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• FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: May 9, 2026We answer your questions on Austin Hedges, per-pitch efficiency, the largest percentage of career stolen bases coming in the shortest span of time, and more....2026 -
• Guardians catcher Austin Hedges proposes to girlfriend on field after winSunday wasn’t too shabby for the catcher....2026 -
• Guardians' Hedges gets engaged on field after win
Austin Hedges scored the first run of the game for the Guardians but had a bigger moment after the final out....2026
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• How Will The Guardians’ Middle Infield Play Out?
The Guardians have had a quiet offseason, only re-signing backup catcher Austin Hedges and acquiring a handful of relievers on one-year deals. They’ve yet to add anyone to a lineup that ranked 28th in scoring. They were the only team in the bottom 10 that made the postseason, so it’s unlikely they’ll get back to October…...2026
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• Guardians Seeking Right-Handed Hitting Outfielder
So far this offseason, the Guardians have focused on the bullpen by signing free agents Shawn Armstrong, Connor Brogdon, and Colin Holderman. On the offensive side, the only move of significance thus far has been re-signing catcher Austin Hedges. Going forward, the club may look to add a right-handed hitting outfielder, according to Ken Rosenthal…...2025Continue with Shawn Armstrong
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• Guardians Notes: Kwan, Bullpen, Valera, Rocchio
As expected, it has been a quiet start to the offseason for the Guardians. Their only major league moves thus far have been to re-sign backup catcher Austin Hedges and add middle reliever Connor Brogdon. Cleveland rarely attacks free agency, and they seem generally unlikely to make major moves on the trade front in either direction this…...2025Visit the page Connor Brogdon headline news
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 14, 2025Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images Cole Ragans can only be stopped by cramps. Anne Rogers writes that Cole Ragans was masterful on Sunday. If not for a left hamstring cramp that Ragans began to feel throughout his outing and more while facing Austin Hedges in the eighth inning, the Royals’ lefty might have completed his first career complete game. He was that dominant and that efficient, ...2025Click for news about Cole Ragans -
• Outside The Confines: Down goes ColePhoto by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images The Yankees ace needs Tommy John surgery. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will miss the entire 2025 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Max Fried says he’s “ready to step up” in Cole’s absence. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said the team needs to add pitching, but “very little is available.” Bus...2025See also Tommy John injury report -
• Preseason Prep - March 11, 2025
Francisco Alvarez (C - Mets) The Mets announced Alvarez will miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing hamate surgery. This is a big blow for owners who have already drafted as Alvarez has slugged 36 home runs over the past 2 seasons and is seen as one of the better young hitting catchers in baseball. This does continue an injury trend for him tho as he played in just 110 games a year ago as he was hurt in...2025
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• Outside The Confines: What’s gone wrong in Toronto?Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images The Mets have pitching issues. The Blue Jays have trouble with their first baseman. A look ahead to the next labor battle. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. The Mets have shut down left-hander Sean Manaea indefinitely with an oblique strain. Ben Clemens notes that it’s mid-February and the Mets already need more pitching with injuries to Manae...2025Check it out Klement Neitzel Imagn availability report -
• What each American League team has done this offseasonPhoto by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Are the Royals keeping up? It’s a new year, and we should see MLB offseason begin to pick up as spring training nears. The Royals have made a few moves, but still have work to do. They’re not alone as many teams still have unfinished rosters. Let’s take a look around the American League at what each team has done so far this off-season - w...2025Visit the page Daniel Shirey injury update -
• The state of the Brewers’ catching corps entering 2025Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images William Contreras remains the starter, but who will share the catching duties? Entering 2025, the Milwaukee Brewers’ catching corps may be one of the smallest areas of concern, especially with William Contreras as the everyday guy. Even so, the question of who will get the bulk of the backup duties is up for debat...2024See also William Contreras -
• Assessing Rays 2025 Catcher TargetsCatcher Danny Jansen, Boston Red Sox | Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images How will the Rays address this hole? The 2024 MLB season has reached its conclusion and the Rays have flipped their mindset into offseason mode. One of the top items on their wish list, it seems, is too improve upon the poor output they received from the catching position. Rays catchers posted a .562 OPS this seas...2024Check it out Red Sox injury update -
• Gamethread: Guardians at White SoxExpected crowd todasy. Will the home losing streak continue? The White Sox were shut out yesterday in what was an emergency bullpen game for the Gwhen their starter got hit by a line drive after two innings. The day before the first 20 batters were set down in order by a pitcher just brought up from Triple-A for his first big league game. Today they face a real major league pitcher who has...2024Click for news about White Sox injury -
• Guardians 9, Cubs 8: FrustratingPhoto by Jason Miller/Getty Images Just... not... quite... enough. The Cubs don’t really have any margin for error as they seek a wild-card berth in the season’s home stretch. And, unfortunately, it was a fielding error that helped lead to the team’s 9-8 loss to the Guardians in the series opener in Cleveland. Oh, yes, and an egregiously bad umpiring call that might have changed the course...2024See more Miguel Amaya injury update -
• Effectively Wild Episode 2165: The Bunt Stops HereBen Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a fake Ronel Blanco tweet about a fake Ronel Blanco quote, Meryl Streep’s sports apps, how four expected-to-contend teams’ injury-depleted rotations are faring so far, Josh Hader’s multi-inning outings, fêting Erick Fedde, Elly De La Cruz’s pursuit of 100 stolen bases, an Austin Hedges bruise, a possible benefit […]...2024See also Ben Lindbergh injury status
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 4, 2024One more day of celebration before the ALDS | Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Let’s enjoy this ride one more day before the ALDS starts Make the playoffs and suddenly everyone wants to write about the Royals. Whereas normally, I’m looking for listicles and random tangential mentions of the team, I’m probably not going to be able to get to every single story posted yesterday. There’s just too...2024Visit the page Tommy Gilligan -
• Cubs 4, Pirates 0: Marcus Stroman keeps on rolling
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports And so do the Chicago Cubs, who have won nine of 11. LONDON — I have a confession to make. This game started at five minutes after midnight London time. I had an extremely busy day, between arrival, clearing Customs and spending part of the afternoon at Westminster Abbey — a must-see if you are ever in London. Thus I was beyond exhausted before this game e...2023Check it out Marcus Stroman
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"Guardians catcher Austin Hedges proposes to girlfriend on field after win" - 2025
"The most important .186 hitter in the majors? Why everybody loves Austin Hedges" - 2024
"co/qspSflMym4— Daryl Van Schouwen (@CST_soxvan) April 8, 2024 A single followed the error, and Cleveland had runners in scoring position, but Shuster struck out Austin Hedges swinging and Brayan Rocchio flew out to right to end the threat." - 2023
"” The Pirates scored one more off Smyly in the third and another homer, by Austin Hedges, made it 5-1 Pirates heading to the bottom of the fourth, when the Cubs stranded two more runners." - 2022
"The Pirates have agreed to a deal with free agent catcher Austin Hedges, according to The New York Post’s Jon Heyman (Twitter link)." - 2021
"The Indians announced they’ve placed catcher Austin Hedges on the seven-day concussion injured list." - 2020
"10:28am: The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports that the final deal will send Clevinger, outfielder Greg Allen and a player to be named later to the Padres in exchange for Naylor, Quantrill, Arias, catcher Austin Hedges, minor league left-hander Joey Cantillo and minor league infielder Owen Miller." - 2019
"For the six clubs in question, the Dodgers (Austin Barnes), Astros (Max Stassi), Padres (Austin Hedges) and Rays (Michael Perez) would best fit that billing." - 2018
"Ellis is likely in the lead for the job as the backup to starter Austin Hedges." - 2017
"Austin Hedges roped a two-out RBI double over the head of Giants right fielder Hunter Pence to plate two runs and powering San Diego to a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Giants." - 2016
"As a 22-year-old in the big leagues for the first time, there were, as you might expect, many times last season when Padres catcher Austin Hedges wished he could slow the game down." - 2015
"Austin Hedges' RBI double in the seventh inning broke a tie, leading the Padres to a 3-2 victory and a three-game series sweep of the Braves on Wednesday afternoon at Petco Park." - 2014
"Add in the fact the Padres were able to keep their top four prospects—catcher Austin Hedges, outfielder Hunter Renfroe, right-hander Matt Wisler and left-hander Max Fried—and the deal is a slam dunk for them."
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Austin Hedges trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• Guardians Seeking Right-Handed Hitting Outfielder
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• Guardians re-sign catcher Hedges to 1-year deal
Catcher Austin Hedges re-signed with the Guardians, agreeing to a one-year contract worth $4 million....2025
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• Guardians To Re-Sign Austin Hedges
The Guardians are in agreement with Austin Hedges on a one-year, $4MM deal, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. The Boras Corporation client receives a $4MM guarantee and the deal includes another $500K in incentives. Hedges returns to Cleveland on the same contract he has signed in each of the last two offseasons. It’s…...2025Check it out Jon Heyman trade rumors
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• 2025-26 MLB Free Agents
The following players project to become free agents after the 2025 season. The player’s 2026 age is in parentheses. Updated 8-4-25 Catchers Austin Barnes (36) Victor Caratini (32) Elias Diaz (35) – $7MM mutual option with a $2MM buyout Austin Hedges (33) Danny Jansen (31) – $12MM mutual option with a $500K buyout Luke Maile…...2025Visit the page Austin Barnes
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• Guardians 5, Rockies 0: Offense disappears in ClevelandDavid Richard-Imagn Images The Guardians bullpen shut down Colorado to win the series The Rockies struck out 10 times, were held to three hits, only managed to get one runner to second base and fell 5-0 in the series finale against Cleveland on Wednesday night. The game took exactly 120 minutes since Colorado’s bats were unable to get anything going and the loss marked the first time in Ro...2025See more articles Kolby Allard trade rumors -
• Padres reportedly looking to upgrade this continued weak spotThe San Diego Padres have not had the same primary catcher in consecutive years since Austin Hedges from 2017-20. That may change ahead of the July 31 trade deadline....2025See also Diego Padres salary rumors -
• Game Threads: Guardians at White Sox (split doubleheader, 2:10 and 7:10 p.m.)The chances of rain again today on the South Side? Strong. | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images A lotta baseball faces off against, potentially, a lotta rain Last night’s postponement created a bit of a dilemma for the White Sox and Guardians, who have to find a way to cram four games into three days now, and with a forecast like this it might end up tough to play two: Weather....2025See also White Sox contract -
• Austin Hedges: The Perfect Washington Nationals Stopgap Behind the DishCovering the Corner The Nats are one of the worst defensive teams in baseball, and it all starts with their tandem behind the dish. Here’s how they can fix it The Nationals shortcomings defensively have been well documented both on here and by the fanbase as a whole. While they aren’t getting much value from multiple key position, such as shortstop and second base, the biggest culprit drag...2025Check it out Keibert Ruiz contract -
• Guardians Select Dom Nuñez
The Guardians announced that they have selected the contract of catcher Dom Nuñez. Fellow backstop Austin Hedges has been placed on the seven-day concussion-related injured list. Right-hander Andrew Walters has been transferred to the 60-day injured list to open a 40-man spot. More to come....2025Visit the page Dom Nuñez
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 14, 2025
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Austin Hedges stats and results
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• Guardians 5, Rockies 0: Offense disappears in Cleveland
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• Brewers bats back on track with resounding 9-5 win over the GuardiansPhoto by Jason Miller/Getty Images Rhys Hoskins has probably his best game as a Brewer as the Crew avoid the sweep It’s been a rough week, but today’s win was certainly a step or two in the right direction. After three up, three down innings for both teams in the first, the Crew got on the board in the top of the second. William Contreras singled on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nol...2025See more Rhys Hoskins stats -
• Gavin Sheets breaks out, leads Padres to winGavin Sheets | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images San Diego improves to 5-0 for first time in franchise history Gavin Sheets lined a double to left field to drive in two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to put the San Diego Padres on top of the Cleveland Guardians, 6-2. Time to party pic.twitter.com/zpURWYYJFT— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 1, 2025 Jason H...2025See more Gavin Sheets stats -
• Outside The Confines: Down goes Cole
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• Preseason Prep - March 11, 2025
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• SB Nation Reacts: Where will the Royals finish in the division?Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Have they done enough to win the division? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Spring training has begun and in just six weeks the Royals w...2025See more Mark Goldman -
• Royals Rumblings - News for October 4, 2024
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• Make it 114! Guardians finish sweep of White Sox, 6-4Cleveland tries to give game away, but fails It only took 340 pitches to get through this game, 170 for each side, so that was a pretty good accomplishment. Otherwise, no matter how hard Cleveland tried, they couldn’t help the White Sox break their 14-game home losing streak. To be fair, it’s not like the Sox didn’t do their share of trying to give the game away, though they of course succeeded. ...2024Read about White Sox scores -
• Sale shuts down Guardians in 6-2 winPhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Chris Sale retired 17 consecutive Cleveland batters and Ozzie Albies had two hits in his return from the IL on Friday night. In a Friday night matchup of the teams with the two best records in baseball, Chris Sale continued the masterful series of outings by Atlanta starters this homestand, tossing 7.0 innings of two-hit, one-run base...2024See also Atlanta Braves stats -
• 2024 AL Central preview: The search for signs of life beyond MinnesotaPhoto by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Twins needed only 87 wins to take the division title in 2023. The ceiling probably won’t be much higher. In 2023, the AL Central was easily the worst division in baseball. It wasn’t in danger of going full 1994 AL West or anything, but at the All-Star break, the Cleveland Guardians were in first place at a dead-even 45-45. All four...2024See also AL Central scores
Austin Hedges parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend
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• Guardians catcher Austin Hedges proposes to girlfriend on field after win
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• Guardians' Hedges gets engaged on field after win
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• Game Threads: Guardians at White Sox (split doubleheader, 2:10 and 7:10 p.m.)
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 14 thread: Chase Dollander vs. Kyle HartPhoto by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Can the Rockies bounce back after last night’s clobbering? After a 17-2 drubbing at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, the Colorado Rockies bounced back and beat the Brew Crew 7-2 during Thursday’s day game. Unfortunately, that momentum did not carry over into San Diego, where the Rockies got roughed up once again 8-0 by the Padres — their...2025See also Colorado Rockies -
• Gavin Sheets breaks out, leads Padres to win
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• Outside The Confines: Down goes Cole
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• Preseason Prep - March 11, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 4, 2024
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• Sale shuts down Guardians in 6-2 win
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• 2024 AL Central preview: The search for signs of life beyond Minnesota
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Top Austin Hedges news
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• Padres rally behind Hedges; Myers hits 30th
Down to their final strike Saturday, the Padres came through to break a five-game losing streak. Austin Hedges roped a two-out RBI double over the head of Giants right fielder Hunter Pence to plate two runs and powering San Diego to a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Giants....2017See more Hunter Pence
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• Giants' 'pen falters after Cain goes 5 scoreless
Down to their final strike Saturday, the Padres came through to break a five-game losing streak. Austin Hedges roped a two-out RBI double over the head of Giants right fielder Hunter Pence to plate two runs and powering San Diego to a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Giants....2017Visit the page Hunter Pence
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• Markakis stars at dish, but Braves fall in finale
Austin Hedges' RBI double in the seventh inning broke a tie, leading the Padres to a 3-2 victory and a three-game series sweep of the Braves on Wednesday afternoon at Petco Park. Yangervis Solarte finished a triple shy of the cycle....2015Continue with Petco Park
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• Sogard delivers A's winner in 9th to top Padres
A's speedster Billy Burns scored the go-ahead run on Eric Sogard's single in the ninth, helping Oakland win its third straight, a 6-5 victory at Petco Park on Tuesday afternoon. Home runs from Matt Kemp and Austin Hedges weren't enough in Padres interim manager Pat Murphy's debut....2015See also Eric Sogard
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• Rockies' Nolan Arenado Fires Rocket Jump Throw from 3rd to Nail Runner at 1st
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• Padres To Acquire Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen
10:28am: The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports that the final deal will send Clevinger, outfielder Greg Allen and a player to be named later to the Padres in exchange for Naylor, Quantrill, Arias, catcher Austin Hedges, minor league left-hander Joey Cantillo and minor league infielder Owen Miller. Bleacher Report’s Scott Miller adds that the PTBNL is…...2020Continue with Greg Allen
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• Homecoming king: Cahill rolls in Petco debut
Pitcher Trevor Cahill, who grew up outside San Diego, won his first start at Petco Park on Friday, retiring 15 in a row at one point. All told, he allowed one run in seven innings against the Marlins. Austin Hedges hit a three-run home run in the seventh. Marcell Ozuna hit his sixth home run of the season for the Marlins....2017Check it out Trevor Cahill
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• Hedges' two homers, late sac fly lift Padres
Austin Hedges did everything he could to help the Padres win Friday night at Citizens Bank Park....2017See more articles Bank Park
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• Preseason Prep - March 11, 2025
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• Top Dynasty Keepers – Guardians Of The Diamond
The Cleveland Guardians are not expected to win their division this year nor sneak into the playoffs by grabbing that sixth spot. The expectations are low because the team is so young. But if they were playing in a dynasty keeper league, the Guardians would be the prototype team. On the current roster, only two players are over the age of 30 - relievers Bryan Shaw and Anthony Gose. The everyday l...2022See also Dynasty Keepers
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• Why Is 2013 AL ROY Wil Myers Suddenly on the Trading Block?
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• How Will The Guardians’ Middle Infield Play Out?
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• Guardians 5, Rockies 0: Offense disappears in Cleveland
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• Game Threads: Guardians at White Sox (split doubleheader, 2:10 and 7:10 p.m.)
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• Austin Hedges: The Perfect Washington Nationals Stopgap Behind the Dish
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• Brewers bats back on track with resounding 9-5 win over the Guardians
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 14, 2025
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 14 thread: Chase Dollander vs. Kyle Hart
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• Preseason Prep - March 11, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: What’s gone wrong in Toronto?
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• SB Nation Reacts: Where will the Royals finish in the division?
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 4, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 11, 2023Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Here’s what Will Smith might look like in a Royals uniform. Anne Rogers covers the Will Smith signing for the Royals. The Royals view Smith as one option for the back end of the bullpen along with Nick Anderson, whom they acquired in a trade with the Braves last month. Younger right-handers James McArthur and Carlos Hernández also have potential to close game...2023See more Anne Rogers -
• Outside The Confines: I had that in my back pocketAndrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports The Astros tie up the ALCS with the Rangers thanks, in part, to a batting glove. The D-Backs make a series out of it. And other news from MLB and the playoffs. So we actually have two good series now that the Astros have gone into Arlington and tied up the series with two wins on the road. Also, the Diamondbacks got one in the win column with a win at home and...2023See also Corey Seager buzz -
• Cub Tracks stands in the hourglass
Photo by Orlando /Three Lions/Getty Images #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Such are the days of our lives — we await developments. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum flavor...2022See more Cub Tracks rumors
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• Friars on Hosmer: 'I couldn't be more excited'
Austin Hedges was fast asleep Saturday night, when his phone buzzed. Then it buzzed again. And then it buzzed again. He couldn't ignore it much longer....2018
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• MLB Trade Deadline 2016: Latest Rumors Surrounding Top Targets
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• MLB Rumors: Top 2016 Trade Reports on Sonny Gray and More
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• MLB Rumors: Top 2016 Trade Reports on Sonny Gray and More
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why This Winter's Winners Could Fool You
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• MLB Trade Rumors: Buzz Surrounding Jonathan Papelbon, Cole Hamels and More
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