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Evan Phillips watched from the front row as the Dodgers secured their World Series victory over the Yankees last October, but he never got the chance to step on the field. A shoulder injury kept him off the roster, making the experience even tougher to process. The frustration of knowing he could have been out […]

The Atlanta Braves barely made the playoffs and lost in the Wild Card round in 2024. Their injury luck was brutal, losing Ronald Acuña and Spencer Strider for the year before the All-Star Break. They have made some moves this offseason and are ready to start spring training. But the Braves made some last-second move, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the 2024 season as the favorite to win the World Series, and for good reason. After all, they had secured the services of Shohei Ohtani with what was at the time a record-setting contract. But with the MLB playoffs being the biggest crapshoot of them all, there was no guarantee […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series last year, dominating the New York Yankees in the Fall Classic. While it was a fantastic run after a historic offseason, they did not stop there. Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki, and Tanner Scott joined the team as big free-agent acquisitions. This historic spending spree started with a […]

The New York Yankees expect begin their 2025 season with Marcus Stroman as part of their pitching staff — something that was far from guaranteed all winter as trade rumors swirled. Yankees manager Aaron Boone, meeting with the media on Tuesday as Spring Training got underway, seemed happy with the 33-year-old veteran’s mindset. “Maybe a […]

If the New York Yankees are going to return to the World Series in 2025, they will probably need some of their older, injury-prone players to last through the season. DJ LeMahieu is one of those players, and Yankees manager Aaron Boone seems to like his chances. Boone met with the media on Tuesday, the […]

The Chicago White Sox lost the most games in AL/NL history in 2024. In a full rebuilding year, they lost an astounding 121 games, narrowly beating the previous record of 120 by the 1962 New York Mets. They were an expansion team. After the season, Chicago traded Garrett Crochet, who was their top starting pitcher. […]

The Chicago White Sox have signed a contract with veteran outfielder Michael A. Taylor, sources told FanSided’s Robert Murray. The deal is worth $1.95 million over one year with performance bonuses, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported. Taylor comes to the 121-loss White Sox from Pittsburgh, where he appeared in 113 games last season, hitting .193 with […]

After winning a championship with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024, Walker Buehler is set for his next chapter. Buehler and the Boston Red Sox agreed to a contract this offseason, as the right-handed hurler prepares to pitch for a franchise other than the Dodgers for the first time in his big league career. Buehler […]

The Texas Rangers are looking to bounce back from a dreadful 2024 season. They started the year hanging their first World Series banner in franchise history and ended with 78 wins. Eyes are on the pitching staff this spring, as they lost Max Scherzer to the Toronto Blue Jays but are getting Jacob deGrom back […]

The Houston Astros’ 2025 roster is coming into focus and, as always, they should be major contenders in the American League West. That’s whether or not they bring back homegrown third baseman Alex Bregman. The Astros won 88 games last year, but their playoff run was short-lived as the Detroit Tigers swept them in two […]

The Minnesota Twins collapsed to miss the playoffs in 2024. They were firmly in the playoffs and contending for the AL Central title heading into September but won just nine games down the stretch. After that disaster, they needed improvements this offseason but did not add much. The Twins signed Ty France as their third […]

Alex Bregman still hasn’t signed with a team for the 2025 MLB season, and it once again seems like when he does, it won’t be with the Houston Astros. Bregman and the Astros have had a hot-and-cold offseason. After seemingly closing the door on a reunion by acquiring Isaac Paredes and publicly chasing Nolan Arenado, […]

Clayton Kershaw has pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers for his entire 17-year career, and that’s not about to change. The three-time Cy Young winner has agreed to a contract with the Dodgers, pending a physical, ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez reported on Tuesday. Gonzalez added that Kershaw is currently at the Dodgers’ Spring Training facility in […]

The Boston Red Sox have improved their team this offseason in significant ways. They made one of the biggest trades of the winter by picking up Garrett Crochet and also added Walker Buehler. But their lineup and infield need one more piece to truly be an American League contender. Before Spring Training begins this week, […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is opening up about a possible contract extension. Boone says he’s hopeful he can work out a deal with team management, per the New York Post. Boone and Hal Steinbrenner are in extension talks, although nothing has come out of them at time of writing. New York did pick […]

Pitchers and catchers are set to report to Fort Myers, Florida for the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, Feb. 12, signaling the start of the 2025 MLB campaign. And while preparations for the new season are underway, Red Sox president of baseball operations Craig Breslow is still looking for ways to make improvements to this […]

A new MLB The Show 25 Gameplay Trailer released today, showing off new updates to the gameplay and more. Furthermore, the trailer gives us a glimpse of some of our favorite stars in virtual action. From Ambush Hitting, to the brand new G.O.A.T. Difficulty, there’s a lot to digest this year. MLB The Show 25 […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees decisively in a five-game World Series last October, and Yankees manager Aaron Boone doesn’t like how the Dodgers handled their win. Speaking to the media on Tuesday as the Yankees begin Spring Training for the 2025 season, Boone looked back at the Dodgers’ trash talking and […]

The New York Mets have had themselves quite the offseason. The organization managed to steal Juan Soto away from the New York Yankees, signing the slugger to a record-breaking 15-year, $765 million deal. On top of that, the Mets brought back Pete Alonso on a two-year contract, giving them a daunting power duo in the […]

Luke Weaver emerged on the scene for the New York Yankees in the 2024 season, and he will be a big part of the bullpen in 2025. A big part of the Yankees’ success in 2024 was Juan Soto, who bolted for the New York Mets in free agency this offseason, and Weaver spoke on […]

When New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone walked into the home team clubhouse after the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the 2024 World Series at Yankee Stadium, his message was blunt. He told his team that their five-game loss in the Fall Classic was going to sting — and it was going to sting forever. Boone, […]

CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner are headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame and the pair have announced the logos that will appear on the caps on their plaques. Sabathia will enter the Hall of Fame as a member of the New York Yankees, the team he helped to a World Series title in 2009. […]

The San Diego Padres have had a relatively quiet offseason transaction-wise, as their lawsuit on the ownership side is taking up most of the attention, but it has been known that both Dylan Cease and Michael King are on the trade block. A signing of someone like Nick Pivetta could result in the Padres trading […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have been trying to trade Nolan Arenado all offseason, and with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers being seen as long shots to make a move for him, the Boston Red Sox remain arguably the most logical destination, as he would waive his no-trade clause to go there, according […]

The Los Angeles Angels have made an attention-grabbing move on Tuesday morning, with Jon Heyman of the New York Post reporting that the Halos have landed veteran closer Kenley Jansen in MLB free agency. “Breaking: Kenley Jansen to the Angels,” Heyman shared on X (formerly Twitter). Added Heyman in a follow-up post on the social […]

The New York Yankees are giving another chance to a struggling relief pitcher. New York is signing reliever Tyler Matzek to a minor-league deal, per ESPN. Matzek has struggled with injuries the last few years, after winning a World Series with Atlanta in 2021. Matzek has an invite to Yankees spring training included as part […]

With MLB teams flooding into their respective Spring Training camps across Florida and Arizona, fans will finally begin to receive long-awaited updates on each team’s key players. For the Chicago Cubs, it’s second baseman Nico Hoerner, who underwent flexor tendon surgery back in October. “He’s not gonna miss much [time], if at all,” said Cubs […]

The free agency of All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman continues. The former Houston Astro is still searching for a new home, as rumors swirl as to where he could wind up. During an appearance on MLB Network Monday, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand rattled off a few potential destinations. These teams included the Boston Red Sox, Toronto […]

It will be three years until the Athletics’ stadium in Las Vegas will be ready for them to move in. Until then, they will play their home games not in Oakland, but in Sacramento. They will share their home stadium with the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. As they […]

Heading into spring training, it’s clear that there are still plenty of areas of improvement for the Los Angeles Angels. Manager Ron Washington is entering year two at the helm. The team hopes that superstar Mike Trout, once considered to be the best player in baseball, can return to full health. If that happens, then […]

Roki Sasaki, the latest Japanese pitching phenom to emerge and cross over into Major League Baseball, inked a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers last month, ending a sweepstakes for the 23-year-old pitcher that lasted for several weeks of the offseason. Dodgers GM Andrew Friedman, in his recent interview with Foul Territory, explained how the […]

The San Diego Padres are reportedly looking to shake up their roster, with Xander Bogaerts and Jake Cronenworth both on the trade block. The Padres are actively trying to move both players in a bid to reduce payroll and retool their team, via Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Bogaerts, who signed an 11-year, […]

The Chicago Cubs are squarely in the mix for infielder Alex Bregman, the best remaining MLB free agent still available. But if they don’t land the two-time All-Star from the Houston Astros, they may look to veteran Justin Turner instead. Chicago is already looking into the possibility of signing Turner, league sources told Patrick Mooney […]

The Detroit Tigers have made it clear that they want to build on their surprising run to the 2024 MLB postseason and do even more damage in 2025. The club brought back starting pitcher Jack Flaherty, whom they traded at the 2024 deadline, and signed former New York Yankee Gleyber Torres. Detroit also took a […]

The Atlanta Braves had bad luck with injuries in 2024, losing star players such as Spencer Strider, Ronald Acūna Jr. and many others at various points in the season. This is a trend that the club will hope to see reversed in 2025, hoping they can stay healthy for the majority of the campaign. According […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have reunited with former general manager Farhan Zaidi. The organization has hired him as a special advisor, according to The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya. Ardaya reports that Zaidi will also assist Dodgers owner Mark Walter “in his other sports interests.” Walter is a minority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and part […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been the most active team in MLB free agency this offseason, but their transactions have seemingly come to an end, once the signing of Kike Hernandez becomes official, according to president Andrew Friedman. The Hernandez signing is not official as of now, but “it was Kike or nothing” when it […]

Alex Bregman is the best remaining free agent on the board for MLB teams, and as his pursuit still seems wide open, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal weighed in on Monday with some pros and cons to the teams in the running. The Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers remain two clubs interested in Bregman, but as […]