File this one under, “The other guys get paid, too.” Omar Narváez and Rafael Devers were the big heroes in this one for the Red Sox. Devers, obviously, is expected to play hero most nights. Narváez is somewhat new to the role, but, as the first sentence says, the other guys get paid, too. Still, … Read more
As the Red Sox began a series with the Royals on Friday, Sox owner John Henry, team CEO Sam Kennedy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow all flew to Kansas City in response to Rafael Devers’ comments on Thursday about his refusal to play first base and his displeasure with what the slugger felt was … Read more
Today is game 40 of the season, that threshold that Dayton Moore used to cherish. It was his “we can’t evaluate anyone until 40 games into the season” thing. I don’t know if GMJJ believes in the same thing…Melendez was already demoted. Hunter Renfroe could be next (Canha gets the start in RF tonight). In … Read more
Today, the Royals took on the White Sox in the last game of a four game series and looked to land the sweep and carry their win streak to six games. The Royals have displayed dominant pitching over the last few weeks and the bats have managed to do enough to get them wins in … Read more
The Kansas City Royals host the not quite historically awful but still bad Chicago White Sox tonight at Kauffman Stadium in the third game of this four-game set. With wins each of the last two nights, the Royals have a shot to secure the series victory tonight. Michael Wacha will start for Kansas City. Wacha … Read more
After missing one start due to a groin strain, Cole Ragans is back on the mound for the first game against the hapless Chicago White Sox, who are 10-24 and already 11.5 games back from first place. One would expect the Royals to handily defeat the White Sox with this setup, but you know baseball—the … Read more
The Toronto Blue Jays trailed 6-0 in the sixth inning and appeared to be down and out in Wednesday night’s affair with the Boston Red Sox. That changed quickly.
Our Rays Reacts survey, brought to you by FanDuel, is in! Are the Tampa Bay Rays better than key rival Yankees and Red Sox in 2025? We asked and y’all voted, and the opinions are not positive so far! And this despite some recent heroics and walkoffs. First up, the land lords: Of note: The … Read more
First and foremost, happy Jackie Robinson Day. On this day in 1947, Robinson made his MLB debut and broke baseball’s color barrier. Every April 15, all MLB players and coaches wear 42 in remembrance of the courageous acts of Jackie Robinson. As far as tonight’s contest, all good things must come to an end, as … Read more
Following a series win agains the Atlanta Braves, the Tampa Bay Rays welcomed the Boston Red Sox to town to begin a three game set on Monday night. The night game marked the Rays first AL East matchup of the season and both Shane Baz and the offense came ready to play. Baz got the … Read more