The Rays continued their Chicago Week with a final outing against the White Sox. It had been a split series of one-run wins to this point, so the Rays were clearly hoping this would be a game they could break wide open. They were leaning on Ian Seymour for pitching duties, while Shane Smith was … Read more
Just a few weeks ago, the Rays were swept by the Mariners in Seattle, three losses that (at least to me) seemed to confirm that this team was toast. Tonight, the Rays did everything right in a dominating victory. They pitched, they hit, they ran the bases well (other than Junior getting thrown out trying … Read more
Well Hurston Waldrep may have arrived, for real, folks. Its still early for the 23 year old, but he has put together one of the best four start stretches in the majors this season in terms of ERA if you count that speedway classic appearance as a start, which it effectively was. More impressively than … Read more
Photo: David Kirouac-Imagn Images With the 2024-25 NHL season in the books, there were lots of trades throughout the campaign that shaped this year in particular as the Florida Panthers acquired two stars in trade deadline deals in route to their second straight Stanley Cup victory and Washington Capitals made over a third of their … Read more
On a day where the Atlanta Braves seemingly lost promising rookie AJ Smith-Shawver for the season and suffered another incredulous one-run loss, the club bounced back in the night cap of the doubleheader with a breezy 9-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Chris Sale was fantastic once again. The reigning Cy Young winner tossed six … Read more
This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” Note: This recap is for games through Sunday Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (20-29, 10.5 games back) The Storm … Read more
Sunday in the Atlanta Braves system saw Brett Sears make his Double-A debut, continuing his domination of the minor leagues at a third level in the first two months of the 2025 season. We also got a homer from Isaiah Drake on a day the Braves affiliates dropped three out of their four games. Louisville … Read more
Well, that was quick. The Royals take a 2-0 victory in a game that came in just under two hours at 1 hour 58 minutes, Seth Lugo tossed eight scoreless innings on only 94 pitches. Heck, he had a no-hitter through 3 2⁄3 innings. The Astros never reached third base. Not even once! Lugo allowed … Read more
5 takeaways from Leafs-Panthers: Barkov line dominates vs. Matthews and Marner, Rielly’s costly mistake Photo credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images By Arun Srinivasan Apr 9, 2025, 06:00 EDT Comments Editorials 5 takeaways from Leafs-Panthers: Barkov line dominates vs. Matthews and Marner, Rielly’s costly mistake Maple Leafs’ Joseph Woll will start vs. Panthers, no other changes to lineup … Read more
The Atlanta Braves and Chris Sale took on the Minnesota Twins in their daytime spring training matchup. Time is ticking for players to claim available roster spots, and it is was a fun one to see these players compete. It is always an interesting dynamic in spring training. Players are more concerned with working on … Read more