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Tyler Glasnow looking to combine athleticism and ability in L.A.
“It’s no big deal, really,” he said. (Yes, it is. There aren’t many people that big and tall who can do a backflip.) “Oh, I’m sure there are a lot of people bigger than me that can,” he said. (No, there aren’t.) Glasnow, 30, is a new member of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation, acquired […]
Continue readingBrewers sign free agent catcher Gary Sanchez to 1-year contract
Sánchez, 31, hit 19 homers last season while playing for the San Diego Padres and New York Mets. In 75 games, he had a .217 batting average with a .288 on-base percentage, .492 slugging percentage and 47 RBIs. He played three games for the Mets and 72 games for the Padres. Sanchez owns a .225 […]
Continue readingBrewers’ Brandon Woodruff tops list of 63 non-tendered players
Teams had until 8 p.m. ET on Friday to tender contracts to players who remain under their control, a circumstance that prompts clubs to essentially release certain players rather than pay them what they would make through the arbitration process. Power-hitting first baseman Daniel Vogelbach, who amassed 30 home runs as recently as 2019, was […]
Continue readingBring on the World Series! Why we’re so excited for the final round
After almost a week without baseball, the World Series starts today! With all its storylines — the Houston Astros’ attempt to win a clean title, the Philadelphia Phillies’ hot streak continuing — it promises to be memorable. And if it isn’t? If we get a dud of a series or a sweep? It won’t matter […]
Continue readingBryce Harper’s homer powers Phillies past Padres in NLCS
PHILADELPHIA — Welcome to the World Series, Bryce Harper. The superstar the Philadelphia Phillies brought in years ago to turn around a team stuck in mediocrity delivered one of the biggest home runs in franchise history Sunday. Harper’s two-run, rocket shot of a home run to left field in the bottom of the eighth inning […]
Continue readingJean Segura atones for error with clutch hit in Phillies’ Game 3 win
PHILADELPHIA — Jean Segura has played 11 seasons in the majors, made two All-Star teams and hit .300 three times, but he has never had an inning quite like the fourth inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Friday night. Playing in his first postseason, the Philadelphia Phillies second baseman dropped […]
Continue reading‘I was a bit wound up there’: Watching the Nola brothers face off … with their parents
SAN DIEGO — A unique and unwieldy strain of anxiety settled into Section 111, Row 36 at Petco Park on Wednesday afternoon. It was mixed with anticipation and pride and something more difficult to define, something that felt contradictory and borderline impossible, like imprisoned joy. A.J. Nola arrived in Section 111 for Game 2 of […]
Continue readingPadres’ bats come alive in Game 2 comeback win to even NLCS
SAN DIEGO — Juan Soto and Josh Hader absorbed most of the attention, but Brandon Drury and Josh Bell were in-season acquisitions of similar importance to the San Diego Padres — a belief further emphasized by Fernando Tatis Jr.’s ensuing suspension. Bell and Drury represented key power bats in the middle of the lineup, a […]
Continue readingWho has the NLCS edge? Preview, predictions for Padres-Phillies
Well, excuse the San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies for crashing the party. The 101-win Mets, with a rotation featuring Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom and their most wins in a regular season since 1986? Gone from these MLB playoffs. The 101-win Braves, trying to defend their World Series championship with a better, deeper team […]
Continue readingPadres eliminate Dodgers, advance to NLCS for 1st time since 1998
SAN DIEGO — Nights like these, when the weekend arrives and the Dodgers are in town, don’t often feel like a home-field advantage for the Padres. So many Dodgers fans make the 125-mile drive south that Petco Park is often called “Dodger Stadium South” when the two teams match up. But that wasn’t the case […]
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