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• Brewers take series opener in Philadelphia, 6-2

Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Yelich homers twice as Milwaukee extends their win streak to five games The Brewers defeated the Phillies today, 6-2, in what was ultimately the most convincing win of their now five-game win streak. Milwaukee jumped on Phillies starter Jameson Taillon right out of the gate. Brice Turang led the game off with a double. Jackson Chourio then singled on a line drive to...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Philadelphia Phillies

Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Brewers hit the road on four-game win streak The Milwaukee Brewers, fresh off their first sweep of the season, are headed back on the road for six games as they’ll play three games in Philadelphia and three games in Cincinnati. First up are the Phillies, who sit at 35-19 this year, good for the best record ...2025
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• Braves shut out by Ranger Suarez and Phillies, lose 2-0

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images No homers, no sequencing, no nothing The 2025 Braves don’t make much sense offensively — they’ve sometimes had an extremely slappy approach, sometimes they’ve seemingly gone back to what they’ve done for the past half-decade, and sometimes they appear discombobulated or stuck in between. I’m not going to guess at what exactly was going on tonight, but it also doe...2025
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• Austin Riley hops back to two-hole as Braves begin Philadelphia series

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Sean Murphy is back in the lineup against southpaw Ranger Suarez My one-plus-year-old has the word “hop” in her vocabulary. She uses it to describe bunnies we see when out on walks, but she also uses it to narrate her as she’s toddling along. I’d guess that at least half the time she’s ambling somewhere, it’s followed by her chanting, “Hop hop hop.” On th...2025
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• Phillies 2, Rockies 0: Márquez was excellent, but Rox offense was blanked again

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Márquez tossed seven strong as the Rockies suffered their eighth shutout of the season For the eighth time in 2025, the Colorado Rockies were shut out as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated them 2-0 to complete the four-game sweep. It was the first time that the Phillies have completed a four-game sweep at Coors Field. The Phillies outscored the Rockies ...2025
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• Phillies 7, Rockies 4: Still not enough offense

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images A ninth-inning surge couldn’t get it done. Tonight before the Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies took the field, Wilder, spokescreature for Great Outdoors Colorado, threw out the first pitch. Wilder, Spokescreature for Great Outdoors Colorado, and a Family Dressed as Bees The scene was awkward with Wilder struggling to get a pitch ...2025
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• Brewers take series opener in Philadelphia, 6-2
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• Braves shut out by Ranger Suarez and Phillies, lose 2-0
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• Phillies 2, Rockies 0: Márquez was excellent, but Rox offense was blanked again
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies

Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Phillies wrested the division crown from the bedraggled Braves in 2024. Can they hold them off in 2025? So long as the current divisional alignment holds, the Phillies will be the Atlanta Braves’ main rivals in my mind’s eye. Since I’ve been watching baseball, they’ve won the NL East six times — the Braves have won it 12 times, and ...2025
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• 5 things for Braves fans to get excited about for 2025

Photo by Casey Sykes/Getty Images Which aspects of Braves baseball are you looking forward to most this year? Two things can be true at once. The Atlanta Braves had a very disappointing offseason that included a shocking and, in my opinion, egregious decision to duck under the luxury tax instead of adding around their core in the middle of a World Series window. But, despite this, the Bra...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL Central

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images This is a division of haves and have-nots. Last year, three AL Central teams made the postseason and four finished over .500. This was largely because they all fattened up against the awful White Sox. The Twins, Tigers, Guardians and Royals went 42-10 against the White Sox. Wow. The Cubs, meanwhile, were 10-6 against the AL Central last year. So that...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 28, 2025
Old Faces In New Places Thairo Estrada, 2B, Rockies Thairo Estra signed with the Rockies this offseason on a one-year contract worth $3.25 million. He was a huge disappointment in 2024, slashing just .217/.247.343 with 9 home runs and 2 stolen bases in 96 games. This was the follow-up to a 2023 season where he batted .271 with 14 homers and 23 steals. He suffered a wrist injury in May, and the in...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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• Biggest needs heading into Christmas for each National League team

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Mets and Cubs have made big moves, but several other contenders still need to strike. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! December is a time full of giving and receiving gifts to celebrate the holidays. Now that the winter meetings have passed, only a few days remain before Christmas and turning the page to 2025. Each team has question marks wort...2024
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• Max Kepler, the German Baseball Player Who Spurned Soccer for MLB Dreams
2015

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2025
"Then he hit Nick Castellanos and walked Max Kepler."

2024
"Carlos Santana and Max Kepler made it to second and third base, respectively, with just one out on the board in the fourth."

2023
"He allowed a leadoff single to Edouard Julien and a walk to Max Kepler but worked out of it in a scoreless first."

2022
"Trade Candidate: Max Kepler"

2021
"Not to mention Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler are under contract through 2023 with club options beyond then."

2020
"Twins Place Max Kepler On Injured List, Promote Brent Rooker"

2019
"As has been the case with numerous recent extensions — Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco, Whit Merrifield — Severino’s deal is more front-loaded than conventional extensions."

2018
"Eduardo Escobar hit a 2-run homer and Max Kepler had a three-hit day for the Twins in defeat."

2017
"Kyle Gibson continued his impressive run by throwing seven strong innings, Byron Buxton went 3-for-4 and Max Kepler and Brian Dozier both homered to lift the Twins to a 7-3 win over the Tigers on Friday night at Comerica Park."

2016
"The Twins hit four home runs, including a grand slam by Max Kepler, and closed out the first half with a 15-5 victory over the Rangers at Globe Life Park on Sunday afternoon."

2015
"After helping Double-A Chattanooga win the Southern League championship on Monday night, Twins outfield prospect Max Kepler was rewarded by being called up to the big leagues for the first time in his career."

2014
"Max Kepler tripled and doubled, helping Salt River defeat Surprise, 9-2."

• Phillies 7, Rockies 4: Still not enough offense
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
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• 5 things for Braves fans to get excited about for 2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL Central
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• 30 teams, 2025 edition

For the first time since debuting this series here 17 years ago, I considered not running it this year. Ranking MLB's teams in order of how I like them seems like something who's time has past. There are people on social media -- baseball fans -- who don't root for any team (and I assume that means they don't root against any team). They just root for good games. That's a pretty foreig...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 28, 2025
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• What did the Royals miss with Brent Rooker?

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The former Royals outfielder has become one of the league’s top sluggers. At the 2022 trade deadline, the Royals were far out of contention. It was another rebuilding season as the team tried to build up a farm system decimated after their championship runs. The team would go on to 97 losses, so there was no point to keep veterans like ...2025
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• What each American League team has done this offseason
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• Outside The Confines: The Hall of Fame debates are on

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Who should get in? Who gets overlooked? The chatter is hot. The hot stove is certainly still hot as we head into the first month of the new year. Impossibly, Spring Training starts next month, which is wild to think about, but also very exciting. It does mean that teams are going to have to make some serious decisions as the available pool...2025
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• Biggest needs heading into Christmas for each National League team
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• Austin Riley hops back to two-hole as Braves begin Philadelphia series
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• Phillies 2, Rockies 0: Márquez was excellent, but Rox offense was blanked again
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 28

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The Cubs were pounded by the Phillies, 10-4. The Cubs haven’t had a lot of completely uncompetitive games. This was the first one since April 14, when they also lost to the Padres 10-4. If this were to happen regularly, I’d be concerned about it. Maybe. But, at every few weeks, it is what it is. Maybe I’m rationalizing, but the Cubs, for the second straight ...2025
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• Cubs 4, Phillies 0: A (Colin) Rea of sunshine on a rainy Friday at Wrigley Field

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs waited out a long rain delay and produced a satisfying win. Yet another rain delay hit Wrigley Field Friday afternoon, the second of this homestand. This time, play didn’t begin until after the delay, and the result was better than on the previous rain day last Sunday. Colin Rea and four relievers combined on a four-hit shutout and the Cubs got...2025
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• Sean Murphy returns to Braves lineup

Marcell Ozuna looks to turn his fortunes against Wheeler around | Brett Davis-Imagn Images Sean Murphy is making his season debut and Orlando Arcia gets the start against Zack Wheeler The Atlanta Braves offense has struggled, there is no doubt about it. Their underlying metrics have shown that they have been unlucky. They have the sixth best barrel per plate appearance (Brls/PA%) in MLB. A...2025
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• 5 things for Braves fans to get excited about for 2025
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• SB Nation Reacts: Where will the Royals finish in the division?

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Have they done enough to win the division? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Spring training has begun and in just six weeks the Royals w...2025
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• What did the Royals miss with Brent Rooker?
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• Biggest needs heading into Christmas for each American League team

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Several teams still have some long shopping lists. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! December is a time full of giving and receiving gifts to celebrate the holidays. Now that the winter meetings have passed, only a few days remain before Christmas and turning the page to 2025. Each team has question marks worth answering, some with presents und...2024
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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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• Brewers take series opener in Philadelphia, 6-2
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• Finally, a series win for the Braves in 2025!

Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Hopefully this will be the start of the Braves finally getting their season off to a proper start Despite the fact that the Atlanta Braves had gotten off to a very slow start and the Philadelphia Phillies had burst out of the gates to start this season, this was always going to be a hard-fought series between two teams who have been battling a...2025
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• Braves’ Chris Sale takes on Zack Wheeler

Chris Sale looks to seal a win the the Braves | Brett Davis-Imagn Images A battle between two aces is taking place this evening that could set the tone for the rest of the season. The Atlanta Braves are facing the Philadelphia Phillies tonight in a matchup of the team aces. In arguably the biggest matchup so far this year, the 7-2 Phillies will bring 2024 Cy Young Award runner up Zack Whee...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Farewell to a legend
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• Outside The Confines: Max Fried loves his dog

Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images (Apollo Fried not pictured, but that’s still a good dog.) Happy Friday friends! As predicted earlier this week the news stories are slowing down (somehow this is the last Friday before Christmas? How did that happen?!) Max Kepler has left the Twins on a one-year deal; a few potential Hall of Famers have a case made for them; Bobby Witt Jr. lov...2024
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• Previewing the outfield market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images So far, we’ve taken a look at the starting pitching and shortstop markets for the Braves. Today, we’ll dive into the options for upgrading LF. The Atlanta Braves cleared up what was a pretty muddy OF/DH picture last week by trading Jorge Soler to the Angels for SP Griffin Canning. While it was surprising to see it done on the literal firs...2024
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• Twins offer game, White Sox politely refuse to take it, lose 6-3

Who knew Rembrandt was a White Sox fan? | National Gallery of Art Join countless small animals as road kill Yeah, yeah, yeah, another game, another loss, 0-7 road trip, 3-22 season, yadda yadda yadda. But let’s try to forget all that and admire some actually good White Sox defense. First, there was a brilliant grab by Nicky Lopez with two on in the bottom of the first that would have bee...2024
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• Twins 6, White Sox 3: Losing ugly

Korey Lee has earned the full-time backstop spot | David Berding/Getty Images Eight straight losses at Target Field for Chicago; South Siders on pace for just 20 wins in 2024 Whew, friends. This season has been UGLY. Honestly, my brain is a bit overloaded with abysmal baseball, and I’m running out of different ways to say, “Man, this team stinks!” Yet, here we are again — another evening ...2024
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. blasts two homers as Braves pummel Twins, 6-2
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta hit five dingers tonight on their way to an emphatic series win over their opponents from the Land of 10,000 Lakes Thanks to yet another first-inning outburst of offense, the Atlanta Braves were able to power their way past the Minnesota Twins on their way to an emphatic 6-2 series victory. In the preview for tonight’s game, ...2023
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• MLB analyst’s Aaron Judge vs Max Kepler take looks even crazier in hindsight
Once upon a time, there was a moment where, “Who would you rather have: Yankees superstar Aaron Judge, or Twins standout Max Kepler?” was a legitimate debate. OK. You got us. No, there wasn’t. But there was a moment midway through the very disorienting year of 2020 where a Twitter personality of some renown decided […] MLB analyst’s Aaron Judge vs Max Kepler take look...2022
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• Twins slam Rangers with 4 HRs, 7-run inning
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• Twins unleash 17-run barrage to top Rangers
Max Kepler hit a pair of three-run homers to help set the Twins rookie record for RBIs in a game with seven, while fellow former top prospects Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton also had big days at the plate in a 17-5 rout of the Rangers on Saturday at Target Field....2016
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• Twins club 3 straight homers in Bronx
The Twins briefly turned Yankee Stadium into a launchpad in the sixth inning of Sunday's series finale against the Yankees, with Brian Dozier, Trevor Plouffe and Max Kepler hitting back-to-back-to-back homers off right-hander Nathan Eovaldi....2016
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• Castellanos homers, but Tigers fall to Twins
2017

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• Gibson guides Twins to victory over Tigers
2017

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• Twins' HRs set tone for twin-bill split vs. KC
Robbie Grossman and Max Kepler belted two-run homers to help power the Twins to a 8-4 win over the Royals on Sunday in the nightcap of a doubleheader at Target Field....2017
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• Kepler's redemption leads Twins past Phillies
Max Kepler was in danger of being the goat after his two-run fielding error keyed a three-run rally that gave the Phillies a lead in the fifth, but he was instead the hero of a 6-5 Twins victory on Wednesday night after driving in the tying run, the go-ahead run and making a highlight-reel diving catch in the eighth to help preserve the late lead at Target Field....2016
• JV strong, but Tigers lose HR duel to Twins
Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario hit ninth-inning home runs off Francisco Rodriguez to send the Twins to their first series win against an American League Central opponent since mid-May, taking the three-game set against the Tigers with a 4-1 win Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park....2016
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• Preseason Prep - February 28, 2025
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• AL Week 25 Strategy-September 7, 2024
In The Field OF Max Kepler was placed on the 10-day IL with left knee tendonitis on Thursday. He had missed the previous four games with the injury. OF Matt Wallner is expected to fill in for Kepler while he is out. Wallner is hitting .262 with 11 HR, 23 R, 29 RBI, and 3 SB. OF Kyle Tucker was activated on Friday. He has been out since early June with a right shin fracture. He was hitting .266 w...2024
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• AL Week 13 Strategy-June 15, 2024
In The Field 1B Triston Casas (ribs) is swinging a bat off a tee at lower intensities. He has experienced a setback during his recovery so the Red Sox and Casas are taking his recovery slowly so that he doesn't have another setback. OF Taylor Ward (back) and C Logan O'Hoppe were out of the Angels lineup on Wednesday. OF Hunter Renfroe does not have a fractured toe after it was initially reported...2024
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• 10 High-Upside MLB Prospects Who Will Become Household Names in 2016
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Philadelphia Phillies
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• Austin Riley hops back to two-hole as Braves begin Philadelphia series
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• Rays 6, Phillies 7

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Bullpen proves to be futile as Rays lose their 10th home game in their last 11 The Rays had tonight’s contest as good as sealed against the Phillies — until it wasn’t. With what became a four run lead going into the eighth inning by way of a three-run Yandy Diaz opposite field home run, the freight train to Fairbanks had been initiated. Edwin Uceta came on as...2025
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• Cubs 4, Phillies 0: A (Colin) Rea of sunshine on a rainy Friday at Wrigley Field
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• Finally, a series win for the Braves in 2025!
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• A see-saw game goes Philadelphia’s way as Braves lose

Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images While Austin Riley homered, the Braves continued their nasty habit of leaving runners stranded in scoring position. In another up-and-down affair between two divisional rivals, this time the Atlanta Braves found themselves on the short end of the stick. A late dinger from Trea Turner ended up making the difference as the Braves dropped a clos...2025
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• Sean Murphy and crew deliver as Braves beat Phillies

Sean Murphy hits HR in first at-bat back with the Braves | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Chris Sale struggled to put it lightly, but the Braves offense finally looked like a well oiled machine with a multitude of clutch hits to squeak out a win. In a matchup between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies that looked like it may be a pitching dual with reigning Cy Young Award winner Ch...2025
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• Sean Murphy returns to Braves lineup
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• Braves’ Chris Sale takes on Zack Wheeler
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
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• 5 things for Braves fans to get excited about for 2025
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• Biggest needs heading into Christmas for each American League team
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• Philadelphia Phillies executive makes shocking revelation about team’s offseason plans after signing Max Kepler

Will the Philadelphia Phillies make anymore lineup moves outside of signing outfielder Max Kepler? A top executive reveals....2024
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• Braves News: Nathan Eovaldi, Brian Snitker, Latest Rumors, and more

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Could a quiet Monday across baseball give way to a busy Tuesday? Overall, it was a pretty quiet first full day around the Winter Meetings. Rumors certainly picked up and their were a few transactions, but the expected flurry of moves that some expected was Juan Soto signed has not happened just yet. For the Braves specifically, Brian Sni...2024
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• Previewing the outfield market for the Atlanta Braves
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• MLBTR Poll: Should The Twins Trade Kyle Farmer?

The Twins are reportedly planning to scale back payroll into the $125-140MM range — below the approximate $154MM mark at which they opened the 2023 season. That has naturally led to trade speculation involving a handful of veteran players on the roster. Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco are perhaps Minnesota’s most desirable realistic trade candidates. Set…...2023
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• MLB rumors: Max Kepler may stay with Twins after all; Mariners lock up utility man Dylan Moore

Here's Thursday's crop of MLB buzz...2023
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• MLB rumors: Twins extend Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler; John Axford nearing deal with Blue Jays
Here's the latest MLB gossip as spring training gets underway...2019
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• 2016 MLB Free Agents: Rumors and Predictions for Underrated Stars
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