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• MLB insider warns teams should avoid this high-priced power hitter in free agency

Free agency is a chance for teams to drastically make over their rosters, but one MLB insider says franchises should avoid Pete Alonso....2024
• Cub Tracks stove is still warming up

Photo by Western Mail Archive/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Maybe the Winter Meetings will shake things loose. This is the deadest offseason ever, so far. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cub...2024
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• The 34-year-old 1B who will make noise in free agency
Is Pete Alonso the top 1B available? The answer is less clear than you'd think...2024
• Could shuffling some Andrews help the White Sox out?

The White Sox Andrews are more apt to cause heartburn and indigestion than help it, so it all balances out. Couldn’t get any worse, at least With the non-tender deadline doming up on November 22, the White Sox have already let some of their arbitration-eligible players go: Three relief pitchers and the only infielder who could actually catch a baseball except .176 hitter Jacob Amaya, Nicky...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Cold Stove

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The offseason is off to a slow start. A look at the market for Juan Soto, Garrett Crochet and others. A deal has been reached to stream games in market. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. You’ve already been informed of the Rays stadium plans for next season. Here are the first and second All-MLB team, if you care about that sort of thing....2024
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Jackson Merrill named Rookie of the Year finalist

David Frerker-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Thursday, November 14, 2024. San Diego Padres News Merrill an NL ROY finalist; Shildt up for MOY (MLB.com) Merrill’s strong Rookie of the Year argument (MLB.com) Padres Notes: Juan Soto’s Return, Roki Sasaki Advantage, Blockbuster Trade Proposals (Sports Illustrated) Manny Machado’s contra...2024
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• Brewers decline club option on Devin Williams, instead entering arbitration

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Williams receives a $250,000 buyout and is projected to earn nearly $8 million in arbitration The Milwaukee Brewers have declined their $10.5-million club option on closer Devin Williams, instead paying him a $250,000 buyout and entering arbitration in his final year before hitting the open market in free agency. Williams, 30, is in his final year of arbitrati...2024
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• Ranking this off-season’s free agents

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will the Royals spend on any? The World Series begins tomorrow, and immediately after they crown a champion, eligible players become free agents. The Royals were one of the most active teams last off-season, and GM J.J. Picollo has said he expects the same kind of financial flexibility from ownership this season. Which free agents could th...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Goodbye to a legend

Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela passes away. A World Series preview and other MLB news. We were all set to celebrate the World Series and the first Yankees/Dodgers Fall Classic since 1981. But first, we have to say goodbye to one of the heroes of that World Series of 43 years ago. The Los Angeles Dodgers mourn the passing of legendary pitcher Fern...2024
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• The ideal White Sox lineup for 2025

Yes, Minnie is our inspiration for the 2025 Sox. | David Banks/Getty Images Time to go with the flow of fandom In the entertainment industry, whether on stage or on a screen, you often hear of people, especially members of minority groups, saying they wish they could see more people who look like them. Bear that in mind, and also bear in mind that spectator sports are first and foremost en...2024
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• Manny Machado doesn’t need defending — but Ken Rosenthal should do some soul searching

Manny Machado leads a team meeting after the Padres get into it with Dodgers fans in Game 2 of the NLDS | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Some thoughts on egregious takes in The Athletic The tsk tsking came early and frequently after the Padres put the screws to the Dodgers on Tuesday night. They evened up the five-game series with one win apiece at Chavez Ravine clubbin...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 7, 2024

Brad Penner-Imagn Images Jazz was out. The Royals responded to the controversial safe call on Jazz Chisholm. “I feel like you guys know me,” Massey said. “I don’t speak my mind too much on a lot of stuff, so I wanted to make sure I had the facts before I did. Like I said, if that’s something that is not going to be overturned, I’m not sure what (will) other than the obvious calls of guys o...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: NLDS preview

Two sets of division rivals face off with a trip to the NLCS on the line. The Wild Card series has come and gone and as far as the National League goes, we’ve been left with a pair of spicy divisional matchups that are very likely to deliver when it comes to intensity and drama. The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers are getting quite used to seeing each other in the postseason, while th...2024
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• A Rockies fan’s guide to the 2024 Division Series

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Only 8 teams remain as the ALDS and NLDS start Saturday After a wild week where the underdog won three out of four series, now it’s time for the top seeds to enter the picture. Action in the American League and National League Division Series begins Saturday. The best-of-five series could do through Oct. 12 if needed before the League Championship se...2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason: Division Series weekend

Kyle Schwarber should lead off for the Phillies for their third straight postseason | Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images There’s a lot of David and Goliath in these matchups They don’t call it the Wild Card for nothing, folks. It’s’ already been a few ridiculous days of baseball. It started with the Mets bonkers comeback against Atlanta in the first game of a doubleheader to make the post...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 4, 2024

One more day of celebration before the ALDS | Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Let’s enjoy this ride one more day before the ALDS starts Make the playoffs and suddenly everyone wants to write about the Royals. Whereas normally, I’m looking for listicles and random tangential mentions of the team, I’m probably not going to be able to get to every single story posted yesterday. There’s just too...2024
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• After the dust cleared

Twelve days ago I wrote a post about my thoughts on the 2024 Heritage minis after receiving a bunch of the cards from Johnny's Trading Spot.I said that I didn't plan to collect the set. Even though it's a tribute to my most favorite set of all-time, the 1975 Topps mini test set, I didn't feel enthusiasm for it, mostly because trying to collect the main Heritage set was tough enough and I di...2024
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• Mets may keep Pete Alonso and Dominic Smith on roster at first base
The Mets could potentially carry Pete Alonso and Dominic Smith on the active roster to open the regular season, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com tweets. Skipper Mickey Callaway says the two first baseman won’t function in a platoon if that does indeed come to pass, but he didn’t divulge how playing time between the two would be divided. Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News weighs in further on the ma...2019
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"com/U0eKdw0aAR— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) April 13, 2024 Then, with two outs in the bottom of the third, Pete Alonso came to the plate and did what Pete Alonso does, tying the game."

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"— and is tied for the MLB lead with Pete Alonso, pretty good company."

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"Mets first baseman Pete Alonso said he feels "really blessed to be here" after his car was hit by another driver and flipped over three times Sunday."

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"Pete Alonso has been one of the biggest proponents for the look, which the Mets rocked from 1998-2011"

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"Pete Alonso thinks the Mets should bring back their black uniforms"

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"Pete Alonso Needs More Than Power to Claim His Spot With the Mets"

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"The Mets continued their pillaging of the college ranks late Thursday night, selecting University of Florida first baseman Pete Alonso with their second-round pick, Number 64 overall."

• Cub Tracks stove is still warming up
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• Could shuffling some Andrews help the White Sox out?
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• Outside The Confines: Cold Stove
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Jackson Merrill named Rookie of the Year finalist
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• Outside The Confines: No baseball at Tropicana until 2026

Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The damage report for the Rays’ stadium is back, and it’s grim. One of the biggest stories of the offseason isn’t where Juan Soto will sign or which team will land Roki Sasaki, it’s the devastation of Tropicana Field, and whether the Rays would be able to play at home in 2025. The answer is finally known, and in short: No. The...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Rumors of interest in 1B & 3B + more Hot Stove talk...

Notes and quotes on the rumors flying around involving your Washington Nationals... Asked late this past September if he now thought the Nationals were deep enough into their reboot/rebuild to justify doing some spending in free agency to supplement the talent they’ve assembled via trades, signings, and the draft over the last years, Washington’s manager Davey Martinez toed the company line to an ...2024
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• How Will The Market Value Pete Alonso?

There are a few players who are tough to predict during the preparation of the Top 50 free agents every year. Often, they're players whose reputation outpaces their statistical output, especially in their walk year. Pete Alonso is the best example this offseason. We landed on a five-year, $125MM prediction that ranked him seventh in…...2024
• MLB roundtable: Predicting landing spots for top free agents, including Corbin Burnes, Pete Alonso, more

As the 2024-25 offseason gets underway, let's play a guessing game...2024
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• Rays have reached out to free agent Juan Soto

Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Why are you laughing? Stop laughing! The Tampa Bay Rays love keeping other teams honest, just as much as they love keeping the industry from getting any sweetheart deals in free agency. That’s why every season the Rays are tied to the latest and greatest free agent. Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Justin Turner, Craig Kimbrel, the list goes on and on. The...2024
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• New York Mets insider boldly predicts Pete Alonso replaced in blockbuster trade by 4-time All-Star from AL

A New York Mets insider offered up a bold predictions that sees the team replacing Pete Alonso with an even better player from the AL East....2024
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: Jackson Merrill

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Our Rookie of the Year! Jackson Merrill: 5.3 fWAR, 156 G, .292 AVG, .326 OBP, .500 SLG, 130 wRC+, 77 R, 90 RBI, 24 HR Baseball Savant Positives From This Season Where do we start? Merrill hadn’t played a game in the big leagues let alone in center field before 2024 and by the end of the season he was a name all baseball fans knew aro...2024
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• The ideal White Sox lineup for 2025
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• MLB Playoffs: Surprising Mets set for NLCS clash with the Dodgers

The Mets are hoping to ride their momentum into an NLCS clash with the top seeded Dodgers It’s hard to imagine MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred could be any happier with the results of the National League playoffs thus far. Starting Sunday, two of the biggest fan bases from its two biggest markets will renew their postseason rivalry and face off in the National League Championship Series in a best-of-...2024
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• Manny Machado doesn’t need defending — but Ken Rosenthal should do some soul searching
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• New San Francisco Giants rumor points to winter pursuit of stud slugger from NL, but it’s not Pete Alonso

A new San Francisco Giants rumor points to a serious pursuit in free agency for a specific slugger from the NL....2024
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• Brewers fans mocked Pete Alonso RIGHT before he destroyed their world

Karma. There are just some moments in sports that result in pure karmic perfection. On Thursday night Pete Alonso of the Mets was on the right side of that cosmic energy. Everything looked bleak for New York’s season. Down 2-0 in the 8th inning of their Wild Card game against the Brewers, with seemingly nothing going their way, Alonso dropped a routine popup in foul territory at the worst possibl...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 4, 2024
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• Cub Tracks’ after words

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The season is over and it sure didn’t work out for the best. Wait ‘til next year! WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, stee...2024
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• Atlanta Braves clinch Wild Card spot with 3-0 win over Mets

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images It wasn’t easy and they certainly took the scenic route but the Braves eventually got the job done! As usual for the Atlanta Braves in 2024, they did it the wacky, wild, and hard way. Just moments after losing the craziest game of the season to the New York Mets, there will now be two champagne celebrations in the Truist Park locker r...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Cold Stove
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• MLB Playoffs: Surprising Mets set for NLCS clash with the Dodgers
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• Manny Machado doesn’t need defending — but Ken Rosenthal should do some soul searching
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 7, 2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason: Division Series weekend
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• Outside The Confines: Wild, Wild Card

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images A manager comes out of a short retirement. Pete Alonso hits a clutch home run to send the Mets to the NLDS. And other news from the Wild Card round. Part of the problem with doing a links post during the postseason is that some of your links can be out of date by the time you post them. Before we get to the games, there was breaking news last night...2024
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• Brewers season ends in heartbreaking 4-2 loss to Mets

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Milwaukee comes up two outs short as Williams loses it in ninth Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets met this evening in a winner-take-all elimination game, the only game three of any of the Wild Card series. It was a game that non-partisan fans will surely call a classic, a pitcher’s duel between unlikely forces (the rookie Tobias Myers and the 35-year...2024
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• Peralta, bullpen falter in Brewers’ Game 1 NLWCS loss

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images A five-run fifth inning by the Mets was too much for the Brewers to overcome Box Score With playoff baseball in Milwaukee again, the atmosphere was electric at American Family Field again. The Brewers fed that energy early before the Mets silenced it. Freddy Peralta was on the mound to start the game and he came out firing. He started the game with two st...2024
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• Mets to wear black uniforms for first time since 2011 on July 30 vs. Reds
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• Mets Alonso 'thankful to be alive' after car flips

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• Pete Alonso hits walk-off home run in wild Mets win over Cardinals

Alonso crushed Cardinals closer Giovanny Gallegos’ 1-0 slider into the second deck in left for his third career walk-off homer as the Mets improved to 26-14 through 40 games....2022
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• Cubs 10, Athletics 1: Patrick Wisdom’s two homers lead a blowout
Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The Cubs smashed hits all over Oakland Monday night. OAKLAND — I feel sorry for A’s fans, really I do. Ownership has torn down the roster so that it’s barely recognizable and former Cub Tony Kemp batted fifth Monday night. Think about that for a minute. Tony Kemp has a .358 career slugging percentage. That would be roughly comparable to the Cubs bat...2023
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• Braves News: Michael Harris II honored in hometown, Spencer Strider and more
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday Although it was a slow day for the Atlanta Braves, it was a huge day for outfielder Michael Harris II, who was honored by his former school district in McDonough, Georgia. Stockbridge High School held a celebration for the 2022 Rookie of the Year on Tuesday with an on-field ceremony and more. Students from his former...2023
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• Braves pull off another comeback in 6-4 win over Mets
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports It may not have been as dramatic as Sunday afternoon's win but it was definitely more satisfying to witness the Braves pull it off against their divisional foes. The Atlanta Braves have now won three straight games for the first time in nearly a month, and this was another come-from-behind effort for our favorite baseball club. This time, the Braves utilized a ...2023
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• Simply put: Braves are the best in June 2023
Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It was literally the best month for the Braves franchise since the start of the 20th century. I don’t think anyone ever goes back to read any of these monthly recaps, but if one were to do so, the very first part of each would give them a refresher about how the month went relative to expectations. I have a feeling that no one i...2023
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• Matt Olson, Ronald Acuña Jr. among 6 Braves’ finalists for this year’s Silver Slugger Awards

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Atlanta Braves are well represented among the nominees for this season’s Silver Slugger Awards Louisville Slugger announced Thursday the finalists for the Silver Slugger Awards in the American and National Leagues. The Atlanta Braves are well represented with six finalists in Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, Ronald Acuña Jr, Sean Murphy and Marcell ...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 8, 2024

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Four stars for the Royals! Anne Rogers talks to Bobby Witt Jr. about his first All-Star nod, which will take place in his home state of Texas. “I was going home no matter what, but now it just makes it more special,” Witt said. “I don’t really have a lot of words to describe it. It’ll be one of those moments that’s going to last a lif...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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• Too much of a good thing

Yesterday while shopping for furniture I knew that this would be my chance to finally get to Target to see if the 2024 cards were there.I had checked for cards once before last week during a quick spin through Walmart. The area where the cards were was being replaced by Easter baskets and decorations for sale. The new card station was vacant except for some fantasy something or other.So I do...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Rumors of interest in 1B & 3B + more Hot Stove talk...
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres focused on offseason as World Series begins

David Frerker-Imagn Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Friday, October 25, 2024. San Diego Padres News Analysis: Continuity on Padres’ staff is attainable, seems advisable (San Diego Union-Tribune) Tom Krasovic: Jackson Merrill’s rookie season was so special that Padres might want to consider a long-term contract now (San Diego Union-Tribune) ...2024
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• Ranking this off-season’s free agents
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• Outside The Confines: Goodbye to a legend
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• The ideal White Sox lineup for 2025
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• MLB Playoffs: Surprising Mets set for NLCS clash with the Dodgers
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• Manny Machado doesn’t need defending — but Ken Rosenthal should do some soul searching
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• Outside The Confines: No baseball at Tropicana until 2026
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• Braves bullpen picks an awful time to collapse in 8-7 loss to Mets

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Spencer Schwellenbach dominated the Mets again but his relievers let him down in a major way. Despite Spencer Schwellenbach delivering another great performance for the Atlanta Braves against the New York Mets, Atlanta’s bullpen picked the worst possible time during this regular season to deliver one of their worst performances of the...2024
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• The Mets arrive to face the Atlanta Braves in a huge series

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images More than likely, the fate of both of these teams is all going to come down to who comes out on top in this series. The penultimate series of the season for our Atlanta Braves is here and it’s looking like it’s going to be a doozy. The Braves have the New York Mets coming into town and once again, the stakes couldn’t be any higher for a late-season series...2024
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 22

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images An Acuña is currently helping an NL East team get into the Postseason. It’s not Ronald and it’s not the Braves, though. For what feels like the umpteenth time in this NL Wild Card race for the Atlanta Braves, it was one step forward but two steps back. Atlanta got the job done against the Marlins but unfortunately, everybody else in the rac...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ road games

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Imanaga, Wesneski, Brewer, and amore. We always collect our fee. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers...2024
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• Seattle Mariners linked to potential trade for New York Mets All-Star, but it’s not Pete Alonso

New speculation suggests the Seattle Mariners could target a trade for a struggling New York Mets star, and former batting champion....2024
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• Outside The Confines: Them’s the breaks

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