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  • BCB After Dark: Does Brad Keller have staying power?
    • BCB After Dark: Does Brad Keller have staying power?
    Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if Brad Keller will make the Opening Day roster. It’s Tuesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest get-together for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to see you this evening. Your name is on the guest list. We still...
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  • This offseason acquisition should rebound for the Yankees in 2025
    • This offseason acquisition should rebound for the Yankees in 2025
    The New York Yankees are looking to bounce back after falling just short of a World Series title and will be hoping an offseason acquisition returns to form in 2025....
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  • • Each division's top major award candidates for 2025
  • • The story behind the final stop of Babe Ruth's career
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  • • In trademark fashion, Morton lending 'infinite wisdom' to O's
  • • 'Be a buffalo': Brewers Minor League coach back from cancer battle
  • • How Satchel Paige's 1965 encore helped future Cy winner 'fall in love' with game
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  • Effectively Wild Episode 2288: Season Preview Series: Red Sox and Athletics
    • Effectively Wild Episode 2288: Season Preview Series: Red Sox and Athletics
    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether certain injuries can improve players, old-but-good guys not getting gigs, the offensive disparity between the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues, and Bryce Harper’s Phanatic tattoo. Then they preview the 2025 Boston Red Sox (31:16) with The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier, and the 2025 Sacramento ...
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  • • Rangers Notes: Rocker, Eovaldi, Langford
    Rangers righty Kumar Rocker made his Spring Training debut today against the Royals. The results weren’t good — he allowed four runs in his inning of work — but that’s inconsequential this early in camp. As Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning News writes, manager Bruce Bochy and GM Chris Young have left open the…...
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  • • Watch FREE, 1 p.m. ET: Profar, Albies set for spring debuts vs. Bucs
  • • The story behind the final stop of Babe Ruth's career
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  • Cactus League freight train rolls on, Royals stay undefeated with 15-6 romp
    • Cactus League freight train rolls on, Royals stay undefeated with 15-6 romp
    Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Too early to talk about magic numbers? The Royals continued to show their dominance over the Cactus League by remaining undefeated in a 15-6 rout over the Rangers on Tuesday. The Royals had 22 hits on the day, 17 of them singles, with 7 walks. The Royals played most of their starters...
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  • Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 2: The comeback Cubs strike again
    • Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 2: The comeback Cubs strike again
    Steve Sher The team remains undefeated in spring play. MESA, Arizona — Sure, wins in Spring Training don’t mean anything. Well, not much, anyway. Because the way this Cubs team came back to win has to count for something, if nothing more than confidence-building. They spotted the D-backs a 2-0 lead and didn’t have a hit through the first fo...
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  • • D-Backs, Brandon Bielak Agree To Minor League Deal
    The Diamondbacks are in agreement with Brandon Bielak on a minor league contract, reports Ari Alexander of KPRC 2. Bielak elected minor league free agency after being waived by the A’s late last fall. Bielak has pitched in parts of five MLB seasons as a swingman. He spent the first four-plus years with the Astros,…...
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  • • Dodgers to owe $1B in deferred pay to 8 players
    Following deals with Tanner Scott and Teoscar Hernandez, the Dodgers now owe $1.051 billion in deferred pay to eight players from 2028 to '46....
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  • • 'Skeptical' Scherzer loses 2 ABS calls in debut
    Max Scherzer, 40, made his debut with the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, but it was also his first appearance in Major League Baseball's automated ball-strike system era, and though he lost two challenges, he still struck out four in two innings....
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  • • JB Bukauskas To Undergo Season-Ending Lat Surgery
    Brewers reliever JB Bukauskas will undergo lat surgery, reports Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The procedure comes with a 9-10 month recovery timeline, so it’ll end his season. Bukauskas was in camp as a non-roster invitee after Milwaukee outrighted him off the 40-man last month. The 28-year-old righty spent most of last seaso...
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  • • Rangers Notes: Rocker, Eovaldi, Langford
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  • • Each division's top major award candidates for 2025

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Baseball rumors, scandals

  • With Alexander Canario gone, how many Cubs remain from the 2021 selloff?
    • With Alexander Canario gone, how many Cubs remain from the 2021 selloff?
    Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Here’s a look at all the players who were sent away and acquired in that flurry of deals nearly four years ago. News item: The Cubs have traded OF Alexander Canario to the Mets for cash considerations, sources tell ESPN. Canario, 24, was DFA’d by the Cubs last week.— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) February 25, 2025 Well. This isn’t the...2025
  • BCB After Dark: Does Gage Workman make the team?
    • BCB After Dark: Does Gage Workman make the team?
    Gage Workman | GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS / USA TODAY NETWORK The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if Rule 5 pick Gage Workman makes the Opening Day roster. It’s Monday evening here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come on in. We’ve been expecting you. There’s no cover charge this evening. We still...2025
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  • • 'I won't get much sleep': Verlander abuzz after spring debut with Giants
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  • Houston Astros shockingly revive trade talks for St. Louis Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado despite offseason rejection: Report
    • Houston Astros shockingly revive trade talks for St. Louis Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado despite offseason rejection: Report
    The Houston Astros are reportedly rekindling trade discussions for Nolan Arenado after the All-Star previously rejected a near-complete deal....2025
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  • Over/Under on 2025 Braves projections: Part Two
    • Over/Under on 2025 Braves projections: Part Two
    Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Diving into 5 more projections before the Braves first spring training game. For part one, click here. Baseball is a beautiful, wonderful, stupid sport. It’s famously the most random major sport in the US, and it doesn’t take much searching to find numerous examples of its unpredictability. Chris Sale went 18-3 in 2024 as he domi...2025
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  • Today in White Sox History: February 21
    • Today in White Sox History: February 21
    This game-tying single in the ninth at Seattle was one of many hero turns Zach Remillard made in his 2023 MLB debut. | Alika Jenner/Getty Images Happy birthday to a player authoring one of the greatest debuts in South Side history 1909 Fielder Jones formally tends his resignation as manager, also retiring as a player at age 36. Jones’ decision, late in the offseason, came only after heate...2025
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  • Braves News: José Quintana rumors, AJ Smith-Shawver, and more
    • Braves News: José Quintana rumors, AJ Smith-Shawver, and more
    Photo by Drew Hallowell/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. We’re another day closer to the first spring game for the Atlanta Braves, and rumors are continuing to buzz. A recent report from MLB insider Héctor Gómez revealed that the Braves are among teams interested in starting pitcher José Quintana. 36-year-old Quintana is also drawing int...2025
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  • New York Mets’ Juan Soto worst free-agent signing? MLB insiders call $765 million deal ‘insane’ in shocking poll
    • New York Mets’ Juan Soto worst free-agent signing? MLB insiders call $765 million deal ‘insane’ in shocking poll
    Juan Soto blew away expectations this offseason, signing a record-breaking $765 million contract with the New York Mets....2025
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  • Padres underwhelming offseason gives way to promise of a new year
    • Padres underwhelming offseason gives way to promise of a new year
    Manager Mike Shildt (left), Fernando Tatis Jr. (middle), General Manager A.J. Preller (right). | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images San Diego enters camp on a positive note The lack of activity by the San Diego Padres made for a long offseason. The majority of moves the team made came in the form of minor league contract signings, adding players like Oscar Gonzalez, Yonatha...2025
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  • BCB After Dark: Which new Cub will have a big impact?
    • BCB After Dark: Which new Cub will have a big impact?
    Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks, other than the obvious choices, which new Cub will have the biggest impact? It’s another evening at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come in and get warm. We can take your coat for you. There are still a few tables available, ...2025
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Baseball videos, highlights

  • Will we ever see the JFK and Epstein files? Deep State fights back on DOGE | Will Cain Show
    Will we ever see the JFK and Epstein files? Deep State fights back on DOGE | Will Cain Show
    Story #1: Did Jeffrey Epstein really kill himself? Will we ever see any of the classified files? Join Will and The Crew for another ......
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    new FASTEST player in mlb..
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  • Why Apple is Pouring $500B into US Manufacturing
    Why Apple is Pouring $500B into US Manufacturing
    Episode 526: Toby and Ann discuss Apples latest announcement to invest $500B into US-based manufacturing and hiring 20000 ......
  • A Shohei Ohtani home run vs EVERY team ?? #mlb #baseball #dodgers #shoheiohtani
    A Shohei Ohtani home run vs EVERY team ?? #mlb #baseball #dodgers #shoheiohtani
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  • Winning will cure all for the Chicago Cubs in 2025
    Winning will cure all for the Chicago Cubs in 2025
    We explain why winning will cure all for the Cubs in 2025. Plus: The bench improved a lot over the offseason, the battle for the ......
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  • Jose Siri goes WAY outta here! ??
    Jose Siri goes WAY outta here! ??
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  • Jose Siri Crushes Spring Training Homer ??
    Jose Siri Crushes Spring Training Homer ??
    2/25/25: Jose Siri hits a no-doubter of a home run in the 2nd inning of a Spring Training game against the Houston Astros....
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  • Brett Baty Goes Yard in Spring Training ??
    Brett Baty Goes Yard in Spring Training ??
    2/25/25: Brett Baty hits a home run in the 3rd inning of a Spring Training game against the Houston Astros. Check out ......
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  • A DAY IN THE LIFE with Royals slugger Vinnie Pasquantino! ??
    A DAY IN THE LIFE with Royals slugger Vinnie Pasquantino! ??
    We spent a day with Major League Baseball player Vinnie Pasquantino. The Kansas City Royals star took us behind the scenes of ......
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Baseball stats and results

  • • Rangers Notes: Rocker, Eovaldi, Langford
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  • • Preseason Prep - February 26, 2025
    Fantasy Relevance for the Dodgers deeper rotation options? Baseball fans know that the Dodgers loaded up on starting pitching in the offseason adding 2-time Cy Young award winner Blake Snell, Phenom Roki Sasaki and re-signing the legendary Clayton Kershaw. With Shohei Ohtani expected to take the mound this year and Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow returning it's an electric top 5. That being ...2025
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  • Both starters pitch scoreless outings in split squad day
    • Both starters pitch scoreless outings in split squad day
    Reynaldo Lopez pitched 2.0 scoreless innings | Brett Davis-Imagn Images The starters of both games in split squad play were great. The offense came alive in the game with most of the projected starters in the lineup. The Atlanta Braves had a split squad day with part of the team playing at their spring training home against the Rex Sox and the rest of the squad playing the Pirates away. Th...2025
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  • Cubs vs. Diamondbacks at Mesa preview, Tuesday 2/25, 2:05 CT
    • Cubs vs. Diamondbacks at Mesa preview, Tuesday 2/25, 2:05 CT
    Justin Turner | Steve Sher The Cubs go for six straight spring wins. Tuesday notes... THE RUN SCORING CONTINUES: The Cubs have scored 42 runs in their five preseason games. They have scored more runs in their first five regular-season games only twice: 48, in 1954, and 44, in 1955. They scored 41 in 1923 and 40 in 2003. The Cubs were 2-3 in 1954, with the wins by scores of 13-4 and 23-13...2025
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  • Game Thread: White Sox at Rockies
    • Game Thread: White Sox at Rockies
    Davis Martin rocking the long hair again this season. | Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Chicago and Colorado are both expected to be pretty bad this year, so maybe the South Siders can win their first spring training game today Alright, White Sox fans! Let’s get ready for a sun-soaked spring training showdown as Chicago (0-3) takes on the Colorado Rockies (3-1) today at Salt River Fields at Tal...2025
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  • Perfectly normal reactions to Spring Training’s opening weekend
    • Perfectly normal reactions to Spring Training’s opening weekend
    Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Royals will never lose again! The Royals have played three Spring Training games as I write this - and at least four by the time you read it. Some people would say that Spring Training is a terrible environment for evaluating players based on results. Others will say that even if it was an excellent environment, three games at th...2025
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  • MLB Draft 2025: Jamie Arnold’s hot start could make him the favorite to be the first pick
    • MLB Draft 2025: Jamie Arnold’s hot start could make him the favorite to be the first pick
    Scott Kinser-Imagn Images Florida State pitcher Jamie Arnold has made a statement in his first two starts and the Nationals should be taking notice After the first two weeks of the college baseball season wrapped up, the race for the number 1 pick is on. As the holder of that pick, Mike Rizzo and the Washington Nationals will be closely watching as the race unfolds. It is early, but Florid...2025
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  • Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 4, Zac Veen
    • Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 4, Zac Veen
    Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The outfielder has so much potential... if he can overcome injury woes (and some other ifs) 4. Zac Veen (727 points, 28 ballots) Veen could become the favorite player for many Rockies fans young and old. A star ceiling was promised when the 23-year-old lefty-swinging, righty-throwing outfielder was made the ninth-overall pick in the 202...2025
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  • • With Alexander Canario gone, how many Cubs remain from the 2021 selloff?
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  • Cub Tracks take five
    • Cub Tracks take five
    Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Michael Busch is raking, El Jaguar is hoping to pounce on a roster spot, and other stories. 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, overhea...2025
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Baseball fantasy rankings and news

  • • Preseason Prep - February 26, 2025
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  • • Top 300 Hitters for Fantasy Baseball 2025
    Top 300 Hitter Rankings for 2025 fantasy baseball. The post Top 300 Hitters for Fantasy Baseball 2025 appeared first on Pitcher List....2025
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  • • Perfectly normal reactions to Spring Training’s opening weekend
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  • • Preseason Prep - February 25, 2025
    Logan O'Hoppe (C-LAA) put together a solid if unspectacular first full season in the majors in 2024, posting a .244 average, 20 homers, 56 RBI, and 64 runs scored across 522 PA, with a slightly above-average wRC+ of 101. Contact was an issue as O'Hoppe recorded a 29.5% strikeout rate, 16.5% swinging-strike rate, and 68.5% contact rate. His 80.5% z-contact% was well below average. But he tended to ...2025
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  • • News or noise: Spring starts strong for Alcantara, Bregman
    Eric Karabell keeps tabs on the baseball world and tells you what is relevant to fantasy baseball managers....2025
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  • BCB After Dark: What’s your favorite non-baseball game part of baseball season?
    • BCB After Dark: What’s your favorite non-baseball game part of baseball season?
    Fans on the berm at Sloan Park | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Mine is the people The weekend is ending but we’re closing it down right here at Bleed Cubbie Blue After Dark — your late week, late night indie spot for some baseball banter and vibes. We’re running a special on craft beer from Detroit (more on why in a second) but if beer’s not your thing we have all sorts of other libations. ...2025
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  • • Preseason Prep - February 24th, 2025
    Sandy Alcantara (SP - MIA) - Alcantara returned to the mound for the first time since 9/23 on Sunday, touching 99 mph repeatedly during his 1 scoreless inning against the Mets. By all accounts, the Marlins ace looked like his typical self during the outing, and if that's the case, his current ADP of SP #50 in round 14 seems drastically lower than I would value him. I'd be happy with Alcantara as m...2025
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  • • Let the Games Begin! Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep- February 23, 2025
    Yesterday was the first full day of games in the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues. After an active offseason teams are getting work in and facing game conditions. Fantasy drafts are starting and for those not drafting yet it's time to pay attention to what's happening. Chris Sale- P- ATL- Sale tossed 2 perfect IP in his Grapefruit League debut. He threw 21 pitches with his fastball averaging 93.8...2025
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  • Royals rally to defeat Dodgers 11-10
    • Royals rally to defeat Dodgers 11-10
    Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images This was not a well-pitched game on either side After an incredibly quick Cactus League opener yesterday, the Royals decided to give fans their money’s worth today, earning a come-from-behind win against the Dodgers in nearly twice as much time. You might be disappointed to hear about the Royals’ pitchers walking six and giving up three home runs, but they...2025
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  • Watch: Blue Jays pitcher has to wear team's fantasy football punishment
    • Watch: Blue Jays pitcher has to wear team's fantasy football punishment
    Chris Bassitt celebrated his 36th birthday on Saturday. His birthday was the only thing he was celebrating....2025
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Baseball injury and suspension

  • • Effectively Wild Episode 2288: Season Preview Series: Red Sox and Athletics
    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether certain injuries can improve players, old-but-good guys not getting gigs, the offensive disparity between the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues, and Bryce Harper’s Phanatic tattoo. Then they preview the 2025 Boston Red Sox (31:16) with The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier, and the 2025 Sacramento Athletics (1:25:13) with Jason […]...2025
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  • • JB Bukauskas To Undergo Season-Ending Lat Surgery
    Brewers reliever JB Bukauskas will undergo lat surgery, reports Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The procedure comes with a 9-10 month recovery timeline, so it’ll end his season. Bukauskas was in camp as a non-roster invitee after Milwaukee outrighted him off the 40-man last month. The 28-year-old righty spent most of last season on…...2025
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  • • Preseason Prep - February 26, 2025
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  • • Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 2: The comeback Cubs strike again
    Steve Sher The team remains undefeated in spring play. MESA, Arizona — Sure, wins in Spring Training don’t mean anything. Well, not much, anyway. Because the way this Cubs team came back to win has to count for something, if nothing more than confidence-building. They spotted the D-backs a 2-0 lead and didn’t have a hit through the first four innings. But then a couple of home runs and som...2025
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  • • Fried, Stroman staying sharp early in Yanks Spring Training
    No. 6 prospect Hampton on the mend following Tommy John surgery...2025
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  • • Tigers, Thomas Szapucki Agree To Minor League Deal
    The Tigers and left-hander Thomas Szapucki have agreed to a minor league contract, per Evan Woodbery of MLive.com. He’ll head straight to minor league camp and look to build back up after a pair of injury-ruined seasons. Once a well-regarded pitching prospect within the Mets’ system, Szapucki made his big league debut with New York…...2025
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  • Orioles beat Tigers 8-7, Bradfield, Kjerstad homer; Morton’s 1st start
    • Orioles beat Tigers 8-7, Bradfield, Kjerstad homer; Morton’s 1st start
    SARASOTA–What’s happening? Tomoyuki Sugano will make his Orioles debut on Wednesday when Baltimore plays the Pittsburgh Pirates at LECOM Park in Bradenton at 1:05 p.m. Bailey Falter will pitch for Pittsburgh. Manager Brandon Hyde said that Félix Bautista, who threw live batting practice for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery in October 2023 […]...2025
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  • New York Yankees dealing with All-Star slugger’s mysterious absence due to ‘personal’ reasons amid injury concern
    • New York Yankees dealing with All-Star slugger’s mysterious absence due to ‘personal’ reasons amid injury concern
    Concern is mounting for a significant piece of the New York Yankees lineup this spring training as he has left camp....2025
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  • Royals vs. Rangers Tuesday spring training thread
    • Royals vs. Rangers Tuesday spring training thread
    Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images It’s Seth Lugo Day! Even with a tie yesterady, the Royals are still one of two teams still undefeated in Cactus League play (with the Cubs). They’ll look to keep that going this afternoon against their facility-mates, the Texas Rangers. Seth Lugo makes his first start of the spring with his deep arsenal of pitches. Could he add to his bag of tricks? What ...2025
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  • Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 6 thread: Davis Martin vs Germán Márquez
    • Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 6 thread: Davis Martin vs Germán Márquez
    Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images This will be Márquez’s 2025 debut. This afternoon, the Colorado Rockies (3-1-1) will try to win the first of a three-game series with the visiting Chicago White Sox (0-3). Granted, spring training numbers mean nothing, but check this out: The Rockies rank third in the Cactus League in runs scored (29) and are tied for first in the Majors ...2025
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Baseball trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • Padres bats mostly quiet vs. Angels
    • Padres bats mostly quiet vs. Angels
    Kyle Hart pitches in a sim game | Cheri Bell Righty Stephen Kolek got his first start Tuesday, February 24, in Peoria saw Fernando Tatis Jr. still missing from major league practice and the afternoon game. He did not participate in the team batting practice or fielding groups. The flu bug keeping him down was also a problem for catcher Luis Campusano, but he participated in practice for th...2025
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  • • D-Backs, Brandon Bielak Agree To Minor League Deal
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  • • Preseason Prep - February 26, 2025
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  • • Tigers, Thomas Szapucki Agree To Minor League Deal
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  • New York Mets lose $109 million worth of starting pitchers ahead of Opening Day
    • New York Mets lose $109 million worth of starting pitchers ahead of Opening Day
    The New York Mets have lost two of their top offseason pitching acquisitions in a matter of days and they won't be ready for Opening Day....2025
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  • • Poll: Giants Backup Catcher
    Entering Spring Training, there was some belief that veteran catcher Tom Murphy’s job backing up Patrick Bailey in San Francisco wasn’t entirely assured even in of the $4.25MM guaranteed remaining on his contract with the Giants. The door has opened for other alternatives even more since then, as the club announced yesterday that Murphy will…...2025
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  • Nationals To Re-Sign Kyle Finnegan
    • Nationals To Re-Sign Kyle Finnegan
    The Nationals are bringing back Kyle Finnegan, with Robert Murray of FanSided reporting that the two sides have agreed to a one-year contract. The Warner Sports Management client gets a $6MM guarantee, per Jesse Rogers of ESPN. The Nats have a full 40-man roster and will need to make a corresponding move to make this…...2025
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  • • Sources: Nats, All-Star closer Finnegan have deal
    The Nationals are bringing back All-Star closer Kyle Finnegan on a one-year, $6 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jesse Rogers. Finnegan made 38 saves last season, but had a 5.79 ERA in the second half of the season....2025
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  • • Facing My Heroes: The Day I Struck Out Ichiro Suzuki Twice
    Editor’s Note: Brandon Beachy had a relatively brief but highly memorable career, rising from undrafted free agent to a key — at times overpowering — member of the Braves’ rotation. Injuries derailed Beachy’s career, but he retired with a 14-12 record and 275 2/3 innings of 3.36 ERA ball under his belt. Beachy was at…...2025
  • • Mariners sign reliever Gott to minor league deal
    The Mariners have signed veteran reliever Trevor Gott to a minor league contract with an invitation to big league camp in spring training....2025
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Baseball schedule, game

  • • Team Offense, New York Yankees
    The 2025 series on team offense continues with the New York Yankees. The Yankees finished third in the Majors and first in the American League in 2024 with 5.03 runs scored per game. This season I am using FanGraphs Roster Resource Depth Charts as the source of default lineups. That Aaron Boone batting order is plugged into the Lineup […]...2025
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  • Manny Machado Reacts to Dodgers’ Mookie Betts Moving to Shortstop: ‘It’s Crazy’
    • Manny Machado Reacts to Dodgers’ Mookie Betts Moving to Shortstop: ‘It’s Crazy’
    The Los Angeles Dodgers have no shortage of talent on their team. From the MVPs, Cy Young award winners, and All-Stars that have been roaming the clubhouse so far during spring training, Dodgers fans have a lot to be excited about as the quest to become baseball’s first back-to-back champions in a quarter-century begins. More …...2025
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  • Watch: Sammy Sosa back in Cubs' dugout for first time in more than two decades
    • Watch: Sammy Sosa back in Cubs' dugout for first time in more than two decades
    He's not officially part of the organization anymore, but he was seen giving hitting advice in the Cubs dugout during spring training....2025
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  • • Snell happy with velocity in Dodgers spring debut
    Blake Snell pitched a scoreless inning in his spring training debut with the Dodgers on Tuesday, with his fastball regularly touching 96 mph....2025
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  • • Preseason Prep - February 26, 2025
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  • Rockies 14, White Sox 3: Early spring blues
    • Rockies 14, White Sox 3: Early spring blues
    Dominic Fletcher notches his first bomb of the year. | Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Colorado stomps Chicago pitching for yet another L It’s preseason, but the White Sox are picking right up where they left off. With a 14-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Chicago is still on the hunt for their first Cactus League victory. Davis Martin, Fraser Ellard, and Garrett Schoenle were the few bright s...2025
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  • • New York Mets lose $109 million worth of starting pitchers ahead of Opening Day
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  • • Both starters pitch scoreless outings in split squad day
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  • • New York Yankees dealing with All-Star slugger’s mysterious absence due to ‘personal’ reasons amid injury concern
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  • • Royals vs. Rangers Tuesday spring training thread
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Top baseball news from the last 7 days

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  • • Listen live, 1 p.m. ET: López gets 1st spring nod for Braves vs. O's
  • • Watch FREE, 1 p.m. ET Sunday: Anderson begins rotation bid
  • • Listen live, 1 p.m. ET: Sale takes mound in Grapefruit opener
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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB, sometimes ML) is the only first-class professional baseball tournament in North America. Founded in 1903, it has two main groups, the National League and the American League. Both main groups are divided into three groups, the East Division, the Central Division and the West Division. There are 29 US and one Canadian teams in the Major League. The rules of the tournament are laid down in the Major League Baseball Constitution.


The course of the championship

The tournament consists of two parts, the first part is the regular season, followed by the three-section playoffs (post-season or playoff), which ends with the final called World Series in early November.


Regular season

Teams begin preparing for the championship in February in training camps in Florida and Arizona in particular. The regular season starts at the end of March or beginning of April and lasts until the end of September or beginning of October. During this period, each team plays 162 games, approx. half within the group, over one-third within the league, and the remain ones with other league teams in interleague matches.


Post-Season (Playoff)

At the end of the regular season, 8 teams will advance to the post-season, the playoffs: the group winners (3-3 teams) and the team with the most points in each league, this is the wildcard position. The eight teams will play against each other in three stages. They will remain in the league for the first two rounds and the American and National League champions will only play against each other in the World Series.


World Series

The World Series final match is played in late October or early November, with the American League and the National League winner. Teams play a maximum of seven games but do not play any further matches after four wins.


All-Star Match

In the middle of the season, in early July, there is a three-day break in the championship and that is the time for the All-Star match. Defensive players are selected for the All-Star team based on votes from supporters. Some pitchers are selected by the team manager, some by Major League players.


The teams

In Major League - as in other American professional sports - the same teams participate from year to year. The worst performing teams are not being downgraded at the end of the year like in football. In baseball, there is a minor league (Minor League Baseball), but the teams here belong to Major League clubs and rather have a role in junior education.


Major League Baseball

American League

East
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays

Central
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins

West
Houston Astros
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers

National League

East
Atlanta Braves
Miami Marlins
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Nationals

Central
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals

West
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants

Team Names

Contrary to European tradition, in American professional sports, clubs choose a standard structured name. The name consists of two parts, the first is the geographical location (usually the name of the city) and the second is the club name. In the 20th century, team names were invented by team owners. However, on several occasions fans have ignored the new name invented by management and continue to use the old name. Such a name change attempt was the renaming of „Boston Braves” to „Boston Bees” or „Philadelphia Blue Jays” to „Philadelphia Phillies”. No new names were left.


Team Jerseys

Major League Baseball rules require all players of a team to play in the same uniform. Each team has two types of jerseys, one for home games and one for away games. The national jersey is usually white and the foreign jersey is gray and both uniforms are decorated with team colors and emblems. On the home team's white jersey you usually find the name of the team for example Mets from the New York Mets, while the gray jersey of the away team includes the city or state where the guest team came from, e.g. Texas form Texas Rangers. Of course, there are exceptions, such as the Philadelphia Phillies in the gray jersey for away matches, uses Phillies instead of the Philadelphia. The jerseys of different colors were introduced because at that time for the away team it was difficult to arrange washing, so they chose a color on what dirt was less visible. From the 1990s, clubs wanted to sell more jerseys, so they introduced more kinds of jerseys. So nowadays teams also have special 'Sunday jerseys' or training jerseys as well.