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• Outside The Confines: Not closing time for a while

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

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

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

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images A look at the successes and failures over the first month of the season. The Pirates are an utter failure starting at the top. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. Alex Kirschner writes about the toxic rot from the ownership of the Pittsburgh Pirates and how it has poisoned the relationship between the fans and the team. Also, the team is wasting a gener...2025
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• Cub Tracks shuts the door

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Rea shone brightly on a rainy day and the Cubs went to 17-10. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ te...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 16, 2025

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Have they tried turning the bats off and then on again? Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. and manager Matt Quatraro talk about a rough series opening against the New York Yankees. “You like to swing the bats a little bit better. Sometimes, you have to give credit to the opposing pitcher, too,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “...2025
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• Outside The Confines: What’s wrong with the Braves?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Some trends are emerging to start the season, like the Braves struggling and the Padres’ strong pitching. The minor league parks are looking a little bush league. And other news from MLB. Good morning. After winning their first eight games, the Dodgers are 3-6 and in third place in the National League West. I still wouldn’t bet against them winning 100 g...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Vladito stays in Toronto

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays agree to a massive contract extension. Tragedy in the Dominican Republic hits baseball. More on torpedo bats and two long losing streaks are broken. Good morning. You’ve probably heard this already, but Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays agreed on a 14-year, $500 million contract extension. Michael Baumann l...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 21, 2025

Almost time to say farewell to Surprise | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images By next Friday’s Rumblings, we’ll have seen real baseball Bobby Baseball days away.— Kansas City Royals (@royals.com) 2025-03-20T16:30:15.121Z At the Star, Vahe Gregorian profiles Seth Lugo: For instance, an aunt likes to tell the story of taking him to a Texas Rangers game when he was 4...2025
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• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Which will come first, the end of Kansas City’s winter or Opening Day? David Lesky at Inside the Crown stacks up the Kansas City Royals pitching room ahead of Opening Day. The change started at the end of June that year when the Royals acquired Cole Ragans, but to their credit, they didn’t stop. We know about them adding Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, but th...2025
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• Outside The Confines: What’s gone wrong in Toronto?

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images The Mets have pitching issues. The Blue Jays have trouble with their first baseman. A look ahead to the next labor battle. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. The Mets have shut down left-hander Sean Manaea indefinitely with an oblique strain. Ben Clemens notes that it’s mid-February and the Mets already need more pitching with injuries to Manae...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Being a kid again

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Little League Classic was Sunday. It was also Players Weekend. Lots of injuries and other news from around MLB. Good morning. The Tigers won last night’s Little League Classic over the Yankees, 3-2 with their youthful energy. Buster Olney tells how major leaguers learn to love the Little League Classic after participating. Melanie M...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 26, 2024

Seriously - that was a lot of rain | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Yesterday’s game was just weird and I was glad the Royals stole it Let’s talk about yesterday’s game for a minute. It really was odd. I know Ryan covered it here, but I just wanted to blather on more about it. Really, to have a clean game, they would have had to start it at least an hour earlier and we just don’t do that...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 16, 2024

Ok, that’s pretty funny | Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images There are baseball players doing real baseball things in Arizona and Florida! Baseball is back (!), which means Anne Rogers newsletter is back! She looks at three storylines for this spring: Vinnie Pasquantino’s return to the lineup It’s been eight months since Pasquantino appeared in the Royals’ lineup after rig...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 22, 2023

Sorry, Santa. I hope you put coal in Noah Syndergaard’s stocking Only 4 shopping days left until CobraCy’s Christmas post will be late (please tell me he’s writing one) As talked about yesterday in other outlets, The Star’s Pete Grathoff explores the possibility of Royals games being on Amazon Prime in the future: According to the Wall Street Journal’s Lauren Thomas and Joe Flint, Amazon...2023
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"” Matt Snyder (CBS Sports*): Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong finally looks like a star: How PCA flipped the switch and got the bat going."

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"CBS Sports' Matt Snyder casts his first official ballot this year"

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"com/gyClgNuafE— Fergie Jenkins (@fergieajenkins) September 28, 2022 Matt Snyder (CBS Sports*): How the Cubs could return to contention in 2023 after promising signs in 2022."

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"Matt Snyder used his background knowledge and analytics to go 26-18 during the 2020 MLB Playoffs"

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"Rays select contract of Brandon Snyder, place Matt Snyder on DL"

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"242, per Matt Snyder of CBSSports."

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"As Matt Snyder of CBS Sports noted, these odds aren't available for bettors to actually put money on."

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" Matt Snyder of CBS Sports wrote about a decision Mattingly made in this year's National League Division Series Game 5 that may have sealed the now-former manager's fate: He pinch hits for Joc Pederson with Chase Utley."

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"it would've been easier to list the teams that aren't a fit for Ben Zobrist, but I guess I like taking the long route sometimes — Matt Snyder (@MattSnyderCBS) December 30, 2014 "Trades are risky by nature," Rays general manager Matt Silverman told Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune nearly two weeks ago."

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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 21, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Who’s on first?

Photo by Mark Taylor/Getty Images The issues surrounding baseball stadiums. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reveals his contract demands. The decline of first base. The Mariners’ front office are criticized and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Jeff Passan looks at the issue of two major league teams playing in minor league stadiums this season. He examines what it means for the Athletics...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for January 25, 2025

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images New year, new swing? Anne Rogers writes about the outfield situation. Melendez is the most interesting part here, because he still boasts tremendous power potential. It hasn’t clicked in his first three seasons, and the 26-year-old slashed .206/.273/.400 with 17 homers in 2024. The Royals, thinking back to Melendez’s 41-homer Minor League season in 2021, b...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Is Cole Hamels a Hall of Famer?

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if Cole Hamels belongs in the Hall of Fame. Thank you for stopping by BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to see you tonight. Please come in out of the cold. We’ve got a great show for you. There are still a few tables availab...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Farewell to a legend

Set Number: X27208 TK1 R14 F17 Tributes come in for Rickey Henderson. The Astros sign a first baseman. The Marlins trade Jesús Luzardo to Philadelphia. And other Hot Stove news. Good morning. I assume you all know about the passing of Rickey Henderson by now. We have a lot of tributes to “The Man of Steal” today. Late last night, the Mets agreed to a three-year, $75 million deal to bring...2024
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• Outside the Confines: The Dodgers take New York

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers win their 8th World Series. The Yankees look back and regret a disastrous fifth inning. The Juan Soto free agency sweepstakes is underway. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. I assume you know what happened in Game 5 of the World Series by now, but if you want to relive it, AJ Cassavell breaks down how the Dodgers j...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 27, 2024

Winning more fun than losing, news at 11 | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Hold onto your butts! Day games sometimes make for weird Rumblings. Many official outlets use the game thread to fill up their Royals quota for the day. Also, it’s harder to sift through Tweets for stories as there are a bunch of game thread-style Tweets. The last few weeks, I’ve been updating playoff odds here. However,...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Joey Votto calls it quits

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The most interesting man in baseball retires. The Mariners fire their manager. A look ahead to the stretch run and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Driving to the stadium right now. My Uber driver asked, "Are you a player?" I said, "No."— Joey Votto (@JoeyVotto) August 22, 2024 Longtime Reds first baseman Joey Votto an...2024
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• 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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• Don Mattingly, Dodgers Part Ways: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Astros Fan Catches Albert Pujols HR, Snaps Picture Before Throwing Ball Back
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• Todd Frazier's Dramatic Win Caps Successful Debut for New Home Run Derby Format
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• Oddsmaker Gives Curt Schilling 12,000-1 Odds of Being Selected as Trump's VP
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• Jason Heyward Splash Puts World Series-Chasing Chicago Cubs on Top of MLB
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• Asdrubal Cabrera-Rays Deal Positions Ben Zobrist to Become Hot Trade Target
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• BBWAA Awards 2016: Full List of Finalists Announced and Reaction
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• Tim Tebow Not Among Players Invited to Mets' Major League Camp
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• Outside The Confines: No Rays of sunshine

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Things are going wrong fast for the Rays. Also the Angels, who bet big on one last year with Shohei Ohtani. And other news from around MLB Just a few months ago, the Tampa Bay Rays were the biggest story in the game for the best start to a season since the 1984 Tigers. Now, they’re the biggest story in the game for not-as-pleasant reasons. The Tampa Bay Ray...2023
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• Outside the Confines: Believe the hype. Or don’t.
Dylan Crews | SCOTT CLAUSE/USA TODAY Network / USA TODAY NETWORK Maybe the A’s have a deal for a new stadium in Nevada, but why would they want them? And other baseball news. Good morning. It’s always a good morning after a big Cubs win the night before. Hey, it qualifies as big this year. We will start in Oakland. Or Las Vegas. Or Carson City. Wherever. Dan Szymborski looks at the Athle...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 10, 2023
A Superb Owl, indeed! | Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images Who? Thankfully, Spring Training is right around the corner so we’ll start seeing “best shape of his life” stories. Today, well, it’s still a bit slow. ICYMI: A number of Royals were named to World Baseball Classic rosters. Max has you covered with all the news here: Bobby Witt Jr. and Brady Singer to repres...2023
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• What Do NLCS Mistakes Mean for Mike Matheny's Future as Cardinals Manager?
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• Outside The Confines: Lost cause

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The White Sox keep losing. A Giant threw a no-hitter. A look down the stretch and other baseball news. Good morning. The White Sox catch a break this week in that they have three games coming up against the Athletics in Oakland. The A’s are the second-worst team in the American League. They’re still 19½ games better than the South Siders. The Chicago ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Them’s the breaks

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The Braves lost their superstar for the season. The Yankees are soaring and the Dodgers are struggling. And other news from MLB and baseball. Good morning. Reigning National League Most Valuable Player Ronald Acuña Jr. is out for the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. He tore his right ACL back in 2021 and missed the rest of that season as well. Dan...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Baseball is underway

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images News from Opening Day weekend and MLB. It’s the home opener! (Weather permitting.) It’s also April Fools Day. In honor of that, all the links will take you to Rick Astley singing “Never Gonna Give You Up.” (No, they won’t.) The City of Oakland have delivered their list of demands to allow the Athletics to play for the next three years at the Coliseu...2024
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• Outside The Confines: We have a problem

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports A major gambling scandal breaks out with Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter. A recap of the Seoul Series. A revolt in the MLBPA. And other news from MLB. I’m going to assume that you’ve already heard about the gambling scandal surrounding Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. I’m going to try to give you some links that will allow you to do some furth...2024
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• Outside the Confines: The Twins and Mariners make a trade

Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports The Orioles are being sold. Justin Turner heads north of the border. More trouble in Las Vegas. And other news from around baseball. The College Baseball season starts in 16 days. The Mariners and Twins made a reasonably major trade as Minnesota shipped second baseman Jorge Polanco to Seattle for right-handed reliever Justin Topa, right-handed starter Anth...2024
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• Outside The Confines: A classic fall

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The World Series is set. Adolis García and Ketel Marte were the heroes of the Championship Series. What’s next for the Astros. The Red Sox and GIants have new bosses. Congratulations to the Rangers and the Diamondbacks. May we have a seven-game series with every game decided by one run. And let’s have Game 7 go to extra innings for good measure. I don’t hav...2023
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• Outside The Confines: I had that in my back pocket

Andrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports The Astros tie up the ALCS with the Rangers thanks, in part, to a batting glove. The D-Backs make a series out of it. And other news from MLB and the playoffs. So we actually have two good series now that the Astros have gone into Arlington and tied up the series with two wins on the road. Also, the Diamondbacks got one in the win column with a win at home and...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ land of the Giants
Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. The Cubs effort looks positively Lilliputian and the tide is going out. Marcus Stroman tries to play stopper. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, st...2023
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