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Max Fried leaves Braves’ victory; Atlanta manager Brian Snitker doesn’t think ankle injury is serious
ATLANTA — Max Fried sat glumly in the dugout after the first inning, pondering another potential blow to the Atlanta Braves’ beleaguered rotation with the NL playoffs just a week away. Dansby Swanson hit a three-run home run, and the Braves cruised to their third straight win over the Miami Marlins 9-4 on Wednesday in […]
Continue readingWhat are MLB teams that are out of the race playing for the rest of the way?
Despite a record number of clubs advancing to this year’s MLB postseason, there will still be 14 teams that won’t be playing in October. Players on those clubs, especially young ones, could very well be playing themselves onto or off their teams’ 2021 rosters. It’s certainly not audition time, because many players have done enough […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings: West Coast contenders shake things up
With Major League Baseball teams reaching the midpoint of their seasons and next week’s trade deadline looming on the sports calendar, even little more than a month’s worth of data is starting to take on meaning for general managers weighing decisions about potential moves they can make. Not least because there’s little more than a […]
Continue readingBlue Jays launch 7 homers, but winged by Marlins, 14-11
BUFFALO, N.Y. — If Magneuris Sierra and the Miami Marlins were looking for special souvenirs to bring home from their extra-long road trip, they found them with a big extra-inning win and a hold on first place. Sierra hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and the Marlins overcame Toronto’s seven home runs to […]
Continue reading2020 MLB Opening Day lineups for every game
Baseball is back for a very unique 2020 MLB season. Not sure who is starting for your team? We’re tracking batting orders from across the majors, including the first NL games since the universal DH was adapted for the season. Check back for updates as teams announce their Opening Day starting lineups for all of […]
Continue readingMLB hitters who are missing their age-27 peak season in 2020
What was your assessment of Jorge Soler heading into the 2019 Major League Baseball season? A top prospect when the Cubs signed him out of Cuba, he had never been able to earn regular time in Chicago, was traded to the Royals, was demoted to the minors in 2017 and battled injuries. Then, in his […]
Continue readingIs the Astros’ title tarnished? Is Jeter overrated? We settle the biggest debate for all 30 MLB teams
No matter which MLB team you root for, there’s that one big debate that is sure to get your fan base fired up. What if a different decision had been made in that crucial spot that went horribly wrong? Which icon is truly the biggest star in franchise history? Just how should the rest of […]
Continue readingCollege football offseason preview: Sun Belt West
Maybe this is the year the West achieves balance. Granted, it might have the three worst teams in the Sun Belt, but it also has two true conference title contenders: Arkansas State is seasoned and deep after one of the most trying years imaginable, and after producing its best team ever, Louisiana might be in […]
Continue readingRangers’ Corey Kluber pitches for first time since arm broken
“Maybe a little bit beforehand,” the Texas Rangers right-hander said Sunday after throwing three innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers. “But once you get out there and start stretching, playing catch, getting loose in the bullpen, all that stuff kinda goes away. “It just turns into another start, whether it’s the regular season or spring […]
Continue readingMarlins to test versatile Jonathan Villar in center field
Villar played in all 162 games last year for the Baltimore Orioles, mostly at second base and shortstop. But the Marlins will give him a spring training tryout in center field because they have little experience there. “I’m coming here to help the team,” Villar said. “They want me to play center field, so I’ll […]
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