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• We will know soon if the Royals will be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The schedule from now until the All-Star break will likely determine if the Royals buy or sell at the trade deadline. There seem to be a lot of fans frustrated with the 2025 iteration of the Kansas City Royals. I have been one of them at times, though I can usually remind myself of where they were two years ago and feel a bit better about the progress they h...2025
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• Braves News: Loss in Milwaukee, Chris Sale predictions, and more

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. The Atlanta Braves were unable to win two in a row after dropping Tuesday’s contest against the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1.Grant Holmes got the start and allowed three of Milwaukee’s runs. Offensively, the Braves outhit the Brewers 8-6, but they were only able to plate a run in the fifth, courtesy of Ronald Acuña Jr.’s RBI sing...2025
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• Mariners' Miller back to IL after just 2 starts
Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller is heading back to the 15-day injured list with elbow inflammation after just returning to action on May 31....2025
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• Aaron Judge’s AL Record Under Threat? Cal Raleigh’s Shocking Pace Puts Yankees Star on Alert
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is on a historic home run pace in 2025, threatening New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge’s American League record....2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Missouri Senate greenlights plan to keep Chiefs, Royals in state

Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Saturday, June 7 The latest Missouri Senate approves plan to keep Chiefs, Royals in Kansas City | ESPN Missouri senators on Thursday approved a plan to provide more than $100 million in aid for tornado-ravaged St. Louis and authorized hundreds of millions of dollars worth of incentives to try to persuade the Kansas City Chiefs and Roya...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Dallas Keuchel signs one year deal

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The veteran hurler chooses to stay in Atlanta for another season. Braves Franchise History 1986: San Diego Padres manager Steve Boros is ejected before the first pitch of the game with the Atlanta Braves when he tries to give umpire Charlie Williams a videotape of a disputed play in the previous night’s 4-2 loss to Atlanta. 2013: Yasiel Puig continues t...2025
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• Braves News: Loss in Milwaukee, Chris Sale predictions, and more
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• Mariners' Miller back to IL after just 2 starts
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• Arrowheadlines: Missouri Senate greenlights plan to keep Chiefs, Royals in state
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• This Day in Braves History: Dallas Keuchel signs one year deal
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• Colorado Rockies minor league game thread: June 5th, 2025

Allan Henry-Imagn Images Bask in the glory of the Rockies’ first series win of the season with a full slate of minor league baseball! Are you still feeling warm and fuzzy after the Colorado Rockies swept the Miami Marlins on the road for the first time in over a decade, earned their first series win of 2025—breaking a streak dating back to last year—and sweeping an opponent on the road for...2025
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• Back in Orioles’ lineup, Cowser strives for seamless return; Updates on Westburg, O’Neill, Laureano

SEATTLE—Colton Cowser is set to play his first game for the Orioles since March 30th when he fractured his left thumb diving into first base. Cowser is batting sixth and playing center field on Tuesday night against the Seattle Mariners. He played three games each at High-A Aberdeen and Triple-A Norfolk “Feeling good. It was […]...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Ryan Ritter might be forcing the issue (May 27th - June 2nd)

Albuquerque Isotopes, 2025 Colorado Rockies minor league report for Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 When the Colorado Rockies selected University of Kentucky shortstop Ryan Ritter in the fourth round of the 2022 draft, the organization knew they were getting a quality player and an excellent defender. However, scouting reports and draft pundits marked him as a glove-first player with an inconsiste...2025
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• Next Step or Setback? Nationals’ Momentum Collides with the NL’s Best in Chicago Cubs

Washington Nationals pitcher Cole Henry (99) celebrates with catcher Keibert Ruiz (20) after throwing the winning pitch in the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. | Allan Henry-Imagn Images Winners of four straight series, the Nationals head to Wrigley looking to prove their progress is real against the NL-leading Chicago Cubs. Washington is coming off back-to-bac...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies are historically bad, but where is Dick Monfort?

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, June 2nd, 2025 There has never been a team quite like the 2025 Colorado Rockies. They are fundamentally broken on every level. The starting pitching has the highest ERA in the league by over a full point and the fewest strikeouts. The bullpen fares better, but was one of the more overworked units in baseball to...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 2

Lou Gehrig | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, Babe Ruth’s last game, Memorable retirements, historically-great games and other stories. Lou Gehrig’s* Day. 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 ...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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• RazzSlam 2: The Slammening
Let me set the scene: it's March 2020. Grey's mustache is neat and trimmed, and he's been wearing his sun hat 24/7. "At least take the hat off when you shower," Cougs says, and Grey looks longingly out at the ocean. "The sea is the only shower I need!" he says, with dreams of visits to sushi restaurants dancing through his head. Justin Verlander is a top 10 pitcher. Steven Strasburg is healthy. Ma...2021
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• Mariners set order limit on popular toasted grasshoppers
The Seattle Mariners announced this week there will now be an order limit imposed on the wildly popular toasted grasshoppers, a new concession item introduced this season at Safeco Field.The toasted grasshoppers, called chapulines in Mexico, come from Poquitos, a Seattle restaurant which was called upon by concessionaire Centerplate to provide the edible insects.The first three home games of the s...2017
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"Hernández had spent over half a decade with the Toronto Blue Jays when he was traded to the Seattle Mariners before the 2023 season, his final year of arbitration eligibility."

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"It isn’t his natural swing or the one that got him drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2012."

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"Daulton Varsho delivered a walk-off single to give the Blue Jays their sixth straight win, a 1-0 decision against the visiting Seattle Mariners in 10 innings on Saturday."

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"The visiting Seattle Mariners, who were down 8-1 in the fifth inning, came all the way back to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 on Saturday to win their best-of-three American League wild-card playoff series in two straight games at Rogers Centre."

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"Seattle Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr."

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"Longtime Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez reached a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves on Monday that includes an invite to big league spring training."

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"In 109 appearances between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees, Encarnacion hit ."

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"The Seattle Mariners now own the longest postseason drought in pro American sports"

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"Second baseman Dee Gordon has been traded from the Miami Marlins to the Seattle Mariners, where he's expected to play center field, a source told ESPN."

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"A flag baring the Number 24 flew high above the city from the Space Needle that night, honoring the longtime Seattle Mariners star who started and ended his career with the team."

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"Just two years into his massive 10-year, $240 million deal, second baseman Robinson Cano may already be devising an exit plan from the Seattle Mariners."

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"Veteran outfielder Nelson Cruz has agreed to a multiyear deal with the Seattle Mariners, pending a physical, a league source confirmed to ESPN."

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• Arrowheadlines: Missouri Senate greenlights plan to keep Chiefs, Royals in state
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• This Day in Braves History: Dallas Keuchel signs one year deal
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Ryan Ritter might be forcing the issue (May 27th - June 2nd)
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Rangers

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Fifty-nine games down, one-hundred three to go. Fresh off of a series split with the Houston Astros, the Tampa Bay Rays travel back home to Tampa where they’ll take on the other team from the Lone Star State, the Texas Rangers in a three game set. The Rays enter play on Tuesday with a 30-29 record and have won seven of their last 10; they are 6.5 games back...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies are historically bad, but where is Dick Monfort?
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• Video: Seahawks rookie Grey Zabel throws out first pitch at Mariners game

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Zabel is becoming a bigger celebrity within Seattle every day. The summer of Grey Zabel is heating up. Zabel’s celebrity status within the Emerald City is growing every day, as he is continuing to embrace the city’s sports culture. The Seattle Seahawks’ first-round draft pick threw out the ceremonial first pitch ahead of Friday night’s Seattle Mariners g...2025
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• MLB rumors: Will Seattle Mariners part with elite prospects to upgrade offense at trade deadline?

The Seattle Mariners are currently leading the AL West and will likely look to upgrade their offense at the trade deadline....2025
• Opportunity in the Desert: Nationals Face Slumping Diamondbacks in Crucial Road Series

Washington Nationals first baseman Nathaniel Lowe celebrates in the dugout after scoring a run against Seattle Mariners during the tenth inning. | Steven Bisig-Imagn Images With a chance to build on recent progress, the Nationals head to Arizona eyeing a series win against a struggling Diamondbacks team Washington is coming off a great series against the Seattle Mariners. They picked a g...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Seattle Mariners Series Preview

James Wood hits an RBI double against the San Francisco Giants during the ninth inning at Nationals Park. | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals travel to Seattle for a cross-league matchup against the Mariners. Even coming off a series loss to the San Francisco Giants, Washington has been playing some great baseball lately. They are 7-3 in their last ten games, and with Hasse...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Dallas Keuchel signs one year deal
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• Colorado Rockies minor league game thread: June 5th, 2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Ryan Ritter might be forcing the issue (May 27th - June 2nd)
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• Seattle Mariners game today: Mariners 2025 schedule, game and TV info, and Mariners roster

Is there a Seattle Mariners game today? Get the latest scores, upcoming games and everything else about the 2025 Seattle Mariners schedule....2025
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• Padres’ terrible, awful, no good, very bad week

Gavin Sheets | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Notes from week #8 All numbers entering today (so before their win vs. Atlanta) The San Diego Padres were swept over two series versus the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays. They scored three runs versus the Mariners and were shutout the first two games versus the Blue Jays. The last game of the Toronto series went into extra inning...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Carson Palmquist opens up about his MLB debut (May 13th-May 19th)

Original photo credit: Matt Kartozian, USA Today (05/16/2025) Colorado Rockies minor league report for Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 Keep Calmquist and Carry On With Ryan Feltner still sidelined with back spasms, the Rockies needed a new starting pitcher to kick off their series in Arizona last week. They turned to tricky left-handed pitcher Carson Palmquist (no. 9 PuRP) to make his big league...2025
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• Cubs 6, White Sox 2: Not the sweep we wanted

Miguel Vargas clubbed a solo shot in today’s loss, his third of the series — and was beaned by Brad Keller later in the game for it. | David Banks-Imagn Images South Siders are silenced again The Chicago Cubs have won their World Series, taking the third game of this series against the Chicago White Sox, 6-2. What started out as a competitive game early on quickly unraveled, and a team th...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Missouri Senate greenlights plan to keep Chiefs, Royals in state
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Carson Palmquist opens up about his MLB debut (May 13th-May 19th)
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• Monday Rockpile: A Rockies Writer in the Lone Star State
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• Padres drop third game to Mariners

Mike Shildt takes the ball from Michael King. | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images San Diego fails to record a hit with runners in scoring position during three-game sweep by Seattle San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King cruised through his first three innings against the Seattle Mariners. He ran into trouble with two outs in the top of the fourth inning when Randy Arozarena br...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Ch-Ch-Changes (May 6th-May 12th)

Colorado Rockies minor league report for Wednesday, May 14, 2025 The Colorado Rockies saw a tremendous organizational shakeup to start the week. Longtime manager Bud Black was relieved of duty alongside his right-hand man in bench coach Mike Redmond. This shakeup comes as the Rockies are on a historically bad skid to start their 2025 campaign. The new-look staff comes as the Rockies kick off a roa...2025
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 39 thread: Stephen Kolek vs. Bradley Blalock

Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images Can the Rockies build on the momentum of last night’s comeback (loss)? The Colorado Rockies lost to the San Diego Padres last night 13-9, but they clawed their way back from a 12-2 deficit. Seven of the nine runs came in the eighth and ninth innings. Michael Toglia broke the scoreless streak against the Padres with a solo homer in the fourth inning, and then R...2025
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• Mariners rally to beat Athletics, continue massive series winning streak

For a moment, it seemed as if the Seattle Mariners' streak was in jeopardy....2025
• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2025

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Comebacks are fun, no matter how easy the opponent makes them. David Lesky reacts to Monday’s series opener against the Chicago White Sox. But in this one, they got great pitching, just enough offense and one defensive play that I may be thinking about for a long time. And if you doubt that, I can still picture a double play started by Alcides Escobar in Houston ...2025
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• New uniforms are coming to the Seahawks in 2025

Photo by Rio Giancarlo/Getty Images Prepare yourselves for a “rivalries” uniform for the Seahawks and many other NFL teams this year. The Seattle Seahawks will be wearing some new threads next season. No, these are not a permanent change from their standard uniforms or even a deviation from the alternate ‘Action Green’ or 1990s throwbacks. Over the weekend, Nike and the NFL announced a new...2025
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• Checking in on notable former Braves players

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images A month into the 2025 season, here’s a look at how ex-Braves are doing across the big leagues. A month has passed in the 2025 season, and after a rocky start, the Atlanta Braves seem to be finding their mojo again. As with every season, the Braves are finding a new normal after saying goodbye to a number of long-time members of the big league roster af...2025
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• Source: Cruz, M's agree to multiyear deal
Veteran outfielder Nelson Cruz has agreed to a multiyear deal with the Seattle Mariners, pending a physical, a league source confirmed to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick....2014
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• Robinson Cano: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation Surrounding Mariners 2B
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• Hall rattler: Big Unit to rep D-backs on bust
Randy Johnson became a major league star with the Seattle Mariners, but he'll enter the Baseball Hall of Fame representing the Arizona Diamondbacks....2015
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• Ken Griffey Jr.'s Number Flies Above Seattle on Space Needle After HOF Induction
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• Mike Trout Climbs Center Field Wall to Rob Mariners' Jesus Montero of 3-Run HR
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• Fan Blows Kiss to Rays' Chris Archer; He Catches It, Throws It Away
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• A-Rod Continues to Turn Back the Clock for His Best Season in Years
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• Ken Griffey Jr.'s Son Trey Selected by Seattle Mariners in 2016 MLB Draft
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 16, 2025

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Have they tried turning the bats off and then on again? Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. and manager Matt Quatraro talk about a rough series opening against the New York Yankees. “You like to swing the bats a little bit better. Sometimes, you have to give credit to the opposing pitcher, too,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Andres Galarraga returns from cancer surgery and hits a homer

Braves Franchise History 1966: The New York Mets sign University of Southern California star Tom Seaver to his first contract, including a $50,000 bonus. Seaver had been selected by the Atlanta Braves in the January draft, but Commissioner Spike Eckert voided the deal when he signed a contract after USC’s season had already begun. The Mets beat out the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies ...2025
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• Yusei Kikuchi — Deal or No Deal?
Monday comes around, and what do you want to read about on your favorite fantasy sports blog? Of course! It's a pitcher who finished in the 140s on the Razzball Player Rater last year. This player won a solid 2 games in 9 starts while sporting a 5.17 ERA and is projected for a 2021 season FIP around 4.30 by every major system. Whew! Is it just me that's getting sweaty in here, or is it the side-ef...2021
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• Fantasy Insights: Fishing for value on a thin Mariners squad
Eric Karabell's thoughts on the Seattle Mariners' fantasy outlook for 2020: players he likes and doesn't, and storylines that could impact playing time and performances....2020
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• Yankees Need Yoan Moncada Signing to Continue to Build New Future
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• Are the Yankees Headed for a Third Straight Year Without a Playoff Appearance?
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• Nelson Cruz Splash Could Finally End Mariners' 13-Year Postseason Drought
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• We will know soon if the Royals will be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline
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• Colorado Rockies minor league game thread: June 5th, 2025
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• Back in Orioles’ lineup, Cowser strives for seamless return; Updates on Westburg, O’Neill, Laureano
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Rangers
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• Next Step or Setback? Nationals’ Momentum Collides with the NL’s Best in Chicago Cubs
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• Seattle Mariners game today: Mariners 2025 schedule, game and TV info, and Mariners roster
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 2
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• Video: Seahawks rookie Grey Zabel throws out first pitch at Mariners game
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• Opportunity in the Desert: Nationals Face Slumping Diamondbacks in Crucial Road Series
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• Arrowheadlines: Missouri Senate greenlights plan to keep Chiefs, Royals in state
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• Swag alert! White Sox load up schedule with limited-edition goodies

Who had an Ice Cube bobble on their bingo card? | Chicago White Sox Forget the scoreboard, seems to be Chicago’s new strategy Today, the Chicago White Sox announced a series of additional limited-edition fan giveaways and brand-new themed celebrations to their calendar. You know the old adage, “If you can’t provide your fans with good baseball, bribe them with cool promotional items.” I’m...2025
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• Was the infamous 2016 Braves prospect ranking actually that bad?

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It raised the ire of Braves fans across then internet, but did FanGraphs actually get it wrong back in 2015? Back in 2015, when all Atlanta Braves fans had was the hope and wishes on prospects as the Braves were in the midst of their first full-fledged rebuild since the late 1980’s, FanGraphs released a prospect ranking of the top ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Andres Galarraga returns from cancer surgery and hits a homer
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

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

Colorado Rockies minor league report for Wednesday, March 26th, 2025 Once again we have reached the final day of the off-season. Spring training is officially in the rearview and the Colorado Rockies have set their 26-man roster in anticipation for Friday’s Opening Day matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays. Unfortunately, the Rockies will start the 2025 season without a single true rookie on their ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 26, 2025

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images One. More. Day. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers has some huge questions surrounding the Kansas City Royals’ “Great Unknown” in 2025. The Royals weren’t able to bring in the middle-of-the-order bat they wanted this offseason, so the pressure is on for MJ Melendez and Hunter Renfroe to improve from a year ago and provide a power threat in the fifth and sixth spots. C...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, and five other MLB players are listed in the Biogenesis Lab scandal

Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images MLB History 1901 - The Rules Committee comprised of Connie Mack, John McGraw and Charles Comiskey reject a proposal that would have banned the bunt and recommends no changes to the game at this time. 1930 - The Boston Red Sox sell former home run champ Ken Williams to the New York Yankees. However after acquiring him, New York will release Williams be...2025
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