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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 18, 2025

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images What do a runner’s high and a Royals winning streak have in common? They never last long. David Lesky looks at the dreaded question: what does selling look like for the Kansas City Royals? But first, the Inside the Crown author is not giving up...yet. [$] Everybody is very quick to make a proclamation about what a team should do at the deadline. The second a...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 17, 2025

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Vote for Bobby Witt Jr. for the All-Star Game! Matt Quatraro talks about why he pulled Noah Cameron on Sunday after five innings. “He was at 83 pitches and he is on regular rest,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “He’s had a pretty good workload and they were right in the middle of their order, with three or four righties in a row. And we had a really rested bul...2025
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• The Short Porch is wondering if the Cubs would have been interested in Rafael Devers

Rafael Devers hits a home run against the Yankees in his final game as with the Red Sox | Eric Canha-Imagn Images The Red Sox traded their best hitter to San Francisco on Sunday. It was the type of stunning trade that only the Red Sox have had a penchant for in recent years. Develop a franchise player, sign them to a massive deal, things turn slightly south and trade the player. While the ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 13, 2025

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Is Jonathan India coming around? Anne Rogers writes about how the Royals bullpen has become dominant. But elite pitching has extended to the bullpen. The Royals’ 3.02 ‘pen ERA ranks fifth in the Majors. Since April 24, the relievers have a 2.02 ERA, and they have allowed zero earned runs in 12 of the 18 games in that stretch. “It’s cre...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Record Royals

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Royals/Orioles game was a big hit, and made MLB history Happy Monday, everyone! It’s a fine day to be a Cubs fan as they edge closer to the Mets, and things are just looking excellent. The news over the weekend was light, but there were some interesting history-making moments. The Royals set a franchise record for solo home runs in a single game, whi...2025
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• Luis Arraez Carted Off Field After Collision At First Base
7:23PM: In an in-game interview with ESPN’s Buster Olney, Padres manager Mike Shildt said initial concerns were about Arraez’s neck and jaw. For the latter, Shildt said Arraez “has a little bit of a cut on the jaw, [we’re] worried about the jaw, stability of that.” (Hat tip to The Athletic’s Chandler Rome) 6:53PM: Padres…...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Down goes Cole

Photo 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...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Spring Training stories

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Injuries, excitement, sneaky showcases... Spring Training has it all. We’re finally into spring training in a real way, with actual gameplay and so much is going on. Pitchers are getting fired up about ABS... and ABS might also be proving some players have been lying about their height. Three Twins players had a scary near-miss, meanwh...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...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 25, 2025

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Alec Marsh throws off a mound. Anne Rogers writes about Cole Ragans’ spring debut on Monday. He was already lighting up the radar gun, a good sign early this spring, averaging 96.9 mph with the 17 fastballs he threw and maxing out at 98.3 mph. “I was pretty aware of it,” Ragans said. “I thought it was good. Some eights in there. But ...2025
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• KC Royals Rumblings - News for February 12, 2025

What do Scott Pelley and the Royals have in common? They are reporting. The wait is finally over. Today marks the beginning of spring training for the Kansas City Royals, with pitchers and catchers reporting to Surprise, Arizona, for the first official workout. Former Royals manager Ned Yost is back in Kansas City, now serving as senior advisor to the general manager. “My deep love for the Royals...2025
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• Xander Bogaerts needs to win over San Diego

Xander Bogaerts | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Entering his third year, X is still unproven Xander Bogaerts joined the San Diego Padres as a free agent in the 2022-23 offseason, signing a contract for 11 years and $280 million, which included a no-trade clause. People around San Diego and baseball wondered if he was worth such a contract because no one predicted he would receive such a...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Being a kid again

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Little League Classic was Sunday. It was also Players Weekend. Lots of injuries and other news from around MLB. Good morning. The Tigers won last night’s Little League Classic over the Yankees, 3-2 with their youthful energy. Buster Olney tells how major leaguers learn to love the Little League Classic after participating. Melanie M...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Never Can Say Goodbye
Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if Willson Contreras will be back with the Cubs next year. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the jumpin’ joint for night owls, early-risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re glad you stopped by tonight. Grab a seat and relax. If there’s anything we can do for you this evening, pleas...2022
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"7:23PM: In an in-game interview with ESPN’s Buster Olney, Padres manager Mike Shildt said initial concerns were about Arraez’s neck and jaw."

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"The Blue Jays and first baseman Joey Votto have agreed to a minor league deal with an invite to major league camp, per Buster Olney of ESPN."

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"1 deadline, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney, confirming a Sports Illustrated report."

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"Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman has fired the agents who led offseason contract negotiations between the former MVP and the Braves, and landed him in Los Angeles, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney."

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"While the situation is fluid, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner seems inclined to keep manager Aaron Boone, industry sources told ESPN's Buster Olney."

2020
"3:27pm: ESPN’s Buster Olney reports that the top two teams in each division will qualify for the postseason under this format."

2019
"The Phillies have reached agreement with former Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius on a one-year deal, a source confirmed to ESPN's Buster Olney."

2018
"com’s Buster Olney, via Twitter, Boston has offered the Scott Boras client something “in the range of” $100MM over a five-year term."

2017
"Aaron Boone, whose Game 7-winning home run in the 2003 ALCS lives in Yankees lore, will be back in the Bronx Bombers' dugout, this time as manager, ESPN's Buster Olney reports."

2016
"Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is expected to announce Friday that he will retire at the end the season, according to ESPN's Buster Olney."

2015
"As the trade deadline approached last summer, ESPN's Buster Olney reported that the Reds were "examining offers" for Chapman while adding it wasn't clear if the team was inclined to push through on a deal."

2014
"Jimmy Rollins has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, ending his 15-year stint with the Philadelphia Phillies, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney."

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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 17, 2025
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• The Short Porch is wondering if the Cubs would have been interested in Rafael Devers
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 13, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Record Royals
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• Sources: Jays make another offer to Guerrero
In an attempt to sign star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the Blue Jays have made another offer to the slugger in the past 24 hours, sources tell ESPN's Buster Olney....2025
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• Blue Jays Make New Contract Offer To Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
The Blue Jays have made another contract offer to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., reports Buster Olney of ESPN. No specifics of the offer have been publicly reported but Olney says a gap remains between the two sides. The will-they-won’t-they between the Jays and Guerrero has been playing out for years now, but with a special focus…...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Down goes Cole
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• Outside The Confines: Spring Training stories
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• Outside The Confines: What’s gone wrong in Toronto?
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• Cardinals To Place Ivan Herrera On Injured List, Select Yohel Pozo
The Cardinals are planning to place catcher Ivan Herrera on the injured list due to left knee inflammation tomorrow, as club manager Oli Marmol told ESPN’s Buster Olney on this evening’s Sunday Night Baseball broadcast. Marmol added that initial test results came back clean on Herrera’s knee and that it remains structurally sound despite the…...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Down goes Cole
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• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs pivot after Alex Bregman signed with the Red Sox?

Jed Hoyer looks at a practice field during spring training | Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images We’re just one week from Spring Training baseball Welcome to your late week, late night indie coffee shop where we’re serving all the beverages you can imagine. If you’re looking for some coffee to power your night shift, we’ve got you covered. If you’re win...2025
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• What happens if ESPN opts out of its TV deal with MLB?

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images The Worldwide Leader has broadcast MLB games since 1990. ESPN will be entering its 36th season of broadcasting Sunday Night Baseball and Tuesday announced that Karl Ravech, David Cone, Eduardo Perez and Buster Olney will be its SNB broadcast announcing team. They’ll be entering their fourth season as SNB announcers. But next month, ESPN can opt out of t...2025
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• Xander Bogaerts needs to win over San Diego
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• Outside The Confines: The Yankees tried, but. . .

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Juan Soto is welcomed in Flushing. The White Sox trade Garrett Crochet. A Winter Meetings wrap-up and which teams get a participation trophy this winter. Good morning. Trade for Kyle Tucker already, Jed. I’m going crazy checking every ten minutes to see if a deal has been done. Fangraphs has this end-of-the-year recap of how you used the site and the ballplay...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Joey Votto calls it quits

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The most interesting man in baseball retires. The Mariners fire their manager. A look ahead to the stretch run and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Driving to the stadium right now. My Uber driver asked, "Are you a player?" I said, "No."— Joey Votto (@JoeyVotto) August 22, 2024 Longtime Reds first baseman Joey Votto an...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Lost cause

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The White Sox keep losing. A Giant threw a no-hitter. A look down the stretch and other baseball news. Good morning. The White Sox catch a break this week in that they have three games coming up against the Athletics in Oakland. The A’s are the second-worst team in the American League. They’re still 19½ games better than the South Siders. The Chicago ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Off to a flying start

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images A look at trends to start the season, like Mike Trout is back. The fans who fought back against the A’s. And other news from MLB. Good morning. No big stories today, but lots of little ones. Dan Moore has a strong piece on the fan groups that have fought against the Athletics leaving Oakland (and some historical precedents elsewhere) and the dilemma of...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Heading to Sacto

D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports The Athletics announce they are moving to Sacramento, temporarily. Mookie Betts is tearing up the league. The Marlins are in trouble. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The Athletics announced that the team will play from 2025 to (at least) 2027 in Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sutter Health Park is the home of the Triple-A Sacra...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 18, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Down goes Cole
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• Cub Tracks’ goal tending

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs have their eyes on the ultimate prize. WELCOME to today’s episode 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, steeped in writers’ tears, and ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: A very merry OTC

Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images Merry Christmas, everyone! Happy Holidays, dear BCB readers! If you celebrate Christmas, I hope today brings you lots of joy and a delightfully filling dinner. If you’re not a Christmas person, I hope your Wednesday is still lovely and fulfilling. News will be light, but I would never leave your OTC stockings empty! Let’s dive into your mid-wee...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The Yankees tried, but. . .
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• Max Fried, A.J. Minter hot topics at Winter Meetings, per reports

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The two former Braves left-handers are among the top free agent pitchers left on the open market. With MLB’s 2024 Winter Meetings in full-swing, two former Atlanta Braves pitchers are amongst the hottest topics. Reports this afternoon indicate that the two left-handers continue to have a robust market. First, it was ESPN’s Buste...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Stadium news abounds

Photo by Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images The Rays and the A’s are both moving forward... probably. In today’s news we have a mixed bag of everything: will Juan Soto crack the $700 million mark for his contract? Should Shohei Ohtani play the field? What does the Luis Severino signing mean for the pitching market? But the biggest news is from two ongoing stadium sagas. In Tampa B...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Cold Stove

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The offseason is off to a slow start. A look at the market for Juan Soto, Garrett Crochet and others. A deal has been reached to stream games in market. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. You’ve already been informed of the Rays stadium plans for next season. Here are the first and second All-MLB team, if you care about that sort of thing....2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Juan Soto in the World Series ... in 2019 & 2024

Notes and quotes on Juan Soto’s postseason success and more... By the time you read this Juan Soto and the New York Yankees might be done in the 2024 World Series, but after Game 4 Tuesday night, which NY won to stay alive (down, 3-1), he had reached base in all 11 WS games he’d played in during his career, seven back in 2019 and four this year, which ESPN’s Buster Olney noted, is a rare feat: F...2024
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• Sources: Yanks choose Boone as next manager
Aaron Boone, whose Game 7-winning home run in the 2003 ALCS lives in Yankees lore, will be back in the Bronx Bombers' dugout, this time as manager, ESPN's Buster Olney reports. Boone was chosen over Hensley Meulens. This will be his first managerial job....2017
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• Sources: Phillies trade SS Rollins to Dodgers
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• Sources: Marlins, Stanton agree to $325M
The Miami Marlins and Giancarlo Stanton have agreed to a megadeal that will pay the slugger $325 million over 13 years, sources have confirmed to ESPN's Buster Olney....2014
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• Source: Phillies, SS Gregorius reach 1-year deal
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• Sources: Stanton-to-Yanks talks pick up steam
Sources tell ESPN's Buster Olney that the Yankees have re-engaged in trade talks with the Marlins about slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who has vetoed trades to the Cardinals and Giants....2017
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• Aroldis Chapman to Dodgers: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Tex reportedly calling it a career after '16 season
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• Wei-Yin Chen to Marlins: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Hanley Ramirez, Pablo Sandoval Deals Tip of Iceberg for Latest Red Sox Reload
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 18, 2025
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• The Short Porch is wondering if the Cubs would have been interested in Rafael Devers
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 13, 2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Tirso Ornelas called up, makes MLB debut in Padres loss

Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 20, 2025. Articles to read Bullpen falters, Padres drop second game to Astros (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Padres call up Tijuana’s Tirso Ornelas as Jason Heyward heads to IL (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres drop second straight to Astros (Kevin Acee, S...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 25, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 18, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images We have a full squad working out! Jaylon Thompson covers why the Royals extended GM J.J. Picollo. “This game is about a lot of things, but leadership is incredibly important,” Royals owner John Sherman said Monday. “I’ve got great confidence in these two guys. I love the way they work together. You’ve got to have the right people, but stability and leadershi...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs pivot after Alex Bregman signed with the Red Sox?
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• Xander Bogaerts needs to win over San Diego
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• Dodgers Rumors: Juan Soto Nearing a Decision in Free Agency

Juan Soto – ranked as MLB’s No. 1 free agent – has been all the buzz this offseason. As the winter meetings approach, Buster Olney and Jeff Passan of ESPN gave insight into the free agent market. Although no deal is certain, Passan predicts Soto will sign a record-breaking contract soon, possibly before the winter …...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Lost cause
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• Cub Tracks’ end of an era?

SI Model Chase throws out the first pitch. | Photo by David Banks/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. SI on the skids, Hader sets a record, Stroman bites the apple, and other stories. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and...2024
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• Shohei Ohtani doesn’t owe us free agency drama

Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports Shohei Ohtani’s free agency is his, not ours. Nobody is any closer to truly knowing where Shohei Ohtani will be playing baseball next year. The megastar, the crown jewel of free agency, is keeping everyone in the dark when it comes to his intentions. That’s entirely by design, and while it might be frustrating — it’s also kind of great. Ohtani’s desire to keep ...2023
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• Outside The Confines: I had that in my back pocket

Andrew 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...2023
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• What’s going on with the Braves and their shortstop situation?
Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Your guess is as good as mine at this point! The most intriguing position battle of spring training this season for the Atlanta Braves has finally come to an end. After what suddenly turned into a heated battle in the past couple of weeks between the formerly-presumptive starting shortstop Vaughn Grissom and hot prospect Braden Shewmake, the Braves have decid...2023
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• Outside The Confines: Let’s talk about Aaron Judge for the rest of the winter
Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Are there other free agents? With the major awards of the season all given out, it’s now time for us to look ahead to the 2023 season. There will be plenty of speculation ahead about where free agents will sign and which teams will make major trades. Who is poised to make a push for winning next season and who is going to sink into the depths of rebuilds ...2022
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• BCB After Dark: Never Can Say Goodbye
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