Russell Steinberg Articles - Page 25

One day after Austin Riley was hit on the hand with a pitch in the Atlanta Braves’ 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels, the team has announced he will miss six to eight weeks with a hand fracture. Intercostal inflammation caused Riley to miss time earlier this year, and now this latest ailment likely […]

The New York Liberty are operating on a different level than any other team in the WNBA. Apart from having the best record and being the first team to clinch a postseason bid, New York has outclassed the bottom of the league, as seen in their 103-68 win over the Sparks on Thursday, and ran […]

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart is here to play basketball. She’ll tune everything else out. The reigning MVP gave a performance befitting a superstar in her prime on Thursday night. As a result, the New York Liberty downed the Sparks, 103-68, in Los Angeles to return from the Olympic break with a flourish. Stewart […]

The San Diego Padres were one game above .500 heading into the 2024 MLB All-Star break. That was a month ago. Now, the red-hot Padres are 67-53, tied with the Diamondbacks for the first National League Wild Card and 3.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. For a team that’s 17-4 since the […]

It’s been a frustrating season for the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers and emotions boiled over again for manager Bruce Bochy on Tuesday night. Bochy earned his fifth ejection of 2024 in the sixth inning of the Rangers’ 9-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. It happened with the Red Sox […]

The Philadelphia Phillies can withstand a slump thanks to a healthy cushion the team built in the first half of the year. Philly is 7-15 since the All-Star break and just wrapped up a 4-6 road trip that felt even worse than the record indicates. The Diamondbacks outscored the Phillies 23-6 over the final two […]

One Spring Training early in his career, Jeff Francoeur had a chance to meet Tiger Woods. His manager with the Atlanta Braves, Bobby Cox, wasn’t about to let him miss it. The Braves were scheduled to play the Yankees in a 1 p.m. exhibition game that spring when Cox caught word that Francoeur had to […]

It took 10 innings for anyone to get on the scoreboard in San Francisco on Monday night as both Blake Snell and Chris Sale put on dazzling performances for the Giants and Braves. The Braves ultimately came out on top, winning 1-0 on a Travis d’Arnaud pinch hit sacrifice fly in the top of the […]

By the time Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ was born, Boog Powell had been retired from Major League Baseball for 17 years. The two, however, are now linked in birthday history. Happ celebrated his 30th birthday on Monday, August 12, as his Cubs lost 9-8 to the Cleveland Guardians. Happ hit a home run and […]

Through all the ups and downs the St. Louis Cardinals have endured during the 2024 MLB season, they’re still well within reach of a playoff spot. The Cardinals head into play on August 12 just 1.5 games out of the National League Wild Card and with a reinforced roster coming out of the trade deadline, […]

Mookie Betts will stay in an AirBnb while his Dodgers are in Milwaukee this week, thank you very much. The Dodgers’ everyday right fielder will opt not to stay with the team at the notorious Pfister Hotel, known in baseball circles as a haunted hotel. This is the second straight year that Betts has decided […]

Victor Robles is staying in Seattle. The 27-year-old outfielder has agreed on a two-year contract extension with the Mariners worth $9.75 million with a $9 million team option for 2027. The contract also includes $2 million in bonuses and escalators. Yancen Pujols was first to report the news. Robles signed with the Mariners in June, […]

Mookie Betts is back in the Majors. The Los Angeles Dodgers announced that they have activated their eight-time All-Star, designating Amed Rosario for assignment to make room on the roster. Betts will start in right field for the Dodgers after the team reversed course on its intention to play him at shortstop upon his return. […]

By the time mid-August rolls around, there are no small games in the MLB season. With the Los Angeles Dodgers hoping to fend off the Diamondbacks and Padres in the NL West race, it’s crucial that they beat the teams they should beat. It’s why Teoscar Hernandez’s 10th-inning heroics against the Pirates on Sunday meant […]

The New York Mets find themselves squarely in the playoff picture, entering play on August 7 just 1.5 games out of the final National League Wild Card spot. And though they’re on the outside looking in and navigating a 10-game road trip to boot, FanGraphs still gives the Mets a 42.8% chance to make the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ everyday players are slowly returning to duty. Freddie Freeman returned to the lineup on Monday after taking time away to care for his son, Mookie Betts could be activated next week, and now, Miguel Rojas could rejoin the team as soon as Wednesday. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters on Tuesday […]

When Mookie Betts comes off the Injured List, he will play shortstop and bat second, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed on Tuesday. Betts could return as soon as Monday in Milwaukee, according ton ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez. Betts has played 65 games this season at shortstop, as opposed to second base or right field where […]

Los Angeles Angels infielder Luis Rengifo underwent season-ending wrist surgery but is expected to be ready for Spring Training in 2025, according to Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register. That puts an end to the best season of Rengifo’s career so far — one in which he hit .300, stole 24 bases, and became […]

As the San Diego Padres fight for a playoff spot, pitcher Joe Musgrove could be nearing a return. Musgrove is with the team as it plays in Pittsburgh this week, according to MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell. Musgrove said he is not sure if he will require another rehab start, but that when he ultimately returns, he […]

The New York Yankees are tied for first place in the American League East but have had the worst starting pitcher ERA in baseball since June 15. New York got some good news on the pitching front, however, when Clarke Schmidt took another step toward his return to the rotation. Schmidt, who has not pitched […]

The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will play a 2025 MLB regular season game at the iconic Bristol Motor Speedway, multiple sources have told The Athletic. Though MLB declined to comment, commissioner Rob Manfred and Speedway Motorsports CEO Marcus Smith are expected to make the announcement on Friday, according to the report. Bristol Motor Speedway […]

After Aaron Judge hit 52 home runs in 2017 to set a then-MLB rookie record, one could be forgiven for thinking the Yankees outfielder had already had the best season of his career. The same could be said after he set the American League single-season home run record in 2022 with 62 homers. Yet in […]

The injury-plagued Los Angeles Dodgers are slowly returning to health and one of their biggest stars could return to the lineup soon. Mookie Betts told reporters on Monday that he no longer feels pain in the left hand he fractured in mid-June. “I don’t feel anything at all,” he said, according to Dodgers reporter David […]

New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza tinkered with his lineup on Monday and it paid off in a big way. The Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals in a 6-0 shutout at Busch Stadium, and three of those runs came from a Tyrone Taylor bases-clearing double in the fifth inning. Mendoza started Taylor in the […]

Freddie Freeman is back with the Los Angeles Dodgers and his three-year-old son is back at home after a scary hospital stay. Freeman updated reporters on his son Max’s health before LA’s game Monday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. Wearing a #MAXSTRONG t-shirt, Freeman said that doctors expect his son to make a full recovery. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have weathered their injury spell enough to still lead the National League West by 4.5 games headed into play on August 5. And with Freddie Freeman set to return to the lineup after his son was discharged from the hospital, the team is getting a big bat back for their series […]

New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu understands her platform. It’s been that way since her Oregon days, when she became one of the biggest stars college basketball has seen this century. Her surroundings are a little different now as a former No. 1 WNBA Draft pick, starter on the best team in the WNBA, member […]

Miles Mikolas is pitching through a brutal season for the St. Louis Cardinals and it seems his patience is running thin — both with himself and his team’s squandered opportunities. The Cardinals enter play on Monday with a 57-55 record, putting them 5.5 games behind the Brewers in the National League Central and 3 games […]

The Seattle Mariners desperately need another bat. Or two, or three. As the MLB trade deadline nears, Isaac Paredes of the Tampa Bay Rays has emerged as a possible trade candidate, and Seattle is one of the teams with the prospects to land him. The Mariners are tied with the Houston Astros atop the American […]

With the MLB trade deadline one week away, the surefire sellers are ready to unload talent. The Miami Marlins have a few players on their roster that contending teams could use, and a massive prospect haul could come Miami’s way as a result. Despite some undeniable talent, the Marlins are 30 games below .500. They […]

Mike Trout’s road back to the Major Leagues hit a disappointing road block on Tuesday when he was removed from his rehab game at Triple-A Salt Lake City due to left knee soreness. He is considered day-to-day, according to Angels PR. It’s another setback in what has been a frustrating run for arguably the best […]

The Seattle Mariners desperately need more offensive firepower. That need grew more dire on Tuesday when the team placed Julio Rodriguez and JP Crawford on the injured list. Rodriguez has been one of the team’s most dependable hitters, playing in 100 of Seattle’s 102 games this season, hitting .263 with 18 stolen bases. Crawford has […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks entered the 2024 All-Star break just one game above .500, but also only one game out of the National League Wild Card race. That’s still where they are just one week before the MLB trade deadline, meaning the defending National League champions can still buy or sell. Arizona already defied the odds […]

Derek Jeter won five World Series, was an almost unanimous first-ballot baseball Hall of Fame selection, and is one of the most popular New York Yankees players ever. So whatever his secret was in his career, it worked. CC Sabathia, who was teammates with Jeter from 2009-14, revealed on the first episode of The 6-1-1 […]

The Cleveland Guardians have scored three total runs over their past three games, but manager Stephen Vogt is not concerned. Speaking to the media before Cleveland’s 8-2 loss on Monday to the Detroit Tigers, he lauded the starting pitchers his team has had to face. “I think we’re going fine,” he said. “I mean it’s […]

With the Texas Rangers five games back in the American League West and just over a week until the MLB trade deadline, general manager Chris Young has some decisions to make. He shared a hint about the direction the team may take in a radio appearance on Monday. “The reality is, it’s my job to […]

One day after Seattle Mariners centerfielder Julio Rodriguez crashed into the outfield wall at T-Mobile Park, manager Scott Servais shared a promising update. Servais said Rodriguez underwent an MRI on Monday and it appears he “avoided serious injury,” according to Adam Jude of the Seattle Times. Jude added Rodriguez is still day-to-day. He is not […]

Brandon Marsh is not in the Philadelphia Phillies lineup for their game Monday night against the Minnesota Twins as he rests a sore elbow. Utility man Weston Wilson will start in his place. Wilson has only played in seven games for the Phillies this season, but is 5-18 with a home run and a stolen […]

The New York Yankees are fading fast, but with the MLB trade deadline approaching, there is still time to add some juice to their lineup and staff. Since June 15, the Yankees have the third-worst batting average in Major League Baseball (.225) and only three everyday hitters have an above-average OPS+ overall. Their starting pitching […]