Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
The Baltimore Orioles have traded starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez to the Los Angeles Angels for outfielder Taylor Ward. Rodriguez missed the entire 2025 season with an injury and still remains under team control through 2029. In his two years in the big leagues so far Rodriguez amassed 238 2/3 innings and 259 strikeouts with a […]
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The first major domino of free agency fell Monday, as the Seattle Mariners signed first baseman Josh Naylor to a five-year, $92.5 million deal through the 2030 season. “I’m going to be a Mariner again and I couldn’t be more excited,” Naylor said in a Mariners press release. “From the moment I arrived, everyone in […]
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Chicago Cubs legend Kyle Hendricks has retired from Major League Baseball at the age of 35. The MLBPA announced his retirement Tuesday in a social media post. Hendricks will hang up his cleats after playing 12 seasons in the majors, 11 of which were with the Cubs. “Kyle Hendricks’ competitiveness and resourceful approach to pitching […]
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Nick Kurtz Unanimously Wins AL Rookie of the Year Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz added another trophy to his quickly growing case Monday night: AL Rookie of the Year. Of surprise to few, if anyone, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) announced Kurtz as the unanimous 2025 winner. He is the second player from […]
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Athletics Rookie Nick Kurtz Wins Silver Slugger A dream rookie season for Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz gained another jewel Friday night, as he became the only rookie to win a 2025 Silver Slugger Award. This marks the fourth time an Athletics first baseman won the Silver Slugger Award, which was established in 1980. Kurtz […]
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The Texas Rangers have claimed catcher Willie MacIver and right-hander Michel Otañez via waiver claim from the Athletics Wednesday. Additionally, outfielders Dustin Harris and Billy McKinney, who were up and down with the Rangers in 2025, have cleared waivers and are now free agents. MacIver had played in the major leagues for the Athletics during the […]
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Marcus Semien, of the Texas Rangers, has won the Gold Glove Award at second base for the American League. The announcement was made by Rawlings Sunday in a televised show on ESPN. The Rawlings Gold Gloves are presented for defensive excellence each year. This is the first time for the Rangers to have a Gold […]
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was named the MLBPA Player of the Year on Wednesday. He also received the AL Outstanding Player of the Year award. Raleigh was recognized in this year’s Players’ Choice Awards for putting together one of the best seasons in recent memory. “It was a record-setting season for Cal Raleigh, who rewrote […]
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