Happy MLB Opening Week, baseball fans! After a wild offseason, one thing is clear heading into the new season: Everyone is chasing the two superteams that stand alone in the top tier of our initial 2024 rankings. Whether your team is good enough to go toe-to-toe with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves or […]
Continue reading“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 readingMikolas is getting the nod over right-hander Sonny Gray, who is working his way back from a hamstring injury. Mikolas, 35, posted a 9-13 record with a 4.78 ERA in 35 appearances (all starts) last season. He struck out 137 batters and walked 39 in 201⅓ innings. A two-time All-Star, Mikolas is 54-53 with a […]
Continue readingGray had been slated to start at the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 28. “If it’s in the cards for me to still do that, then obviously I’m going to do everything in my power to make that happen,” Gray said Tuesday. The three-time All-Star right-hander left his start Monday against Washington after 20 pitches. […]
Continue readingThe three-time All-Star had struck out two in two scoreless innings in his second spring training appearance, and he was cruising at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches before his hamstring tightened up. Gray allowed one hit and struck out one while throwing 20 pitches. Gray, a 34-year-old right-hander, signed a $75 million, three-year contract […]
Continue readingCardinals manager Oliver Marmol announced Tuesday that Gray would get the nod March 28 on the road against Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers. “I don’t take that lightly at all,” said Gray, the veteran right-hander who signed a $75 million, three-year deal in November. “I appreciate the opportunity and what that shows.” Gray finished second […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. LSU cornerback Terrence Alexander is ejected from the game after punching UCF receiver Gabriel Davis. (0:35) GLENDALE, Ariz. — LSU safety Grant Delpit, a first-team All-American, and cornerback Terrence Alexander were ejected in the first half Tuesday at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. Delpit was called for targeting on a hit against […]
Continue readingBloom, 40, was fired by Boston in September after the Red Sox were nearing their third last-place finish in four years. In the other season, 2021, Boston advanced to the American League Championship Series. During his five seasons with the Red Sox, the team went 351-340 and turned around a moribund farm system Bloom inherited. […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. David Schoenfield breaks down the pros and cons of Boston Red Sox’s new signing, Lucas Giolito. (1:22) Right-hander Lucas Giolito and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a two-year, $38.5 million contract, sources told ESPN, locking up the innings-eating veteran as the starting pitching market begins to move. The […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Dave Schoenfield breaks down the Cardinals’ decision to sign Sonny Gray. (1:35) The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a deal with free agent pitcher Sonny Gray, according to ESPN and multiple reports. Gray, 34, joins a revamped Cardinals rotation that also includes recent free agent additions Lance Lynn and Kyle […]
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