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• Dud of a finish: Twins 4, Rays 3

Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Harrison Bader homers twice to surge the Twins past Tampa Bay Ha-Seong Kim made his much-anticipated season debut this afternoon, as he singled and stole a base before a calf cramp ended his Independence Day in the seventh inning. In the top of the fourth, Brandon Lowe extended his hitting streak to 19 games, with a chance to tie Yandy Diaz’s 20-gamer from 2023 to...2025
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• Rays Trade Target: Byron Buxton

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images The Rays are set to begin their final road trip of the first half in Minnesota on Friday, with an Independence Day matinee against the Twins. The postseason picture is becoming clear, and the Twins seem to be outside of it. On the other hand, the Rays find themselves in a three-team race for the AL East. On Thursday, the Blue Jays overtook the Yankees for sole pos...2025
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• Rays infielder Kim (shoulder) to make debut Friday
Tampa Bay Rays infielder Ha-Seong Kim was activated Thursday from the 60-day injured list and is slated to make his team debut against the host Minnesota Twins on Friday....2025
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• Ha-Seong Kim activated from injured list, will make Rays debut
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• Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim
The Rays have reinstated infielder Ha-Seong Kim from the 60-day injured list, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Infielder Curtis Mead has been optioned as the corresponding move. The 40-man roster already had a vacancy. Kim, 29, spent the 2021 to 2024 seasons with the Padres. He didn’t hit much in his first…...2025
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• Frustrating loss opens home stand: Athletics 6, Rays 4

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images The Rays opened up their short home stand with a frustrating 6-4 loss against the Oakland Sacramento Las Vegas Athletics. Rays starter Drew Rasmussen only went three innings, and Pete Fairbanks couldn’t keep the game tied in the ninth, and the offense could only muster runs in the fourth inning. Jacob Lopez toed the rubber for the A’s. Lopez, an oft-forgot...2025
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• Frustrating loss opens home stand: Athletics 6, Rays 4
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• Rays Notes: Kim, Bigge, McClanahan
The Rays signed infielder Ha-Seong Kim to a two-year, $29MM contract back in February but he has yet to play a game for the club after undergoing shoulder surgery late last year. That may be close to changing, however, as Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports that Kim is set to be evaluated for…...2025
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• Rays series preview: The small market model of success?

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images The Rays have a sustainable winner...but no ring. The Rays have been a model for sustainable success on a budget, although they are still seeking the first title in club history. They made five consecutive playoff appearances until they regressed last year to have their first losing season since 2017. This year, they have bounced back and the turnaround has...2025
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• AL Week 12 Strategy-June 15, 2025
In The Field 3B Isaac Paredes left Thursday's game early with a left hamstring injury. Paredes is hitting .255 with 15 HR, 37 R, 42 RBI, and 0 SB. 3B Jazz Chisholm Jr. was not in the Yankees lineup on Thursday due to left groin tightness. He was back in the lineup on Saturday. Chisholm Jr. is hitting .214 with 9 HR, 21 R, 25 RBI, and 10 SB. He is hitting the ball hard (15% Barrels) but has struc...2025
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• Roundtable: What is the top storyline of the first third of the season?

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images or, are the Rays good? With the 2025 season one third complete, what is the top story line of the year thus far? Danny Russell With the series win against the Twins, the Rays have risen to a 28-27 record, second in the AL East — albeit 7.0 games back from the Yankees — and, in an astonishing turn around, improving their playoff odds to 30%. Y...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Tampa Bay Rays

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Crew heads to Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Rays of George M. Steinbrenner Field The Milwaukee Brewers are set to head to Florida as they’ll take on the Tampa Bay Rays for three games beginning Friday night. The Crew is coming off a 3-3 homestand against the Cubs and Astros, including a series win over Houston. They sit at 19-19 this season. On the other side, th...2025
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• Should we have seen this coming?

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Milwaukee’s failure to address holes during the offseason has cost them thus far Roughly two months into the season, the Brewers are sitting right around .500 (14-15). Milwaukee is now in third place in the division after a down week, three games back of the first-place Cubs and three games from the bottom of the division. Milwaukee has gotten fa...2025
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• Latest On Ha-Seong Kim’s Recovery From Shoulder Surgery
When the Rays signed Ha-Seong Kim to a two-year, $29MM contract in February, they knew he wouldn’t be ready to play by Opening Day. The question was how much time he would miss. Kim underwent shoulder surgery in October. At the time, the infielder suggested he could potentially return to the field by mid-to-late April…...2025
• AL Week 2 Strategy-April 5, 2025
In The Field SS Zach Neto started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake City. He hit a solo home run on Thursday night. He is getting closer to a return because he was able to play in the field on Friday night. He is tracking towards a return sometime next week. He is looking to build off his strong 2024 season (.249 AVG with 23 HR/30 SB). The Angels have been mixing and matching at short w...2025
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"Longtime shortstop Xander Bogaerts headed into the 2024 season as the Padres’ new everyday second baseman, but he moved back to short in September to fill the void when Ha-Seong Kim was lost to a season-ending shoulder injury."

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"Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim declined his end of an $8MM mutual option for the 2025 season, and he’ll now take a $2MM buyout and enter free agency, The Athletic’s Dennis Lin reports (X link)."

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"Cubs who are listed as “finalists” are: The 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards Finalists - NL Second Base - Ha-Seong Kim, Nico Hoerner, Bryson Stott#RawlingsGoldGloveAwards pic."

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"Ha-Seong Kim and Jake Cronenworth would’ve made for…"

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"Major League Signings Ha-Seong Kim, INF: Four…"

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"Report: Padres agree to deal with Ha-seong Kim"

• Rays Trade Target: Byron Buxton
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• Frustrating loss opens home stand: Athletics 6, Rays 4
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• Rays Notes: Kim, Bigge, McClanahan
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• Rays Select Connor Seabold, Transfer Ha-Seong Kim To 60-Day IL
The Rays have selected the contract of right-hander Connor Seabold from Triple-A Durham, as first reported by Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. To open roster space, the Rays optioned righty Mason Englert to Durham and transferred infielder Ha-Seong Kim to the 60-day injured list. The team has since announced the moves. Seabold, 29,…...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Tampa Bay Rays
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• Latest On Ha-Seong Kim’s Recovery From Shoulder Surgery
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• The San Diego Padres all-quarter-century team

San Diego Padres Jake Peavy | Photo by Nick Doan/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images A group of past and present stars of the game We are one day away from Opening Day at Petco Park. Before setting our sights on the Atlanta Braves, let us take a moment to appreciate a significant sports moment. The Friar Faithful have witnessed a quarter-century of San Diego Padres baseball since fl...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Tampa Bay Rays
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• Padres’ “winning on the margins” approach

Fernando Tatis Jr and Mike Shildt | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Focus and confidence carry over from 2024 In March of 2024, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune wrote about the change in philosophy and approach for the Padres. After a disastrous 2023 season and a change of managers, the team was asked to buy in to what Mike Shildt was selling. Manny Machado said it best- “We’ve...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West

Will the Dodgers hoist the World Series trophy again in 2025? | Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images One team in particular dominates all talk about this division. Something something Dodgers. Given what the Dodgers have spent the last couple of offseasons, they should win this division by eleventy-seven games, right? As you surely know, baseball doesn’t work that way. They l...2025
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• San Diego Padres Jake Cronenworth could display defensive prowess in 2025

Padres Jake Cronenworth completing a double play in a spring training game | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images A return to second base is a welcome sight The San Diego Padres infield alignment is set for the 2025 season. Barring an injury, it will be Luis Arraez at first base, Jake Cronenworth at second base, Xander Bogaerts at shortstop and Manny Machado at third base. It has the makings ...2025
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• Manny Machado speaks, Padres brass listens

Manny Machado at San Diego Padres Fan Fest | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images A team leader’s opinion does matter If anyone has a right to feel like the true leader of the San Diego Padres, it is Manny Machado. The lack of offseason moves curb local interest in the team. Igniting a spark in the Friar Faithful seemed necessary and Machado was the logical choice to light t...2025
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• San Diego Padres FanFest 2025: What we learned

Don Orsillo, Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill and Mark Grant at Fanfest 2025 | Photo by Cheri Bell The sky is not falling The San Diego Padres held their 2025 FanFest celebration February 2nd with an improvement over the 2023 version. With the signing of Xander Bogaerts and the trade for Juan Soto, excitement was high in 2023 and Petco Park had ten of thousands of people clogging the concour...2025
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• Braves News: Drake Baldwin, bullpen, spring training invites, more

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday It was a good day for Drake Baldwin, as he got a spring training invite and landed on ESPN’s top 100 prospects list. It does appear that he will start the season at AAA, especially after The Athletic’s David O’Brien reported that Sean Murphy is expected to start roughly 80% of the Braves’ games this season, which ...2025
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• What’s left for the Braves after signing Jurickson Profar?

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images A big addition leaves the Braves with a few more holes to fill before spring training. The Atlanta Braves finally — finally! — made an offseason splash on Thursday, signing outfielder Jurickson Profar to a three-year, $42 million deal. Profar solidifies the Braves’ outfield picture heading into 2025, where he could form one of the game’s top outfields ...2025
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• Outside the Confines: Winning the press conference

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images More on Roki Sasaki and the Dodgers. The Hall of Fame inductees met the media. Anthony Santander’s deal is not what it seems. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. Jeff Passan has the story of why Roki Sasaki decided to sign with the Dodgers. Yes, in many ways it is obvious, but Passan has a bunch of details you may not be aware of. Jack Har...2025
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• You should be mad about the Dodgers spending — but not for the reasons you think

The poster child for deferred money, Shohei Ohtani, waves at fans at Wrigley Field last April | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Deferrals gone wild in the name of being competitive hurts players and baseball Well, there go those Tanner Scott bolstering the backend of the Cubs bullpen hopes and dreams: Closer Tanner Scott and the Los Angeles Dodgers in agreement on a four-year, $72 m...2025
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• Why aren’t we talking about Alex Bregman (or at least Ha-Seong Kim)?

Thomas Shea-Imagn Images The Brewers may have an opportunity We’re approaching late January, and the major league deals that the Brewers have handed out this offseason have gone to Elvin Rodríguez, who has made eight major league appearances (none of which were in 2024), and Grant Wolfram, who has never pitched in the majors. Willy Adames, the team’s star shortstop, left in free agency, an...2025
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• Padres Open To Trade Offers On Trent Grisham, Ha-Seong Kim
The Padres have had another significant offseason, adding Xander Bogaerts on an 11-year megadeal and bringing in Matt Carpenter via two-year guarantee. Those players lengthen a lineup that already had plenty of talent, with Bogaerts in particular building on an existing area of strength. San Diego certainly didn’t need another infielder. Ha-Seong Kim and Jake Cronenworth would’ve made ...2022
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• Nico Hoerner, Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ are Gold Glove finalists

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The winners will be announced on an ESPN show next month. The Cubs have never had three Gold Glove winners in a single season, but that could happen this year, with Nico Hoerner, Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ all “finalists.” Rawlings announced “finalists” for 2023 Gold Glove awards Wednesday, and three Cubs were named as those Wednesday by the sporting g...2023
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• Orlando Arcia delivers as Braves walk-off Padres
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Atlanta’s bullpen allowed three runs in the win. Orlando Arcia delivered a walk-off single in the ninth to help the Atlanta Braves to a 7-6 win over the San Diego Padres. The Braves got to work quickly against Padres lefty Blake Snell and once again, it was Ronald Acuña Jr. who set the table. Acuña jumped on a 2-1 fastball from Snell and hooked it into t...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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• Justin Steele, Marcus Stroman, Dansby Swanson named to the NL All-Star Team
Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Cubs will be well-represented in the All-Star Game in Seattle The pitchers and position player reserves for the 2023 All-Star Game were announced by Major League Baseball today and the Cubs are well-represented with three selections. Right-handed pitcher Marcus Stroman, left-handed pitcher Justin Steele and shortstop Dansby Swanson were all named to th...2023
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• Ha-Seong Kim Declines Mutual Option With Padres; Wandy Peralta Declines Opt-Out
Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim declined his end of an $8MM mutual option for the 2025 season, and he’ll now take a $2MM buyout and enter free agency, The Athletic’s Dennis Lin reports (X link). Left-hander Wandy Peralta will be staying in San Diego for at least one more season, as Peralta will pass on his…...2024
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• Padres To Move Xander Bogaerts To Second Base
Padres manager Mike Shildt told members of the media today that Xander Bogaerts will be moving from shortstop to second base, with Dennis Lin of The Athletic among those to relay the news. Ha-Seong Kim will cross the bag in the other direction to take over the shortstop position. More to come....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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• Projecting the 2025 Braves Opening Day roster

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Not one, but two, different options for Atlanta’s first 26-man roster of the 2025 season. Atlanta Braves full-squad workouts begin one month from today, but much to the chagrin of Braves fandom, the organization has been stunningly quiet this offseason when to comes to making moves that - on the surface - move the needle on the quality of...2025
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• Fernandoh!
Fernando Tatis Jr. went down in a heap after a swing, and I fell off my couch, rolled three feet and laid there for twenty minutes until Ted, my dog, placed his butt on my face, the sign we mutually agreed on for "he needs to be walked." Outside, we spotted two pigeons teaching a third how to fly again with broken wings. I stood by that hopeful scene signing Mr. Mister, "Take these broken wings......2021
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• Rays Trade Target: Byron Buxton
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• Rays Opening Day roster for 2025 appears set

Mason Englert wins the bullpen competition. | Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Pending no further injuries, the Rays roster is ready for Opening Day. After several roster moves, the Rays lineup appears to be set. Here’s the latest projection for Opening Day. * left-handed hitter** switch hitter Starting Lineup C — Danny Jansen 1B — Yandy Diaz 2B — Brandon Lowe* 3B ...2025
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• Braves News: Roster predictions, Braves add a catcher, more

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Well the offseason continues to crawl onward, with the pace of transactions of note slowing down dramatically league-wide of late, setting international free agency aside. There are still a good number of options available both on the free agent and trade markets. Perhaps with less market momentum, the values will be...2025
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• Who will play shortstop for the Brewers in 2025?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The loss of Willy Adames leaves a hole at shortstop; how can GM Matt Arnold fill that hole on a budget? Shortstop Willy Adames, acquired from Tampa Bay in 2021, quickly became one of the best players on the Brewers. After a somewhat down season in 2023, Adames’ 2024 was a different story. He hit .251 with 32 home runs and 3.1 WAR, finishing 10th in NL MVP v...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ flat out

Photo by Kena Krutsinger/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Trade rumor news, player analysis, roster speculation, and even some facts. We have it all in this edition. 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, a...2025
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• Willy Adames signs with San Francisco Giants

Mark Hoffman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The popular shortstop ends his tenure in Milwaukee Willy Adames, the popular shortstop who became the clear second-best player at the position in Milwaukee Brewers history, has signed with the San Francisco Giants, ending his tenure in Milwaukee after three-and-a-half seasons. Adames and the Giants have agreed to a seven-year, $182 million ...2024
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• Previewing the shortstop market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Aaron Gash/MLB Photos via Getty Images Examining the different paths the Braves could take to upgrade at SS this winter. The Atlanta Braves offseason began earlier than they wanted, and now it’s Alex Anthopoulos’s job to go out and improve the team for 2025. There are four positions they can feasibly address this winter: shortstop, starting pitcher, left field, and relief pitcher....2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats rally in 7th, blow lead in 9th in 8-6 loss to Padres...
Notes and quotes from the series finale in Nationals Park... Irvin Rides Or Just Starts Again: In spite of the fact he struggled at points in each of his last two starts, with strong stretches and bad ones, Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez said Jake Irvin would continue to start for Washington again, even after veteran starter Chad Kuhl came off the IL recently. “We definitely want to give Jake ...2023
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