Texas is back home after that long ass 10 game road trip. They are playing Pittsburgh today. The lineup: Nimmo — RF Langford — LF Seager — SS Burger — […]
ASTROS ANNOUNCE HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2026 Alan Ashby, Phil Garner are the new HOF members The Houston Astros announced today that former catcher and broadcaster Alan Ashby and former player and manager Phil Garner have been elected into the Astros Hall of Fame presented by Houston Methodist. Ashby and Garner were elected by the Astros Hall of Fame committee, […]
The Cincinnati Reds are rolling at 15-8 on the season so far, mixing in elite bullpen work with timely hitting and just enough starting pitching to make the dominos fall in the right direction so far. Fresh off a sweep of the Minnesota Twins on the road, the Reds rolled into Tampa and took the […]
Luis Perez never got the chance to suit up for the Rams in a regular season game, but he will get the chance to play for a St. Louis football team after all. The former L.A. practice squad and training camp quarterback with a long pro career in some fashion was traded to the St. […]
This is the 137th season the Dodgers and Giants have played against one another in the National League. The first 69 of those years came in New York when they played in Brooklyn and Manhattan, with Tuesday night starting their 68th season representing Los Angeles and San Francisco. This three-game series is a tiebreaker of […]
The Milwaukee Brewers are back in the Midwest this week, as they’re visiting another AL team in the Detroit Tigers for a three-game set beginning Tuesday evening. Lefty Kyle Harrison will get the start for the Brewers, after a long layoff between starts. Harrison, who last started on Saturday, April 11, hasn’t pitched since a […]
During their first homestand of the year, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders enjoyed their largest Opening Week attendance since 2019. That was music to Shawn Reilly’s ears. With the Yankees’ Triple-A team back home at PNC Field for the next two weeks, the team’s new president and general manager hopes fans continue to show up to the […]
This is the latest edition of 3 Up, 3 Down examining who is hot and who is not for the Houston Astros. 3 Up 2. Christian Vazquez – Vazquez continues to produce at an incredible level despite irregular playing time. Vazquez is hitting .375 with an 1.132 OPS over 32 AB with 2 HR and […]
The Astros have placed OF Taylor Trammell on the 10-day IL due to a left groin strain. To take his place on the active roster, the Astros selected OF Daniel Johnson (#31) to the Major League roster. To make room for Johnson on the 40-man roster, the Astros designated RHP Christian Roa for assignment.
Mets outfielder Juan Soto will return to the lineup tomorrow, according to reports. Soto has been sidelined since April 3 with a low grade calf strain he suffered in the first inning of the game that day in San Francisco while running the bases. The Mets won that game, the first of a four-game winning […]
The Red Sox salvaged a series split with the Detroit Tigers thanks to extra-inning heroics on Friday and a magical second half of the Patriots’ Day game. Sitting at 9-13, the Red Sox are in fourth place in the AL East, tied with the Toronto Blue Jays. Now the first place (sigh) Yankees come to […]
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (11-10) Pitching Highlights: Jean Cabrera – 1 GS, 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HBPBryce Wilson – 3.2 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR, HBPAlan Rangel – 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, WPConnor […]
I try to highlight a mix of deeper sleepers and better known prospects in this column. To kick off the 2026 run, though, it was last year’s top pick who made an immediate case to be profiled. Jojo Parker was the eighth overall selection, and widely regarded as the most well rounded high school hitter […]
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic addressed these topics on the Foul Territory podcast: Astros owner Jim Crane is a prideful man, and he has high expectations. A case can be made that Brown’s ability to reshape the roster has been compromised by Crane’s budgetary constraints, the size of the payroll he inherited, and the mitigated […]
The Colorado Rockies announced this morning that they have claimed RHP Blas Castaño from the Seattle Mariners. In a corresponding roster move, they have DFA’d LHP Luis Peralta. Bas Castaño The 27-year-old pitcher is a native of the Dominican Republic signed with the New York Yankees in 2018 and began with their Dominican Summer League […]
On Sunday afternoon, Aaron Judge did something he had done 89 times previous — tying Mickey Mantle for the second-most such occasions in franchise history. A long, deep fly ball went out toward Monument Park, and Judge went deep in the first inning, giving the Yankees a lead they never looked back from. It was […]
There was a time when BEAT LA! was the rising tide that lifted a bad season or served as a line of demarcation for the team’s competitiveness that year. Then it sort of morphed into a bellwether for the state of the franchise relative to its peers — especially when it comes to the industry’s […]
Position: LB Height: 6’3 Weight: 236 40 yd Dash: 4.56 Shuttle Time: Unavailable Vertical Jump: Unavailable Broad Jump: Unavailable Bench Press: Unavailable College Performance: Wade Woodaz is your quintessential throwback LB. Put a neck roll on him and you could drop him in the 1990’s. Woodaz followed in the tradition of some Clemson LBs by […]
Inspiration. The following question inspired me. It was from the Snake Pit Roundtable. “One thing that isn’t is Ketel Marte and Geraldo Perdomo. What do they need to change to get the bats woken up?” — Blake Stokes After looking at Geraldo Perdomo’s batting strengths, I wrote, “Geraldo Perdomo is doing nearly everything excellently. Perhaps if […]