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The 2025 baseball season ended quite a while ago for the San Francisco Giants. Not just for their Major League team, but for their seven Minor League Baseball affiliates as well. With the exception of the seven prospects currently getting a little extra seasoning in the Arizona Fall League, it’s onto the offseason for everyone […]
One more “never been done before in team history” tonight; this is the first and last time we will say this: The Mariners are playing in their first-ever Game 7 of the ALCS tonight for the opportunity to go to the World Series. Regardless of what happens tonight, what a ride it’s been. Lineups: The […]
Tottenham Hotspur’s prospects for a win on Wednesday night are probably looking pretty good right now. They’ll travel to AS Monaco, who have just really looked very good, so far in the UEFA Champions League. And while yes, Spurs will indeed be very injury-riddled when they make the trip to the Principality, they still bring […] The post Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Starting XI at AS Monaco appeared first on The Sports Bank .
JUST WIN Marco Estrada throws out the opening pitch. Shane Bieber is the ninth former Cy Young winner to start a Game Seven Arden Zwelling tells us that the ‘most productive pitch’ a Blue Jay has throw this postseason is Bieber’s slider. A 61.1% whiff rate. Lineups: Today’s Lineups MARINERS BLUE JAYS Julio Rodriguez – […]
Mariners at Blue Jays, ALCS Game 7 Series tied 3-3 SP: George Kirby (Mariners), Shane Bieber (Blue Jays) Time: 8:10 PM EDTNetwork: FOX, FS1
It all comes down to this. The Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays will face off one final time in 2025 for the honor of winning the American League Pennant. Whomever walks away with the win tonight will represent the American League against the dreaded Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. Both teams […]
There’s something special about a Game 7! Either the Blue Jays will win their first pennant in three decades or the Mariners will win their first pennant ever!
The Blue Jays jumped out to an early lead and held on to win Game 6. Now, one game to decide whether the AL World Series team will be the team that hasn’t been there in 32 years, or the team that’s never been there. The World Series begins Friday. If the Blue Jays win […]
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After a brief call-up that never led to game action, Scott Morrow is headed back to the Wolf Pack as the Rangers’ blue line gets back to full strength.
The following players project to become free agents for the 2025-26 offseason. The player’s 2026 age is in parentheses. The cutoff for this list is typically 50 plate appearances or 20 innings pitched in the Majors this year. Updated 10-20-25 Catchers Austin Barnes (36) Victor Caratini (32) Elias Diaz (35) – $7MM mutual option with…
Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays – An ALCS Game 7 thread for October 20, 2025
It’s time. The best two words in sports. Game Seven. The Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays are set to go head-to-head with a trip to the World Series on the line. Buckle up! Toronto has come back twice in this series, from an 0-2 hole and then a 2-3 deficit that they evened yesterday. […]
This is it. Tonight, the American League will crown their pennant champion for the season and send a representative to the World Series. Let’s talk about it.
On Sunday afternoon, the Green Bay Packers ensured that they will hold on to a lead in the NFC North division for at least another week. Their 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals moved them to 4-1-1 on the season and will keep them no worse than the #2 seed in the NFC. Where Green […]
The Rangers failed to score enough runs for the second straight year. After making a few unsuccessful changes around the core last winter, they should be up for a more radical overhaul of the lineup. Guaranteed Contracts Corey Seager, SS: $186MM through 2031 Jacob deGrom, RHP: $75MM through 2027 (deal includes club/vesting option for '28)…
Game Sevens are special things. This is just the second Game Seven in Jays history (and the less said about the other one the better). There is some news from the Jays: Tonight’s lineups. No changes for the Jays. Today’s Lineups MARINERS BLUE JAYS Julio Rodriguez – CF George Springer – DH Cal Raleigh – […]
The Orioles are looking for an impact hitter, reports Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com. Kubatko adds that the outfield is likeliest area for Baltimore to add since they are fairly set behind the plate and in the infield. The O’s just finished up a disappointing 2025 season. After making the playoffs in the prior two campaigns,…
The 2031 Women’s World Cup officially has a huge big from Concacaf. Today, U.S. Soccer, the Mexican Football Federation, the Jamaican Football Federation, and the Costa Rican Football Federation officially announced they are launching a joint bid for the 2031 Women’s World Cup. The announcement took place in New York City and hopes to celebrate […]
Jonathan Taylor MVP! Daniel Jones CPOY! Tyler Warren ROY! Hoosiers #1 says CBS! Pacers open in 3 days!
Although I think Paul Skenes would probably be everyone’s first (and the likely correct) answer to the question “Who’s the best pitcher in baseball right now?” Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal is at least in the conversation. In fact, Skubal arguably out-pitched Skenes this year, though it’s not really worth a debate (they’re both the elite of the elite, which is high enough praise for either guy). And that’s what makes the latest bit of rumors so exciting. According to the latest speculation (w...
1909 Bruce “Soupy” Campbell (no relation to the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup-winning defenseman with the same name and nickname), a Chicago native (LaGrange H.S.) who played the first two of his 13 major league seasons on the South Side, was born 113 years ago today. Though he played just 16 career games (age 20-22) with the […]
Happy Monday, everyone. Too bad it’s not the victory Monday that it should be today. Yes, there’s plenty to talk about after Miami looked more like the pre-2025 version that we know and don’t love in a 24-21 loss to Louisville on Friday night. So, let’s get to it… 1) August/September Canes were a look […]
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have played 10 games so far this postseason, and by using a mostly regular lineup have eight different players who have played every single game. All of them are starters, except for outfielder Justin Dean, who hasn’t yet batted during this postseason. “If there’s a chance to have him bat, […]
Steve Adams Good morning! We'll get going at 2pm CT today, but feel free to submit questions ahead of time, as always. Good afternoon! Sorry to be a couple minutes late. Let's begin! Tx Ranger stuff With what’s out there and what he’s gonna cost would you keep Adolis García and hope he hits? And…