Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics diving back to first as Will Clark of the San Francisco Giants catches the throw in the 1989 World Series. The foes have met annually in Interleague Play since 1997.

Interleague Play Primer: Designated Rivals

Interleague Play: Designated Rivals (Editor’s Note: Two years after the publication of this article, the interleague games increased to 48 per team. Teams now play six games against their designated rivals — three at home, three on the road. Also, “The Alternators” no longer exist. The permanent designations are ARI vs TEX, COL vs HOU, […]

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Rangers rout Phillies
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Rangers Rout Phillies in Middle Game

Rangers 16, Phillies 3 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Apr 1) — The Texas Rangers routed the Philadelphia Phillies in the middle game of their three-game opening set on Saturday by a final score of 16–3. A two-homer day by catcher Mitch Garver helped seal the Rangers’ second consecutive win to open the 2023 season, and it appears […]

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Reds Bullpen Dominates Pirates in Win

Reds 6, Pirates 2 CINCINNATI (Apr 1) — Saturday afternoon gave us game two of the Major League Baseball season for the Cincinnati Reds. On a cold, blustery day in the Queen City, the Reds bullpen thoroughly dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates. Coupled with timely hitting and a strong outing for Nick Lodolo, the Reds improved […]

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Cleveland Guardians' Prospects: 15 to 11
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Cleveland Guardians Prospect Countdown: 15 to 11

SportRelay.com continues to count down our list of the Cleveland Guardians’ top 100 prospects for 2023. This quintet features two players who were among 17 rookies in  2022 that contributed to Cleveland capturing the American League Central championship. Those two players are not on Cleveland’s current major-league roster, though they remain very much in the […]

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One Day Into Season, Experts Abound
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One Day Into Season, Experts Abound

One day into the 2023 baseball season and social media is overflowing with profound predictions. Experts abound. All it takes is a keyboard or cell phone to have it all figured. If you believe what you read, the Oakland Athletics surely will go 162-0. Adley Rutschman will bat 500-for-500 with 162 homers to lead the […]

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Chicago White Sox 2023 Season Preview
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Chicago White Sox 2023 Season Preview

The Chicago White Sox made it to the playoffs in two of the last three seasons. The season that they did not win was last season: 2022. The unfortunate story of the White Sox off-season was not how good or bad the front office performed, but the health of superstar closer Liam Hendriks, who announced […]

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Stuart Fairchild of the Reds gets tagged out by O'Neil Cruz of the Pirates
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Reds Fall to Pirates on Opening Day

Pirates 5, Reds 4 Hunter Greene took the mound for the first time in the 2023 regular season on Thursday. Excitement surrounded Great American Ballpark well before first pitch on Thursday afternoon, though. Considered an official holiday in Cincinnati, the hometown Reds host a huge Opening Day block party every year. For the most part, […]

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Guardians Give Gimenez Seven-Year Contract
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Guardians Give Gimenez Seven-Year Contract

The Cleveland Guardians went swinging from the heels even before a pitch was thrown Thursday. The team announced the signing of second baseman Andres Gimenez to a seven-year contract thru 2029 with a club option for 2030 and reached an agreement with right-handed reliever Trevor Stephan on a four-year contract thru 2026 with club options […]

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