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Today the Texas Rangers play their first night game this spring in an intriguing Cactus League affair where they will be the road squad from their home camp in Surprise, Arizona with the Kansas City Royals acting as the home team. Furthering the intrigue will be a matchup between two high profile lefties with MacKenzie […]
The Colorado Rockies lost to the Milwaukee Brewers today, 10-8. For more details, click here. And now to the postgame comments. First, here’s manager Warren Schaeffer: Starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen weighed in before heading out to play for Team Italy in the WBC: And, finally, Tyler Freeman discussed his return to action: Please keep in […]
Opening Day for the 2026 Major League Baseball season is about three weeks away (beginning officially with a standalone game between the Yankees and Giants on March 25), and while there are several former Tigers already in the Big Leagues, LSU’s pipeline to The Show is alive and well. On Thursday the MLB announced preliminary […]
The Royals will get ready for their close up on TV tonight, under the bright lights of Surprise Stadium. The big name players are at the World Baseball Classic, so tonight it’s…..Lane Thomas! Brandon Drury! Josh Rojas! All the remaining stars on one stage! Hey, you can see Cole Ragans and Carter Jensen, that’s not […]
After the top of the 3rd, a few folks had early warning lights going off in their heads. A Bria Riebel 3-run homer hit high to left-center may have gotten a nudge from the 15-20mph winds blowing out that way, but, boost or not, all 3 runs counted and a Husker 2-1 lead was suddenly […]
It was a wild one in Goodyear Ballpark on Thursday afternoon as ESPN broadcast a ridiculous 14-13 victory by the Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers that featured a combined 10 (!) homers between the two clubs. Fortunately for the Reds, they came out victorious in this game that ultimately means nothing in the […]
For you night owls in the readership, today’s game is for you: The first night game of 2026. For you aspiring broadcast consumers in the readership, however, this game is not at all for you, with no options beyond play-by-play on Gameday to follow the action. Yes, it’s unlikely you’re going to stay up until […]
As the deadline approaches, the Rangers shuffle the lineup—resting potential trade pieces and bringing Adam Edstrom back for the first time since November.
The New York Rangers are open for business, and on Thursday night at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs, will be keeping a couple of their forwards out of the lineup for 'roster management' purposes. #NYR Vincent Trocheck and Sam Carrick will not be in the lineup for roster management purposes. — Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) March 5, 2026 Vincent Trocheck and Sam Carrick are both healthy scratches, as trade talks continue and are expected to materialize into something before Friday's d...
MESA, Arizona — It was a windy day in the Valley of the Sun Thursday, but neither Cubs home run needed any help from the wind. Dansby Swanson homered in the third and Carson Kelly added one in the fifth and the Cubs defeated the Diamondbacks 8-1. The Cubs put two on the board in […]
If you missed today’s Mariners spring training game, well, that might have been for the best. This one got out of hand early when the Padres put up an twelve-spot in the second and didn’t improve from there. Of all the spring training games, this one was the spring trainingiest (so far). Luis Castillo got […]
Process, process, process—the results of a spring training game matter most when they validate certain processes and reinforce an idea. The Dodgers scored a boatload of runs in a 14- 13 walk-off loss against the Reds; one of their expected regulars, Max Muncy, went yard, but what mattered more than anything else was the validation […]
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One trade has been made with plenty more to come, as the Maple Leafs keep trudging through their deadline-week schedule tonight in the Big Apple. Bobby McMann, OEL, and Scott Laughton will remain on the sidelines for “roster management” reasons, while Jacob Quillan steps in at center ice for the departed Nic Roy (7:00 p.m. […] The post Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers – Game #63 Projected Lines, Preview & TV Info appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
Box Score Garrett Mitchell has all the talent in the world to be a star in this league. Injuries have plagued him to this point, but he’s healthy and showing what he’s capable of. Mitchell got this game started with a bang, a 462-foot home run off Michael Lorenzen that came off the bat at […]
Between 1986 and 2006 15 different Red Sox players made at least 50 appearances at second base in one season: Marty Barrett, Jody Reed, Scott Fletcher, Luis Alicea, Jeff Frye, John Valentin, Donnie Sadler, Mike Benjamin,José Offerman, Lou Merloni, Rey Sánchez, Todd Walker, Mark Bellhorn, Tony Graffanino, and Mark Loretta. Barrett would also cross the […]
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Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya took to social media to sound off on his recent legal victory over Vergil Ortiz and explains why the poor advice Ortiz has been receiving could lead him to becoming the next Mikey Garcia (with respect to missing out on many of his prime years). “The verdict is […]
Record 7-5. Change on 2025: +1.5. 5-inning record: 3-8-1. Well, that five-game winning streak sure was nice while it lasted. It ended in no uncertain fashion this afternoon at Sloan Park, both sides of the game leaving room for improvement. The D-backs found themselves held to fewer than three runs for the first time this […]
The 2026 World Baseball Classic has technically already begun as you read this, as Australia beat Chinese Taipei in the opener, 3-0. However, Pool C is the only member of the quartet actually underway, so we have time to look ahead at the final batch of clubs, Pool D. As Matt discussed yesterday, Pool C […]
The Arizona Cardinals are getting active in their offseason, and their first official move, even with the knowledge they are moving on from Kyler Murray, is the release of two veteran defensive players. From the team: The Arizona Cardinals Football Club today announced that the team has released linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither and defensive lineman Bilal Nichols. Bilal Nichols […]
Clemson coach Erik Bakich spent ten seasons as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. Apparently, old habits die hard: after Coach Bakich welcomed his former archrival, the Michigan State Spartans, to Greenville, South Carolina, his Tigers proceeded to deliver a ruthless 12-1 beatdown of the visitors, mercifully stopped in the seventh inning before things […]
Today, the Atlanta Braves have released their full 40-man Spring Breakout roster. It’s filled with their top prospects who will compete against the Yankees on March 21. This is just a preliminary roster pool, as only 27 of those 40 players will actually make the final roster. Below you will find a list of the […]
Much of the baseball world is gearing up for the World Baseball Classic, but there’s another fun preseason date on coming up on the calendar: MLB’s Spring Breakout. Now in its third year, the Spring Breakout games feature rosters that consist only of each team’s prospects, who get a chance to showcase their abilities against […]