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• Light-hitting O's lose ground in AL East race with loss to Sox
2024
• Game 145 Thread: Royals vs Yankees

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) celebrates after hitting a double during the eighth inning at Kauffman Stadium. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Witt vs Judge Yes, this is an important battle - the New York Yankees are fighting off the Baltimore Orioles for the AL East crown, and the Kansas City Royals are fighting to close the year with a playoff spot. But make no mistake—th...2024
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• Yankees recall top prospect Jasson Domínguez amid tight AL East battle with Orioles in stretch run to playoffs

Domínguez is only 21 and has nine games of MLB experience...2024
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• Yankees and Orioles are in a dead heat in the AL East, but does anyone actually want to win the division?

The Yankees have a losing record since the middle of June. The Orioles do too...2024
• Cubs 2, Yankees 1: Finally, some runs...

Matt Marton-Imagn Images ... just enough runs to win the last game of the series behind some outstanding pitching. I know that most of you were paying attention to the Bears game this afternoon, so ICYMI, the Cubs finally put together enough runs to defeat the Yankees 2-1 and salvage the final game of this three-game series. They did that despite having only three hits. From BCB’s JohnW53:...2024
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• AL East Notes: Bichette, Kjerstad, Hendriks
Bo Bichette is scheduled to begin a Triple-A rehab assignment beginning on Tuesday, the Blue Jays told reporters (including Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi and Arden Zwelling). Bichette has been on the injured list since suffering a right calf strain on July 19, which was the third calf-related issue for Bichette within about a month’s time. It…...2024
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• Cubs 2, Yankees 1: Finally, some runs...
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Yankees series preview

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Bronx Bombers visit Wrigley Field for the first time in seven years. Aaron Judge has played just three career games at Wrigley Field, all of them in 2017, which was the last time the Yankees played at the Friendly Confines. In those games he went 3-for-13 with four strikeouts and no home runs. Those games were in Judge’s first fu...2024
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• Takeaways from Braves-Rockies: A missed opportunity

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves still won the series but they also missed a golden chance gain as much ground as possible in the NL Wild Card race. Heading into this series, the Atlanta Braves were going for a sweep in order to set the record straight against a Colorado Rockies team that tripped them up in a major way back at Coors Field. For the first two ga...2024
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• Spoiler Alert: The White Sox possess only one existential function, and they’re even failing at that

Artist’s imagining of Miguel Vargas’ post-collision injury. The South Siders go “full White Sox” in Baltimore and make history. Again The 2024 Chicago White Sox are so bad, they’re being used by other teams as an adverb. "the white sox have just gone full white sox" pic.twitter.com/1C5dgI5rvw— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) September 3, 2024 It’s not a pipe dream anymore; with 22 games rem...2024
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• Gamethread: White Sox at Orioles

Nick Nastrini on the mound, searching high and low for run support. | Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Pale Hose set out to do damage control against a team that has a lot to lose Happy Tuesday, White Sox friends. Who else is tired of stats? Yet another mind-blowing statistic illustrating the ineptitude of the 2024 White Sox H/T @GrantBrisbee pic.twitter.com/XPiQACjfXk— The Athletic MLB (...2024
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 129 thread: Kyle Freeland vs. Carlos Rodón

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado will take on former Rockie DJ LaMahieu at Yankee Stadium For the first time since 2019, the Rockies will play at Yankee Stadium when New York hosts Colorado for a three-game series starting Friday night. Kyle Freeland (3-5, 5.97 ERA) will start game one for the Rockies, making his second-ever start at Yankee Stadium. The last one came in 2019...2024
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• Luis Gil injury update: Yankees rookie hits IL with back strain amid tight playoff race for AL East title

The Yankees currently sit half a game behind the Orioles in the division...2024
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Blue Jays series preview

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The Cubs continue their sojourn through American League teams. This is the Blue Jays’ first visit to Wrigley Field since 2017. That weekend, a large contingent of friendly Jays fans were at Wrigley Field. It was a nice experience talking with many of them. And the Cubs swept that series — hopefully, they can do it again! For more on the Jays, here’s...2024
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• AL East Notes: Orioles, Casas, Story, Schmidt
Orioles general manager Mike Elias spoke to reporters (including Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports) ahead of today’s game against the Rays, offering updates on several injured players. First and foremost, he expressed optimism regarding starter Grayson Rodriguez, who landed on the 15-day IL last week. Elias described Rodriguez’s right lat/teres injury as “pretty mild” –…...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Wes Helms drives in 7 against the Brewers

Braves Franchise History 1914: Red Sox owner Joseph Lannin offers the use of Fenway Park to Braves owner James Gaffney. With the Braves making a run for the pennant, Gaffney will take him up on the offer. 1921: Braves crush Cubs 13-5 as Billy Southworth has three doubles and a home run. 1942: Braves pitcher Jim Tobin blasts his sixth homer of the year, tying the National League record for homers...2024
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• Weird but true: Remembering when two Devil Rays pitchers were shot in 2002

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images A look back at two tragic events from 2002. During the early morning hours of a Summer day in Charleston, South Carolina, police were called after a shooting where a 24 year old man had been shot twice in what was later deemed as a random act of violence. A few months later, also in the early morning hours, police responded to a shooting in Raleigh, North C...2024
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• Red Sox Cuban Phenom Yoan Moncada More Than Flashy Cars, Hype and Muscles
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Jays, Royals, Mets Full Steam Ahead After Deadline
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• What Do MLB Players Really Do During the Long Offseason Months?
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"Verdict: No AL East Baltimore Orioles: Estimated payroll $92 million."

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"com/i1dG1JQfaH— Andy Kostka (@afkostka) June 11, 2023 With the victory, the Orioles improved to 41-24 on the season, good for second place in the AL East."

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"Step 1, complete: Yankees clinch AL East title"

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"Aaron Boone, whose job security came into question after the Yankees finished third in the AL East and then lost to the Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Game, will return with a new three-year deal, plus an option, sources confirmed to ESPN."

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"MLB shuts down Marlins and Phillies, revises schedule for NL East, AL East teams amid COVID-19 outbreak"

2019
"AL East Notes: Yankees, Gardner, Red Sox, Luxury Tax, Rays, Relocation"

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"AL East Notes: Brach, Orioles, Ellsbury, Yankees, JDM"

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"Sox storm back vs. Reds, pad AL East lead"

2016
"O's cool Blue Jays, stay alone atop AL East"

2015
"Brian McCann's home run in the sixth inning helped push the Yankees into sole possession of first place in the AL East on Monday night with a 4-1 win over the Rays, who saw their five-game winning streak snapped."

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"The Red Sox have finalized their contract with Pablo Sandoval, the first of two big signings aimed at boosting Boston's offense after a last-place finish in the AL East."

• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Yankees series preview
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 129 thread: Kyle Freeland vs. Carlos Rodón
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Blue Jays series preview
2024

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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Coaches all coming back in 2025; Nats drop finale with Orioles, 4-1...

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ second game with the Orioles in OPACY... Davey Martinez announced before the second of two with the Orioles in Baltimore last night the entire Washington Nationals’ coaching staff will be returning in 2025, an early decision he said he wanted to get done sooner than later for continued stability as he, and the front office in D.C., think the ballclub is close to ...2024
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• AL East Notes: Orioles, Casas, Story, Schmidt
2024

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• Blue Jays president is focused on three ways to improve team

In the midst of a season that has been an unmitigated disappointment for Blue Jays fans where the club has fallen to last place in the AL East and sold off pieces at the trade deadline, club president and CEO Mark Shapiro spoke to reporters about the club’s plans for 2025 and beyond....2024
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• Blue Jays President Mark Shapiro Discusses Team’s Future
In the midst of a season that has been an unmitigated disappointment for Blue Jays fans where the club has fallen to last place in the AL East and sold off pieces at the trade deadline, club president and CEO Mark Shapiro spoke to reporters including Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith and MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson about the…...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Wes Helms drives in 7 against the Brewers
2024

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• Red Sox Trade for Lucas Sims, Yankees Add Mark Leiter Jr. to Bolster Their Bullpens

The AL East rivals went deadline shopping for relievers from NL Central clubs....2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 109

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Another day, another listless loss. The beat goes on. The Cubs lost to the Reds Tuesday night, 6-3. This drops them to 13-25 in the NL Central. In all other games, the Cubs are on an 87-win pace against teams not from the NL Central. A .535 winning percentage would have them in second place in the NL Central, tucked in behind the Braves but ahead of the...2024
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• Cubs 2, Yankees 1: Finally, some runs...
2024

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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Yankees series preview
2024

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• Boone: Yankees Will Be “Creative” With Closer Role
The Yankees dropped tonight’s rubber match against the Rangers by a 10-6 margin. They’ve lost three straight series overall, dropping two of three against the Nationals, Cardinals and Texas. They had a good chance to secure a series victory and stay ahead of the Orioles in the AL East standings on Tuesday, but Clay Holmes surrendered…...2024
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• Gamethread: White Sox at Orioles
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 109
2024

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• MLB Trade Deadline 2024: Grading all 30 teams’ moves

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The dust has settled after a frenzied final few hours of trade activity. How did your team fare? The 2024 MLB Trade Deadline has come and gone. There will be waiver claims, minor signings, injury returns, and other internal promotions from this point onward, but in general, each team’s roster now features the primary players who wi...2024
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• Three storylines to watch for the second half of MLB season

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The MLB All-Star break is over and now it's time for the contenders to start separating themselves from the pretenders. Now that we’ve gotten the American League’s annual paddling of the National League in the All-Star Game out of the way, it’s time to focus on the business end of the regular season. While we’re not quite in the money rounds of the seaso...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 92

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The Cubs stay hot with a 9-2 win over the reigning AL East champs. The Cubs have reached a place where eventually all struggling teams reach. The question is it the ineloquently named dead cat bounce? Or has the worm turned? Four wins in five days. One against a shorthanded Phillies team on get away day. Two of three against another lousy installment ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 91

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Cubs win a series with a 5-0 win over the Angels. As someone with a daughter who recently graduated with a degree in sports communication and hoping to make her career in sports broadcasting, I start today with a hat tip to the Cubs for their all-female broadcast, an historic occurrence for the Cubs, Major League Baseball and for the world of sports as...2024
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• Braves’ road trip continues with a three-game series against the Cardinals

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images The Braves will begin a three-game series against the Cardinals starting Monday. Here is a look at the pitching matchups for the series. After capturing a series win in New York, the Atlanta Braves will make the trip to St. Louis where they will begin a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. The Braves took two of three from the A...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Coaches all coming back in 2025; Nats drop finale with Orioles, 4-1...
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• MLB Trade Deadline 2024: Grading all 30 teams’ moves
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• Toronto's poor start leaves the Blue Jays needing to rebuild or retool

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The Blue Jays have gotten off to a poor start and can't seem to get any facet of their game going. So what's next for them? With the calendar set to flip in a few days from June to July, that means that the looming specter of MLB’s trade deadline is getting larger and larger on the horizon. With each passing day, we’re starting to get a better idea of who’...2024
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• MLB Roundup: Week 11

Paul Skenes continues his spectacular start. | Justin K. Aller/Getty Images A quick look around the major leagues at who’s hot, who’s not, and everything in-between! Week 11 of the 2024 Major League Baseball season is upon us! The kids are out of school, the weather is warm, and summer is officially right around the corner. Top Stories and Trends The New York Yankees continued their ass...2024
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• MLB Roundup: Week 10

Old White Sox friend alert! Carlos Rodón shows off in his sixth straight start, bolstering a 2.48 ERA in the last month. | Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Yankees surge into first, White Sox lose 13 straight, players gambling on baseball, and so much more! We are back with the 10th edition of the MLB Roundup, and teams are bringing the heat right into June! Top Stories and Trends The...2024
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• 2024 Sunburst Awards: Oakland Athletics games 55-57

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Rays advance to 28-29 after three game series at Tropicana Field “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the 1...2024
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• Who needs Gerrit Cole when the Yankees have Luis Gil?

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images If Gerrit Cole hadn't gotten injured, Luis Gil likely wouldn't be here. Yet here he is, thriving in the spotlight as the hottest pitcher for the Yankees. Expectations are always relative but one thing that remains constant in the baseball world is expectations being sky high for the New York Yankees. With that in mind, last season was just about as close ...2024
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• Q&A with Tom Dakers of Bluebird Banter

Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images Tom Dakers of Bluebird Banter, our sister site for the Toronto Blue Jays, did a quick Q&A with each other ahead of this weekend’s series. Enjoy! 1. The Jays are in last place in the very competitive AL East. Did you expect this is them or do you think they will start playing better and get into a race for a playoff spot? Well, they ...2024
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• 2024 Sunburst Awards: New York Yankees games 39-41

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Rays fall to 20-21 after three game series at Tropicana Field “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the 13...2024
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• Outside The Confines: To bee or not to bee

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports A hero emerges in Phoenix. Another injury for Mike Trout and another broadcast dispute. A look at home runs in college ball and other news from around baseball. Good morning. It’s good to be home. See you at 1:20. As you no doubt heard, Angels superstar Mike Trout is injured again. Will Leitch has five questions about Trout, his injury and the Angels. Ke...2024
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• McCann's blast sparks Yankees past Rays
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• Yanks half-game back in AL East after win
It seemed as if Michael Pineda and the Yankees were in for a long day on Monday after Pineda allowed four runs to the Orioles in the second inning of the series opener. But the Yanks' offense chipped away to rally behind Pineda and New York ultimately pulled out an 8-6 win. Greg Bird's three-run shot in the seventh broke open a tie and ended up being the difference-maker for the Yanks, who pulled ...2015
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• Yanks half-game back in AL East after win
It seemed as if Michael Pineda and the Yankees were in for a long day on Monday after Pineda allowed four runs to the Orioles in the second inning of the series opener. But the Yanks' offense chipped away to rally behind Pineda and New York ultimately pulled out an 8-6 win. Greg Bird's three-run shot in the seventh broke open a tie and ended up being the difference-maker for the Yanks, who pulled ...2015
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• Severino helps Yanks keep pace in AL East
Luis Severino bounced back from a rough outing to pitch into the sixth inning and Greg Bird launched a towering home run as the Yankees defeated the Rays, 3-1, on Wednesday at Tropicana Field....2015
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• Severino helps Yanks keep pace in AL East
Luis Severino bounced back from a rough outing to pitch into the sixth inning and Greg Bird launched a towering home run as the Yankees defeated the Rays, 3-1, on Wednesday at Tropicana Field....2015
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• Sox storm back vs. Reds, pad AL East lead
The Red Sox endured the early body blow of a grand slam by Cincinnati's Scooter Gennett and then stormed back with big hits and clutch relief to pull out a 5-4 victory over the Reds on Friday night that reduced their magic number for clinching the American League East to six games....2017
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• Sox win set with Jays, increase AL East lead
Fresh off a 19-inning comeback win on Tuesday, the Red Sox were right back at it on Wednesday night, riding another stellar outing from Doug Fister and a balanced offensive attack to a 6-1 victory over the Blue Jays in the rubber game at Fenway Park....2017
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• Gardner's 2 HRs, Judge's 10th blast lead NY
Brett Gardner homered twice and drove in four runs, Austin Romine collected a career-high five RBIs and Aaron Judge hit his American League-leading 10th homer as the Yankees claimed sole possession of first place in the AL East with a 12-4 victory over the Orioles on Saturday at Yankee Stadium....2017
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• MLB Roundup: Week 13

Two heavy hitters for the Orioles continue to show dominance, as they take the AL East lead. | Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports The Guardians and Phillies continue to duke it out for the best team in baseball, a bat boy saves Shohei Ohtani, and ... are the Astros back? The action never ceases within MLB, so of course there have been many resurgences and regressions across both league. Wher...2024
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• MLB Roundup Week 4: Win streaks, sweeps, and sausages, oh my!

Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli tries his best to sound sane during a press conference where he reveals the team’s good-luck charm is a wrapped summer sausage. The latest on news around baseball includes Seattle’s latest surge, top pitching performances, and ... a White Sox sweep? While it hasn’t been too long since our previous update, BOY has a lot happened over the last week. Jo...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs sweep the Astros to close a successful homestand. Every season is an entity onto its own. You watch enough seasons and they start to feel like one long homogenous mass. But when you sort them out, or more specifically when one is going on, you can really feel that individuality. And so, as we sit in front of this currently unfolding season, th...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 6, 2024
Edwin Diaz, RP (NYM) Diaz is right on track towards a successful return from the torn patellar tendon in his knee that forced him to miss the entire 2023 season. The electric closer was hitting the mid-to-high 90's with his fastball in a minor-league intrasquad scrimmage on Tuesday. The expectation is Diaz will appear in his first Grapefruit League game of the season next week. All signs point to ...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 5, 2024
Yandy Diaz If you want a player with a sea of red for a stats page, Diaz is your guy. He led all qualified 1B in wRC+ (164) and was 4th in xwOBA (.381). He slashed a strong .330/.410/.522, and while some may argue for regression, Diaz's xBA of .305 ranks 6th amongst all hitters. He also is plus at controlling the zone (19.7 Chase%, 18.3 Whiff%, both 83rd Percentile), which allow him to maintain hi...2024
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• David Price Right at Home with Boston Red Sox Thanks in Large Part to Big Papi
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• Are the Yankees Headed for a Third Straight Year Without a Playoff Appearance?
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• Blockbuster Josh Donaldson Trade Shows Jays All-in for 2015, A's Retooling Again
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• Light-hitting O's lose ground in AL East race with loss to Sox
2024
• Game 145 Thread: Royals vs Yankees
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• Yankees recall top prospect Jasson Domínguez amid tight AL East battle with Orioles in stretch run to playoffs
2024

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• Cubs 2, Yankees 1: Finally, some runs...
2024

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• AL East Notes: Bichette, Kjerstad, Hendriks
2024

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• MLB odds, picks: Yankees, Orioles locked in AL East battle, plus breaking down every divisional race

Just three weeks remain in MLB's regular season...2024
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• Takeaways from Braves-Rockies: A missed opportunity
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• Spoiler Alert: The White Sox possess only one existential function, and they’re even failing at that
2024

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• Gamethread: White Sox at Orioles
2024

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• Takeaways from Braves-Rockies: A missed opportunity
2024

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• What to watch for at the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images We’ve already seen a bunch of familiar faces in new (and old) places and it’s likely that the wheeling and dealing will continue right up to the 6 P.M. E.T. deadline. Later today at 6 P.M. E.T., MLB’s Trade Deadline will come and go and while today might be the deadline, we’ve already seen plenty of fireworks. Entering Tuesday, 28 of the 30 teams in MLB ...2024
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• Three storylines to watch for the second half of MLB season
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 92
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• The All-Star Game is coming Part 2: Votepocalypse

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates with Salvador Perez #13 after hitting a home run in the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on May 26, 2024 in St Petersburg, Florida. | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images This democracy can be dominated by royalty Last week we talked about what would have to happen to get a Royals catcher or baseman into the Al...2024
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• Why has no MLB team signed Brandon Belt?

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The two-time World Series champion was a dangerous hitter last year, but he is still unemployed over a month into the 2024 campaign. During the 2023 MLB season, 212 different position players came to the plate at least 400 times. From that group, 35 players became free agents at some point during the offseason. There were the big, splashy ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: One month down

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images At the end of baseball’s first month, things are starting to take shape. It seems impossible that a full month of baseball has passed us by. It feels like only yesterday we were celebrating Opening Day, and now we’re getting to a point where it might be time to stop saying “small sample size” as an excuse. The Dodgers aren’t a shocker as the NL West le...2024
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• AL East Notes: Benintendi, Kluber, Rays
Despite all of the trade speculation swirling around Andrew Benintendi, the Red Sox haven’t “reached a point of no return in trade talks,” The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier writes, and “there’s a solid chance, though not a guarantee” that Benintendi won’t be moved. One of the obstacles preventing a deal is the number of quality…...2021
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• AL East Notes: Morton, Betts, Margot, Blue Jays, Wood, Sanchez
Former Astros righty Charlie Morton became the latest player to address Houston’s electronic sign-stealing scandal, telling MLB.com’s Juan Toribio and other reporters that “personally, I regret not doing more to stop it” during his time with the club in 2017, while also admitting that he wasn’t certain what steps he could have taken to directly…...2020
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