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 […]
As a lifelong Major League Baseball fan and more importantly, a depressed writer obsessed with words, finding sports the best outlet to bloodlet those words, I think I’m allowed to call out some 2026 MLB players who, by mid-August, no-called, no-showed the season, disappointing me, the worst thing anyone can do. So here are the […]
In 2022, the National League adopted the designated hitter. One, not nearly enough for the Washington Nationals, moving star shortstop CJ Abrams over to second base after a long season of Abrams having no idea how to play shortstop. -5 Defensive Runs Saved this year, -11 DRS over his career. -17 Outs Above Average this […]
Friday night, Yankees escaped Gilead for the border, arriving in Toronto for a weekend series against a Blue Jays team loading up another heroic sprint to the World Series. Good guys lost. Blue Jays won 3-1. Trent Grisham got the action going, a solo homer, the Yankees way, Grisham’s 16th on the year. 1-0 New […]
The National League MVP race, 2 men duel in the forum. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. The American League, one man stands solo. Yordan Alvarez is raking, yo. Hitting 322/.436/.621 with 25 doubles, 35 home runs, 87 RBI, 80 runs and 196 OPS+. He leads […]
New York Yankees rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr. is so unbelievably sick with it, Seattle Mariners rookie shortstop Colt Emerson got sent back down to Triple-A after New York won 2 out of their 3-game series this week. With infielders Brendan Donovan and JP Crawford on the IL, 21-year-old SS Colt Emerson, one of the […]
MLB owners aren’t opening the gates til they salary cap this league, looking around the landscape, NBA teams sold for multi-billy’s while MLB teams struggle with the lack of a defined wage ledger they can pencil in annually. Meanwhile, the MLB players’ association appears the last remaining major sports union not selling their rights for […]
The Yankees 2026 stopping a runaway train with all their might, Peter Parker pulling webstrings, tearing his rotator cuffs to shreds, buildings bend as New York—a team designed to out clobber the field, missing their mightiest clobberer, the one with the most clobbers in single-season history, drug free is the way to be—clings to the […]
Last week’s series against the Chicago White Sox mattered. Climbing from the dungeons to the rooftops, Chicago leads the AL Central, only 4 wins behind the Yankees, the Bronx Bombers defused, Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton all out indefinitely. It’s Ben Rice and the best pitching staff in the world against everyone. There […]
Munetaka Murakami bobblehead night at Rate Field Sunday, come through. The Murakamis will be there. Munetaka Murakami’s parents threw out the first pitch today to celebrate his bobblehead day 🥹 pic.twitter.com/onxO9ea5vI — MLB (@MLB) July 26, 2026 Dont worry, Mom did not leave her swag at home. Apple fell right next to the tree. The […]
Tuesday night, the 2026 MLB All-Star game. Not the most exciting game in baseball history, one team overwhelmed at the plate, pressure didn’t make many diamonds. But New York Yankees star outfielder Cody Bellinger threw the first, loudest punch. 2 RBI first inning. MVP as the AL wins 4-1 over the NL. Belli & Ben […]
Monday night, the 2026 MLB Home Run Derby. Hosted by Netflix’s MLB team we met on Opening Night, and then never saw again. Stacked field: Jac Caglianone, Royals Junior Caminero, Rays Willson Contreras, Red Sox Bryce Harper, Phillies Munetaka Murakami, White Sox Ben Rice, Yankees Kyle Schwarber, Phillies Jordan Walker, Cardinals Your winner: Jordan Walker […]
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