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• Mistakes plague the Brewers as they can’t complete the sweep of the Blue Jays

Box Score This was one of the most uncharacteristic games for the Brewers this season. A series of mistakes cost the Brewers repeatedly on Sunday afternoon, and they couldn’t finish the sweep of the Blue Jays. The Brewers got on the board early against Max Scherzer. Jackson Chourio hit a one-out single to give the […]...2025
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• Games of the Day
The Brewers go for a sweep of the Blue Jays as veterans Brandon Woodruff and Max Scherzer square off in Toronto. Woodruff gave a huge boost to the Milwaukee rotation after missing all of the 2024 season. He stands 5-1 in nine starts with a 3.10 ERA, with his K and BB rates better than […]...2025
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• The Nationals Need To Lean Further Into Their Rebuild

This wasn't how the Nationals hoped their rebuild would play out. When now-former GM Mike Rizzo traded Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Dodgers back in 2021, the hope was that dismantling a stacked roster could lead to an accelerated turnaround. In the span of just over a calendar year, Washington traded Scherzer, Turner…...2025
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2367: Good Takes

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the semi-resurgence of Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, and Clayton Kershaw, Nathan Eovaldi’s injury and Patrick Corbin’s climb to the top of the Rangers innings leaderboard, the great-but-forgotten Steve Rogers, the end of Andrew Heaney’s Pirates tenure, Royce Lewis’s focus on his stats, whether MLB’s strikeout rate has declin...2025
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• Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (8/14/25): Blue Jays 2, Cubs 1 – Offense Wastes Boyd’s Outstanding Effort
The Cubs and Blue Jays played the finale of their three-game series Thursday afternoon at Rogers Center. Chicago squandered an outstanding pitching performance and suffered another one-run defeat. Both starting pitchers, Matthew Boyd and Max Scherzer, were rolling early and neither team produced anything in the first five innings. The North Siders grabbed the lead … The post Chicago Cubs Sco...2025
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• Watch: Michael Busch Goes Deep Against Max Scherzer to Give Cubs Lead in Toronto
Max Scherzer has been cruising along today through five innings, as has his counterpart, Matthew Boyd. Michael Busch just changed that with one powerful swing. Busch homered to right field in the top of the 6th inning for the Cubs. It’s his 29th home run for the season, and the Cubs lead 1-0. second home … The post Watch: Michael Busch Goes Deep Against Max Scherzer to Give Cubs Lead i...2025
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• Blue Jays series preview: New look Royals head north of the border

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images Both the Royals and Blue Jays were active at the trade deadline The Royals added four new players to the roster at the trade deadline - outfielder Mike Yastrzemski, and pitchers Ryan Bergert, Bailey Falter, and Stephen Kolek (who will likely head to the minors), in addition to the acquisitions of Randal Grichuk and Adam Frazier earlier in the month. The fi...2025
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• Scherzer 'little rusty' in return from thumb injury
Blue Jays ace Max Scherzer returned from a thumb injury, pitching five innings in his first appearance with Toronto since March....2025
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• Blue Jays veteran Max Scherzer set to return from injury Wednesday: 'Just have to get out there'

Scherzer has been out since late March with thumb inflammation...2025
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• Braves News: Atlanta Falters Against Fish, Mets Await Once Again, James McCann, More

Rhona Wise-Imagn Images Another crucial week of of contests ahead for the Braves. Two truths against for the Atlanta Braves currently. Yes, they have played significantly better baseball over the past two weeks compared how they played the previous three weeks. However, they are still not playing to level that they need to play for several weeks in a row to truly have a good shot at the...2025
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• Blue Jays Manager Drops Bombshell on Max Scherzer’s Comeback Timeline After Lengthy Thumb Rehab
Max Scherzer returns on Wednesday for Blue Jays after thumb injury, aiming to boost their playoff push in AL Wild Card race....2025
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• AL Week 12 Strategy-June 15, 2025
In The Field 3B Isaac Paredes left Thursday's game early with a left hamstring injury. Paredes is hitting .255 with 15 HR, 37 R, 42 RBI, and 0 SB. 3B Jazz Chisholm Jr. was not in the Yankees lineup on Thursday due to left groin tightness. He was back in the lineup on Saturday. Chisholm Jr. is hitting .214 with 9 HR, 21 R, 25 RBI, and 10 SB. He is hitting the ball hard (15% Barrels) but has struc...2025
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• Blue Jays Notes: Scherzer, Varsho, Francis
Blue Jays fans received an encouraging update on the status of right-hander Max Scherzer’s rehab from the thumb injury that has sidelined him on and off for over a year. As relayed by Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet, Scherzer threw fifty pitches as part of a three-inning simulated game today. Manager John Schneider told reporters (including…...2025
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• Blue Jays' Max Scherzer takes big step forward in injury recovery

Blue Jays fans received an encouraging update on the status of right-hander Max Scherzer’s rehab from the thumb injury that has sidelined him on and off for over a year....2025
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• Outside The Confines: New White Sox ownership. Eventually.

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images It’s been a long time coming, but it’ll be still be a long time happening. Happy Friday, everyone. The big news around baseball right now is that the White Sox might finally be seeing a change in ownership, but it won’t be happening any time soon. The plan will see billionaire Justin Ishbia take a controlling stake in the Sox by... 2029. So while hope ...2025
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• Keibert Ruiz is a bright spot in struggling Nationals offense

John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images This is a big year for Keibert Ruiz and he knows it. The Nationals catcher is red hot to start the season The Washington Nationals offense has been slumping to start the season. They have been striking out far too much and have struggles with runners in scoring position. Guys like Dylan Crews, Josh Bell, Jacob Young, and Luis Garcia Jr. have stumbled out of ...2025
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"There hasn’t been much public buzz about Max Scherzer this winter, apart from a report earlier this month that four unknown clubs were showing interest in the future Hall-of-Famer’s services."

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"The Rangers announced today that they’ve placed veteran right-hander Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list due to a strained left hamstring."

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"Max Scherzer Reportedly Open To Waiving No-Trade Clause"

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"Max Scherzer has oblique injury and dealing with blisters"

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"The Dodgers are making significant progress on a deal that would send them star right-hander Max Scherzer and star shortstop Trea Turner from the Nationals for a prospect-laden return, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

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"Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton slugs first home run of 2020 MLB season with 459-foot blast off Max Scherzer"

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"Among qualified starters, only Clayton Kershaw, Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer bested that ERA, while only Chri"

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"There was Max Scherzer, standing on the mound, grunting as he pounded fastballs into the catcher's mitt and getting angry for himself when he did not execute."

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"The Cubs rallied against the Nationals and Max Scherzer in a bizarre four-run fifth inning that checked nearly every item in the box score to post a crazy 9-8 victory Thursday night and clinch the National League Division Series."

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"Max Scherzer tied the single-game strikeout record on Wednesday, fanning 20 Tigers batters in Washington's 3-2 win at Nationals Park."

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"Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer fell to 6-5."

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"Lester doesn't have a Cy Young Award like Max Scherzer, but he set career bests in innings pitched (219."

• Dodgers Lineup vs Blue Jays: Alex Freeland Starting, Clayton Kershaw vs Max Scherzer

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gone just 3-3 since the trade deadline, and have seen their lead in the National League West drop to two games over the San Diego Padres. More news: Dodgers Call Up Surprise Outfielder, DFA Recently-Acquired First Baseman Now, they face the Toronto Blue Jays, owners of the best record in …...2025
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• Dodgers GM Reveals Why LA Didn’t Make Major Addition at Trade Deadline

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a reputation for making blockbuster deals at the trade deadline. In the past they’ve acquired names like Manny Machado, Yu Darvish, Max Scherzer and Trea Turner at the deadline. Last season, they acquired shortstop Tommy Edman and reliever Michael Kopech in a three-team trade deal — two players who …...2025
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• Gamethread CXI - Royals at Blue Jays

Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images The Royals have yet to lose this month The Royals showed up in the first game after the deadline looking like a dominant force. An eight-inning outing from Michael Wacha, combined with four home runs,s led to one of the easier wins against what had been, until recently, one of the better teams in the AL. The Royals will attempt to duplicate the effort and secure th...2025
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• Blue Jays series preview: New look Royals head north of the border
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• Tuesday Rockpile: At what point should the Rockies make front office changes?

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 On Sunday afternoon, the Washington Nationals announced surprising moves from our nation’s capital. They had relieved longtime manager Davey Martinez and even longer-time general manager and president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo of their duties, effective immediately. The moves them...2025
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• Taking a look at the Mike Rizzo era of Washington Nationals baseball

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

The Science of hitting With the Royals hitting woes causing considerable gnashing to teeth in Royals Nation, I figured it was a good time to check in with Teddy Ballgame and get some advice. Not literally of course, since the Greatest Hitter who ever lived has been gone for 23 years. His body is gone. His head, unfortunately, is resting in some Arizona cryogenic facility, hoping that someday techn...2025
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• Bobby Bonilla’s Mets contract is the gift that keeps on giving

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Deferred contracts are not new for Major League Baseball but Bobby Bonilla’s stands out above the rest. Every July 1, Bobby Bonilla cashes a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets, a team he has not suited up for since the Clinton administration. It has become known as ‘Bobby Bonilla Day,’ a tongue-in-cheek holiday celebrating the American dr...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Giant steps

D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images The Rafael Devers trade shakes up the sport. Shohei Ohtani returns to the mound. A pitching masterpiece at the College World Series. Good morning. I hope you like reading about Rafael Devers, because a good chunk of the news today is about that shocking trade on Sunday. By the way, Devers was 2 for 5 with an RBI double last night. The Giants still lost to the ...2025
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• AL Week 12 Strategy-June 15, 2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: At what point should the Rockies make front office changes?
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• Game Thread: Blue Jays at White Sox

The Colson Montgomery Era has begun! | Justin Edmonds/Getty Images South Siders kick off final first half home stand against northern neighbors While the Chicago White Sox couldn’t complete a sweep of the Rockies in Denver yesterday afternoon, they’ll have a chance to continue showing small signs of positive momentum as they enter the home stretch of the first half with tonight’s series op...2025
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• Taking a look at the Mike Rizzo era of Washington Nationals baseball
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• Sunday Notes: Max Scherzer Answers the Followup Question
Plus Brad Meador on the Reds' Wake connection, Addison Barger on his breakout, Chelsea Janes on James Wood, July 4 fabulous feats, facts and stats galore, and more....2025
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• Excellence is becoming the norm for Nationals ace MacKenzie Gore

Brad Penner-Imagn Images When MacKenzie Gore takes the ball these days, the Washington Nationals faithful expects good things to happen Despite the frustrating loss, MacKenzie Gore delivered yet another quality start where he showed off his dominant stuff. We have come to expect Gore to have lines like he did tonight, 6 innings, 2 runs, no walks and 6 strikeouts. This has become close to a...2025
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• We've Seen This Befor From Semien- Player Commentary June 9, 2025
Marcus Semien- 2B- TEX- Hot- Semien went 2-for-4 yesterday to continue his comeback from a dreadful start. Since May 30 he has gone 15-for-29 with 3 homers, 3 doubles, 5 walks, 9 RBI, 10 runs, and 2 steals. Before this stretch Semien was slashing .173/.260/.224 and had a .209 BABIP. Regression has been his friend. This is not the first Semien has experienced a slow start. On May 29. 2022 Semien wa...2025
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• Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer shared cool moment after facing off

Longtime rivals Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer faced off Friday for what may be the final time in their respective careers, and they made sure to share a moment together to mark the occasion....2025
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• Never happened before

Clayton Kershaw should reach 3.000 strikeouts tonight in the Dodgers' game against the White Sox. That's provided that he lasts more than two or three innings, but he's been doing pretty well since his return off the injured list, so chances are good. Kershaw will become the first Dodgers pitcher -- who is known as a Dodger pitcher -- to achieve the milestone while a Dodger. There have ...2025
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• Braves News: Atlanta Falters Against Fish, Mets Await Once Again, James McCann, More
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• The Royals Quarter-Century Team

Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images 25 years? Wait, what? Recently, esteemed baseball writer Jayson Stark complied his First Quarter Century baseball team for a story which ran in the Athletic. Has it already been 25 years since Y2K? Crazy how time slips away. I didn’t see much to argue about with Stark’s selections. The team is loaded with Hall of Famers and all-time greats as you would expect. St...2025
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• AL Week 10 Strategy-May 31, 2025
In The Field OF Evan Carter (quad) ran sprints on Wednesday and started a rehab assignment on Friday with Triple-A Round Rock. He has been out for two weeks with the injury. OF Alejandra Osuna and OF Sam Haggerty have been playing in the outfield in his absence. Carter hit .182 with 1 HR, 5 R, 3 RBI, and 3 SB in 37 PA before getting injured. 3B Yoan Moncada left Wednesday's game early with right...2025
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• Rays add veteran Kyle Gibson to minors after O’s DFA

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images After the Twins series wrapped, news broke that the Rays have signed SP Kyle Gibson to a minor league deal. Heading into the off-season, 37-year old veteran starting pitcher Kyle Gibson was considered a top free agent at FanGraphs — 50th out of 50 — and was projected to a $10 million deal. He settled for half of that with the Baltimore Orioles, and things didn’t go ...2025
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• Washington Post’s Chelsea Janes dishes on Nationals rebuild, MLB trends and James Wood

Insights on the Washington Nationals and MLB as a whole from Washington Post nationals baseball writer Chelsea Janes Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post is one of the sharpest minds in the baseball writing world, so it was a pleasure to be able to chat with her. She covered the Nationals from 2014-2018 for Post before going on some adventures that eventually led her back to the Post as a National...2025
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• Fall 4! Cubs return to LCS, Fly The W in DC
And then there were four. The Cubs rallied against the Nationals and Max Scherzer in a bizarre four-run fifth inning that checked nearly every item in the box score to post a crazy 9-8 victory Thursday night and clinch the National League Division Series....2017
• Rizzo's bloop sinks Nats as Cubs take DS lead
The Cubs survived four errors and a dominant outing by Max Scherzer to post a 2-1 come-from-behind victory Monday on Anthony Rizzo's bloop RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning and take a 2-1 lead over the Nationals in the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile....2017
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• Tanaka tops Scherzer as Yanks win 7th straight
Two homers from Stephen Drew and a seventh-inning barrage helped lead the Yankees to their seventh straight victory, a 6-1 win over the Nationals on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven strong innings of one-run ball to pick up his fourth win. Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer fell to 6-5....2015
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• Yanks win 7th straight behind Tanaka, 4-run 7th
Two homers from Stephen Drew and a seventh-inning barrage helped lead the Yankees to their seventh straight victory, a 6-1 win over the Nationals on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven strong innings of one-run ball to pick up his fourth win. Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer fell to 6-5....2015
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• Source: Scherzer nearing multiyear contract
Free-agent pitcher Max Scherzer is nearing agreement on a multiyear contract with an unidentified club, a baseball source confirmed to ESPN.com Sunday....2015
• Greinke extends scoreless streak, tops Nats
It was Star Wars day at Nationals Park on Sunday afternoon. When it was over, the force was strong with Zack Greinke, who outdueled Max Scherzer as the Dodgers blanked the Nationals, 5-0. Greinke, who pitched eight innings, has not allowed a run in 43 2/3 innings, which is the third-longest scoreless streak in Dodgers history....2015
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• Nationals, Scherzer agree to seven-year contract
Free-agent right-hander Max Scherzer agreed to a seven-year contract with the Nationals, a source told MLB.com. The club did not confirm the deal, which was first reported by CBSSports.com....2015
• K's to the Max: Scherzer ties mark with 20
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• AL Week 10 Strategy-May 31, 2025
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• AL Week 8 Strategy-May 17, 2025
In The Field C Alejandro Kirk missed Tuesday's game after getting hit on the head with a backswing on Sunday, but he was in the rest of the week. OF Yordan Alvarez (hand) is still day-to-day with his hand injury. He was able to hit in the cage on Thursday but did not play against the Rangers. He was expected back this weekend but did not return on Saturday. His return is expected soon. OF Byron ...2025
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• AL Week 6 Strategy-May 3, 2025
In The Field 1B Triston Casas was removed from Friday's game with a knee injury. After the game, manager Alex Cora described the injury as significant. Testing revealed a ruptured patellar tendon, which means his season is likely over. The Red Sox are likely to give 1B Romy Gonzalez most of the at-bats at 1B while Casas is out. The Red Sox are going to have a lot of important roster decisions c...2025
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• AL Week 4 Strategy-April 19, 2025
In The Field OF Willi Castro (oblique) was out of the lineup on Friday. This comes on the heels of him leaving Wednesday's game early due to tightness in his right oblique. He is considered day-to-day. 3B D.J. LeMahieu (calf) is expected to start a rehab assignment on Tuesday. He has not had a spring, so he will need a length rehab assignment prior to making his season debut. OF Josh Lowe (obliq...2025
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• AL Week 2 Strategy-April 5, 2025
In The Field SS Zach Neto started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake City. He hit a solo home run on Thursday night. He is getting closer to a return because he was able to play in the field on Friday night. He is tracking towards a return sometime next week. He is looking to build off his strong 2024 season (.249 AVG with 23 HR/30 SB). The Angels have been mixing and matching at short w...2025
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• Vets on the move - March 24th, 2025
Willy Adames landed in San Fransisco, signing a seven-year deal this offseason. The 29-year-old bounced back in 2024 after a career-worst 2023 campaign. He hit .217 with a 94 wRC+ and 24 homers in '23. Last season, he hit .251 with a 119 wRC+ and tallied 32 homers and 110 RBIs (both career highs). Adames has been scorching with his new team in spring training, slashing a ridiculous .364/.429/.614 ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Is Mookie Betts trading strike-outs for strikes?

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images (It’s a very clever joke because he bought a bowling league franchise.) It’s not mystery that baseball players, being athletes, are often fond of more than one sport. Plenty of baseball players were on multiple teams in high school and college, lots of guys play golf (some, like Justin Verlander were actually semi-pro, at least according to his old T...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 13, 2025
Max Scherzer, TOR Scherzer is currently dealing with a sore right thumb and will not be making his scheduled start on Thursday. The Blue Jays are hopeful that this is a short time issue and that the former ace will still be fine for the start of the season. 2024 was a difficult campaign for the 40-year-old, as he only made starts for the Rangers and posted a 22.6% K% that is well below his norma...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 12, 2025
Roki Sasaki SP LAD Sasaki will make his MLB debut March 19 against the Cubs in the second game of the Tokyo Series, Kirsten Watson of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports. His splitter has caught the eye of hitters, though not their bats. Turns out he's got just 518 rpm on the splitter; the lowest rpm on a splitter of 2024 was 577 rpm. Slow is good when it comes to RPM on a splitter, but his 96.3 mph on ...2025
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• Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (8/14/25): Blue Jays 2, Cubs 1 – Offense Wastes Boyd’s Outstanding Effort
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2360: Generous Tipper
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a few of this year’s WAR leaders dropping off their previous paces, Dave Roberts’ critiques of Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers’ playoff pitching, Clayton Kershaw vs. Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander’s self-deception, the early hot streaks of Luke Keaschall and Warming Bernabel, Carlos Correa returning to form as an Astro, […]...2025
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• Future Hall of Famers Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer throw well in possible final matchup

Did the two Hall of Famers, who debuted in the same season, square off for the last time Friday?...2025
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• Kershaw outduels Scherzer in matchup of greats
Clayton Kershaw outpitched Max Scherzer in a matchup for the ages, and Mookie Betts homered and drove in three runs to lead the Dodgers past the Blue Jays 5-1 on Friday night....2025
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• Gamethread CXI - Royals at Blue Jays
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.314, 0.702 — Austin Hays batting vs. German Marquez. 0.306, 0.687 — Elly De La Cruz batting vs. German Marquez. 0.303, 0.678 — Jose Trevino batting vs. German Marquez. 0.299, 0.727 — Jacob Wilson batting vs. Max Scherzer. 0.294, 0.671 — T.J. Friedl […]...2025
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• Game Thread: Blue Jays at White Sox
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.288, 0.704 — Bobby Witt Jr. batting at George Kirby. 0.286, 0.704 — Aaron Judge batting at Max Scherzer. 0.285, 0.682 — Maikel Garcia batting at George Kirby. 0.283, 0.684 — Ryan O’Hearn batting at Patrick Corbin. 0.277, 0.684 — Josh Naylor batting […]...2025
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• Blue Jays vs. Guardians picks, best bets: MLB odds, predictions Wednesday

Gavin Williams will lead the host Guardians past Max Scherzer and the visiting Rangers on Wednesday night, Stitches predicts....2025
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• AL Week 8 Strategy-May 17, 2025
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• Rob Manfred talks about torpedo bats, the ABS challenge system and more

Al Yellon The Commissioner gave a wide-ranging interview over the weekend. Over the weekend, Commissioner Rob Manfred gave a long interview to the New York Times, which you can read in its entirety here (article unlocked). I know it’s sport around baseball to mock and make fun of Manfred, but he did give some candid answers to questions surrounding the sport, and it’s useful for us to take...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Spring Training stories

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Injuries, excitement, sneaky showcases... Spring Training has it all. We’re finally into spring training in a real way, with actual gameplay and so much is going on. Pitchers are getting fired up about ABS... and ABS might also be proving some players have been lying about their height. Three Twins players had a scary near-miss, meanwh...2025
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• Nationals history: The Max Scherzer/Trea Turner trade has been a dud for the Washington Nationals

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The trade that started the Nationals rebuild has has not provided the kickstart it was expected to. At the 2021 MLB trade deadline, Mike Rizzo made the decision to blow it up. After a Kyle Schwarber led run in June, a mid July slump sent the Nationals tumbling out of the playoff picture. After nearly a decade of contention, Mike Rizzo decided to in his words ‘retoo...2025
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• MLB storylines to watch as Spring Training gets underway

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images There is no shortage of intrigue as baseball returns for the 2025 season. The Super Bowl is now more than a week in the rear view mirror and, for Eagles fans like myself, I’m still not done re-watching the highlights of their beatdown of the Chiefs. Not even close. But this week, full squad spring training workouts began around Major League Basebal...2025
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• Nationals history: Scherzer is almost perfect

Brad Mills-Imagn Images In this edition of the 20th anniversary series we will re-live Max Scherzer’s no-hitter When Max Scherzer signed with the Nationals for seven-years $210 million, it was seen as an overpay. However, Scherzer quickly dispelled that notion in a dominant first season. Today, we will talk about his no-hitter that somehow left a sour taste in Nationals fans mouths. The d...2025
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