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Seattle Mariners place Abraham Toro on IL, designate Steven Souza Jr. for assignment

They placed second baseman Abraham Toro on the 15-day injured list with a sprained left shoulder and designated outfielder Steven Souza Jr. for assignment. Toro, who is batting .179 with six homers and 13 RBIs, was injured in Saturday’s 6-5 loss when he collided with right fielder Adam Frazier going after a popup in the […]

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Trying to ‘address things we haven’t done particularly well,’ Cubs GM Jed Hoyer adds lefty relievers, righty hitters at deadline

Lefties Andrew Chafin and Josh Osich were brought in from Arizona and Boston, respectively, on Monday, for two players to be named later or cash considerations. Outfielder Cameron Maybin was acquired from Detroit for prospect Zach Short and designated hitter Jose Martinez was a Sunday addition from Tampa Bay. “Left-handed relief and right-handed hitters that […]

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2020 MLB season preview: Power Rankings and everything you need to know for 60-game sprint

The 2020 major league baseball season will be like none that has ever come before it. MLB’s 30 teams will have just 60 games to try to streak into the postseason. Players and coaches will need to focus on the field while maintaining strict health and safety protocols off of it. There will be limited […]

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Who could be this year’s Nationals? How all 30 MLB teams stack up

Only one World Series favorite entering the season actually won the World Series in the decade we just completed. Wait, let’s put that another way: A team that was one of the top five favorites entering the season won the World Series only once over the past decade. The 2019 Washington Nationals didn’t necessarily feel […]

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One stat that will shape 2020 for each National League team

Last week, we looked at one key statistic for each American League team. Let’s do the same now for the National League — a key number from the 2019 MLB season and how that will shape what happens in 2020. NL East | Central | West The number: 4.18. The Braves finished 11th in the […]

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