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• Outside The Confines: Craig Kimbrel has a new home

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images He’ll bring his unusual stance to Texas. Happy Wednesday, everyone. We have loads of fun little tidbits, from one of the greatest catches you’ll ever see, to a new media partnership for MLB, to a new home for Craig Kimbrel, and two highly-anticipated prospects making their MLB debut. We’re also in countdown mode to both the trade deadline and MLB...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 10, 2025

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Congrats to AL Player of the Week Vinnie Pasquantino! Vinnie Pasquantino is named American League Player of the Week. The Royals welcome the New York Yankees to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday evening. Pasquantino, who owns a nine-game hitting streak, looks to continue his torrid stretch at home. “Vinnie has been swinging the bat really well for like six, ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Tigers on the prowl

Photo by Allan Dranberg/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Rockies are the worst team in baseball, maybe ever. The Tigers have the best record in baseball. A look ahead to the trade deadline and draft. And other MLB news. Good morning. Russell Dorsey explains why the Rockies situation this year is much worse than last season’s White Sox, and how things are kind of looking up for the So...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Boys keep swinging

Brad Penner-Imagn Images New concerns about the ABS system as MLB unveils a check-swing system. The Boone brothers reunite. A look back at how a volcano affected baseball and other baseball news Good morning. If the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS, aka “robot umps”) is adopted in 2026, players and umpires have concerns about the margin of error on the system (The Athletic sub. req.) and...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Not closing time for a while

Photo by Heather Barry/Getty Images Phillies closer Jose Alvarado is suspended for PED’s. The Orioles fire Brandon Hyde. The Mets/Yankees rivalry heats up. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde after a 15-28 start. Third-base coach Tony Mansolino takes over on an interim basis. And the Orioles promptly lost two more games. Several O’s...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 14, 2025

Thomas Shea-Imagn Images John Schreiber giveth and John Schreiber taketh away. David Lesky looks at the Kansas City Royals’ Monday win and wonders if second baseman Michael Massey has turned a corner. Based on the metrics, it’s pretty much what he “should” be doing. He has an xBA of .283 and an xSLG of .443, so he’s overperforming on the slug just a bit. His hard-hit rate is still just 36....2025
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• Outside The Confines: Rocky Mountain low

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Aaron Judge continues to amaze. So do the Colorado Rockies, but in a different way. A look ahead to the draft. And a legend returns to the White Sox. Good morning. Louisa Thomas has an interesting piece in The New Yorker that is about the Mets, but it’s something that a lot of Cubs fans could relate to ten years ago. Thomas looks ...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for May 3, 2025

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Time for Bobby Witt Jr. to start a new hitting streak. Michael Wacha was sharp in Friday’s loss, writes Paige Leckie at MLB.com. “He was outstanding,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “His command was great. Stuff looked really good. Pitched in, pitched out, moved the ball around really well. Getting into the seventh inning without allowing a run against that...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Things are getting hot in Atlanta

Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The city of Sacramento is torn over the Athletics. The Braves have a controversy as the team struggles. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. Dan Moore has a wonderful essay on the city of Sacramento, the Athletics and the “Faustian” bargain that brought them together. Sacramento is hungry for an MLB team of its own, but the Athletics s...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 15, 2025

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images What can wake these bats up? Anne Rogers writes about the success of Daniel Lynch IV. Lynch has 29 strikeouts during his scoreless streak. The streak is the third-longest scoreless streak ever by a Royals reliever, only trailing Kelvin Herrera (31 innings in 2014) and Wade Davis (31 2/3 innings in ‘14). “It’s really cool to be a part of w...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Vladito stays in Toronto

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays agree to a massive contract extension. Tragedy in the Dominican Republic hits baseball. More on torpedo bats and two long losing streaks are broken. Good morning. You’ve probably heard this already, but Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays agreed on a 14-year, $500 million contract extension. Michael Baumann l...2025
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• Outside The Confines: ‘Twas the day before Opening Day

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The season is about to start, so there are predictions. Some players get traded. Others get cut. A look back at Freddie Freeman’s dramatic World Series home run and other news from MLB. Good morning. Last day without baseball for a while, no? On the eve of (domestic) Opening Day, ESPN dot com previews all 30 teams and ranks them into tiers. Tom Verduc...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Baseball is here
Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports The College Baseball season started over the weekend. Manny Machado announced his decision to opt out of his deal. And more news from around baseball. So we had real live baseball in the US over the weekend. Yes, I know baseball really never ends when you include the winter leagues, but it’s always a sign that the main event is coming when the college kids tak...2023
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• Outside The Confines: Here comes the Judge

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Aaron Judge is doing things no one has seen before. So are the Rockies, only that’s bad stuff. Trends over the first month and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Mike Axisa argues that over the last calendar year, no one has ever been as good at the plate as Aaron Judge and that includes Barry Bonds. Bryan Hoch notes that Judge ...2025
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• Braves News: Atlanta wins on the road, trade rumors (already), Craig Kimbrel, and more

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday Last night was a rare sight, indeed — at least as far as this season is concerned. The Atlanta Braves ended up cruising to a victory, on the road, in the NL West, no less. Indeed, this looked more like the Braves that we’re used to seeing in Cobb County — especially considering that they had a big eighth inn...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 13, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. seems to have avoided the worst after being plunked in the forearm yesterday: The Royals’ shortstop did not suffer a fracture, the team announced, with X-rays coming back negative. He’s dealing with a left forearm contusion and will continue to be evaluated in the coming days. The fifth starter spot seems to be down to Daniel Lynch IV and Kris...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Who says no to this deal?

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot asks you which team says no to a proposed three-way trade between the Cubs, Mariners and Phillies. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to see you. Come on in out of the cold. There’s no cover charge this evening. There are ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Bad blood

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Bad blood reigns in the Dodgers/Padres series. The Tigers shocked the Guardians. And other news from around the playoffs. Good morning. I suppose it’s a good morning if you’re a Mets or Padres fan. I assume you know the scores of those games yesterday, so I’m not linking to any game recaps. I will link to the brouhaha that took place at Dodger Stadium durin...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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• 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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• Outside The Confines: College baseball begins

Jace LaViolette | Dylan Widger-Imagn Images The college baseball season started this weekend. Storylines from Spring Training. Who might yet be traded? Plus other baseball news. Good morning. We had real baseball over the weekend, albeit the kind with aluminum bats. Jacob Rudner has 12 takeaways from NCAA baseball’s opening weekend. Rudner also has 18 college pitchers who stood out this...2025
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• David Ortiz Records 500th Home Run: Highlights and Reaction
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• 2015 BBWAA Hall of Fame Election Results Announced
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• Dodgers Rumors: MLB Writer Wants to See LA Trade for Cody Bellinger This Deadline

The Dodgers have been the busiest team thus far this trade deadline, adding old friend Kiké Hernández and veteran shortstop Amed Rosario, losing just two minor league relievers and the struggling Noah Syndergaard. They’re likely far from done, though. The Dodgers need to address their pitching, however, ESPN’s David Schoenfield wants to see them address …...2023
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• Royals' 1st AL Central Title Sees KC Enter Playoffs as Flawed Favorites
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• Counting up reasons the Rays -- yes, the Rays -- will win the World Series
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• AL East-Clinching Blue Jays Hit the Postseason as an Undisputed MLB Juggernaut
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• Royals' Inconsistent Rotation Remains KC's Postseason Achilles' Heel
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• What's next for the Mets after Luis Rojas' departure

The Mets have let go of manager Luis Rojas after a third-place finish. Bradford Doolittle and David Schoenfield break down the future of the franchise....2021
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• Who Will Claim Victory in AL's Jam-Packed Wild-Card Gauntlet?
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• Yu Darvish's Tommy John Surgery Puts Rangers in a Bind: Friday MLB Takeaways
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• Braves News: Atlanta wins on the road, trade rumors (already), Craig Kimbrel, and more
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• Outside The Confines: Is the ABS sticking around?

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Will we see an electronic strike zone this regular season? As we continue to see the ABS system get tested in Spring Training, and with it we have seen some pitchers share how unimpressed they are, while some batters have felt vindicated, and as a surprising side reveal, we’ve learned that a lot of players have been lying about their height. But one thi...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 29, 2025

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Bobby Witt Jr. isn’t the video game cover boy? MLB.com’s Anne Rogers detailed how the rotation stands now. She writes as if five pitchers, including Kris Bubic, are competing for the final rotation spot. The Royals are confident in Bubic’s potential return to the rotation, even after seeing how much success he had in the bullpen last year when he returned from...2025
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• Outside the Confines: Winning the press conference

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images More on Roki Sasaki and the Dodgers. The Hall of Fame inductees met the media. Anthony Santander’s deal is not what it seems. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. Jeff Passan has the story of why Roki Sasaki decided to sign with the Dodgers. Yes, in many ways it is obvious, but Passan has a bunch of details you may not be aware of. Jack Har...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ friends come in boxes

Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Some news, some speculation, nothing adventured, nothing gamed. 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...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Making a splash

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images The first-ever splash hit by a right-hander in San Francisco. MLB sells out even more. A look ahead to the playoff races and other news from around baseball. Good morning. My wife says the one overriding principle of modern ballpark design is to have something interesting to hit home runs in. I can’t argue with that. This is kind o...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Somebody call a doctor

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Two major injuries hit the Dodgers over the weekend. Another week, another gambling scandal. Snoop Dogg starts broadcasting. And other news from MLB. Good morning. We’re going to start with the butcher’s bill, because it’s really expensive today. Especially for the Dodgers. Shortstop Mookie Betts broke his left hand when he was hit with a pitch in Sunday’...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Don’t bet on it

Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports MLB announces suspensions in a major gambling scandal. A look ahead to the trade deadline. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. If you’re going to get caught doing something stupid that’s going to get you into a lot of trouble, don’t do it for some spare change. Al has already written on this story, but Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was per...2024
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• Outside The Confines: No baseball players won Oscars last night

Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images But it was still a fun show. While most of the buzz this weekend was over the Oscars, that doesn’t mean there was no baseball news to delve into. The Reds have a suspension scandal to deal with. Former Reds player Joey Votto is heading to his Canadian homeland on a minor league deal. The Twins are getting their sleep, Willy Adames is looking ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Rob Manfred has an expiration date

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Rejoice, baseball fans, we now have an idea of when the Manfred era will end. If we’re being honest, the role of MLB Commissioner is not an enviable one. The job, by its very nature, is inclined to create ire among fans, as the person in charge is trying to appease fans, players, but mostly owners, and the goals of those three groups rarely...2024
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