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The Los Angeles Dodgers are preparing for spring training after a historical 2023-24 MLB Free Agency period. The organization is stoked about the arrival of Shohei Ohtani. However, the club is being cautious with his return to action following his elbow injury. Los Angeles is slowly working Shohei Ohtani back from injury In August of […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had an offseason of unrivaled excitement. The Dodgers have added stars to their already-stacked core and made another move late in MLB Free Agency. LA is bolstering its pitching depth with former San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox pitcher Dinelson Lamet. Los Angeles makes another decisive MLB Free Agency […]

The Baltimore Orioles acquired former Cy Young winning pitcher Corbin Burnes from the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday in a massive trade. Baltimore had the best record in the American League in 2023, and now they have their sights set on making a deeper playoff run during the 2024 campaign. The New York Yankees happen to […]

Justin Turner is no longer a member of the Boston Red Sox, but he’s sending a message about his former team. Turner signed a contract to play with the Toronto Blue Jays, but it seems that may not have been the player’s first choice. He wanted to re-sign with the Red Sox, but negotiations never […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have high expectations for 2024 after signing superstar Shohei Ohtani and making a number of other notable moves during the offseason. Dodgers outfielder James Outman, who received NL Rookie of the Year consideration in 2023, recently shared his thoughts on LA’s Ohtani signing. “I was stoked when we got him obviously,” […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have quite the offseason to deal with in 2024. The team more or less reached the expectations fans had for them last season. They had a white-hot start to the season, and eventually finished in the Wild Card round. However, they were booted out of the playoffs pretty early on. With […]

What are the Chicago White Sox going to do next season? After another year of disappointments, it’s clear that something needs to change. Not having on-field results is one thing, but when you’re as dysfunctional as the team was in the last two years, it’s especially bad. Change isn’t an option for the White Sox, […]

The Minnesota Twins have lost a lot of talent from their roster after making it to the ALDS last season, which will make their already tough task of going on a playoff run again this season all the more difficult in 2024. On Friday night, though, the Twins managed to bring some talent to town […]

Just in line with signing Shintaro Fujinami, the New York Mets continue to add to their Bullpen. The team has struck a one-year deal with left-hander Jake Diekman, per New York Post’s Joel Sherman. The deal reportedly includes a vesting option and at the moment, is pending a physical. The 37-year-old already has 12 seasons […]

The celebratory times will carry over into the summer for Texas Rangers fans when longtime third baseman Adrian Beltre is inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It’s official. He will be forever linked to the franchise with which he ended his storied career. “{The HOF} announced that Adrian Beltre’s plaque will feature a […]

Throughout the offseason, talks surrounding the Baltimore Orioles revolved around the team’s search for a starting pitcher. It looks like they’ve finally landed one. Just in time for spring training, the Orioles have acquired right-hander Corbin Burnes in exchange for Joey Ortiz, D.L. Hall and a competitive balance draft pick. A three-time All-Star and the […]

The 2024 season is quickly approaching with Spring Training beginning soon. With that said, it sounds like the New York Yankees are going to head down to Mexico in March for some exhibition games. They’ll be taking on the Diablos Rojos del México on March 24th and 25th, according to Yankees team reporter Bryan Hoch […]

Last season, the Oakland Athletics were the worst team in Major League Baseball. The Athletics finished the season with an abysmal 50-112 record. No one came to the games. Fans wanted the team sold. It was not a good season in Oakland, and the fan base wanted a change badly. That change is coming in […]

Spring training begins for MLB teams in two weeks as franchises round out their rosters and make last-minute moves for the 2024 season. Most moves this deep into the offseason don’t exactly move the needle, but the Baltimore Orioles took it upon themselves to make a blockbuster trade for 2021 National League Cy Young Award […]

The New York Mets aim to improve the bullpen after making a rather underrated move on Friday. Although he has limited experience in the MLB, Japanese pitcher, Shintaro Fujinami, will be playing in New York next season after signing a contract with the team. The deal is worth $3.35 million and includes $850K worth of […]

The Atlanta Braves and Ken Giles are reportedly in agreement on a minor league contract, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. The deal includes an MLB spring training invite and if Giles makes the team to open the season, he can make $1.75 million. Atlanta continues to add players with intriguing upside. Sure, […]

A Boston legend is finally back home where he belongs. Theo Epstein is well-known as the executive that built the 2004 Boston Red Sox, who conquered the New York Yankees en route to a magical World Series win. After nearly a decade being away from the team and turning down other offers, Epstein is returning […]

We have officially entered a new era of Milwaukee Brewers baseball. Yes, change was promised when both president of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Craig Counsell left for flashier and more lucrative jobs after a nine-year run. Though, the franchise model could have realistically been replicated with general manager Matt Arnold and new skipper […]

Now that the Baltimore Orioles, coming off of a 102 win season, have acquired star pitcher Corbin Burnes, can the New York Yankees still be considered favorites in the American League East? The answer is no, at least according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network: .@JonHeyman breaks down the Orioles blockbuster trade for 2021 NL […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are looking to wipe away the lingering stench of their putrid 2023 season with some solid offseason moves, with one of them coming at the New York Yankees’ expense. On Thursday, Robert Murray of FanSided reported that the Cardinals have agreed to a deal with relief pitcher Keynan Middleton in free […]

The Baltimore Orioles were mired in a painful rebuild to begin the 2020s, and yet here they are, having emerged as one of the teams best positioned to contend for the foreseeable future. On Thursday, the Orioles pushed even more chips to the center of the table when they traded away infielder Joey Ortiz, southpaw […]

The Baltimore Orioles grabbed headlines earlier this week after news of the franchise’s sale to a couple of billionaires. They are turning heads again, this time for reasons more relatable to non-billionaires, as the O’s have acquired star pitcher Corbin Burnes from the Milwaukee Brewers via a stunning trade that caught everybody by surprise. In […]

Although there are no ribbons handed out to last-place teams, the Washington Nationals made clear progress in their rebuild last season. They won 71 games in 2023, 16 more than their total from the previous year. President of baseball operations Mike Rizzo has not made any major moves this winter, but he is still trying […]

The Oakland Athletics have had a couple of brutal seasons in the last two years, and now are in the process of moving to Las Vegas, a decision that has angered fans of the team that will be playing in their fourth city in less than 75 years when the team relocates in 2028. Athletics […]

The Baltimore Orioles have engaged the Milwaukee Brewers in a blockbuster MLB trade less than two weeks before the start of spring training. The Orioles are sending shortstop Joey Ortiz and left-hander D.L. Hall to Milwaukee in exchange for Corbin Burnes, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. The Orioles get a massive upgrade ahead of spring training […]

For the 10th and final time, Gary Sheffield was left off of the MLB Hall of Fame ballot. Sheffield had a very decorated career in the MLB, and after being left off yet again, he had a lot of words for the process that goes into selecting players for the MLB Hall of Fame. Gary […]

Charlie Culberson is returning to the Atlanta Braves. The former position player is making his return as a pitcher, however. Culberson recently joined MLB Network and revealed when he decided to attempt to pursue pitching at the big league level. “I think last year,” Culberson said. “After signing back with the Braves. When they first […]

Alek Manoah’s career did a complete 180 last season as the 2022 American League Cy Young finalist found himself in the minors for the majority of the second half of 2023. Once the Toronto Blue Jays ace, Manoah did not appear in an MLB game after Aug. 10 of last year. Despite his downward spiral, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have built what many call a superteam by signing Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto this offseason, while also bringing in Tyler Glasnow via trade with the Tampa Bay Rays, leading to many baseball fans declaring that they will not root for the team. Mookie Betts, who is expected to be the […]

The New York Mets are reportedly close to a deal in MLB free agency with reliever Jake Diekman, per Will Sammon of The Athletic. New York has placed an emphasis on adding depth this offseason, whether it’s been in the bullpen, starting rotation, or in the lineup. Diekman will certainly provide bullpen depth. The 37-year-old […]

In the early 2010s, the Detroit Tigers were one of the best teams in Major League Baseball. They were the kings of the AL Central, and they came close to winning a World Series multiple times. Then the Tigers fell off the face of the earth. It has been a long time since they made […]

The Boston Red Sox need to upgrade their starting rotation to compete in the upcoming 2024 campaign, and the Tampa Bay Rays have a young ace and a history of trading star players rather than signing them to extensions. Could the two American League East rivals end up being trade partners in a deal that […]

Spring training is just around the corner but Blake Snell remains a free agent. Still, he is a chief target among many teams, including the New York Yankees. Why Snell is still not part of the American League East division club is mainly because the two sides reportedly are not seeing each other in the […]

James Paxton’s deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has been reportedly reworked with the pitcher’s unspecified health issue causing the guaranteed money to go from $11 million down to only $7 million, per Fabian Ardaya and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic). The one-year deal, announced on Monday, still has a maximum potential value of up […]

Jackie Robinson was a big icon for individuals not only for baseball but also for the fight for civil rights. There were a lot of things made to immortalize the Los Angeles Dodgers, then Brooklyn Dodgers, legend. One of them that stood out was the statue at McAdams Park in Wichita by League 42. Unfortunately, […]

The Texas Rangers may still have another big MLB free agency move up their sleeve. MLB insider Kiley McDaniel believes that Texas will re-sign star pitcher Jordan Montgomery. “He seems like a lock to be good for the next couple years,” McDaniel said on Foul Territory. “Where he can start playoff games for you as […]

The Houston Astros reportedly acquired Trey Cabbage, a versatile position player, from the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, per Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston. The Astros dealt right-handed pitcher Carlos Espinosa to the Angels as part of the trade, and designated right-handed pitcher Declan Cronin for assignment. Cabbage isn’t the kind of player that […]

During his playing days, Johnny Damon was a respected outfielder. He is a two-time All-Star, a two-time World Series Champion, and once led the league in stolen bases. Given Damon’s success in baseball, have you ever wondered how a former MLB star like him lives? Well, wonder no more. This article features Johnny Damon’s $30 […]

John Angelos and the Angelos family recently made the decision to sell the Baltimore Orioles for approximately $1.75 billion. The franchise is reportedly being sold to private equity billionaires David Rubenstein and Mike Arougheti. Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. is also apart of the new ownership group, and he took to X (formerly Twitter) to […]