The Washington Nationals were one of a handful of teams heading into the offseason needing a new manager. The Nats fired former manager Dave Martinez, who helped lead them to their first World Series title in 2019, ahead of the All-Star break. They then had to decide if they wanted to keep interim manager Miguel Cairo … Read more
The Washington Nationals have hired their next manager, but it is not somebody whose name has been out there. Paul Toboni has decided to hire 33 year old Blake Butera to be the next manager of the Washington Nationals. He will be the youngest big league manager in over 50 years. This is a very … Read more
The San Francisco Giants are closing in on hiring a new manager, and they might be taking a pretty unconventional path with it. According to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Pete Thamel on Saturday, the Giants are getting close to striking a deal with University of Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello. Should the … Read more
Just as James Wood hit his 30th home run of the season, an even bigger bombshell has come. Jeff Passan has reported that the Nationals are finalizing a deal to hire Paul Toboni of the Red Sox to be the team’s new President of Baseball Operations. At just 35 years old, Toboni brings a fresh … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Mikael Kotkaniemi, the father of Carolina Hurricanes centre Jesperi Kotkaniemi, as a European scout. The elder Kotkaniemi was quietly added to the Leafs’ management page on their website as one of their 13 amateur scouts on Wednesday morning. He announced his hiring on his LinkedIn page on Friday, stating … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Friday that they have hired Derek Lalonde an an assistant coach. Welcome to the family 🔵⚪️ We’ve hired Derek Lalonde as an assistant coach. https://t.co/aAs2dAKZzp pic.twitter.com/uRBxuOeMgE — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) June 6, 2025 Lalonde, 52, was most recently head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, a role he … Read more
The Leafs have 40 games to figure out their dreadful power play. At this rate, indisputably, if the dysfunction with the man advantage keeps up, there’s a good chance that it will end up negatively impacting Toronto’s aspirations of doing something substantial this spring. Plain and simple. With that in mind, Brad Treliving and company … Read more