Typically, I would’ve written about the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline, like, within 24 hours of it occurring. But here at Deadseriousness.com, The Last Sports Blog, we do not handcuff ourselves to the whims of the algorithm. No, we’re going to talk about the trade deadline, like, a month later. So here is the good, the […]
Over 3 months on the injured list, the 3-time AL MVP, single-season home run leader, Aaron Judge returned to Yankee Stadium Tuesday evening for the Bronx Bombers 5-3 victory over the last-place Colorado Rockies. Happy to get the W, I’m sure, but Aaron Judge wasn’t happy with his night. 0-for-3 with 2 Ks, pulled from […]
The return of 3-time MVP Aaron Judge carried the weight of roster decisions. With Cody Bellinger back in left field daily, Aaron Judge back in right field daily, Trent Grisham, rookie Spencer Jones and freshly acquired at the trade deadline Heliot Ramos all shared one final outfield position. The selfless, pinstripes-off-my-back, salt of the Earth […]
Sunday afternoon, Gerrit Cole takes the mound to help the good guys win the series in Diego. Fernando Tatis Jr, Jake Cronenworth, Manny Machado, back-to-back-to-back home runs, 1,2,3 to start the game—with new owner Kwanza Jones and her husband Jose Feliciano in the building. Last month, Major League Baseball approved the sale of the San […]
Over the weekend, MLB umpire Doug Eddings, possessed by the new spirit of Lake America, demanded rookie St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Hancel Rincon straighten up his hat. In a 2-0 count, Colorado Rockies utility hitter Cole Carrigg at the plate, Doug Eddings picked on the smallest guy in the yard, Hancel Rincon in his MLB […]
Over the weekend, New York took 3 of 4 against the Boston Red Sox to win the season series and the tiebreaker for home-field advantage in the wild card, if it came down to that. The final game of the series wasn’t particularly competitive—Yankees bombed the Red Sox, 16-1. In the bottom of the 8th […]
With the return of first baseman slugger Bryce Eldridge, the San Francisco Giants are designating infielder Buddy Kennedy for assignment. The 27-year-old cut from his 8th Major League club. (Technically 7 clubs. Kennedy started 2026 with the Giants on a minor league deal, called up June 1st, went 0-for-7 with a walk in 7 games, […]
Chicago White Sox center fielder, 2026 All-Star, and former member of the Savanah Bananas, stepped out the machine, Stefon—on a 5-game home run streak and the Chicago White Sox kept their boots on the AL Central. Tristan Peters in his first full MLB season: – All-Star – Hit for the cycle – HR in 5 […]
The Houston Astros and GM Dana Brown are “parting ways”, despite the team being in first place of the AL West, most likely heading to the playoffs. Here’s what Dana Brown said about being let go in the final year of his contract: “I came up the old-school way, and the old-school way is get […]
The Detroit Tigers have designated OF James Outman for assignment, demoting him to Triple-A Toledo, where he belongs. Outman’s second DFA of the season—first, EJECTO SEATO CUZ’d by the Minnesota Twins, claimed by Detroit. Outman hit .183 in 100 plate appearances. 5 homers, 2 stolen bases, played every position in the field, +2 DRS and […]
Seattle saving their best pitcher for the final lap, is calling up top prospect Kade Anderson from Double-A. The Athletic recently ranked Kade Anderson as the No. 1 prospect in baseball. Kade is the best pitcher in the minors. In 18 starts, Anderson owns a 1.06 ERA with a 41% strikeout rate. He has the […]
Participating in a running drill on his road to recovery from a right calf strain that’s kept him away from the Yankees since April, the start of the season—Giancarlo Stanton fell, suffering a “moderate calf strain” to his left leg now. Only 24 games under his belt before the 36-year-old hurt his leg and now […]
Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte landed on the restricted list after flying with the team for their series against the Boston Red Sox but never arriving at Fenway Park for the game. Set for the DH position, a late, last-second scratch for the newly acquired Lars Nootbar—who kinda sucks, batting .162 with a 63 […]
Dodgers star right fielder Kyle Tucker has opted to defer the use of his talents for a later date. The biggest hitter on the free agency market—sports media rooms built around predicting his landing spot, the news cycle in the palm of hands—elects to join the back-to-back World Series champion, signing a 4-year $240m deal […]
On Sunday afternoon, the Yankees best player, in a game where if the team lost, their season would spiral out of control, decided to be the best player on the team. Ben Rice puts the @Yankees ahead in the 10th with a 2-run shot! pic.twitter.com/ZQkEW50Mxq — MLB (@MLB) August 16, 2026 The New York Yankees […]
St. Louis Cardinals rookie OF Joshua Baez showed up to the first day of the new job and set unattainable productivity standards. Baez inked the record books, hitting 3 homers in his MLB debut—helping the St. Louis Cardinals get their lick back—8-4 win over the Chicago Cubs to tie their final 2026 series 1-1 going […]
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