Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox reportedly made a deal to trade Dustin May to the Red Sox in return for outfield prospects James Tibbs III and Zach Ehrhard. May, 27, was a third-round pick by the Dodgers in the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft. Debuting as a 21-year-old, May brought nasty stuff […]
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The Texas Rangers made a splash in the final moments of Thursday’s trade deadline. They made a deal to land Merrill Kelly in a deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Neither club has confirmed the deal. This move, reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN, strengthens the Rangers’ rotation as they aim for a playoff push. Kelly, […]
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The San Diego Padres and Athletics have agreed to a trade to acquire closer Mason Miller and LHP JP Sears in exchange for SS Leodalis De Vries, the No. 3 overall prospect in baseball, along with RHP Braden Nett, RHP Henry Báez and RHP Eduarniel Nuñez. Few things are promised in life, but year after […]
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The San Diego Padres have agreed to a deal with the Kansas City Royals to acquire catcher Freddy Fermin in exchange for right-handers Stephen Kolek and Ryan Bergert. In parallel to AJ Preller’s blockbuster trade with the Athletics Thursday morning, the Padres are making massive moves to beef up their offensive lineup with a new […]
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What Ryne Sandberg Meant to This Baseball-Loving Child of the 80s Monday night, I read the words I did not want to read yet knew were coming — Ryne Sandberg, my favorite player of all time, had passed on. When Sandberg sent his most recent Instagram post on July 16, one sentence sounded way, way […]
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Athletics 7, Astros 1 HOUSTON (July 27) — Another dominant pitching performance by the Athletics led to a decisive 7–1 victory over the Houston Astros Sunday afternoon. It completed a four-game sweep in Houston, something the Athletics had never done before in six prior tries. The victory brought the Athletics’ record on their 10-game road […]
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Rangers 8, Braves 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (Jul 27) — The Texas Rangers completed their second consecutive sweep after beating the Atlanta Braves, 8–1, Sunday afternoon. The whole lineup made contributions in this game, most notably Josh Smith, who hit a two-run shot in the second. They finish this nine-game homestand with a sparkling 8–1 record. […]
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Braves 6, Rangers 5 (10 Innings) ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers walked off the Atlanta Braves, 6–5, in 10 innings, to extend the club’s winning streak to five games. It is their longest since a season-high six-game streak from May 10-15. They are now 55–50, reaching five games over .500 for the first time […]
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