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Your Connection to the Diamond!
Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
The 2024 MLB Draft begins Sunday at 7 pm Eastern and Sport Relay will be there with live updates and player profiles for the top draft picks. The “Wrigley Field of Rodeo” is the venue, at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. Seventy-four amateur players will be selected on the draft’s first day. The Cleveland […]
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have selected shortstop Konnor Griffin out of Jackson Prep School in Mississippi with the ninth overall pick in Sunday’s MLB Draft. The Pirates selected Griffin, 18, after a successful high school career. He led the Jackson Prep Patriots to a seventh consecutive Mississippi State title back in May, alongside receiving the National […]
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The Atlanta Braves selected Cam Caminiti with the 24th pick in the 2024 MLB draft. This is the Braves’ sixth straight draft with a pick in the 20s in the first round. This is fifth straight draft to see the Braves taking a pitcher. Cam Caminiti Cam Caminiti, a 6’2″ left-handed pitcher from Saguaro High […]
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The Atlanta Braves‘ prospect spotlight is on a system that has ranked in the lowest tier across all organizations for several years. In 2017, the Braves’ farm system ranked No. 1. In 2024, they ranked as the 26th-best farm in the majors. With AJ Smith-Shawver, Hurston Waldrep and Spencer Schwellenbach as their three top 100 […]
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The Announcement Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitching phenom Paul Skenes, already an All-Star, is continuing to take Major League Baseball by storm. On Friday, National League manager Torey Lovullo of the Arizona Diamondbacks announced Skenes would start the All-Star game. The announcement comes after arguably the most impressive performance of his young career on Thursday. He threw […]
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On Tuesday evening the New York Mets announced that they agreed to acquire right-handed reliever Phil Maton in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash or a player to be named later. The Mets designated left-handed starter Joey Lucchesi for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster. Lucchesi joined the […]
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Giants Designate Nick Ahmed for Assignment The San Francisco Giants announced Tuesday afternoon that they are cutting ties with shortstop Nick Ahmed. The 34-year-old infielder inked a minor league deal during spring training. Ahmed made the Opening Day roster, replacing longtime Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford. Similar to Crawford, Ahmed’s value comes in the field. Ahmed […]
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The San Francisco Giants kicked off Major League Baseball’s trading season by sending utility player Austin Slater and cash considerations to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for left-handed pitcher Alex Young. Slater, who has been with the Giants since the 2017 season, was their longest-tenured player and had been used in a platoon role for […]
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