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• Friends, Romans, Red Sox Fans…
Jeff Passan is reporting a nice contract extension for Roman Anthony of the Red Sox: Breaking: Outfielder Roman Anthony and the Boston Red Sox are finalizing an eight-year, $130 million contract extension, sources tell @JeffPassan. The deal, which is pending a physical, includes a club option and will keep Anthony under team control through 2034. […]...2025
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• Red Sox, Roman Anthony Finalizing Extension
The Red Sox and outfielder Roman Anthony are finalizing an eight-year contract extension that will guarantee the 21-year-old $130MM, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal will cover the 2026-33 seasons and contain a club option for the 2034 campaign as well. Between the club option and a series of escalators, the deal can max out…...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Leaving Minnesota

Nick Wosika-Imagn Images The Twins had themselves a fire sale. Winners and losers at the Trade Deadline. The Speedway Classic didn’t go as planned. And other baseball news. Good morning. The Twins traded 40 percent of their roster at the trade deadline. Bob Nightengale looks at the carnage in Minneapolis and the decision to trade Carlos Correa. Plus some assorted thoughts on the trade d...2025
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• Rob Manfred Downplays Salary Cap Dispute With Bryce Harper

An altercation between MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and Phillies star Bryce Harper made headlines in July, with the two-time MVP reportedly standing “nose to nose” with the commissioner and telling him he could “get the [expletive] out of our clubhouse” if he was going to talk about implementing a salary cap (per ESPN’s Jeff Passan).…...2025
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• ESPN’s Jeff Passan Torches ‘Bitter’ Ex-MLB Player in Brutal Social Media Exchange

ESPN's Jeff Passan is never afraid to spar on social media. And we got a doozy between the reporter and former MLB player....2025
• Jeff Passan goes to war with former MLB player on X

There is no love lost between ESPN insider Jeff Passan and former MLB player Doug Mientkiewicz....2025

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• Royals trade Freddy Fermin to Padres for pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Royals add some pitching depth The Royals have acquired pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek from the Padres for catcher Freddy Fermin, according to ESPN reporter Jeff Passan. Bergert was ranked the #7 prospect in the Padres farm system before the season and has had a fantastic rookie year. He has appeared in 11 games, seven of them starts, and...2025
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• Outside The Confines: The calm before the storm?

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images Emmanuel Clase is placed on leave amid a gambling scandal. The trade deadline is off to a slow start. Bryce Harper and Rob Manfred face off. Good morning. Monday morning, I awoke to an alert on my phone that Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave amid a gambling scandal. I then opened my email inbox where I found a pr...2025
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• Brewers trading for catcher Danny Jansen, according to reports

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images The Appleton native is in the midst of a solid season for the Rays According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Brewers are trading for catcher Danny Jansen from the Tampa Bay Rays. Milwaukee will also receive cash in the deal, and is sending the Rays MLB Pipeline team No. 24 prospect infielder Jadher Areinamo. The Milwaukee Brewers are working to finalize a deal ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 24, 2025

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Did Seth Lugo just make his last start as a Royal? Vinnie Pasquantino wants Seth Lugo to pitch for Kansas City down the stretch: “I’d like to see him pitch for us again,” Pasquantino said while pointing. “I’d really like to see him in a Royals jersey in his next start. We’re trying to make that happen. That’s up to us.” The Royals are one ...2025
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• Guardians Open To Offers On Shane Bieber
The Guardians have made rehabbing right-hander Shane Bieber available, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. The 2020 AL Cy Young winner has yet to pitch in the majors this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery last April but is currently on a minor league rehab assignment. Bieber, 30, signed a two-year, $26MM contract to remain with…...2025
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• Cub Tracks takes it on the chin

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. The game started out well enough but that well got deep and wide and swallowed the Cubs’ chances of a comeback. Matt Shaw had a good game. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run AWAY.. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams WILL beat you. The...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Feeling a draft

Ethan Holliday | Steve Sisney/For The Oklahoman / USA TODAY NETWORK The MLB Draft is this weekend, and we have what you need to know. The trade deadline is approaching. The Yankees and Dodgers look vulnerable. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The MLB Draft starts this Sunday night and here’s all the basic information on the event. Melissa Lockard also has a more in-dep...2025
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• Outside The Confines: All-Star announcements

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images The full All-Star rosters were announced, which means some players got snubbed. The Nationals make a change. The draft and trade deadline are coming. Good morning. The full All-Star Game rosters were announced. Here’s the roster without a lot of the commentary attached if you just want the names. Jake Mintz has some thoughts on each player on both ro...2025
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• Outside The Confines: 3,000 Ks for Kershaw

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images An incredible milestone. This week we got to see a truly massive milestone, as Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher to reach 3,000 career strikeouts. This milestone seemed like it might not be possible for Kershaw, who has been injured on and off for the past several seasons. But Kershaw persevered, the Dodgers remained loyal—a rarity among franchises—and...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 27, 2025

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Lucas Erceg, fireman. Lucas Erceg is prepared to pitch in any role that he’s needed: That might be in the ninth inning for save opportunities, or it might come in the seventh or eighth. Having Estévez helps Quatraro be able to do that. “I don’t really care what my role is going to be,” Erceg said. “I’ve been telling all my friends and family, there’s nothi...2025
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• Royals win ALDS game 2 with one big inning and excellent pitching

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) reacts after a solo home run against the New York Yankees in the fourth inning during game two of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images And a Salvador Perez home run! This series was supposed to be a quick and easy one for the New York Yankees. It has not been. New York barely managed to escape the fi...2024
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• Ex-MLB pitcher busted with over 20 kilos of cocaine
It’s always surprising when former athletes break the law for asinine reasons, which was recently the case in an arrest involving a former MLB pitcher.Esteban Loaiza, who spent 14 years in the league, and nearly won the Cy Young award back in 2003, was arrested for possessing over 20 kilograms of cocaine in San Diego on Friday, according to police records obtained by Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. N...2018
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• Dee Gordon Suspended 80 Games for PEDs: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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"Closer Tanner Scott and the Dodgers are in agreement on a four-year, $72 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday."

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"Cox/Getty Images The long-awaited deal has happened as Cody Bellinger returns on a three-year deal with opt-outs The Chicago Cubs and Cody Bellinger have agreed to a three-year, $80 million deal for the outfielder/first baseman to return to Chicago, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN."

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"Detroit starter Eduardo Rodriguez invoked his no-trade clause to block a trade that was in place between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tigers, killing the deal ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

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"MLB and the players' association reached a tentative agreement on a new CBA Thursday, ending the league's 99-day lockout and salvaging a 162-game season, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

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"The Yankees are finalizing a deal to acquire first baseman Anthony Rizzo from the Cubs, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

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"The Boston Red Sox have agreed to trade star outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan."

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"Prized free-agent pitcher Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees have agreed to a record nine-year, $324 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

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"Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports (via Twitter) reported the sides were nearing a deal."

2017
"The Rockies have agreed to a deal with Wade Davis, the biggest-name closer on the free-agent market, according to a report from Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan on Friday."

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" Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports first reported Cain and the Royals were nearing an agreement on a deal that will pay the All-Star $17."

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"com's Phil Rogers noted, his bat could be of interest to the Phillies: Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan provided a brief scouting report on Williams and Alfaro: In 2015, Hamels has posted a 3."

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"com's Jesse Sanchez: Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reported the details of the tragic development: Taveras was just 22 years old."

• Friends, Romans, Red Sox Fans…
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• Red Sox, Roman Anthony Finalizing Extension
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• Outside The Confines: Leaving Minnesota
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• Rob Manfred Downplays Salary Cap Dispute With Bryce Harper
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• The Rangers acquire Phil Maton

Around 4:54 pm before the deadline closed Jeff Passan reported that the Rangers and St Louis Cardinals agreed on a deal to send Phil Maton to the Rangers. The Rangers get Maton from the Cardinals in return for #27th and #28th pitching prospects Mason Molina and Skylar Hales as...2025
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• Royals acquire left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images More pitching depth! The Royals have continued to add pitching, acquiring left-hander Bailey Failter from the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The 28-year-old has made 22 starts this year with a 3.73 ERA, although he has the fourth-lowest strikeout rate among qualified starters. MLB.com reporter Alex Stumpf reports the return is pitcher...2025
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• MLB News: Astros Acquiring Carlos Correa in Blockbuster Trade Deadline Deal

The Houston Astros are acquiring Carlos Correa from the Minnesota Twins ahead of the MLB trade deadline, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Correa is hitting .267 this season with a .704 OPS in year No. 4 with the Twins. More MLB news: Yankees Acquiring David Bednar in Blockbuster Trade With Pirates BREAKING: The Minnesota Twins are …...2025
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• Royals trade Freddy Fermin to Padres for pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek
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• Sources: Dodgers add Twins' Stewart to bullpen
The Los Angeles Dodgers, who went into the deadline with a desire to add right-handed bullpen help, reached a deal to acquire Brock Stewart from the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan....2025
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• Brewers 2025 Trade Deadline Tracker

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Check back here for all Brewers-related rumors leading up to the deadline Hot stove season is well underway. Milwaukee has already made a few trades this year, acquiring C Danny Jansen from the Tampa Bay Rays, 1B Andrew Vaughn from the Chicago White Sox, and RHP Quinn Priester from the Boston Red Sox. It’s highly possible that the Brewers, who curre...2025
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• Braves News: Trade deadline approaching, losses pile up, more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday As the losses pile up, the focus has turned to the trade deadline, prospects, and the offseason. This 2025 Braves team has more losses through 101 games than the really bad Braves teams in 2015 and 2017. This might give the team a unique opportunity to get a very high draft pick while still being considered ma...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Feeling a draft
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• Taking a look at the Mike Rizzo era of Washington Nationals baseball

James A. Pittman-USA TODAY Sports Mike Rizzo has been an ever present for Washington Nationals fans, so I decided to take a look at his tenure On an early July night, the 16 year tenure of Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo came to an end. After getting swept by the Red Sox, Rizzo got axed alongside Davey Martinez, the manager he had become tied to the hip with in recent years...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Could I interest you in Seth Lugo?

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you would want the Cubs to trade for Royals pitcher Seth Lugo. It’s Tuesday night here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the heat. It’s always good to see you. We still have a few tables available. There’s no cover cha...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 23, 2025

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Jac Caglianone learns how to play the outfield! Jac Caglianone made a sensational home run-robbing catch on Sunday. Tracking the ball was the easy part. It was late in the afternoon, so the sun wasn’t much of a factor. The challenge for Caglianone — a rookie in both the literal sense and in the sense that he has played the outfield only since late A...2025
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• What would trading Marcell Ozuna look like?

Bill Streicher-Imagn Images You can trade Marcell Ozuna, but you won’t necessarily get what you want The “Trading Marcell Ozuna” call from some began before the Atlanta Braves got home from the West Coast after Spring Training. It was hyperbolic then, but much less so now. The Braves’ rapid descent into the Draft Lottery is in its third week now. Jeff Passan now says the most likely trade ...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: What’s next for Michael Toglia?

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Entering the 2025 season, Michael Toglia seemed primed to finally solve the riddle of first base for the Colorado Rockies. Since 2014, the first season following the retirement of Hall of Famer Todd Helton, 41 different players have logged innings at first base. By contrast, the team used 57 f...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2025

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Comebacks are fun, no matter how easy the opponent makes them. David Lesky reacts to Monday’s series opener against the Chicago White Sox. But in this one, they got great pitching, just enough offense and one defensive play that I may be thinking about for a long time. And if you doubt that, I can still picture a double play started by Alcides Escobar in Houston ...2025
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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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• Outside The Confines: The Hall of Fame welcomes new inductees

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images A wonderful weekend to be a baseball fan. This weekend, we got to see the annual Hall of Fame inductions in Cooperstown (where once again Ichiro Suzuki invited the one BBWAA member who didn’t vote for him to just have a nice little chat), and became immortalized in baseball history. Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dave Parker and Dick Allen were all...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Swing, swing, swing

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The All-Star Game ended in a “swing-off.” Big Dumper won the Home Run Derby. The Rays are sold, the draft is over and other news items from All-Star Week. Good morning. The National League beat the American League at the All-Star Game 6-6 after a “swing-off,” a mini home run derby where the game’s MVP Kyle Schwarber hit three home runs. Matt Snyder wri...2025
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• Taking a look at the Mike Rizzo era of Washington Nationals baseball
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• The Washington Nationals have ended the Mike Rizzo and Davey Martinez era

Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals pulled the trigger and fired GM Mike Rizzo and Manager Dave Martinez The Washington Nationals decided changes needed to be made. After getting swept by the Red Sox, Jeff Passan reported that the Nationals have fired Mike Rizzo and Davey Martinez. BREAKING: The Washington Nationals have fired general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave M...2025
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• Outside The Confines: 3,000 Ks for Kershaw
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• Outside The Confines: Young guns

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Wander Franco is sentenced. The injured lists keep growing. A look back at the first half and ahead to the second. And other MLB news. Good morning. I think we have the All-Star Game balloting covered around here already. So I’ll skip that. Rays infielder Wander Franco was found guilty of the sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic and sentenc...2025
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• Sources: Cole to join Yankees for 9 years, $324M
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• Sources: Red Sox trading Betts, Price to Dodgers
The Boston Red Sox have agreed to trade star outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan. Boston's return includes outfielder Alex Verdugo, sources said....2020
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• Sources: MLB, union reach tentative CBA deal

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• Sources: Betts, Dodgers near long-term contract
The deal, which could be agreed upon as soon as Wednesday, would keep Mookie Betts with the Dodgers for at least a decade, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan....2020
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• Sources: MLB plans to suspend spring training
Spring training is expected to be suspended Thursday, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan, and the start of the season is likely to be delayed....2020
• Major League Baseball Expected To Suspend Spring Training
As sports entities throughout the world take action to minimize the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball appears poised to cease play of Spring Training games. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweets that officials with Grapefruit League clubs in Florida are expecting games to be suspended, and ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that executives throughout…...2020
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• Bauer warned about his 'FREE JOE KELLY' cleats
MLB contacted the Reds this week to inform them the cleats that Trevor Bauer planned to wear in support of Los Angeles' Joe Kelly were "against footwear regulations," sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan....2020
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• Sources: Twins land Donaldson for 4 years, $92M
Third baseman Josh Donaldson and the Twins have agreed to a four-year deal that includes $92 million guaranteed, with a chance to increase to $104 million in value if Donaldson hits escalators on a fifth-year club option, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan....2020
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2025
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• Why Is 2013 AL ROY Wil Myers Suddenly on the Trading Block?
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• Source: Tigers add to rotation, deal for Morton
The Tigers acquired right-handed starting pitcher Charlie Morton on Thursday, a source told ESPN's Jeff Passan....2025
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• Reports: Orioles sending O’Hearn, Laureano to Padres for prospects

The Orioles have traded Ryan O’Hearn, the starting All-Star designated hitter, and outfielder Ramón Laureano to the San Diego Padres, according to reports from Robert Murray of FanSided and ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Orioles will receive six prospects in return. They are: 19-year-old left-hander Boston Bateman, 22-year-old right-hander Tyson Neighbors, 22-year-old right-hander Tanner Smith, 20-year-o...2025
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• Brewers 2025 Trade Deadline Tracker
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• Outside The Confines: The calm before the storm?
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• Cub Tracks’ a titan passes, contractual obligations, and also baseball

Getty Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Ryne Sandberg has moved on, Jed Hoyer is staying, and the Cubs are in second place. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run AWAY.. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams WILL beat you. R. I. P. Ryno. You were the GOAT to a lot of us. Jed Hoyer was extended Mond...2025
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• Brewers trading for catcher Danny Jansen, according to reports
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• Sources: Diamondbacks send Grichuk to Royals
The Kansas City Royals acquired outfielder Randal Grichuk in a Saturday deal with the Diamondbacks, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan, landing a veteran who was removed from Arizona manager Torey Lovullo's lineup in Pittsburgh after the deal was finalized....2025
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• Cub Tracks is in radar range

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. The Cubs dropped the series to the Royals and rest before facing their crosstown rivals. About that additional starter? I should think the answer is yes, please. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run AWAY.. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 24, 2025
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• Braves News: Trade deadline approaching, losses pile up, more
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• Outside The Confines: And we’re back

Brett Davis-Imagn Images The break is over and it’s time to get serious. While the All-Star Game is always a fun little break, it certainly feels nice to get back to the regular season, especially when things seem to be going well. The Cubs are firmly atop the NL Central and have their eyes set on the postseason, but to get there, we’ll still need to contend with the trade deadline. While ...2025
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• With no GM, what will the Washington Nationals do in the MLB Draft?

SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Washington Nationals fired Mike Rizzo a week before the draft, what happens now? Just now, the Washington Nationals fired GM Mike Rizzo and Manager Davey Martinez. There are so many wide reaching consequences of this move that we will break down. However, one thing that is an immediate cause for conversation is the draft. ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 27, 2025

Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. will play for Team USA! The Royals acknowledge the need to get better, writes Anne Rogers. “We’re all in this together,” said manager Matt Quatraro. “We’re not pointing fingers at anybody. Nobody’s blaming anybody. There’s no fault. We need to get better. We’re going to keep working at it. We’re going to prepare, we’re going to compete, we’...2025
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• Wander Franco Found Guilty Of Sexual Abuse
Wander Franco has been found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic, according to reporting from Juan Arturo Recio and Jeff Passan of ESPN. He has received a two-year suspended sentence and will have to reported to prison if he doesn’t meet certain conditions. The primary condition is that he does…...2025
• Royals Rumblings: Kansas City Royals News for June 4, 2025

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Jac Caglianone is the best thing to come out of Tampa since the Cuban sandwich. Royals Data Dugout breaks down infielder Maikel Garcia’s adjustments at the plate and how that is helping the Kansas City Royals. His quality hands will always support the high contact rates and ability to put the ball in play, but the young third baseman opened previously untapped ceili...2025
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• Four solutions for the Royals’ biggest problem

John Rave #96 of the Kansas City Royals dives for a ball | Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images The specter of a failed call-up shouldn’t prevent the Royals from attempting to improve their roster A week and a half into the season is still too early to panic. You know it, I know it, we all know it. But, the thing is, this is more like 53 weeks into the season - at least when it comes to extre...2025
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