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Two years after injury forced him to miss the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Minnesota Twins outfielder Harrison Bader has announced he will play for Team Israel in 2026. Bader made his announcement during an appearance on The Max Mannis Podcast, posted on Tuesday. Harrison Bader will play for Team Israel in the 2026 World Baseball […]

If the Los Angeles Dodgers are the future of baseball with an ownership group willing to engage in unprecedented spending in an effort to stack the team with unparalleled talent in a single-minded pursuit of greatness, the Minnesota Twins are… not that. As Minnesota works through another quiet offseason, the team announced its latest move. […]

The Minnesota Twins officially announced on Friday that they have signed outfielder Harrison Bader for the upcoming 2025 season. The deal is for a guaranteed $4 million and features a $750,000 signing bonus. The contract also includes a mutual $10 million option for 2026, with a buyout of up to $1.5 million — depending on […]

The Chicago Cubs are looking to get back to the postseason for the first time since 2020. Manager Craig Counsell had an up and down first campaign on the North Side, and the team could still use a little more help in order to contend for one of those coveted playoff spots in 2025. Luckily, […]

The Detroit Tigers were the underdog story of the 2024 MLB season. On August 10, they were ten games out of the playoffs with a 55-63 record. From then on they went 31-13, clinched a playoff spot, and won the American League Wild Card Series. While it was a disappointing end to the season in […]

The New York Mets have been one of the biggest stories in baseball, going on an improbable run to make the postseason, advance past the Wild Card round and make the NLDS. Perhaps most impressively, it has all been done on the road, with the Mets’ last home game coming on Sept. 22. Following a […]

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 […]

It is an all-New York battle at Citi Field beginning this Tuesday night, as the New York Mets and the New York Yankees take on each other in the latest iteration of the Subway Series. While the series is expected to generate plenty of hype and attract a ton of attention, it’s just another day […]

The New York Mets are in the midst of another horrible season, sitting at 24-34 and 16.5 games out of first place in the National League East. The playoffs already feel like a serious longshot and we’re not even at the All-Star break. There have already been trade rumors surrounding this ball club due to […]

We can all marvel at the regular season spectacle that is Shohei Ohtani’s first year in Hollywood, but the truth is that for the Los Angeles Dodgers, nothing matters at all until October. Fifteen years of excellence has led to only one championship and when all you’re after is trophies, you have to jump at […]

Signing Harrison Bader might not have been the big splash New York Mets fans were hoping for this offseason. But Pete Alonso couldn’t hide his excitement at the news on Thursday, perhaps a good sign for relations between Alonso and the franchise. Alonso immediately took to Instagram to let the baseball world know he approves […]

The New York Mets and outfielder Harrison Bader are reportedly in agreement on a one-year contract, per Andy Martino of SNY. It was later reported that the deal is worth $10.5 million, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. The 29-year-old outfielder has previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, and Cincinnati Reds. Bader […]

The San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres are in the market for a new center fielder in MLB free agency and both teams are looking at two of the same players. Harrison Bader and Korean phenom Jung-Hoo Lee are on their radar. Via Jon Morosi: “The Giants and Padres are active on center fielders, […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t had the best 2023 season. They still aren’t out of it yet; they’re 13.5 games behind the leaders of the NL Central: the Milwaukee Brewers. But there’s less than a month in the season and the Pirates are fourth in their division and seven games back from a possible NL Wild […]

Harrison Bader, a native of Bronxville, New York, was surprisingly waived by the Yankees on Tuesday. Bader, who was picked up by the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, spoke to the media and became emotional when discussing his brief career with the Yankees, per Yes Network. "It just means so much to me to be a […]

The MLB world was shocked when a handful of solid veterans were placed on waivers by respective teams who are no longer in the playoff hunt and were looking to shed some salary. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and that could not be more true for the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds are sitting […]

New York Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader was in the kitchen inside the Yankees’ clubhouse about 10-15 minutes before Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers when he saw on the TV that was tuned into ESPN that he had been placed on waivers, according to Greg Joyce of the New York Post. Harrison Bader’s first reaction […]

New York Yankees centerfielder Harrison Bader is among several veterans across MLB who were shockingly placed on waivers Tuesday. The move, which was first reported by Newsday’s Erik Boland, comes just a few hours after the Yankees released Josh Donaldson. Bader is in the final year of his contract. The move could allow Bader to […]

It appears that New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo has finally broken out of his slump (thanks in part to Taylor Swift). His hitting malaise has seemingly been cured after snapping a seven-game hitless streak and going 5-for-8 over the final two games of the recently concluded series against the Kansas City Royals. In […]

Not all of the New York Yankees’ injury updates are negative. After it was announced that catcher Jose Trevino was done for the 2023 season with wrist surgery, Yankees manager Aaron Boone suggested that Harrison Bader’s return to the starting lineup isn’t far away. Boone told reporters that Harrison Bader is doing well and could […]

The New York Yankees’ awful injury luck continued on Wednesday night, as outfielder Harrison Bader exited the 7-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels with a rib injury after he was hit by a pitch in the top of the sixth inning. Bader, whose official injury is a rib contusion, gave reporters an update after […]

The New York Yankees still can’t catch a break. Already dealing with injuries and offensive inconsistencies, the Yankees appear to have another ailment to deal with after outfielder Harrison Bader was removed from Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels due to a rib issue, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. There’s never an […]

New York Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader had an injury scare when he got hit on the wrist with a pitch in Tuesday’s 7-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles, and he is out of the lineup for tonight’s game, but manager Aaron Boone said it is just regular day off for Bader, according to Chris Kirschner […]

New York Yankees center fielder Harrison Bader had one of the biggest moments of his brief career in pinstripes Monday night. Harrison Bader’s go-ahead three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Yankees past the Baltimore Orioles for a much-needed 6-3 victory. Bader broke the tie with a 415-foot shot that […]

Despite their 45-36 record as the season reached the halfway point, this has been a strangely difficult season for the New York Yankees. They have had a challenging time developing the kind of consistency needed to dominate the American League East. The Yankees are a third-place team, trailing the first-place Tampa Bay Rays by 9.5 […]

The New York Yankees announced that outfielder Harrison Bader has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list, and starting pitcher Carlos Rodon is starting a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset. This is welcomed news for the Yankees with all the injuries they have dealt with and coming off of being swept by the Red Sox […]

Harrison Bader’s planned Friday return may have not come to fruition, but the New York Yankees star is still on track to make his injury comeback soon. Bader has been out for the Yankees since May 30 as he recovers from a right hamstring strain. However, there were hopes he would be able to return […]

The New York Yankees have been ravaged by injuries as of late, but they are expecting to get outfielder Harrison Bader back when the team begins a series against the Boston Red Sox on Friday, Aaron Boone said via Talkin’ Yanks. Aaron Boone said that the plan is for Harrison Bader to play in a […]

New York Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader is close to returning to game action, manager Aaron Boone said, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. “Does look like he’s getting really close,” Aaron Boone said, according to Hoch. It has not been decided whether or not Harrison Bader will return directly to the Yankees, or will play […]

New York Yankees center fielder Harrison Bader just can’t catch a break from injuries. Once again, he’s out for the team after sustaining a hamstring issue during Monday’s showdown with the Seattle Mariners. Before the Yankees take on the Mariners on Tuesday for the second of their three-game series, they decided to put Bader on […]

The Fantasy Baseball season marches on as we enter Week 7 of the 2023 season. Whether you’re in a points or categories league, the RBI stat is a hot commodity given the offensive explosion thus far. Considering how disappointing some of the stars have been, you likely have a hole or two to fill on […]

The vibes around the New York Yankees are not good right now. The team is last in the AL East and has a nasty case of the injury bug, with guys like Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton injured. Center fielder Harrison Bader nearly joined them on the IL. In the ninth inning of a game […]

The New York Yankees have been stung by the injury bug a ton already this season. They’re getting one of their key bats back though in outfielder Harrison Bader. Bader will make his 2023 debut on Tuesday after missing the first month with an oblique strain. He expects to go full throttle from the start. […]

The New York Yankees activated OF Harrison Bader from the injured list ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians, per MLB.com. INF/OF Franchy Cordero was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. The Bader move comes one day after Aaron Judge was placed on the IL. It was reported on Monday that Bader could […]

The New York Yankees could certainly use some good news after putting Aaron Judge on the injured list. The latest Harrison Bader update is a positive one. According to Yankees manager Aaron Boone, Bader could be activated within the next few days. Harrison Bader has been on the injured list for the entire 2023 MLB […]

The New York Yankees have been dealing with a good amount of injuries to start the 2023 season, with Giancarlo Stanton’s addition to the IL being the latest, but the team got two encouraging updates regarding starting pitcher Luis Severino and Harrison Bader on Thursday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Harrison Bader should begin […]

The New York Yankees’ outfield could get a major boost shortly. Harrison Bader, who has yet to play this season due to an oblique strain that he sustained in Spring Training, is expected to begin a rehab assignment next week. Per Bryan Hoch: “Harrison Bader went through a full on-field workout today and could begin […]

OF Harrison Bader and SP Luis Severino are both currently dealing with injuries. The New York Yankees received fairly encouraging injury updates on both players on Saturday, per Bryan Hoch. “Harrison Bader is with the team in New York. He swung in a pool yesterday and will continue to do so today and tomorrow, according […]

Carlos Rodon and Harrison Bader are reportedly both progressing from their injury concerns, per Bryan Hoch. Rodon, who’s dealing with a forearm injury, reportedly felt good after playing catch on Friday. Meanwhile, Harrison Bader is battling an oblique ailment. Bader’s status for Opening Day is in question as a result, but Aaron Boone said the centerfielder […]