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• Royals take crushing 5-4 loss in Minnesota

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Walked off again... The Royals took a loss on yet another walk off hit in Minneapolis this time at the hands of Brooks Lee. Today was the first of two day games this weekend against the Twins in Minnesota and was the second game of the three game series. The Royals started the game up 4-0 but blew the lead in the 5th/6th innings and lost 5-4 in devasta...2025
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• Royals vs Twins, Game Thread #53

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Lets score some runs Coming off a devastating loss last night, the Royals hope to bounce back in game two of a three-game series with the Twins in Minnesota. The Royals kept the game tied due to an incredible performance from budding star Noah Cameron, who only allowed one run over 6.2 innings. Things appeared to be in order, as Quatraro handed th...2025
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• Twins series preview: Expect a low-scoring series

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Twins pitching has been outstanding lately. After a late-season collapse, the Twins were strangely quiet this offseason. But despite some early injuries, they have shown they will be a contender in the Central Division with strong pitching and an opportunistic offense. The Twins have gotten hot recently, enjoying a 13-game winning streak in May. Their 16-7 home reco...2025
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• Brewers back in the win column with 5-2 victory over the Twins

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Frelick, Collins record 2 RBIs each, Chourio robs home run as Milwaukee snaps their losing streak Box Score Well, we needed that one. Today’s game wasn’t the smoothest. Nonetheless, a win is a win. Milwaukee broke a 0-0 tie in the bottom of the second to score their first run all series. Christian Yelich, who hadn’t had a hit all series, started off the f...2025
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• Brewers shut out for fourth time in five games

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Twins win 13th straight after another lifeless performance from Brewer offense The times are dark for the Milwaukee Brewers. Maybe if they didn’t enter the season with such high expectations, things would be different. Maybe if this team—which was largely the same, except for one key guy—hadn’t been so good last season, things would be different. But right now, the...2025
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• AL Week 8 Strategy-May 17, 2025
In The Field C Alejandro Kirk missed Tuesday's game after getting hit on the head with a backswing on Sunday, but he was in the rest of the week. OF Yordan Alvarez (hand) is still day-to-day with his hand injury. He was able to hit in the cage on Thursday but did not play against the Rangers. He was expected back this weekend but did not return on Saturday. His return is expected soon. OF Byron ...2025
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• Game Thread #46: Milwaukee Brewers (21-24) vs. Minnesota Twins (25-20)

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Brewers desperately searching for offense against streaking Twins After being shutout for the fifth time in their last 14 games, the Milwaukee Brewers continue their desperate search for offense tonight versus the Minnesota Twins, who are now winners of 12 straight games. Last night’s offensive adjustment for the Brewers was the move of Jackson Chourio to ...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Minnesota Twins

Ken Blaze-Imagn Images Brewers take on Twins, Milwaukee’s interleague rivals and winners of 11 straight The Milwaukee Brewers, fresh off a 2-4 road trip that mercifully ended with a solid win Wednesday afternoon in Cleveland, are set to take on the Minnesota Twins in a battle of interleague rivals. The Crew lost two of three to both the Rays and Guardians, salvaging the series finale in ea...2025
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• MLB appears to have adopted an even less fan-friendly weather policy

During a weather delay April 2 at Rate Field | Matt Marton-Imagn Images It’s as if the league has nothing but contempt for its fans. Last week, I wrote about how MLB apparently botched a rain delay in a Phillies/Braves game in Atlanta. They made the teams wait two hours and 45 minutes even though this was getaway day for both teams. It was a divisional game and could have easily been suspe...2025
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• Shoddy Twins defense opens door to Royals 2-1 win

William Purnell-Imagn Images Cole Ragans had another stellar outing. The Twins committed three errors that led to two unearned Royals runs, allowing them to win a tight 2-1 game on Tuesday night. Cole Ragans struck out 11, his seventh double-digit strikeout game with the Royals, passing Danny Duffy for most by a lefty in club history. Ragans and Twins starter Pablo López were as-advertise...2025
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• Royals defeat Twins 4-2 in series opener

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) celebrates with Kansas City Royals outfielder Kyle Isbel (28) as he crosses home plate after hitting a home run during the sixth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium. | William Purnell-Imagn Images Michael Lorenzen pitched well and Isbel homered The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-2 in tonight’s series open...2025
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• Twins series preview: Will last year’s collapse carryover?

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Twins faded fast in 2024. After sweeping the Guardians in a doubleheader on August 9 last summer, the Twins were just 1.5 games out of first with the fourth-best record in the American League, poised to make their fifth post-season appearance in eight years. Instead, they lost 30 of their final 47 games, including a September sweep at the hand...2025
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• Familiar frustrations return as White Sox fall to Twins 6-1

Brooks Baldwin has been a nice surprise so far this season. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Chicago, briefly good, now back to being ... themselves Today, the Chicago White Sox reverted to their familiar, frustrating form, falling 6-1 to the Minnesota Twins. The sleeping giant awoke from its brief slumber, revealing the same offensive ineptitude and pitching woes that plagued them throug...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL Central

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images This is a division of haves and have-nots. Last year, three AL Central teams made the postseason and four finished over .500. This was largely because they all fattened up against the awful White Sox. The Twins, Tigers, Guardians and Royals went 42-10 against the White Sox. Wow. The Cubs, meanwhile, were 10-6 against the AL Central last year. So that...2025
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"The Twins are going to sign outfielder Harrison Bader, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post."

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"January 4: The Mets are signing Harrison Bader, reports Andy Martino of SNY."

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"The Yankees have placed center fielder Harrison Bader on waivers, reports Erik Boland of Newsday (Twitter link)."

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"The Cardinals and outfielder Harrison Bader have agreed to a two-year, $10."

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"Paul Goldschmidt, Tommy Edman, Nolan Arenado, Harrison Bader and Tyler O'Neill were the five Cardinals honored with Gold Glove awards Sunday night."

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"Harrison Bader has claimed the Cardinals centerfield job, per Derrick Goold, Benjamin Hochman, Rick Hummel and Ben Frederickson of the St."

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"Harrison Bader, OF, Cardinals To become a true standout player, Bader will have to overcome his issues against right-handed pitching."

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"But there still could be room for one other outfielder, and it's a position battle that's likely to come down to Harrison Bader and Tyler O'Neill."

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"After being called up just 12 hours prior, Cardinals prospect Harrison Bader made quite the impact, recording his first Major League hit in the ninth inning and scoring the game-winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Rockies at Busch Stadium."

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"Double-A outfielder Harrison Bader had his 17-game hitting streak snapped on Tuesday, but the organization's 10th-ranked prospect, per MLBPipeline."

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"Less than a week after being named to the 2015 College World Series All-Tournament team, Harrison Bader is transitioning well to the pro game."

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• Twins series preview: Will last year’s collapse carryover?
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• Martín Pérez dazzles, and the White Sox bats heat up for a blowout win against the Twins

The four horsemen of the White Sox apocalypse with a combined 0.00 ERA through four games. | @haffball7 The South Siders shut down the Twinkies The White Sox put on a clinic today against the now 0-4 Twins. While there were no torpedo bats in the hands of White Sox batters, it didn’t matter. The bats were on fire from first pitch. In even better news, the White Sox rotation became the fo...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL Central
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• Changes, Minnesota Twins
The Twins acquired the following players for their 2025 active roster: Ty France, first baseman Harrison Bader, outfielder Danny Coulombe, relief pitcher Eiberson Castellano, relief pitcher Minnesota acquired Castellano in the rule five draft, and he should be the only player on the active roster with no major league experience. He posted somewhat better three-true outcomes […]...2025
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• The state of the AL Central

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Four teams with a chance...to beat up on the White Sox For years the constant refrain about the AL Central was that it was too weak and winning it was easy enough that all the teams in it should be trying to take advantage. In 2024 we saw the script flip a bit and three central teams made the playoffs with another just missing. Granted, they all got to ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Let’s stay together

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Pete Alonso returns to Flushing. The Dodgers are the new bad guys. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. Here’s what sealed the deal between the Mets and Pete Alonso. The Mets re-signed free agent first baseman Pete Alonso to a two-year, $54 million deal with an opt out after one season. Jake Mintz writes that in the staring contest between Al...2025
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• Locked On Twins: More Free Agent Spending! Twins Sign OF Harrison Bader
Oops they did it again — the Twins signed another big-league free agent in outfielder Harrison Bader. In this edition of Locked On Twins, Brandon (@Brandon_Warne/@warne.bsky.social) and Dave (@answerdavebrown/@answerdave.bsky.social) break down the Bader signing and what it means for the rest of the team, and then they also take a look at the firing of umpire Pat Hoberg....2025
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• Braves News: Prospect rankings, model talk, bullpen signing, more

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Another year under Alex Anthopoulos and another set of glowing projections for this Braves squad, and rightfully so. While there are major questions regarding how well Spencer Strider and Ronald Acuna return from their respective major injuries, the squad has stars up and down the roster that make for a reliabl...2025
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• Reports: Twins signing OF Bader to 1-year deal
MINNEAPOLIS -- Outfielder Harrison Bader and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2026, according to multiple reports....2025
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• Royals take crushing 5-4 loss in Minnesota
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• Royals vs Twins, Game Thread #53
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Minnesota Twins
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• Uninspiring defense and Byron Buxton hand the White Sox another loss

Despite going 3-for-3, Edgar Quero was unable to save the White Sox. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images The South Siders fall to the Twinkies in a 4-2 loss The White Sox made Bailey Ober look like a Cy Young contender with sleepy bats and uninspiring defense. Thanks to a few errors and Byron Buxton simply existing, the Twins walked away with a win. In the top of the first, Luis Robert Jr. just ...2025
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• Kindred spirits converge as Twins visit Braves

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images The Twins are 7-12 with a disappointing offense and rough starting pitching. The Braves are 5-13 with a disappointing offense and rough starting pitching. This oughta be interesting. The Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins feel like kindred spirits at the moment. No, it’s not because they’re feeling nostalgic for that epic 1991 World S...2025
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• Royals defeat Twins 4-2 in series opener
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• Twins series preview: Will last year’s collapse carryover?
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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...2025
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• The state of the AL Central
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• Brewers back in the win column with 5-2 victory over the Twins
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• Kindred spirits converge as Twins visit Braves
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• MLB appears to have adopted an even less fan-friendly weather policy
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• Martín Pérez dazzles, and the White Sox bats heat up for a blowout win against the Twins
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• Offseason In Review: Minnesota Twins

The Twins' front office was constricted by payroll limitations for a second straight offseason -- this time in the wake of announcement that the Pohlad family was looking to sell the team. After a quiet winter, they'll hope for better health and improvement from within. Major League Signings Harrison Bader, OF: One year, $6.25MM Danny…...2025
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• Remaining opportunities to help the outfield this off-season

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Will the Royals add to this bunch? The Royals had a pretty good offense last year, finishing sixth in the American League in runs scored despite a September swoon. But that performance was largely carried on the strength of an MVP-season by Bobby Witt Jr. and solid hitting from catcher Salvador Perez and first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Meanwhile, the o...2025
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• Expecting the Mets to win is a surefire way for the Mets to lose

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Not expecting the Mets to win is the cardinal rule for fans. I broke it. This is a guest piece from Scott Rogowsky. Rogowsky is a comedian and the host of HQ Trivia, a mobile game show. He’s a lifelong fan of the New York Mets. You can follow him on X at @ScottRogowsky The Mets lost, and it’s my fault. They didn’t lose Game 6 of the National League Champion...2024
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• Atlanta Braves clinch Wild Card spot with 3-0 win over Mets

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images It wasn’t easy and they certainly took the scenic route but the Braves eventually got the job done! As usual for the Atlanta Braves in 2024, they did it the wacky, wild, and hard way. Just moments after losing the craziest game of the season to the New York Mets, there will now be two champagne celebrations in the Truist Park locker r...2024
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• Braves bullpen picks an awful time to collapse in 8-7 loss to Mets

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Spencer Schwellenbach dominated the Mets again but his relievers let him down in a major way. Despite Spencer Schwellenbach delivering another great performance for the Atlanta Braves against the New York Mets, Atlanta’s bullpen picked the worst possible time during this regular season to deliver one of their worst performances of the...2024
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• Bader sends Cards to walk-off rally in debut
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• Bader sends Cards to walk-off rally in debut
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• Cardinals, Harrison Bader Avoid Arbitration With Two-Year Extension
The Cardinals and outfielder Harrison Bader have agreed to a two-year, $10.4MM contract extension, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports (all Twitter links). The deal will cover Bader’s final two years of salary arbitration eligibility, and he’ll now receive a $1MM signing bonus up front, and $4.7MM salaries in both 2022 and 2023. Up to $2.25MM…...2022
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• Massive Anthony Rizzo HR, bat flip save Yankees from Josh Donaldson embarrassment
The Bronx is rocking. The New York Yankees have a 4-1 lead thanks to a solo home run from Harrison Bader, a sac fly from Jose Trevino, and two-run homer off the bat of Anthony Rizzo. Neither blast was a cheapie, either. Bader’s was a rocket line drive that cleared the left field wall and […] Massive Anthony Rizzo HR, bat flip save Yankees from Josh Donaldson embarrassment - Yanks Go Ya...2022
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• Brian Cashman’s Harrison Bader-Jordan Montgomery trade proving Yankees fans wrong
Hey, make no mistake about it: we love being wrong when it comes to the New York Yankees. Why is that? Because usually when we’re wrong, it means something is going right. That’s the pessimistic life of a Yankees fan nowadays. But don’t just assume there’s inherent pleasure in taking aim at the team’s decision making only […] Brian Cashman’s Harr...2022
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• Yankees, Cardinals Swap Jordan Montgomery For Harrison Bader
The Cardinals are acquiring lefty Jordan Montgomery from the Yankees, tweet Ken Rosenthal and Lindsey Adler of The Athletic. Montgomery will be traded for Harrison Bader, reports Jack Curry of the YES Network. The trade, which has been officially announced by both teams, also includes a player to be named later or cash considerations going…...2022
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• Yankees Place Harrison Bader On Waivers
The Yankees have placed center fielder Harrison Bader on waivers, reports Erik Boland of Newsday (Twitter link). As is the case with the Angels’ series of waiver placements, New York’s hope is that another team will claim the remaining salary on a player who was headed to free agency in a couple months. It’s almost certainly…...2023
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• Yankees Planning To Activate Harrison Bader On Tuesday
Harrison Bader finally looks ready to make his Yankees debut, as manager Aaron Boone told reporters (including Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News) that Bader will “likely” be activated from the 60-day injured list prior to Tuesday’s game against the Pirates. Bader played the sixth game of a minor league rehab assignment today…...2022
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• Beat the Shift Podcast – Elias Sports Bureau w/ Matt Martingale
The Elias Sports Bureau episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players. Guest: Matt Martingale LABR League Update Recent trade – Ariel gets Josh Bell & Tommy Pham for Harrison Bader and Ryan O’Hearn from Matt Elias Sports Bureau What does Elias do? Elias and fantasy sports ATC […] Source...2024
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• Sixteen Cardles
(The Cards win, the Cards win)1 x 8 = 16. 16 is also the number of runs the Braves will score to eliminate the Cards in the playoffs. I kid. Kinda. No need to keep looking for Mr. Nootbaar. The Caards haas-beens haas been aamaazing, even Harrison Bader (1-for-4 and his 15th homer), perhaps the worst hitter in the major leagues. Haarsh? P to the erhaaps. But look at Harrison Bader's Statcast. If yo...2021
• Harrison Bader Buysberg
(NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH OR $13/MONTH WITH AN EXTRA WEEKLY PODCAST.) First, allow me to share a story, uh, shared by frequent commenter, Travis Hafner. The Pronk One: So, do we think Harrison Bader is into Pikachu or Mankey? Polyps? More like Poliwag or Poliwhirl! "Do you mind if I call you Jigglypuff?" That's Harrison Bader talking to Yadier...2021
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• Royals vs Twins, Game Thread #53
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• Game Thread #46: Milwaukee Brewers (21-24) vs. Minnesota Twins (25-20)
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• Kindred spirits converge as Twins visit Braves
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• Shoddy Twins defense opens door to Royals 2-1 win
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• Game 10 Thread: Twins vs. Royals

Kansas City Royals pitcher Michael Lorenzen (24) pitches in the ninth inning against the New York Yankees during game three of the NLDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Kauffman Stadium. | Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Twins vs. Royals Happy baseball Monday! Tonight, the Royals play the Twins for the first time this season. Last year, the Twins barely squeaked by with the series lead, winning seven...2025
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• Shane Smith shines in MLB debut despite White Sox 8-3 loss to the Twins

Shane Smith made an impressive MLB debut, going 5 1⁄3 with just two earned runs. | Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Although the scoreless streak ends at 28 2⁄3 innings, Smith powered through 5 2⁄3 in his first career start The White Sox started the game out strong, going up on an early 3-0 lead, but the bullpen couldn't hold things together, and the Twins battled back, defeating the Good Guys ...2025
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• Martín Pérez dazzles, and the White Sox bats heat up for a blowout win against the Twins
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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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• Braves bullpen picks an awful time to collapse in 8-7 loss to Mets
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• 2024 Season Preview: New York Mets

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Things can’t get worse after a disastrous 2023 season... right? Everything went wrong for the Mets in 2023. Really, it’s been a downward spiral since the club lost a 10.5 game divisional lead to the Braves in the summer months of 2022 and then quickly bowed out in the Wild Card round against the Padres. A real shame. Objectively speaking, there was no reason ...2024
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• Sizing up the NL East heading into 2024

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves have won six straight NL East titles and still look like the cream of the division’s crop The Atlanta Braves have done most of their heavy lifting this offseason, but there are still some key players available and moves left to be made around Major League Baseball as the calendar plunges into January. The Braves themselves have...2024
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• 2023 Cubs player profiles: Jeimer Candelario

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The switch-hitting third baseman is a possible keeper as a bridge between Patrick Wisdom and Matt Shaw. He’s at just the right age where a couple of years at a small raise might be appealing. His bat and glove have good value. A former Cub farmhand, 6’1”, 221 lb. Jeimer (pronounced Jay’mer) Candelario is a first/third sacker the Cubs got from the Washin...2023
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