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The Houston Astros’ top prospect, Cam Smith, wasted no time making an impression in his first Spring Training with the organization. In Tuesday’s Grapefruit League matchup against the New York Mets, Smith delivered an eye-catching performance, belting two opposite-field home runs in just two at-bats, fueling the Astros’ 8-5 victory at CACTI Park of the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers bring a concoction of perennial MLB All-Stars and ascending prospects ahead of 2025. Dalton Rushing represents the latter, as he’s attempting to hit the big leagues this year with the defending champs. Plus join the likes of Will Smith, Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and company in repeating as World Series winners. […]

Opening Day of the 2025 MLB regular season is about four weeks away for most teams. Nevertheless, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will participate in the Tokyo Series that begins March 15 and will include a pair of regular-season games. The Cubs will likely go without one of their most promising prospects, as Matt […]

The New York Yankees reached the World Series in 2024 on the strength of their potent one-two punch of Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. This season, the Yankees are relying on a talented and deep starting rotation led by the one-two punch of Gerrit Cole and Max Fried. New York signed Fried this offseason to […]

MLB Spring Training is in full swing, with all 30 teams participating in exhibition games or workouts daily. The defending American League Champion New York Yankees are prepping for what they hope is another long October run. Manager Aaron Boone provided an update on his Yankees, and he mentioned a surprise player to watch this […]

One of the most recent bits of news to come from the dominant Milwaukee Brewers pitching staff is certainly not great, but it’s all about perspective. Right-handed pitcher J.B. Bukauskas will miss the entire 2025 season after undergoing lat surgery. The recovery time for the procedure is at least nine months, and this is just […]

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado isn’t letting trade rumors distract him, especially after a spring training game against the New York Yankees. When fans lobbed questions about a potential trade, Arenado brushed them off with a laugh, per Derrick Goold. “I didn’t come here for that,” he said. “It’s Day 3 of spring […]

Nolan Arenado has once again proven his commitment to the St. Louis Cardinals, despite the ongoing trade rumors that have surrounded him all offseason. Manager Oli Marmol shared that Arenado, along with four other veteran players, made the 3-hour trip to Tampa for a game against the New York Yankees, per John Denton. Arenado, specifically, […]

Former St. Louis Cardinal Paul Goldschmidt has broken his silence regarding the ongoing trade rumors surrounding his good friend, Nolan Arenado. In recent comments, Goldschmidt revealed he’s tried to give Arenado space amid the trade speculation. “I’ve obviously tried to give Nolan his space with whatever is going on there, but him and I we’re […]

Blake Snell is getting ready for his first season with the Dodgers after years of facing them as a rival. He started his career with Tampa Bay, where he made a name for himself. In 2016, he began to shine, winning the Cy Young Award in 2018. After that, Snell was traded to the Padres […]

As loaded financially the Los Angeles Dodgers are, even they have money situations to address. Notably $1 billion in deferred payments with Teoscar Hernandez and Shohei Ohtani among the names mentioned. The 2024 World Series champions owe $1.051 billion in deferred pay to at least eight different players, according to the Associated Press Wednesday. These […]

As Dylan Cease gave an impression over trade rumors, San Diego Padres AJ Preller was asked an interesting question. On 97.3 The Fan, the radio host asked if there were over or under ten phone calls about Cease’s availability. Although he didn’t directly answer the question, Preller gave an interesting anecdote. “There’s always a lot […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have entered spring training with a lineup that’s typically one of the most stacked in baseball. However, this year has been a different story, as various injuries have kept several star players sidelined. The team has faced challenges early on, with concerns about the health of Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani. […]

It took Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal five seasons to fully figure things out on the mound but man, did he ever figure things out in 2024. Skubal anchored the rotation for a Tigers team that surprisingly made the playoffs for the first time in 10 years. Detroit finished the season with its first winning […]

Former Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa was welcomed back to the organization this offseason after releasing a statement, as he is now a member of the franchise’s hall of fame, and he is back as a guest instructor during spring training, the first time he has been at camp since he was a player. Sosa […]

Spring training is underway and the 2025 MLB season is quickly approaching. The Los Angeles Dodgers are once again expected to be one of the league’s top teams and they boast a crop of newly-acquired talent. Star shortstop Mookie Betts is extra excited about Roki Sasaki, a pitcher who the Dodgers signed out of Nippon […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have started their spring training schedule ahead of the 2025 season. Their complex in Dunedin, Florida is one of 13 spring stadiums equipped with the Automated Balls Strikes System, or ABS. That means pitchers, hitters, or catchers can challenge and ball or strike call and have it reviewed. New Blue Jays […]

The New York Yankees were thoroughly outclassed in their five-game 2024 World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. But ask ex-Yankee and current Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Nestor Cortes, and he’ll tell you the series could have just as easily swung the other way. And he isn’t wrong. For his part, Cortes regrets one pitch […]

For the first time in 21 years, Sammy Sosa was in the Chicago Cubs dugout on Tuesday as the team faced the Arizona Diamondbacks in a Cactus League game. The club has had a strained relationship with the former slugger that helped reignite national interest in baseball with his home run race with Mark McGwire […]

The New York Yankees are piecing together a new bullpen this season. After a disastrous run as the closer, Clay Holmes signed with the New York Mets as a starter. Tommy Kahnle is out the door, and Cody Poteet went to the Chicago Cubs in the Cody Bellinger trade. One piece coming back from injury […]

2024 All-Star relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan is heading back to the Washington Nationals just months after the club non-tendered him at the end of last season. Finnegan’s contract is worth $6 million over one year, according to Jesse Rogers of ESPN. Compare that to the $8.6 million that MLB Trade Rumors projected him to earn […]

The Toronto Blue Jays made solid free agency moves this offseason. Anthony Santander and Max Scherzer should help this core, as will the trade for Andres Gimenez. But the offseason is defined by near misses. One year after losing out on Juan Soto, they threw their hats in the Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes, and Roki […]

Jose Altuve has played 1,767 games in the field during his Major League baseball career and he has played second base in all 1,767. That will change in 2025 when the Houston Astros send their slugger to left field. It’s a sudden change for the career Astro, but all indications at Houston camp in West […]

The Houston Astros look a lot different this spring training than last year. After losing Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker, Ryan Pressly, and Justin Verlander this offseason, they have a lot to prove. They also do not have a locked-in lineup heading into spring training for the first time in this generation. Jose Altuve, Ben Gamel, […]

A new MLB The Show 25 Deep Dive on Franchise & March to October released today, showing off all the new improvements. From a revamped Free Agency system to presentation improvements, there’s a lot to unpack. Without further ado, let’s dive right in. Everything New Coming to MLB The Show 25 Franchise & March to […]

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is still away from the team as he is looking for answers on the pain he has in both elbows in New York, and manager Aaron Boone said there is no news in that regard when asked about Stanton’s status on Tuesday. “There’s nothing else more to say right […]

In an age of innings limits and baseball teams doing everything they can to protect their young pitchers, Pittsburgh Pirates fans will be happy to hear what their manager, Derek Shelton, had to say about 22-year-old phenom Paul Skenes. Shelton spoke with Foul Territory on Tuesday where the crew asked him if Skenes could keep […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers feature no shortage of pitching depth. LA signed pitchers such as Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki during the offseason, and the team already featured plenty of quality hurlers. Still, injuries have been a problem at times for the Dodgers, and it was recently revealed that Michael Grove will not be ready […]

The New York Mets spent the offseason reloading a team that came within two wins of the World Series in 2024. Juan Soto was the biggest signing — not just of the offseason, in Mets history — but the team also retooled its starting rotation. It’s not even March and the team has already experienced […]

With Giancarlo Stanton’s status for Opening Day in question for the New York Yankees, some are turning their attention to Ben Rice, who could be the beneficiary in the form of designated hitter at-bats along with the flexibility to play catcher and first base as well. This offseason, he worked on his body and put […]

When Didi Gregorius was at his MLB peak he produced back-to-back 4.5+ WAR seasons with the New York Yankees in 2017 and 2018. Known for his reliable glove at shortstop and decent pop at the plate, Gregorius seemed like a lock for a long career. However, just four years after producing a 4.9 WAR campaign […]

The Chicago Cubs elected to sign veteran infielder Justin Turner after their pursuit of Alex Bregman in free agency proved unsuccessful. After making the move, the Cubs were forced to designate Alexander Canario for assignment in order to create space on the 40-man roster for Turner. The decision to DFA Canario could pay off for […]

New Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell found a way to win over the City of Angels. More so fans of the late legendary NBA icon Kobe Bryant by going “grinch” with his cleats. Snell posted a picture of his kicks on his personal Instagram page. Not only is he rocking Black Mamba baseball cleats, […]

Justin Verlander is always going to have a place on an MLB roster until it becomes very clear that he can no longer pitch at a big-league level. Heading into the 2025 season, it was the San Francisco Giants that gave Verlander a shot in free agency, signing him to a one-year, $15 million deal […]

The 2025 MLB season is just around the corner but there is uncertainty at the moment regarding the status for Opening Day of New York Yankees star designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton. While the Yankees are in Florida for spring training, the former National League Most Valuable Player has traveled back to New York reportedly to […]

Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy made a bold claim on the newest addition, Jake Burger, before the 2025 MLB season. The organization acquired the 28-year-old over the offseason via a trade with the Miami Marlins. Bochy has been adamant about Burger being the starting first baseman for the team in 2025. The St. Louis, Missouri […]

The Boston Red Sox needed to make a splash this offseason, and they finally did when they signed Alex Bregman to a three-year deal earlier this month. But Boston went 81-81 last year and the American League East continues to improve around them. Red Sox fans could be forgiven for needing another reason to get […]

The Boston Red Sox made notable pitching staff improvements over the offseason. The Red Sox traded for Garrett Crochet in one of the biggest trades of the offseason, and the Red Sox also signed Walker Buehler, who is looking to rebound after a rough 2024 season. A returning cast member of Boston’s starting rotation is […]

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray is entering his 13th season in Major League Baseball, and the righty has been through it all in the big leagues. He has twice finished in the top three of Cy Young voting, once in his 20s and once in his 30s. He also struggled mightily during his […]