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• Stitches predicted struggling Tigers would advance — and they did

Stitches correctly predicted the Tigers would win the deciding Game 3 on Thursday against the Guardians, their AL Central rival....2025
• Guardians' run doesn't ease 'sting' of playoff exit
The Cleveland Guardians' late-season surge to the AL Central Division title after trailing Detroit by 15½ games in early July and by 11 games in early September didn't carry over into the playoffs....2025
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• Do the Twins Have A Direction Heading Into the Offseason?
After 162 games and an extra inning for good measure, the 2025 season has finally ended for the Minnesota Twins. What began with the hopes of competing in the AL Central and a new ownership group ended with a 10-player fire sale, the Pohlads pulling the team off the market, and the first 90-loss season under Derek Falvey....2025
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• Inside the odds of the Guardians' remarkable comeback to win the AL Central
From 10.5 games back on September 1 to division champions, the Guardians defied the odds to overtake the Tigers....2025
• The AL Central Is Not Done With You: Tigers vs. Guardians AL Wild Card Preview

Will the Guardians stay hot? Will the Tigers stay cold? Will any of these games make it past 3:00 PM Central time? Get ready for some daytime baseball, people....2025
• Guardians clinch AL Central in fitting fashion
The Guardians put the finishing touches on an unlikely division title in fitting fashion Sunday, hitting a walk-off homer in extra innings to beat Texas....2025

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• Tarik Skubal visits David Fry after Cleveland DH suffered facial, nasal fractures from 99 mph fastball

The scary moment during Tuesday night’s 5-2 Guardians win stopped a crucial AL Central contest in its tracks....2025
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• Skubal has good outing after scare; Tigers swept
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal returned from an injury scare and gave up one run over six innings in a 3-1 loss as the Guardians pulled within 3 1/2 games in the AL Central....2025
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• MLB trade rumors on Pirates, Diamondbacks, Rangers, and Yankees as deadline nears

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Here’s the latest MLB trade rumors for Wednesday. The 2025 MLB Trade Deadline is hours away, and the rumors are flying. Over the next 24-plus hours, teams will reshape their rosters in an effort to either push for a playoff run, or rebuild for next year. Let’s dive into the latest MLB Trade Deadline rumors with one more day to go. Pittsburgh Pirates need to b...2025
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• MLB Week 16 Hot or Not: The week before the trade deadline

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrates the hot run of his Toronto Blue Jays. | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images Diamondbacks sell first, White Sox and Bucs surprise, and Jays gear up to buy Long-time, no-see! After a week off from our regularly-scheduled programming, the Hot or Not feature series is back. This recap covers the first full week back from the All-Star break from July 20-26. AL West Ho...2025
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• The 10 best Cubs vs. White Sox games

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports The teams have been playing regular-season games for 29 seasons. Interleague play has been with us for 28 years (29 seasons), since 1997. It’s not new, nor is it going away. The Cubs and White Sox have played at least one series against each other in all 29 of those seasons, now at 149 total games. The series has been competitive, no matter how good or ba...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: July 23

Almost 31 when he made his major league debut, on this day 74 years ago Jim Rivera was purchased by the White Sox. | Hy Peskin/Getty Images Jungle Jim gets one step closer to the South Side 1951 Although he was just two years into pro ball and already 29 years old, the White Sox took notice of the outstanding season Jim Rivera was having for the Seattle Rainers of the Pacific Coast League ...2025
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• Game Thread: White Sox at Rays

Davis Martin returns to the big league club after a rehab stint with the Charlotte Knights | Alex Slitz/Getty Images Davis Martin makes his first start since June 12 with the goal of extending the win streak to five games The White Sox (36-65) have come out of the All-Star break HOT, and have won all four games by at least five runs, including the first game of the series with the Tampa Ba...2025
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• Royals All-Star break power rankings

William Purnell-Imagn Images With the “second half” about to start, let’s once again check some vibes The second half of the baseball season begins in a few short hours, so it’s time to check in on the vibes surrounding the Royals, both good and bad. How’d you spend the All-Star break? I won’t lie, I kind of forgot that the draft took place on Sunday until my fellow writers started sending...2025
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• Locked On Twins: Minnesota Twins’ Second Half Schedule LOOMS Large | Can They Overcome Tough Opponents?
The Minnesota Twins face crucial decisions as the All-Star break is upon us. Will recent roster moves and draft picks propel them into playoff contention? Dave Brown and Brandon Warne analyze the Twins’ 47-49 record and second-place standing in the AL Central. They break down Carlos Correa‘s injury scare, Byron Buxton‘s resurgence, and the potential return of Zebby Matthews....2025
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• Today in White Sox History: July 11

On this day 98 years ago, Bill Barrett capped a day of sacrifices with a rare, walk-off steal of second base. | Chicago Tribune A walk-off steal of second base, making eight sacrifices worthwhile 1927 In a 7-6 win at Comiskey Park over the Boston Red Sox, the White Sox tied an MLB record with eight sacrifice hits. Sacrifice flies came from Bill Barrett and Harry McCurdy, as well as Bibb Fa...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 28, 2025

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Bullpen blues blow Kansas City’s series against Cincinnati Reds. At Into the Fountains, Craig Brown talks about Royals prospect Jac Caglianone’s timeline after Monday’s loss. Again, it’s about things like pitch recognition, in-game adjustments, and making contact. It’s also about putting the work into becoming a competent outfielder. These are decidedly unsexy bas...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 20, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images One week until Opening Day. Daniel Lynch IV’s last Spring Training outing could hint at his role this season: Lynch will get a few appearances out of the bullpen this week as the Cactus League schedule wraps up, with an inning Wednesday and two scheduled on Friday, while Kris Bubic remains in the rotation and is scheduled for his sixth spring game (fifth st...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 26, 2025

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images The best slugger in Northwest Arkansas Naturals history is back in Kansas City. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers and David Adler look at some of the intense work from Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. this spring at getting better on the basepaths. They’re incorporating audio components along with the visual technology on when to react, as well as ways to o...2025
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• AL Central Notes: Abreu, Kipnis, Moustakas, Cuthbert, Sano
White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu shed over ten pounds already this offseason, James Fegan of The Athletic writes. The weight loss comes thanks in part to a diet with a lot more fish and white meat. But aside from eating healthier, the Cuban native has another, more surprising goal: to steal more bases. Abreu…...2018
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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• Relentless Royals Can't Wait to Swing—and They Rarely Miss
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"This AL Central team ascends to No. 1 for 1st time in '25"

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"Four, that the AL Central was a weak division with no runaway favorite."

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"com/niINdTR2b8— MLB (@MLB) June 29, 2023 The AL Central is still without a team at or above ."

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"Guardians clinch 1st AL Central title since '18"

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"A 7-2 win over Cleveland on Thursday has given the White Sox their first AL Central title in 13 years."

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"AL East Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays AL Central Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians…"

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"Avila, 33 in January, is no stranger to the AL Central, having spent parts of eight seasons with the Tigers plus…"

2018
"Some rumblings from around both the NL and AL Central divisions… Reports back in December indicated that Cubs swingman Mike Montgomery wanted to be a full-time starting pitcher, though the southpaw told reporters (including Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times) that he was just indicating his preference rather than demanding a role change."

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"That inched the club one victory closer to the 1916 New York Giants' MLB-record run of 26 wins in a row, and trimmed the Tribe's magic number to three to clinch the AL Central crown."

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"They are sitting atop their division and rank fourth in the AL in runs scored with 271, more than any other team in the AL Central."

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"Crown jewel: KC wins AL Central"

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"Jeff Samardzija has returned to Chicago, and the White Sox apparently have their sights set on returning to AL Central contention."

• The Team That Once Saved Baseball Has Started To Destroy It

In the summer of 2002, when magazines were still a thing, one of the best covers featuring the Minnesota Twins was printed for ESPN The Magazine. The Twins were in the middle of a shocking season, staving off contraction to lead the AL Central. They were on their way to the playoffs with a core featuring Jacque Jones, A.J....2025
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• Poll: Who Had The Best Deadline In The AL Central?
The trade deadline has come and gone. While trade season was slow to get started this year, when all was said and done, there were several dozen trades made in a flurry of movement over the final few days before the deadline arrived. The full impact of these trades won’t be known for years to…...2025
• Scott Harris Discusses Tigers’ Deadline Approach
The AL Central-leading Tigers were one of the league’s busier teams at the trade deadline, even if the team’s moves were more about adding depth and raising the talent floor than raising the roster’s ceiling in pursuit of a World Series. The big focus was on pitching, as Charlie Morton and Chris Paddack joined the…...2025
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• MLB Week 17 Hot or Not: It’s a trade frenzy

Ke’Bryan Hayes celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Braves on July 31, 2025. | Aaron Doster-Imagn Images The 2025 trade deadline was far from disappointing As always, the trade deadline consumed the headlines last week. From blockbuster moves to buzzer-beating transactions, all eyes were on the trades, less so the games. This recap covers in-game and off-field action f...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: August 2

On this day 89 years ago, Jackie Hayes capped the second-biggest comeback in White Sox history with a 12th-inning single. | Sporting News via Getty Images Down 10-1, the South Siders rally to win, and sweep a doubleheader 1901 A 7-0 win over Detroit made it three straight shutouts for the White Sox. The Tigers were the victims of all three whitewashes: Clark Griffith’s 2-0 win on July 31, ...2025
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• MLB trade rumors on Pirates, Diamondbacks, Rangers, and Yankees as deadline nears
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• Tigers Interested In Merrill Kelly, But Prioritizing Relief Pitching
A once-dominant season for the Tigers has sprung some leaks, as the club has lost 13 of its last 16 games. Detroit still has a nine-game lead in the AL Central so it’s far from panic mode just yet, but some help is clearly needed at the deadline, as evidenced by yesterday’s trade that brought…...2025
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• Dodgers Predicted to Land All-Star Outfielder in Blockbuster Trade Deadline Move

Could the Dodgers be close to adding an impact bat at the deadline? According to one projection, Los Angeles may be set to acquire a true difference-maker currently playing in the AL Central. More news: Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto Aspiring to Be Like Clayton Kershaw David Schoenfield of ESPN laid out the remaining dominos that could fall …...2025
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• Guardians series preview: Are these teams buyers or sellers?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images This is an important series for two AL Central teams on the bubble. The Royals and Guardians face each other this weekend with both teams on the bubble of a post-season race. The Guadians are three games back of a Wild Card spot, while the Royals sit another 1.5 games behind them. Both teams are playing well as of late - the Guardians have won 11 of their...2025
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• Shout Out to Whichever Team Wins the AL Central — You Know Who You Are

In a shocking turn of events, the Guardians have pulled within a game of the Tigers in the standings entering the final week of the season....2025
• Guardians series preview: Are these teams buyers or sellers?
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals preview, Monday 7/21, 7:05 CT

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs host an AL Central team. Today’s roster move: Here Monday notes... FIRST PLACE, STILL: The Cubs are tied for first place in the Central Division with the Brewers at 59-40. The Cubs had led at the end of the day after each of their last 82 games, beginning on April 12. That day, the Cubs posted their historic 16-0 demolition of the Dodgers at ...2025
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• Royals All-Star break power rankings
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 19, 2025

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Rave on! John Rave’s two home runs weren’t the result of taking it easy over the break, writes Anne Rogers. It wasn’t the only thing that was different about Rave on Friday. He spent the All-Star break across the state in Clearwater, Fla., driving into Tampa for three of the four days to hit at the recently opened Driveline facility. Rave has spent the last two of...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire Fred McGriff from Padres

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images The Crime Dog comes to Atlanta Braves Franchise History 1961: Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock and Joe Torre of the Braves startle the Reds with a triple steal in the 6th inning. For Aaron, it is his first steal of home. 1993: The Atlanta Braves obtain 1B Fred McGriff from the Padres in exchange for minor leaguers Melvin Nieves and Donnie Elliott. ...2025
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• Gamethread 91: Royals at Diamondbacks

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images A chance to win a series, and have a winning road trip The Royals are wrapping up their 7-game road trip out west, looking to win the rubber match in the desert, against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Royals mashed their way to a 9-3 win on Friday night, but were quiet yesterday, and allowed too many free passes in a 7-1 loss yesterday. The Royals currently ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 2, 2025

Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images “Well, there is always next year,” Kansas City Royals fans have said for the past ten years. The Athletic’s latest power rankings feature Levi Weaver comparing today’s Kansas City Royals more to the 2023 squad than last year’s. [$] The stories of the Tigers and Royals were twin flames last year — two AL Central teams ascending from the mire to cla...2025
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• MLB Week 13 Hot or Not: Spencer Steer slams three home runs in one game

Spencer Steer rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Padres on June 27, 2025. | Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Meanwhile, Angels and Royals regress Welcome back to the Hot or Not feature series! This week’s recap covers the 13th full week of the season, from June 22-28. AL West Hot: Jacob deGrom flirts with a no-hitterThere have been a cou...2025
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• MLB Week 12 Hot or Not: Records were set!

Cal Raleigh celebrates after hitting his 29th home run in the dugout at Wrigley Field on June 20. He’s put up two more since Friday. | Matt Marton-Imagn Images Jacob Misiorowski and Cal Raleigh break records as a heat wave sets in As the temperatures rise, so does the level of competition. MLB’s 12th week was record-breaking and filled with excitement, as the All-Star voting amps up and mi...2025
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• Tarik Skubal visits David Fry after Cleveland DH suffered facial, nasal fractures from 99 mph fastball
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• Guardians make history as remarkable turnaround continues in win over Tigers

If the Guardians can carry the momentum, the AL Central could miraculously be theirs for the taking....2025
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• Washington Nationals Head To Minnesota Looking To Build Momentum

After a series win against a solid Reds ballclub, the Nats look to do the same on the road in Minneapolis Coming off a series victory against the Cincinnati Reds back home in DC, the Nationals head to Minneapolis to take on the 49-53 Minnesota Twins in a 3 game set. After the offense exploded for 16 runs in the first 2 games against the Reds, the bats went quiet in the series finale, as Nick Lodol...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 19, 2025
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• MLB Week 15 Hot or Not: The All-Stars showed up

Byron Buxton has water dumped on him after hitting his first career cycle. | Brad Rempel-Imagn Images Although some ASG participants fell hard, many proved why they’re worthy of the honor by putting on show-stopping performances This week’s recap covers the 15th full week of the season, from July 6-12, the final week before the 2025 All-Star Game. AL West Hot: Bryan Woo twirls a gem and ...2025
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• MLB Week 14 Hot or Not: Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts

Clayton Kershaw tips his cap after throwing his 3,000th career strikeout. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The old and new generations continue making history Last week was another scorcher, but historic performances by veteran and young stars made the heat a bit more bearable. This week’s recap covers the 14th full week of the season from June 29 to July 5. AL West Hot: Jose Altuve’s ba...2025
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• Minnesota’s June Swoon Felt Long Enough To Be An Entire Season
The month of June was a whirlwind for the Minnesota Twins. It felt like it dragged on for an entire season. Let’s begin with a broad overview of the month, followed by an examination of the key moments and players of the month. The overview The Twins came into the month five games above .500 and were in second place in the AL Central behind the Detroit Tigers....2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 2, 2025
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• Crown jewel: KC wins AL Central
The Royals became the first Major League team to clinch a division title this season on Thursday as they rallied past the Mariners, 10-4, after Lorenzo Cain's two-run single in the sixth inning ignited a late-game rally and Johnny Cueto turned in seven strong innings of three-run ball....2015
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• Rap Group 'Center of Attention' Makes Hype Song for Kansas City Royals
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• Jordan Zimmermann to Tigers: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• AL Central 2015 Preview: Sleepers, X-Factors and Predictions
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• Tribe flying high with full team effort
Look at the Indians. They are sitting atop their division and rank fourth in the AL in runs scored with 271, more than any other team in the AL Central. How's that?...2016
• White Sox acquire Samardzija from A's
Jeff Samardzija has returned to Chicago, and the White Sox apparently have their sights set on returning to AL Central contention. The White Sox and A's completed a trade Tuesday that sent Samardzija and fellow pitcher Michael Ynoa to Chicago in exchange for right-handed pitcher Chris Bassitt, catcher Josh Phegley, first baseman Rangel Ravelo and infielder Marcus Semien....2014
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• Ben Zobrist to Royals: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Royals Clinch 2015 Playoff Berth: Highlights, Twitter Reaction to Celebration
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2025

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Comebacks are fun, no matter how easy the opponent makes them. David Lesky reacts to Monday’s series opener against the Chicago White Sox. But in this one, they got great pitching, just enough offense and one defensive play that I may be thinking about for a long time. And if you doubt that, I can still picture a double play started by Alcides Escobar in Houston ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Which will come first, the end of Kansas City’s winter or Opening Day? David Lesky at Inside the Crown stacks up the Kansas City Royals pitching room ahead of Opening Day. The change started at the end of June that year when the Royals acquired Cole Ragans, but to their credit, they didn’t stop. We know about them adding Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, but th...2025
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• Ryan Puts Cubs In An 11K Headlock
Slowly, paper extrudes from a fax machine. A hand brings it to a face and we read, "Need Joe R...an down at the Pentagon. Damn, we need toner! Joe R...an? Who the hell is that?! Oh, I know..." A chair swivels around to the CIA Director, he screams, "Send Joe Ryan (5 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 2.45) to the Pentagon! I can only assume they need a guy with a 10.2 K/9, 1.2 BB/9 -- yowzas! ...2021
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• 1st-Place Indians Make AL Central Statement with Sweep of Defending Champ Royals
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• Royals Still Have All the Ingredients of Their Championship Formula in 2016
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
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• MLB Offseason Has Created Most Wide-Open A.L. Battle in Recent Memory
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• Melky Cabrera Signing Makes White Sox MLB Offseason's Most Improved
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• Guardians' run doesn't ease 'sting' of playoff exit
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• Inside the odds of the Guardians' remarkable comeback to win the AL Central
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• What's at stake in Game 162? AL East, AL Central and wild card races down to last day of MLB regular season

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• Guardians clinch MLB playoff spot on walk-off hit-by-pitch in pursuit of AL Central, record-breaking comeback

For the seventh time in 10 seasons, Cleveland heads to the postseason...2025
• Stumbling, staggering Tigers have clawed their way to an MLB playoff berth -- now it's all down to Game 162

Detroit's win Saturday guaranteed them a wild card spot, but they're still playing for the AL Central...2025
• MLB playoff clinch scenarios: How AL East, AL Central, wild card races will be decided this weekend

With two games left of the 2025 regular season, four playoff berths are still open...2025
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• Tigers vs. Guardians face off with AL Central, playoff berth on the line: What to know ahead of the series

Detroit is on the verge of a collapse and Cleveland is surging as the two set to square off...2025
• Battle for the AL Central: Breaking down an improbable Guardians comeback and epic Tigers collapse
With a week left, Detroit and Cleveland are separated by one game atop the division -- and the race might fall among the greatest finishes of all time....2025
• AL Central Notes: Tigers, Morton, Lugo, Bergert, Wallner
A year after reaching the playoffs due to a late-season surge, the Tigers are now facing an opposite scenario in 2025. The scorching-hot Guardians are on an eight-game winning streak and have won 13 of their last 14 games, while Detroit has lost seven of its last eight games — including a three-game sweep at…...2025
• Games of the Day
The AL Central race takes center stage early this afternoon as the Tigers host the Braves at 1 PM EDT and the Guardians visit the Twins at 2 PM EDT in the first game of a split admission doubleheader. None of the pitching matchups are particularly compelling, but today will even the number of game […]...2025

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• Is This the Kansas City Royals’ Rock Bottom?

The sliding Royals aren’t anything new, but a sweep at home is a new low. In this episode of Royals Rundown, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco dive into the highs, lows, and head-scratchers of the Kansas City Royals’ latest stretch. From questionable umpiring in the Yankees series to offensive stalls by key players like Bobby Witt Jr., the duo doesn’t hold back. They discuss the rise of...2025
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• MLB Week 9 Hot or Not: Tarik Skubal presents his Cy Young case, Max Fried and Zach Wheeler struggle

Tarik Skubal throws the final strikeout of his first career complete game, against the Guardians on May 25. | Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Pitching was all the buzz in the last week of May Week nine of the Hot or Not series is all about pitching — both dominant and faulty. This week’s recap covers the fifth full week of the season, May 25-31. AL West Hot: Jose Altuve Altuve ha...2025
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• Royals lose 7-5 in front of Big Slick crowd

Big crowd for Big Slick watched a rough game. | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images They went 2-10 with runners in scoring position. 10 runners left on base. Same story, different night. Well, for two finesse/control pitchers, sometimes they just don’t have it. When they don’t have it, the hits come in bunches. Tonight, neither starting pitcher had it. Both Seth Lugo and Casey Mize were chase...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 28, 2025
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• MLB insider shockingly predicts this AL Central player will win MVP over Aaron Judge — and it’s not Bobby Witt Jr.

Aaron Judge appears well on his way to winning his third American League MVP award, but one MLB insider shockingly predicts he won't....2025
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• MLB Week 4 Hot or Not: NL Central has some Easter fun, Toronto’s newcomers aren’t exciting anyone

Elly De La Cruz celebrates his home run against the Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 20. | Greg Fiume/Getty Images A few pitching gems outshine the early batting slumps Welcome back to the Hot or Not feature series! This week’s recap covers the fourth full week of the season, from April 20-26. AL West Hot: Hunter Brown is becoming an aceIt would be a shame not to mention B...2025
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