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The New York Yankees have largely started to click over the past few weeks, and All-Star Jazz Chisholm Jr. recently made a bold statement regarding the team’s talent. “We all know that this is a super team,” Chisholm told MLB.com. “We’ve got four MVPs on this team. We’ve got a bunch of other superstars on […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates season has been a roller coaster of promise and frustration. Despite flashes of competitiveness, inconsistency ultimately derailed their playoff hopes. With the door to the offseason now wide open, the Pirates faces pivotal roster decisions, and one player has emerged as the clear trade candidate: Jack Suwinski. High Hopes That Never Materialized […]

The Texas Rangers are making a strong push to make the MLB playoffs, and they bolstered their postseason chances by keeping their winning streak alive on Monday. After sweeping the Athletics in a three-game series in Sacramento, Texas started another set on Monday with a 7-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in […]

The New York Yankees are shaking things up tonight against the Houston Astros, starting Giancarlo Stanton in left field. Manager Aaron Boone confirmed that the Yankees star will start in left field against the Astros. This move marks Stanton’s first appearance in left field since September 14, 2023, in Boston. The decision comes with strategy […]

The Toronto Blue Jays lead the American League East division this season, and have had a fantastic year. One Major League Baseball insider is drawing attention though to what he sees as a weakness for this Toronto club. Ken Rosenthal thinks the Blue Jays bullpen is not up to snuff, as the club makes a […]

The Houston Astros are getting a timely boost from Yordan Alvarez as they continue their playoff push. Since returning from the injured list, Alvarez has been on fire. According to MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart, he is slashing .333/.519/.500 in seven games, showing his value as a cornerstone of Houston’s lineup. With the Yankees-Astros series starting this […]

Juan Soto is off to a great start in September, as he put the New York Mets on his back and carried them to a 10-8 victory in Monday’s series opener against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit. Soto has always been under the microscope in the 2025 MLB season, his first with […]

Trevor Story sparked one of the wildest moments of the season for the Boston Red Sox against the Guardians. His unexpected sixth-inning homer left Fenway Park buzzing, and he admitted after the game that the bizarre play even caught him by surprise. “It was weird for sure,” Story said. “Off the bat, I wasn’t sure […]

The Chicago Cubs staged a dramatic late-inning rally against the Atlanta Braves, and Carson Kelly delivered when it mattered most. After enduring weeks of inconsistency at the plate, the Cubs catcher finally broke through with two clutch hits. Those swings electrified Wrigley Field. The Cubs needed this win to keep their postseason hopes alive. Kelly’s […]

On Monday, in a 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, the San Diego Padres sustained a devastating blow to their bullpen depth, with Jason Adam set to miss the rest of the 2025 season after rupturing his quad tendon. This just shows how important depth is, especially for a team with championship aspirations like the […]

It was a rough night overall for the San Diego Padres on Monday as they were on the receiving end of a 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. In the seventh inning was when they lost the game, but that wasn’t the worst part of their night. That distinction belongs to the moment in which […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks suffered both insult and injury on Monday night in the process of taking a 7-5 defeat to the Texas Rangers. A marvelous inning-ending catch in the sixth inning from Blaze Alexander at center field ended up causing some friendly fire, with left fielder Lourdes Gurriel sustaining what from the onset looked like […]

The Wild Card race continues to heat up in the American League, particularly out West. The Texas Rangers, courtesy of a 7-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, extended their winning streak to six games, staying in the running for the third and final Wild Card spot and trimming the Seattle Mariners’ lead over them to […]

Rafael Devers hasn’t quite set the world on fire yet since being traded to the San Francisco Giants in an out of nowhere trade that caused a lot of uproar within the baseball world. While his slash line of .250/.357/463 entering play on Monday is solid enough, Devers hasn’t quite hit to his full potential […]

The New York Mets came out with a victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday afternoon. New York won 10-8 behind a grand slam from superstar outfielder Juan Soto. It was a slugfest between two of the best teams in baseball entering September. And it was a game that saw baseball’s highest-paid player make history […]

The 23-year-old pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers shone early with a 2.81 ERA across his first five starts, even earning a spot in the National League All-Star Game. But since then, Jacob Misiorowski has struggled with consistency, and his most recent outing against the Philadelphia Phillies once again highlighted those issues, as he lasted just […]

When it comes to trade deadline acquisitions, few have been as instantly impactful as Harrison Bader, the former Minnesota Twins outfielder who is playing a major role for the Philadelphia Phillies. Need proof? Look no further than Philly’s 10-8 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, where, after picking up two RBIs earlier in the game, Bader […]

The San Diego Padres suffered a significant blow during their game against the Baltimore Orioles when All-Star reliever Jason Adam sustained a devastating leg injury that could alter the team’s postseason trajectory. With just 25 games remaining and the division race intensifying, the injury update comes at a brutal time for the Padres. USA Today […]

In the middle of a heated exchange, Xavier Edwards of the Miami Marlins didn’t even make it through the first inning on Monday before being ejected in Washington, setting off one of the most explosive moments of the season. The infielder’s early exit against the Nationals triggered a fiery outburst from manager Clayton McCullough, and […]

Despite entering Monday two games under .500 on the season, the Arizona Diamondbacks still have a shot at a Wild Card berth. The team has played well of late, winning four of the last five games, including a 2-1 series victory over the Dodgers in LA. And in the series opener against the Texas Rangers, […]

The Chicago Cubs delivered one of the most electric moments of the 2025 MLB season on Labor Day, and it came from the glove of Pete Crow-Armstrong. With the Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves game hanging in the balance, the 23-year-old center fielder sprinted deep into the left-center gap and robbed Ozzie Albies of extra bases, […]

Trevor Story had a strange highlight happen to him during the Boston Red Sox’s series opener against the Cleveland Guardians on Monday evening. The event took place in the bottom of the sixth inning. Story was up to bat as he blasted the solo shot to right field. The ball went up to 306 feet […]

Currently two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL West lead, the San Diego Padres are running out of time. There’s 28 days left in the regular season. As of right now, the Padres would be one of the NL Wild Card teams, as they currently hold the second spot behind the Chicago […]

The New York Mets are counting on more than talent this September—they’re riding the red-hot bat of Juan Soto. Over his last 10 games, Soto is slashing .333 with 11 hits, 4 home runs, 14 RBIs, and 12 runs scored. That scorching stretch continued on Labor Day against the Detroit Tigers, where Soto powered a […]

After getting swept by the New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies responded by winning three of four games against the Atlanta Braves. The NL East-leading Phillies have World Series aspirations, but the team’s starters are under increased pressure following Zack Wheeler’s season-ending surgery. Stil,l Philadelphia took some positive momentum into a three-game series against the […]

Despite not receiving the warmest welcome, Juan Soto arrived at Comerica Park with the New York Mets on Labor Day under a chorus of boos, but the star outfielder answered with one of his most dominant performances of the season. Soto launched a grand slam in the fourth inning and later added a two-run triple, […]

No team needed to flip the calendar to September more than the Cincinnati Reds (70-68). Despite losing eight out of their last 10 games in August, Terry Francona’s club entered the final month of the season with an opportunity to reset and regain momentum in the National League Wild Card race. Anguish seemed destined to […]

The Cincinnati Reds are keeping their playoff hopes alive with their latest win against the Toronto Blue Jays, and there is a chance that they can sneak in with some help. One reason they should keep hope is not just because of their play, but the track record of manager Terry Francona, according to Bob […]

A series opening win over the Houston Astros and season closing victory over the Chicago Cubs sandwiched a four-game losing streak for the Colorado Rockies. As the calendar turns over to September, the Rockies are just two losses away from 100 defeats on the season. Ahead of their latest series opener against the San Francisco […]

Big things were expected from the Atlanta Braves in 2025, as the team looked to be loaded for yet another run at the playoffs. However, injuries and ineffectiveness, among other factors, have left the Braves 14 games behind the division-leading Philadelphia Phillies at 62-75 on the season. Atlanta will look to finish the season strong […]

The Miami Marlins’ playoff hopes are essentially over as they have a 65-72 record entering September. On Monday, the Marlins received some unfortunate news as right-hander Edward Cabrera was placed on the 15-day IL with a right elbow strain, per Marlins reporter Craig Mish. “Marlins place SP Edward Cabrera on the IL with a right […]

Six and a half games clear of the Chicago Cubs atop the NL Central, the focus of the Milwaukee Brewers right now is how to maintain that advantage. Coming off a series win over the Toronto Blue Jays in matchup of first place teams, the Brewers will now lock horns with another NL division leader, […]

It was a major scare for Los Angeles Angels fans when Taylor Ward crashed face-first into the left-field wall while chasing down a fly ball. The incident happened in the eighth inning against the Houston Astros, leaving the outfielder with a visible cut that required immediate medical attention before he was carted off the field […]

The St Louis Cardinals are on the outskirts of the National League Wild Card race as September begins. If they have any chance of making the dance, they will need to have all of their best players firing on all cylinders. That starts with an infielder who has been out since August 13. Cardinals infielder […]

While 2025 has not gone the way of the St. Louis Cardinals, the team keeps fighting to finish the season strong. A series win over the Cincinnati Reds has put the Cardinals almost back to .500, as they are 68-70 entering Monday’s season opener against the Athletics. A series sweep would put the back over […]

Amidst Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox’s wild-card race in the American League, trading for catcher Ali Sanchez made sense for the veteran manager. After the Red Sox avoided a three-game sweep from the Pittsburgh Pirates, bouncing back with a 5-2 win on Sunday, Cora addressed the trade and the benefits of it. Cora […]

As the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, helped by a clutch home run from catcher Will Smith, the team has made a move to further improve itself. While Dodgers manager Dave Roberts hopes for more clutch performances from the team, the team is also hoping their newest addition can produce for them when […]

The 2025 MLB Power Rankings are back as the playoff races heat up. Do the Milwaukee Brewers still hold the top spot in the rankings? September is here, and the American League East race is back on after the New York Yankees went on a winning streak. But does the quality of opponents hurt them […]

The San Francisco Giants beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-2 on Sunday to secure a series win in The Bay. Justin Verlander twirled five shutout innings in the game, striking out 10 batters on 121 pitches. The pitch count is staggering, especially in an era where starters rarely eclipse triple digits. Manager Bob Melvin spoke with […]