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Dominican Republic poised to challenge USA, Japan for 2026 WBC title

Major League Baseball Spring Training clubhouses in Florida and Arizona have thinned out this week, as the 2026 World Baseball Classic has officially begun. Tournament games will take place across the United States, Japan and Puerto Rico. Team USA and defending champion Japan are the prohibitive favorites. However, do not count out the Dominican Republic […]

Red Sox pitching prospect Isaac Stebens undergoes Tommy John surgery

Red Sox pitching prospect Isaac Stebens underwent Tommy John surgery last week, according to SoxProspects.com’s Andrew Parker. As a result, he will miss the entire 2026 season and possibly the start of 2027 as well. Stebens is not ranked among Boston’s top 60 prospects by SoxProspects.com. The 24-year-old right-hander was originally selected by the Red … Continue reading "Red Sox pitching prospect Isaac Stebens undergoes Tommy John surgery"

Yankees Mailbag: Lombard Jr.’s timeline and farm expectations

Good afternoon everyone, it’s time to dive back into the mailbag and answer some of your questions. Remember to send in your questions for our weekly call by e-mail to pinstripealleyblog [at] gmail [dot] com. Don H. asks: I’m just so tired of the Yankees letting players languish in the minors, until their play by or […]

Mizzou Defense: New year, same mission

Coming into the offseason following 2025, Mizzou knew that it had some gaps to sort out: the entire defense was gone. From the defensive line all the way back to the safety position, the Tigers got pretty much wiped clean of all their starters from just a year ago. That left plenty of work for […]

Spring Training Game Thread: Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers welcome the hated Seattle Mariners to Surprise for an Arizona-flavored AL West battle. RHP Jack Leiter will take the mound for Texas opposite fellow notable former first-round SEC hurler Kade Anderson. The lefty for Seattle is fresh off leading LSU to a championship last summer, while Leiter made his name with Vanderbilt […]

Why do outsiders like the Phillies more than Phils fans do?

There is one thing I would suggest Phillies fans, myself included, do more of this year. Zoom out. Here in Philly, we can be a bit myopic when it comes to our sports teams. We are immersed in the day-to-day, week-to-week, monthly and yearly frustrations that come with following a baseball team with great intensity, […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training Gameday Thread, #14/15 vs. White Sox/@ Brewers

Double your pleasure, double your fun! More taste! Less filling! And other appropriate advertising jingles of the seventies. For Arizona plays two games this afternoon. Attention will probably be focused on the White Sox game, because you can at least listen to that, through a dbacks.com livestream, hosted by Chris Garagiola alongside Jake Lamb. The […]

Game Thread: White Sox (7-7) at Diamondbacks (7-5)

We got another game today, a quick turnaround from last night’s massacre at Camelback Ranch. Matchups and injuries later in March aside, the top two-thirds of this lineup could be close to what you see on Opening Day in Milwaukee: Anthony Kay, top lefty on the staff at least for the moment, gets his third […]

2026 MLB Team Preview Series: Miami Marlins

The Miami Marlins are somewhat like cicadas. Every couple years, they emerge and make the playoffs, only to then immediately go back underground for a while. Unfortunately, the Yankees caught one of the worst years of that cicada infestation in 2003. Recently, the Marlins made the playoffs in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, and then somewhat […]

Cactus League Game 11 – Reds at Giants

The Cincinnati Reds will roll out lefty Andrew Abbott for another tune-up start today when they take on the San Francisco Giants at their stadium over in Scottsdale, Arizona. They’ll also be up against an old friend as righty Tyler Mahle takes the mound for the Giants. The Reds, who still refuse to post anywhere […]

Spring Game 12, A’s vs Rockies Game Thread

As we head into the third weekend of Spring Training, the A’s are at home to face off against the NL West’s Colorado Rockies.  The teams will go at it at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Arizona today at 12:05 PST.  The 4-7 A’s have had some life in their bats this past week, scoring 40 […]

Homecoming: The Tokyo Series Documentary

If it is not obvious, the Dodgers and the United States are merely borrowing Shohei Ohtani, as most recently evidenced by Ohtani’s recent batting practice session at the Tokyo Dome in preparation for the upcoming World Baseball Classic. With that in mind, in November 2025, MLB announced a documentary film about the 2025 Tokyo Series, […]

2026 Chicago Cubs player profiles: Colin Rea

Today we look at the Cubs’ veteran swingman. Cascade, Iowa-born Colin Rea is a well-traveled player, having had stints as a Padre, Marlin, Cub, Brewer, and Cub again. In seven years in the majors, he’s amassed a 1.9 bWAR (4.4 fWAR), a record of 37-27, a 4.41 ERA, 91 home runs, 182 bases on balls, […]

Your comprehensive guide to the World Baseball Classic

Almost nine years ago to this day, I wrote about the history of the World Baseball Classic, fearing its end and opining for its more thorough embrace. I opened with this: The World Baseball Classic (WBC) should, ostensibly, be important. It’s a huge tournament that occurs only once every four years and features some of […]

Justin Crawford: Leadoff hitter?

When Justin Crawford started out Grapefruit League games with a few strong games, there was a distinct sentiment that the rookie should not only be in the team’s starting lineup, but he should be batting at the very top of it from day one. I understand the sentiment, because based on his performance in the […]

Rays release four “Tampa Bay” Jersey mock ups, poll

The Rays essentially abandoned the words “Tampa Bay” when the team rebranded to Navy and Columbia Blue, but with the new ownership group has come a clear intent to listen to the desires of the Rays fan base, and that includes the re-introduction of a road grey jersey that reads TAMPA BAY proudly across the […]

St. Louis Cardinals vs Baltimore Orioles Game Discussion

The St. Louis Cardinals who didn’t depart for the World Baseball Classic will take the field today starting at 12:05pm central against the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium. According to MLB.com, Michael McGreevy will start the game for the Cardinals while it’s Chris Bassitt on the mound for the Orioles. The St. Louis Cardinals […]

Orioles live game chat: March 6 vs. Cardinals, 1:05

After a week where it’s been light on televised Orioles spring training action, the Orioles are back on MASN for their home contest against the Cardinals on Friday afternoon. As a bonus, those who are out of market can check this one out on MLB Network if they have the ability. Tough luck if you […]

Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: Over the MonsterMedia: Tigers Radio Network Lineups RED SOX TIGERS Braiden Ward – RF Kerry Carpenter – RF Kristian Campbell – CF Dillon Dingler – DH Max Ferguson – 3B Spencer Torkelson – 1B Connor Wong – C Riley Greene […]