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• Today in White Sox History: October 3

On this day 105 years ago, Dickey Kerr strapped the White Sox on his back and dragged them back into the World Series. | Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Dickey Kerr shoulders the Black Sox burden and drags Chicago back into the Series 1906 The White Sox clinched the pennant while ... sitting in their hotel room in Cleveland! With the White Sox sitting at 91-56-3 and the trailing New Y...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 30

On this day a year ago, owner Jerry Reinsdorf said White Sox fans should be “pissed off” about the disappointing 2023 season. Wait until he hears about 2024. | Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Jerry gets upset 1904 On Ladies’ Day at the park, pitcher Doc White completed one of the most amazing months in White Sox — and baseball — history, with a 4-0 ...2024
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• Royals beat Atlanta in season finale 4-2, sneak back into second Wild Card

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Kris Bubic (50) pitches during the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Kauffman Stadium. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images There will be questions about Lucas Erceg. To start the day, Tommy Pham hit a double, Bobby Witt Jr. hit an infield single, and Michael Massey hit a three-run home run. Sunday Mass. pic.twitter.com/QbShdbSimy— Kansas City ...2024
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• Orioles add relief pitcher Selby for final regular-season game, designate Davidson for assignment

MINNEAPOLIS—Looking for an extra bullpen arm for the final regular-season game, the Orioles recalled right-hander Colin Selby from Triple-A Norfolk and designated left-hander Tucker Davidson for assignment. Albert Suárez will start the final game against the Twins but is not expected to pitch very long. On Saturday, Matt Bowman served as the opener and was […]...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 9/27/24 Depth Chart
Breakdowns of key bullpen usage from yesterday's slate of games. The post Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 9/27/24 Depth Chart appeared first on Pitcher List....2024
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• Dodgers Activate Anthony Banda, Place Brent Honeywell on IL

The Los Angeles Dodgers made their third transaction of the day Thursday minutes before the first pitch of their series finale against the San Diego Padres. Relief pitcher Anthony Banda was activated off the injured list and reliever Brent Honeywell Jr. was placed on the injured list with a cracked right middle fingernail. Banda, 31, …...2024
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• Orioles activate Coulombe from 60-day injured list, put Smith on IL; Mountcastle begins rehab assignment

BALTIMORE–The Orioles activated left-handed relief pitcher Danny Coulombe from the 60-day injured list for Friday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. Coulombe had surgery to remove bone chips from his left elbow in June. Coulombe is 1-0 with a 2.42 ERA and a save in 29 games and did not allow any of his inherited runners […]...2024
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• Dodgers Reliever Has Hand Fracture, Pushing Up Brusdar Graterol’s Return

In a last-minute roster move before Tuesday night’s game against the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Dodgers revealed relief pitcher Anthony Banda would be placed on the injured list and Brusdar Graterol would be activated. The Dodgers activated RHP Brusdar Graterol and placed LHP Anthony Banda on the injured list with a left hand fracture.— …...2024
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• Bobby Witt Jr. is putting together an MVP-caliber season at the wrong time

Photo by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. has had one of the best seasons ever for a shortstop, but it will be hard to overtake Aaron Judge in the MVP race. Bobby Witt is having an all-time great season, especially for a shortstop. Going back to 1969, only two shortstops have put up more than 10 fWAR, 1991 Cal Ripken Jr. and 2002 Alex Rodriguez. For bWAR there are three including ...2024
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, August 2024

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images How does the Rockies farm system look after another year? In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 72 players across 35 ballots — I learned a bit about trends and system strengths and weaknesses. So for anyone who missed a few write-ups or even w...2024
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• Rays 8, D-Backs 7: Extra Inning Exhaustion

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images A wild game of ups and downs, ending on a high for newest Rays folks hero Dylan Carlson I had to double check, but in the official rules of Major League Baseball both teams cannot be awarded a loss for the same game. Although, the game tape of this will be submitted to federal courts to review and maybe we can get that changed. But until the Supreme Cou...2024
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• Matt Quatraro is doing his best with a deeply flawed bullpen

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher John Schreiber (46) hands the ball over to manager Matt Quatraro (33) during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. | Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports 2014 this ain’t Being a Major League Baseball team manager can be a rewarding gig. It’s certainly an exclusive one, with only 30 people on the planet with that specific job title. But it...2024
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• Dodgers lose important reliever after season debut cut short

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Brusdar Graterol suffered a likely season-ending hamstring injury in his 2024 season debut on Tuesday night....2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31

On this day nine years ago, we lost our greatest southpaw legend, Billy Pierce. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images So long, Billy Pierce 1909 “Sleepy” Bill Burns fired a two-hitter in a doubleheader opener, defeating Walter Johnson in Washington, 1-0. The White Sox also knocked off the Senators in the nightcap behind a complete game from Frank Smith, 4-0, holding Washington to seven hits on th...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 31

Happy birthday, Leon Durham! | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Leon Durham, Jon Lester lays it down, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 29

A crowd of nearly 71,000 fans saw a White Sox doubleheader at Yankee Stadium on this day, 73 years ago. A massive crowd, for a massive sweep 1910 Patsy Dougherty was a very good hitter (.284 career), but had one talent in particular: Breaking up no-hitters. On this day, Dougherty led off the eighth inning with a single, the first hit Tigers hurler Ed Summers had allowed all game. It was t...2024
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• Imagine being proud of beating the 2024 White Sox

Beautiful bastard Grady Sizemore is the new face of a (hopefully) new White Sox team. In a not-so-classic Crosstown, the South Siders still maintain a superior record overall against the Cubs Welcome to the second Crosstown Classic of the 2024 season, Chicago. You’ll find your respective sections of postgame coverage below, divided into sections for South Sider or North Sider. White Sox F...2024
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• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: Drake Baldwin stands out with two home runs

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Recently named to the Futures Game roster, Baldwin has quickly asserted his place among the system’s best July 4th week has come and gone, and it was an exciting group of games for the Gwinnett Stripers and the rest of the Atlanta Braves system. Drake Baldwin and Nacho Alvarez have stayed hot at the plate, and while some concerns are being exposed they...2024
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• KC swept away by Atlanta and Albies, 5-4
William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports Is Barlow done as an effective reliever? I’m in Atlanta on vacation and so I was required to watch the away broadcast for today’s game. Fortunately there was a familiar voice; former relief pitcher Peter Moylan is the color man on Atlanta’s broadcast and he was quite entertaining. In the top of the ninth immediately after Scott Barlow entered the game and g...2023
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• Yankees place Aroldis Chapman on IL due to leg tattoo infection
The New York Yankees placed relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman on the 15-day injured list Saturday evening after a recent tattoo...2022
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• 1 Year Later, Pro Baseball's 1st Openly Gay Player Still Leads by Example
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"A.J. Minter takes his place among the best Atlanta Braves relievers"

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"Royals defeat the best team in baseball in wild 6-5 comeback victory"

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"Jordan Romano wins Tip O'Neill Award as top Canadian baseball player for 2022"

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"How Red Sox stole Garrett Whitlock when Yankees ‘risk’ backfired"

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"Klay Thompson fireballs Giants pitcher who chose not to kneel during anthem"

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"Sizing up the relief pitcher market so far -- and where it could go from here"

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"Source: LHP Watson reaches deal with Giants"

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"Steelers name rookie T.J. Watt as the starter over James Harrison"

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"Freeman stays hot with HR, Freiman follows suit"

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"Cubs Clinch 2015 Playoff Berth: Highlights, Twitter Reaction to Celebration"

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• Today in White Sox History: October 3
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• Today in White Sox History: September 30
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• Bobby Witt Jr. is putting together an MVP-caliber season at the wrong time
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, August 2024
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• Lucas Erceg is having a moment

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The 29-year-old took a long road to get here, but he’s here Kansas City has a decent history of dominant closers over the past 20 seasons. Since 2005, a relief pitcher who pitched at least 60 innings has logged an ERA of 1.60 or lower 54 times. Six of those seasons have been by Royals closers - good for 11 percent. From Joakim Soria ...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Should Adam Ottavino be the next Colorado Rockies manager?

Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, August 20, 2024 When the New York Mets visited Denver earlier this month to play the Colorado Rockies, it was a kind of homecoming for relief pitcher Adam Ottavino. He was with the team from 2012-2018 and was part of the last group to make it to the postseason. Of that time, Ottavino told Denver media, “To me, 2018...2024
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• Rays 8, D-Backs 7: Extra Inning Exhaustion
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• Matt Quatraro is doing his best with a deeply flawed bullpen
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• Royals’ bad luck in draft lottery propelled team forward

The Royals ended up picking sixth in the 2024 draft despite finish with the second-worst record. | Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports No team’s had worse luck in the draft lottery than the Royals, but it hasn’t shown on the field. On the evening of July 26, 2024, the Kansas City Royals surpassed their 2023 win total. The turnaround has been nothing short of remarkable. The Royals are in the thi...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: MacKenzie Gore with one to build on; Kyle Finnegan stays + more...

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ lefty and the club’s closer... A START TO BUILD ON: MacKenzie Gore did give up a total of eight hits and three runs (all of them earned) in 5 1⁄3 innings on the mound Wednesday afternoon in Arizona, and he didn’t get a lot of swings and misses (7), or Ks (1), but he walked just one batter during his 98-pitch appearance, which, all together, was an improvement ove...2024
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• Charlie Morton looks to stay hot against the Cincinnati Reds

Charlie Morton looks to stay hot | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Charlie Morton looks to extend the rotation’s streak of games of three earned runs or less to twenty-eight The Atlanta Braves just came off of a walk-off win to tie the New York Mets and will face off against the Cincinnati Reds to hopefully take the lead in the race. The game tonight comes after a rare scenario where it is a make...2024
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• Montas’ terrific start undone by home run, little offense

Brewers starter Frankie Montas | Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Montas struck out 10 batters, but a three-run shot changed the game Box Score In a surprise pitchers' duel, Frankie Montas dominated the Rockies lineup for much of the night. The only caveat? A three-run home run that put the Brewers behind in 3-1 deficit. The final line for Montas looked solid. A six-inning outing with thr...2024
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• Bobby Witt Jr. is putting together an MVP-caliber season at the wrong time
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• Lucas Erceg is having a moment
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• Joy of a team set, chapter 27 (40 years ago, for the 3rd time)

I've been listening to a lot of pop music from 1984 lately. Forty years ago, you know.I know I've said this before but every time I think about the number of people who didn't experience epic years like 1983 and 1984, I know why they're still searching for joy in their lives. I am so happy I was around for years like that.We all know -- those of us who were around then -- that in '84, pop mu...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Should Adam Ottavino be the next Colorado Rockies manager?
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• Royals’ bad luck in draft lottery propelled team forward
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• Today in White Sox History: September 9

On this day 54 years ago, Alex Johnson did something at Comiskey Park that only Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg had previously accomplished. | Set Number: X16842 TK2 R8 F29 A crushing blow from Alex Johnson 1917 It’s the only time the White Sox have ever won a forfeited game. In a game at Comiskey Park, Cleveland protested a close interference call that went against Jack Graney in the top o...2024
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• Montas’ terrific start undone by home run, little offense
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• Lucas Erceg is having a moment
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31
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• Today in White Sox History: July 30

On this day 56 years ago, Ron Hansen recorded one of the most rare plays in baseball. His punishment? Getting traded back to the White Sox three days later. | SetNumber: X6955 Triple plays are rare ... unassisted, almost unheard of 1933 Never had two White Sox hitters had days like this on the same afternoon. Sox outfielder George “Mule” Haas reeled off eight hits in 12 at bats in a sweep ...2024
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• No June bloom for banged-up, beset upon Braves

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Can you expect more than a .500ish record considering what the Braves dealt with in June? Maybe, but that doesn’t mean they met those expectations. May 2024 was a low point for the Braves, their first sub-.500 month since May 2022. By the end of that month, they were down not just Spencer Strider but also Ronald Acuña Jr., Austin Riley had just returned fr...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: June 24

On this day 61 years ago, Pete Ward extended his hitting streak and helped the White Sox catch the first-place Yankees. A White Sox rookie makes his all-time mark 1914 In a telegram discovered in 2012, White Sox owner Charles Comiskey told scout George Mills that the asking price for pitcher Babe Ruth was too high at $16,000. At the time, Ruth was playing for the Baltimore Orioles. Comis...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: June 20

Alex Ríos had an outstanding game to cap off an immaculate road trip, in Washington on this day, 14 years ago. | G Fiume/Getty Images The South Siders steam home, streaking 1926 In a game with the Yankees that the White Sox won 4-3, a record was set for the largest crowd to see a game at Comiskey Park before the upper deck was added in 1927: 43,000. In fact, so many fans were in the park,...2024
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• San Francisco Giants Celebrate After Winning 2014 World Series
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• Giants re-sign reliever Romo to 2-year deal
The Giants have re-signed right-handed relief pitcher Sergio Romo to a two-year contract, club Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Sabean announced Monday. Per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed....2014
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• Giants re-sign reliever Romo to 2-year deal
The Giants have re-signed right-handed relief pitcher Sergio Romo to a two-year contract, club Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Sabean announced Monday. Per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed....2014
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• Cubs Clinch 2015 Playoff Berth: Highlights, Twitter Reaction to Celebration
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• Steelers name rookie T.J. Watt as the starter over James Harrison
J.J. Watt's little brother will start immediately while Harrison slides into a relief pitcher role...2017
• Freeman stays hot with HR, Freiman follows suit
The Astros erupted for five runs in the fourth inning against relief pitcher Chris Volstad, including a two-run double by Jose Altuve, and cruised to a 9-5 win over the Braves on Wednesday afternoon at Osceola County Stadium....2016
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• Bryce Harper Nearly Completes Cycle, Teammate 'Burns' Hand Touching His Jersey
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• Herrera stays hot with RBI triple vs. Astros
Dilson Herrera had an RBI triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Michael Conforto against Astros relief pitcher Ken Giles in the fifth inning to push the Mets to a 3-1 win on Saturday afternoon at Osceola County Stadium....2016
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• Preseason Prep - March 23, 2024
Wyatt Langford, OF, Rangers Wyatt Langford is officially making the opening day roster, according to manager Bruce Bochy. Langford has already been flying up draft boards due to his massive spring, where he's slashed a ridiculous .388/.446/.796 with 6 home runs in 56 plate appearances. He has crept all the way up into 8th round ADP, and that number should continue to rise over the weekend. I would...2024
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• Watch: Blue Jays embarrass star relief pitcher over fantasy football record

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Tim Mayza is apparently far more successful as a relief pitcher than a fantasy football manager, as we all found out on Saturday....2024
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• 1 Year Later, Pro Baseball's 1st Openly Gay Player Still Leads by Example
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• Today in White Sox History: October 3
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• Royals beat Atlanta in season finale 4-2, sneak back into second Wild Card
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• Today in Cubs history: A Cubs-Cardinals brawl

Bill Madlock, pictured in 1976, was at the center of the kerfuffle | Photo by Diamond Images/Getty Images And when it was over, not a single player was ejected. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally ran three years ago on the anniversary of this brawl. Today marks 50 years since this crazy scene in St. Louis. This video, “lost” for many years (though freely available on YouTube through a...2024
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• Dodgers’ Joe Kelly Has Timetable to Return

Dodgers relief pitcher Joe Kelly is scheduled to make back-to-back rehab starts on Friday and Saturday with Triple-A Oklahoma City. He will likely return to the Dodgers active roster next week for the three-game series against the Miami Marlins, according to Doug Padilla of the Southern California News Group. Kelly, 36, has not pitched since …...2024
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• Charlie Morton looks to stay hot against the Cincinnati Reds
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: MacKenzie Gore with one to build on; Kyle Finnegan stays + more...
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 31
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• The Athletics’ Mason Miller has taken the baseball world by storm

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Oakland’s star closer and the rest of the A’s bullpen are helping to keep the team somewhat interesting so far. When it comes to the standings in the early portion of the season, my personal advice is not to really take anything too seriously until Memorial Day at the earliest. That way, it gives baseball an ample amount of time to actually start to get the t...2024
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• Dodgers Notes: Brusdar Graterol and Jason Heyward Update, Bobby Miller to the Injured List and More

We got an update on both relief pitcher Brusdar Graterol and outfielder Jason Heyward. Graterol took his first steps toward a return, while Heyward is expected back sometime next week. Dave Roberts said Shohei Ohtani has been supported by the clubhouse regarding his betting scandal with former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. Max Muncy believes he can …...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: March 30

On this day 46 years ago, Pablo Torrealba came to the White Sox, at a pretty steep cost. | Topps A bad trade that helped doom the 1978 club 1970 In a swap of arms, the White Sox deal Jerry Nyman to San Diego for Tommie Sisk. Both players would throw their last in the majors in 1970, with Nyman making two starts (15.19 ERA, -0.4 WAR). Sisk did a lot of damage quickly, throwing 17 (1-1, 5.4...2024
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• Gamethread: Angels @ White Sox

Man undeserving of job fails upward in perpetuity. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images Oh, there’s a spring game to follow? It’s a gloomy Thursday afternoon in Chicago, a day befitting the official start of yet another White Sox attempt to rebuild through half-measures, hubris, and detritus washed to the banks of Bubbly Creek. Yes, 2016 was indeed eight years ago, but it sure doesn’t feel lik...2024
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• Your 1914 Montgomery Rebels!

1914 Game AdA hundred and ten years has passed since the 1914 Montgomery Rebels took the field in what was essentially a swan song for baseball in Alabama's capitol city. After the '14 season The Rebels would lose their franchise in the Southern Association and not see upper level affiliated baseball for nearly 30 years. Montgomery would not field a team at all in 1915 and only weakly in 191...2024
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