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• Rangers 6, Cubs 2: Sometimes it’s just not your day

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images The Cubs offense got shut down on a very cold afternoon. Dire weather forecasts of all-day rain made it seem very unlikely, early this morning, that this game would be played. But the rain fell mostly south of the city — it just sprinkled a couple of times at the ol’ ballyard — and so the Cubs and Rangers were able to complete their three-game series...2025
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• Cubs 7, Rangers 0: Justin Steele and steals

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs lefthander put on a show on a very cold night, and the Cubs stole base after base on the Rangers. Let’s get this out of the way first thing, about the Cubs’ 7-0 win over the Rangers Monday night at Wrigley Field. Yes, it was cold. All together now: “How. Cold. Was. It?” The game time temperature was 34 degrees. Here are all the games...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Rangers series preview

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images The Cubs welcome an AL West team to Wrigley Field. The Rangers won 90 games in 2023 and wound up as World Series champions. The follow-up was a flop, as they went 78-84 and missed the postseason. They come into Wrigley Field in first place in the AL West. For more on the Rangers, here’s Adam Morris, manager of our SB Nation Rangers site Lone Star Bal...2025
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• Padres’ “Baltimore boys” impress on opening day

Jackson Merrill robs a home run | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Gavin Sheets and Jackson Merrill celebrate the new season The San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 on Opening Day at Petco Park. With Michael King struggling with his command, the bullpen and offense came through. They rallied from behind, something Padres fans got used to last season. A continuati...2025
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• Padres’ “winning on the margins” approach

Fernando Tatis Jr and Mike Shildt | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Focus and confidence carry over from 2024 In March of 2024, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune wrote about the change in philosophy and approach for the Padres. After a disastrous 2023 season and a change of managers, the team was asked to buy in to what Mike Shildt was selling. Manny Machado said it best- “We’ve...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL West

Kyle looks weird in that red uniform | Photo by Caitlin O’Hara/MLB Photos via Getty Images There are a lot of things still up in the air for this division. The Cubs went 9-6 against AL West teams last year, including an unlikely sweep of the Astros at Wrigley Field. Houston went on to win the division, but this year... might be different. Houston Astros Key departures: Kyle Tucker, Alex Br...2025
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• Padres’ catching position still unclear

Elias Diaz | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Who will be behind the plate on Opening Day for San Diego? The San Diego Padres thought that Luis Campusano was going to be their franchise catcher for years to come. His struggles at the plate throughout his tenure with the Padres have been consistent and his defensive ability has been unimpressive. Campusano has appeared in...2025
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• Is the 2025 Padres offense good enough?

Jason Heyward | Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Replacing Jurickson Profar and Kyle Higashioka will be a tough task During the current off-season, the Padres were unable to re-sign two prominent members of the 93-win 2024 team. Both left fielder Jurickson Profar and catcher Kyle Higashioka left the team in free agency. Replacing their offensive output for the upcoming season has been ...2025
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• San Diego Padres FanFest 2025: What we learned

Don Orsillo, Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill and Mark Grant at Fanfest 2025 | Photo by Cheri Bell The sky is not falling The San Diego Padres held their 2025 FanFest celebration February 2nd with an improvement over the 2023 version. With the signing of Xander Bogaerts and the trade for Juan Soto, excitement was high in 2023 and Petco Park had ten of thousands of people clogging the concour...2025
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• What each American League team has done this offseason

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Are the Royals keeping up? It’s a new year, and we should see MLB offseason begin to pick up as spring training nears. The Royals have made a few moves, but still have work to do. They’re not alone as many teams still have unfinished rosters. Let’s take a look around the American League at what each team has done so far this off-season - w...2025
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: AJ Smith-Shawver

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images At some point, Smith-Shawver is going to make a Postseason start and it’ll actually go well. Hopefully, it’s in the near future! For the second straight season, promising Atlanta Braves pitching prospect AJ Smith-Shawver received a limited amount of experience at the major league level. For the second straight season, that didn’t matter once October ro...2024
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• The state of the Brewers’ catching corps entering 2025

Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images William Contreras remains the starter, but who will share the catching duties? Entering 2025, the Milwaukee Brewers’ catching corps may be one of the smallest areas of concern, especially with William Contreras as the everyday guy. Even so, the question of who will get the bulk of the backup duties is up for debat...2024
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• Assessing Rays 2025 Catcher Targets

Catcher Danny Jansen, Boston Red Sox | Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images How will the Rays address this hole? The 2024 MLB season has reached its conclusion and the Rays have flipped their mindset into offseason mode. One of the top items on their wish list, it seems, is too improve upon the poor output they received from the catching position. Rays catchers posted a .562 OPS this seas...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: NLDS preview

Two sets of division rivals face off with a trip to the NLCS on the line. The Wild Card series has come and gone and as far as the National League goes, we’ve been left with a pair of spicy divisional matchups that are very likely to deliver when it comes to intensity and drama. The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers are getting quite used to seeing each other in the postseason, while th...2024
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• Braves’ 2024 campaign ends with 5-4 loss to Padres

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The 2024 Braves died the same way they lived. Hey, what gives? Aren’t the MLB playoffs supposed to be unpredictable? If you watched the Braves’ 2024 campaign come to an end on Wednesday night in San Diego, that might feel like a hard sell right now, as the Braves once again lost a pivotal playoff game by letting a starting pitcher muddle ...2024
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• Kyle Higashioka responds to fan who promised to tattoo face ‘on his a–‘

Kyle Higashioka is hitting homers on the field and on Twitter. Out of all the tweets the Yankees catcher could’ve replied to — after he homered twice in Monday night’s 3-1 win over the Blue Jays — he chose one that has fans cracking up. Following the Yankees victory over Toronto, Jack “CouRage” Dunlop, a......2021
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• After 9 years, Higashioka earns 1st callup
Kyle Higashioka had just started pushing Italian food around a plate at a Buffalo, N.Y., restaurant on Saturday evening when he received the phone call that he has been waiting nine Minor League seasons to get....2017

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"And for a time Friday afternoon, it looked like that undefeated streak would end as the Cubs fell behind 8-2 after six, largely courtesy of Rangers catcher Kyle Higashioka, who homered twice and drove in six of the Rangers’ eight runs."

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"6:47pm: The Rangers and free agent catcher Kyle Higashioka have made progress on a deal, reports Jon Morosi of the MLB Network (X link)."

2023
"Hendricks came oh-so-close to yet another quality start and fine outing, but with two out in the sixth, Anthony Volpe homered with a runner on base to make it 3-1, and Kyle Higashioka followed with another one, back-to-back."

2022
"He, Joey Gallo and Kyle Higashioka (all on the Covid list) are “more than…"

2021
"As expected, All-Star outfielder Aaron Judge, third baseman Gio Urshela and catcher Kyle Higashioka landed on the COVID-19 injured list."

2020
"Catcher Erik Kratz joins the active roster after signing a Major League contract with the team, and Kratz will take the place of catcher Kyle Higashioka, who is headed to the 10-day injured list (retroactive to August 6) due to a…"

2019
"Fellow backstop Kyle Higashioka has been recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in his place."

2018
"When Kyle Higashioka earned his call-up with the Yankees last April, he became the latest MLB Youth Academy alumni to break through to the big leagues."

2017
"Kyle Higashioka, who has been elevated to the Yankees’ roster, had some pragmatic motivation to learn Japanese: He thought it might help him communicate with pitcher Masahiro Tanaka."

2016
"The Yankees have added catcher Kyle Higashioka and right-hander Domingo German to their 40-man roster and reinstated infielder Dustin Ackley from the 60-day disabled list, as well as right-handers Nathan Eovaldi, Chad Green, Branden Pinder and Nick Rumbelow."

2015
"Infielders Cole Figueroa and Jonathan Galvis, catchers Francisco Arcia and Kyle Higashioka, outfielder Slade Heathcott, and pitchers Jacob Lindgren and Nick Rumbelow have all been sent down."

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• Padres catchers continue to be an area of weakness on offense

Brett Sullivan | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Four catching candidates struggling this spring The San Diego Padres are a team in waiting. They are waiting for their catcher of the future, Ethan Salas, to get the experience and show the growth that will allow San Diego to add him to the big league roster. The Padres are left to plug in placeholders and hope for the bes...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West

Will the Dodgers hoist the World Series trophy again in 2025? | Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images One team in particular dominates all talk about this division. Something something Dodgers. Given what the Dodgers have spent the last couple of offseasons, they should win this division by eleventy-seven games, right? As you surely know, baseball doesn’t work that way. They l...2025
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• Padres’ catching position still unclear
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• Is the 2025 Padres offense good enough?
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• Luis Campusano needs a change of scenery

Padres C Luis Campusano partaking in a mound meeting | Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Defensive lapses factored into him becoming a non-catching candidate in 2025. The loss of free agent Kyle Higashioka to the Texas Rangers forced the San Diego Padres to move in another direction at the catcher position. Team President of Baseball Operations and General Manager A.J. Prel...2025
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• Padres catching position in a holding pattern until the arrival of Ethan Salas

Future Padres catcher Ethan Salas | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Diaz and Maldonado will compete for the 2025 starting catcher job Ethan Salas is a teenager and will remain so for the next 15 months and two weeks. He was the prize of the 2023 international free agent class. The San Diego Padres used their entire bonus money to sign him to a record $5.6 million deal. B...2025
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• Is a Dylan Cease trade getting closer?

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images There were a couple of moves today that may be taking San Diego down the Dylan Cease trade route This whole offseason I’ve been waiting for the San Diego Padres to trade Dylan Cease. Not because I want him off the roster but because it appears he’s their Juan Soto this year. There’s a need to increase financial flexibility ($13.75m) and he’s not comin...2025
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• San Diego Padres FanFest 2025: What we learned
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• Padres reunite with Elías Díaz for first MLB free agent signing this offseason

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Elías Díaz will compete for the starting catching job We’ve been waiting for the Padres to sign a big league free agent and their first one of the winter is a reunion with catcher Elías Díaz on a one-year, $3.5 million deal with a mutual option for 2026. Former All-Star catcher Elías Díaz is in agreement on a one-year /$ 3.5MM deal...2025
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• Rangers 6, Cubs 2: Sometimes it’s just not your day
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL West
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• Padres catchers continue to be an area of weakness on offense
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: AJ Smith-Shawver
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• MLB Playoffs: NLDS preview
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• San Diego Padres FanFest 2025: What we learned
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• Juan Soto’s massive deal with the Mets proves the Padres did the right thing a year ago

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images No doubt A.J. Preller made the smart move around this time last year The Padres giving $765 million to one player? No way that was going to happen. Breaking: Juan Soto to the Mets. $765M. 15 years.— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 9, 2024 Did trading Juan Soto hurt? Of course it did. But seeing what Michael King has developed into, what Kyle Hi...2024
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• Three Padres questions heading into Winter Meetings week

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Things I’m wondering about before A.J. Preller, Mike Shildt and co. head to Dallas The best week of the offseason is almost here. The Winter Meetings get underway tomorrow in Dallas and perhaps some Padres fans like myself are sitting here today with some questions about what may happen over the next few days. Here are mine: Will the Padres talk with Ro...2024
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 28

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images More good results on Saturday have the Braves on the precipice of completing a feverish comeback to slip into the playoffs It was a tightly contested Saturday night of games, but the Atlanta Braves did their part and took care of business thanks to a walk off from Travis d’Arnaud. That was enough to make the day a win for the Braves, but ...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats lose to Padres in extras, 7-6; Joey Meneses with RISP + more...

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ series-opening loss to the Padres... CORBINNING: “It’s more staying out of these 2-3-run innings for him,” Davey Martinez told a reporter who’d asked the manager before last night’s game what to make of the Nationals’ 34-year-old, 12-year vet Patrick Corbin at this point in his career, “... but things spiral for an inning, and then he settles down and he gets s...2024
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• Padres agree to deals with all arbitration eligible players

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images A.J. Preller is great at not fighting with his players The Padres have avoided arbitration with all of their arbitration eligible players, according to the team. We have avoided arbitration with 4 players, agreeing to terms with RHPs Enyel De Los Santos and Michael King, C Kyle Higashioka and LHP Adrian Morejon on 1-year contracts thro...2024
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• SB Nation Offseason Simulation: The fake 2024 Cubs

David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports All the SB Nation sites got together for some simulated wheeling and dealing. Each November, the SB Nation sites get together and fly through the entire baseball offseason in two days with our annual offseason simulation. What follows is an annotated summary of deals, signings, and discussions. Enjoy! In prior years, the simulation goals have been easy: supplem...2023
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• Cubs 7, Yankees 4: A big-time comeback win
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Cubs scored six unanswered runs to end the first half on a high note. Here is one way to show how much the Chicago Cubs have improved over the last year or so. In June 2022, the Cubs visited Yankee Stadium and got swept. They were outscored 28-5 and were embarrassed to the point where Frank Schwindel threw a 35 mile per hour pitch hit for a home run, t...2023
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• Yankees Notes: Donaldson, Andujar, Chapman, Sears
The Yankees announced Monday that third baseman Josh Donaldson has been placed on the Covid-19-related injured list. Miguel Andujar has been recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as a substitute player in his place. Donaldson hasn’t yet tested positive but reported symptoms to the team. He, Joey Gallo and Kyle Higashioka (all on the Covid list) are “more than…...2022
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• Matt Olson, Austin Riley homer, but late lead slips away in loss to Yankees
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Charlie Morton and Ian Anderson turned in solid outings on the mound. Charlie Morton was solid in his spring debut and Ian Anderson bounced back with a good performance, but a late lead slipped away in the ninth as the Atlanta Braves fell to the New York Yankees, 10-6. Morton looked crisp in his first inning of work and showed good movement with his curveball...2023
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• Yankees’ Dillon Lawson transformation includes unreal turnaround from one star
The 2022 New York Yankees, as the end of July approaches, feel like an historically great team with a few pressing injury concerns that must be addressed at the trade deadline. Occasionally, the offense hasn’t shown up to its full capacity, with rallies gutted by under-performers like Joey Gallo and Kyle Higashioka, but overall, the […] Yankees’ Dillon Lawson transformation inclu...2022
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• Charlie Morton deals as Braves complete sweep of Yankees

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Morton tossed six scoreless innings Charlie Morton turned in a dominant performance to help the Atlanta Braves to a 2-0 win over the New York Yankees Wednesday night at Truist Park. Morton came into Wednesday’s start needing a good outing. He allowed a leadoff single DJ LeMahieu to start the game, but then retired the next three hitters in order, includ...2023
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• Tanner Houck Suffers Facial Fracture
Red Sox starter Tanner Houck exited last night’s game against the Yankees in the fifth inning following a frightening incident that saw the right-hander struck in the face by a line drive off the bat of Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka. After walking off the field on his own power, Houck was checked out and received…...2023
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• Kyle Higashioka continues to flex power for Yankees this spring

No one has hit more home runs this spring than Kyle Higashioka, who went deep for a third time in a 7-4 win over Pirates at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa....2022
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• Yankees Could Look To Trade Kyle Higashioka, Ben Rortvedt
The Yankees were surely glad to have some catching depth when Jose Trevino needed season-ending wrist surgery just after the All-Star break. Kyle Higashioka took over the starting role, while Ben Rortvedt earned a call back to the majors to serve as the backup. When Rortvedt struggled to hit big league pitching, the team had…...2023
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Rangers series preview
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• Padres’ “Baltimore boys” impress on opening day
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• Is the 2025 Padres offense good enough?
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• Luis Campusano needs a change of scenery
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• Padres catching position in a holding pattern until the arrival of Ethan Salas
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• San Diego Padres FanFest 2025: What we learned
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• Riley still absent, Tromp starts, Arcia hits fifth as Braves take aim at Darvish

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The lineup is looking a bit ragged as the Braves look to snap a two-game skid The Braves’ lineup is looking a little ragged, as the absences of Austin Riley and Travis d’Arnaud have created a situation where Orlando Arcia is hitting fifth and Zack Short is hitting seventh. City Connect Saturday #BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/oko...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: San Diego Padres

Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports After a supremely disappointing 2023 and an offseason full of cutting salary, the Padres will look to compete in 2024 with a pared-back roster The San Diego Padres entered the 2023 season with championship aspirations and a star-studded roster, but pulled off an epic faceplant and missed the postseason entirely. The offseason has been a sea change both on an...2024
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• What’s next for the Rays?

Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports Three things to expect this month now that the Winter Meetings are over. This year’s Winter Meetings didn’t feature a ton of splashes, as was expected as the market waited for the big three dominos to fall: Juan Soto (Yankees), Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers), and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (TBD — and expected to sign the second largest pitching contract in MLB history). B...2023
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