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• BBWAA To Institute Relief Pitcher Of The Year Award In 2026
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced the creation of a new award, as starting in 2026, the writers will now be voting on a Relief Pitcher Of The Year in both the American and National League. The RPOY will join the MVP Awards, the Cy Young Awards, the Rookie of the Year Awards, and…...2025
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• BBWAA to add Relief Pitcher of the Year Award
The Baseball Writers' Association of America has voted to establish an AL and NL Relief Pitcher of the Year Award starting in 2026, the organization announced on Saturday....2025
• Dodgers’ Alex Vesia Made Dave Roberts Keep Him In to Finish Sweep of Padres
The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the San Diego Padres this past weekend to regain control of the NL West in dominant fashion. After relief pitcher Alex Vesia entered a tie game with one out in the eighth inning, manager Dave Roberts appeared to be ready to take him out after collecting two outs. Vesia, however, …...2025
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• Dodgers Fans React to James Outman Being Traded at Deadline

The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded James Outman to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for relief pitcher Brock Stewart. Read more: Dodgers Acquiring Reliever in Trade Deadline Deal With Twins Outman burst onto the MLB scene with six hits in four games during the 2022 season, and continued his production in 2023 with a .248 …...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31

On this day 16 years ago, Jake Peavy arrived on the South Side, snatched right from under the nose of the Cubs. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Jake Peavy comes to the South Side in a surprise blockbuster 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 th...2025
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• MLB Trade Deadline day rumors involving Yankees, Padres, and more

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s deadline day. Here’s the latest rumors about the trades that could go down across MLB. Welcome to Major League Baseball’s deadline day. Teams have until 6 p.m. Eastern today to finalize trades for players on 40-man rosters, ahead of the late-season run to the playoffs. While there are still hours remaining, two of the major names o...2025
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• MLB trade rumors on Pirates, Diamondbacks, Rangers, and Yankees as deadline nears

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Here’s the latest MLB trade rumors for Wednesday. The 2025 MLB Trade Deadline is hours away, and the rumors are flying. Over the next 24-plus hours, teams will reshape their rosters in an effort to either push for a playoff run, or rebuild for next year. Let’s dive into the latest MLB Trade Deadline rumors with one more day to go. Pittsburgh Pirates need to b...2025
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being

Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images Ryno’s gone way too soon. Let’s celebrate his Hall of Fame career and life. Ryne Sandberg means so many things to so many people that it’s impossible to wrap that up in one paragraph, or even one article. Nevertheless, I will try here to capture the love that Cubs fans feel for the man affectionately called “Ryno” for not only his play on t...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: July 29

On this day 48 years ago, Nancy Faust’s take on “Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)” took root, becoming a sports anthem and phenomenon. A year later, she received a gold record for her role in making the Steam song a hit in a second decade. Nancy Faust fuels the summer of South Side Hit Men 1910 Patsy Dougherty was a very good hitter (.284 career), but had one talent in particular: Breaking...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies need to be sellers at the trade deadline

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Yesterday morning in The Athletic, Andy McCullough published “The personalities of MLB’s trade deadline: Hunters, Fishermen and the Cleveland Grind Machine.” He goes on to describe how various general managers approach the trade deadline. When McCullough gets to his discussion of the Colorado Rockies,...2025
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• Orioles’ Rutschman, Akin return, but Bautista’s ‘going to be out for a while’ with sore shoulder

BALTIMORE—On the day that catcher Adley Rutschman and relief pitcher Keegan Akin returned from the injury list, the news wasn’t encouraging about closer Félix Bautista. Five days after Bautista was unable to enter the Orioles-Guardians game on Wednesday night, the team still doesn’t have an accurate reading on his right shoulder injury. Bautista was placed […]...2025
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• Washington Nationals Eye Signature Series Win Against Powerhouse Houston Astros

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan (67) and catcher Riley Adams (15) celebrate a victory over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. | Nick Wosika-Imagn Images Washington’s young core gets a chance to compete against one of baseball’s most complete and experienced rosters. Washington is coming off back-to-back series wins and is looking for another against a stellar Houston As...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 21

JOHN ZICH/AFP via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Wood* outpitches Maddux, more stone in Wrigley stands, 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 the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the cour...2025
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• 2025 Cubs midseason grades

Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are my assessments of Cubs player performances so far this year. As befits a first-place team, most of them are pretty good. The Cubs really couldn’t have done much better so far this year. They have three All-Stars, two of them starting players. They’re in first place in the NL Central, though by just one game, and have had une...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: A Rockies Writer in the Lone Star State

Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, May 19th, 2025 We all need a vacation sometimes. Maybe even—perhaps especially even—people who write about the Colorado Rockies. Unfortunately, I decided to frame my vacation around said Rockies. I headed deep in the heart of Texas to catch our purple-clad heroes play three games against the 2023 World Series champ...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 12

Borowy chalks up another one. A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Hank Borowy* chalks up another one 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 the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold o...2025
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• Remembering the career of Bobby Shantz

He was a lefty with the heart of a lion. My father used to regale me with stories about old baseball players and teams. I suppose that’s the reason I’m more interested in the old times than the modern game. Dad was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan, so I heard a lot of stories about “Dem Bums” growing up, but he also had an appreciation for any player with talent. He admired stars like Stan Musial and Willie...2025
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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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• 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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"Ron Taylor, one of the ‘unsung heroes’ on 1969 Mets and ex-Blue Jays team doctor, dead at 87"

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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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"San Francisco Giants Celebrate After Winning 2014 World Series"

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• Contrasting GM styles fueling Mets-Phillies deadline battle for NL East

The NL East race grew more fascinating Wednesday as the Mets and the Phillies played a game of “any relief pitcher you can get, we can do better.”...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: July 30

A splendid hitting performance from Buck Weaver gave the White Sox a share of first place for more more day, on this day 110 years ago. The 1915 club keeps fighting 1915 After falling out of first place 10 days earlier, the White Sox fought back into a tie atop the American League courtesy of a 6-4 win at the Yankees; Buck Weaver (4-for-5, homer, double, five RBIs) was the hitting hero whi...2025
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• MLB trade rumors on Pirates, Diamondbacks, Rangers, and Yankees as deadline nears
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• MLB player traded during double-header, and immediately faced his ‘old’ team

Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images Seranthony Domínguez was traded from the Orioles to the Blue Jays in the middle of their double-header, then immediately faced his former team. With the MLB Trade Deadline fast approaching, fans and media members alike are on “Hug Watch.” Looking for the moment when a player might learn they are traded, give out some goodbye hugs to their now-former teammates, a...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 30

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Happy birthday to Javier Assad* and other Cubs. JR Richard has a stroke, lots of players find new teams, 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 the lore and var...2025
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being
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• Today in White Sox History: July 29
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• 2025 MLB Draft: White Sox selections in rounds 14-20

Eighteenth-rounder Landen Payne brings a closer’s moxie to Chicago. | Southern Miss Baseball Relievers rule the bottom of the draft, including one — just one! — left-handed pitcher Here are some expanded skinnies from our Draft Tracker story, in order to still work every draft pick into a feature on site. 14th Round No. 406 Max Banks, RHP, University of WashingtonNever with an ERA worse t...2025
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• Colorado Rockies select 3B Ethan Hedges with the 77th overall pick

Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images The Rockies ended day one of the 2025 draft by taking a solid defensive third baseman with a surprise in his tool belt. With the 77th overall pick in the third round of the 2025 MLB Draft, the Colorado Rockies have selected third baseman Ethan Hedges from the University of Southern California. With their 3rd-round pick (No. 77 overall), the @Rockies select @USC...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 25

On this day 122 years ago, the White Sox and Highlanders set an American League record with 18 innings of play ... ending in a tie! | Chicago Tribune The Highlanders come to the South Side for an endless, tie game 1903 It was a tale of two games. The first nine innings, played to a tie, was full of hitting and sloppy fielding (12 errors, six per team). The second nine, also played to a tie...2025
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• MLB player traded during double-header, and immediately faced his ‘old’ team
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• Red Sox’s Wilyer Abreu joins rare MLB list

Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images Wilyer Abreu joins Roger Maris on a rare MLB list Wilyer Abreu had himself quite a night as the Boston Red Sox knocked off the visiting Cincinnati Reds by a final score of 13-6. The Red Sox outfielder went 2-for-5 with both a grand slam and a home run, knocking in five runs in Boston’s victory. But it was how those home runs came about that saw Abreu accomplish so...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 24

It only seemed like Frank Thomas was dragging two bats to the plate in 1991, but on this day 34 years ago The Big Hurt hit his first career grand slam. | Focus on Sport/Getty Images Frank Thomas hits a grand slam to help set the 1991 team back on course 1914 In a telegram discovered in 2012, White Sox owner Charles Comiskey told scout George Mills that the asking price for pitcher Babe Rut...2025
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• Didier Fuentes set to make Major League debut

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Braves are attempting to continue their three-game win streak as they kick off the road trip against the Marlins. They did it... The Atlanta Braves actually swept the New York Mets at Truist Park last night. Now the looming question is... can they do it again? Ok, let’s take one game at a time. Although the bats were striking hot an...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 20

On this day 48 years ago, Kevin Bell’s promising career was cut short at the plate. | Focus on Sport/Getty Images A knee injury provides a temporary setback to the South Side Hit Men 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 ...2025
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• Mets 4, Rockies 2: Lindor spoils Ritter’s debut

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Rockies put up a fight, but a late Lindor double sank their hopes of victory The Colorado Rockies battled throughout the game, but a few missed opportunities kept the New York Mets in the contest long enough for Francisco Lindor to come through with a late, game-deciding hit that sent the Coors Field crowd home disappointed. Roli-tela Relay Antonio Senzat...2025
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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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• Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Sleepers for 2025
Five relievers to target in 2025 fantasy baseball drafts The post Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Sleepers for 2025 appeared first on Pitcher List....2025
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• 1 Year Later, Pro Baseball's 1st Openly Gay Player Still Leads by Example
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• BBWAA To Institute Relief Pitcher Of The Year Award In 2026
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• Braves acquire RHP Dane Dunning from Rangers

Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images Atlanta picks up another swingman The Braves have made a minor trade for some more help at the multiple inning relief pitcher spot this evening. The #Braves tonight acquired RHP Dane Dunning from the Texas Rangers in exchange for RHP José Ruiz and cash considerations. To make room on the 40-man roster, Atlanta designated RHP Jesse Chavez for assignment.— Atlan...2025
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• Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: Didier Fuentes makes Double-A debut

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images While the final line mine not strike inspiration, the 19 year old more than handled his own against increased competition. (10-16) Gwinnett Stripers 2, (21-6) Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 3 Carlos Rodriguez, CF: 2-for-4, HR, RBI, R, .278/.297/.389 Sandy León, C: 1-for-3, HR, R, RBI, .182/.265/.386 Chad Kuhl, SP: 3IP 3H 0R 5BB 3K, 6.75 ERA...2025
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• MVP debates

Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images How’d that guy win? One of the beauties of today’s advanced baseball stats is it gives nerds like me a chance to go back in time and argue about how badly baseball writers mangled MVP and Cy Young votes in years past. I’ve always been in favor of making ballots public, if for no other reason than to shame homerism for undeserving candidates. Whether tha...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 30

On this day one year ago, Braden Shewmake made a splash by homering in his first White Sox appearance — in fact, on the very first pitch he saw. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Braden Shewmake makes a splash on the first pitch he sees 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 maki...2025
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• Meet the Brewers’ next pitching success story

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Spring training standout Craig Yoho is on the way to becoming Milwaukee’s newest stud relief pitcher The Brewers have a pitching prospect who, at 25 years old, has yet to make his major league debut. He spent five years in college and was injured for four of them. His fastball tops out at 93 miles per hour. He’s ranked nowhere near the top 100 MLB prospect...2025
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