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• Cubs, Catcher Carson Kelly ‘Making Progress’ on Deal
The Cubs went into the offseason needing to upgrade their depth at catcher and there’s really only one obvious option left after Kyle Higashioka and Danny Jansen signed elsewhere. That would be Carson Kelly, with whom multiple outlets have reported the Cubs are close to signing. Projections for the 30-year-old backstop have him getting two … The post Cubs, Catcher Carson Kelly ‘M...2024
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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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• 2024-25 MLB offseason hot stove open thread & transaction log

Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images With Winter Meetings set to begin on Sunday, the hot stove is about to heat up (or so we hope) With the MLB offseason well underway and the Winter Meetings set to begin on Sunday, Dec. 8, we’re leaving this open thread up for Brewers fans to discuss all the happenings around the league. We’ll also keep trac...2024
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres viewed as potential landing spot for Roki Sasaki

Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Friday, December 6, 2024. San Diego Padres News How will Padres operate at Winter Meetings? (MLB.com) Padres in ‘Strong Position’ to Sign Roki Sasaki Over Dodgers: Report (Sports Illustrated) Roki Sasaki to Padres? Dodgers May Counter with Garrett Crochet Trade (Yardbarker) Padres R...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Chris Sale joins the Red Sox

Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images This is as close as you’re going to get to Braves-related history on this day. MLB History 1952: The American League approves a two-league waiver rule curbing inter-league trading after June 15th. 1952: At the Winter Meetings a new bonus rule is approved‚ replacing the one that was instituted in 1946 and repealed in 1950. This new rule sets the bonus ...2024
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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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• Good Morning San Diego: Kyle Higashioka leaves Padres for Rangers

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Tuesday, December 3, 2024. San Diego Padres News What the Padres, Preller could pull off at Winter Meetings (MLB.com) Pair of prospects off to strong starts in winter league competition (MLB.com) ICYMI: Four thoughts from a busy week for the Padres (MLB.com)...2024
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: Kyle Higashioka, Elías Díaz and Luis Campusano

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Let’s talk about the Padres catchers! Kyle Higashioka: 1.6 fWAR, 84 G, .220 AVG, .263 OBP, .476 SLG, 105 wRC+, 29 R, 45 RBI, 17 HR Baseball Savant Positives From This Season Not a lot of people were thinking about “Higgy” when the Juan Soto trade went down last offseason. Michael King and even Drew Thorpe were the headli...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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• Padres sweep Braves to advance to NLDS

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The Dodgers are waiting Two steps closer to a World Series title. The Padres swept the best of three Wild Card vs. the Braves to advance to the NLDS where the Dodgers wait for them. Game 1 is Saturday night so the guys have plenty of time to soak this moment in. Job’s not finished! #BeatLA pic.twitter.com/HW32pn1g1C— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) O...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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• Joe Musgrove injury: Padres starter exits MLB playoff start vs. Braves with trainer in fourth inning

Catcher Kyle Higashioka appeared to call the manager and trainer out to check on Musgrove...2024
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• Outside The Confines: A Trout setback

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Bad news for Mike Trout and the Angels Happy Wednesday, friends! It sounds like bad news for a rehabbing Mike Trout who was hoping to be back with the Angels later this week. Trout was pulled from a recent rehab start after only two innings, feeling soreness in his post-op knee. This obviously isn’t ideal news for Trout, who wants to get back into the ...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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"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)."

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"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."

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"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."

• Three Padres questions heading into Winter Meetings week
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• 2024-25 MLB offseason hot stove open thread & transaction log
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• This Day in Braves History: Chris Sale joins the Red Sox
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• Good Morning San Diego: Why Padres didn’t sign Kyle Higashioka

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Thursday, December 5, 2024. San Diego Padres News What the Padres, Preller could pull off at Winter Meetings (MLB.com) Reports: Former Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka signing with Texas Rangers (San Diego Union-Tribune) Kyle Higashioka contract details with Rangers s...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Is a decision near?

Brad Penner-Imagn Images Juan Soto is reportedly getting closer to signing. A few other free agents have signed for a lot less. A look ahead to the Winter Meetings and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Especially if you’re Juan Soto. If you’re reading this, Juan, hi! Top free agent Juan Soto is reportedly nearing a decision as to where he will sign. The decision could come as soon...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: AJ Smith-Shawver
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• Good Morning San Diego: Kyle Higashioka leaves Padres for Rangers
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 3, 2024

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. is named Royals Player of the Year, to no surprise. The Kansas City chapter of the BBWAA names Bobby Witt Jr. the Les Milgram Player of the Year. “It’s an honor, any award you receive,” Witt said during a call with local media on Monday. “Especially with our team and how talented it is, you don’t really get these awards without those guys. “...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ arms build-up

Nate Pearson delivers the heater | Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Cubs keep threading the noodle as the annual Winter Meetings approach. 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 b...2024
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• Rangers sign Higashioka, 34, to 2-year contract
After a standout season in which he finished with a career-high 17 home runs for the San Diego Padres, veteran catcher Kyle Higashioka, 34, signed a two-year contract with the Texas Rangers on Monday, an agreement that includes a mutual option for 2027....2024
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: AJ Smith-Shawver
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: Kyle Higashioka, Elías Díaz and Luis Campusano
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• MLB Playoffs: NLDS preview
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• Braves’ 2024 campaign ends with 5-4 loss to Padres
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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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• Royals earn their second three-game losing streak in seven days; fall to Padres 7-3

Alec Marsh #48 of the Kansas City Royals prepares to underhand the ball to first base to get out Byron Buxton #25 of the Minnesota Twins during the fifth inning at Target Field on May 27, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Photo by Matt Krohn/Getty Images They haven’t been able to finish a rally for a week It may be a new month, but the Royals look the same as they have for the last week. A...2024
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• Brewers snap losing streak, beat Padres 4-3 in Phoenix

Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports A homer for Brewer Hicklen put the Crew ahead in the eighth Box Score The Brewers finally earned their second win of spring training on Friday, taking down the Padres at American Family Fields of Phoenix by a final of 4-3. Bryse Wilson was originally scheduled to start, but Robert Gasser got the ball first instead. He went two innings, allowing two runs on four...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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• Nathaniel Lowe- Mr. Second Half- Player Commentary, July 22, 2023
Nathaniel Lowe- 1B- TEX- Stats- Lowe went 1-for-2 with a homer and 2 walks. He is slashing .281/.370/.444 with 11 homers this season. In the 7 games since the All Star Game, Lowe has gone 11-for-24 with 2 homers, 9 runs, 5 RBI, and 4 walks. Last year he slashed .339/.399/.566 with 15 homers and has seen better second half results in each year of his career. So far in 2023 he is continuing this tre...2023
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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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• Juan Soto’s massive deal with the Mets proves the Padres did the right thing a year ago
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• Three Padres questions heading into Winter Meetings week
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• Outside The Confines: Wild, Wild Card

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images A manager comes out of a short retirement. Pete Alonso hits a clutch home run to send the Mets to the NLDS. And other news from the Wild Card round. Part of the problem with doing a links post during the postseason is that some of your links can be out of date by the time you post them. Before we get to the games, there was breaking news last night...2024
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• Padres sweep Braves to advance to NLDS
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 28
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• Outside The Confines: A Trout setback
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Kyle Higashioka receives special honor

Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Wednesday, July 24, 2024. San Diego Padres News When Will Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. Return? MRI Result Accelerates Timetable (Sports Illustrated) Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka receives replica medal for grandfather’s World War II service (Yahoo! Sports) He came to D.C. with the Padres. H...2024
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• Higashioka honored for grandfather's war service

San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka received a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to his grandfather's World War II unit Monday during a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Army....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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• 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
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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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• Outside The Confines: Is a decision near?
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: AJ Smith-Shawver
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 3, 2024
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• Braves News: “Golden At-Bat” Rule, Season Reviews, more

Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Slowly but surely rumors are continuing to pick up around baseball. While we await the hot stove of the MLB offseason to really heat up, Monday brought news of the latest evidence that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and other decision makers around the sport are constantly discussing ways baseball could change. This time, it is in the f...2024
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• Padres offseason needs as GM Meetings are underway

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Lots to do this winter to try to get back to the postseason in 2025 The GM Meetings are underway in San Antonio to officially kick off offseason duties for every team in Major League Baseball. One of those teams were the Dodgers biggest challenger: the San Diego Padres. What needs to happen to put them back in position to contend again in 2025? Ruben Ni...2024
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• Wisconsin, Milwaukee connections in the 2024 World Series

Brad Penner-Imagn Images A pair of former Brewers and a Wisconsin native among those competing for a championship The 2024 World Series is set to begin Friday evening in Los Angeles as the Dodgers take on the New York Yankees at Dodger Stadium. Among the players participating are a pair of former Brewers, a former Brewers draft pick, and a Wisconsin native. Trent Grisham and Jake Cousins o...2024
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• The state of the Brewers’ catching corps entering 2025
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• Assessing Rays 2025 Catcher Targets
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• MLB Playoffs: NLDS preview
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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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