Finally, baseball returns. No, not, like, February/March/April-style, but the layoff between the LCS and World Series sure felt rather long. Especially when you consider the attached hype. Tonight the Yankees kick things off in Los Angeles against the Dodgers, with Game One of the World Series starting at 7:08pm CT on FOX. Major League Baseball…
Red Sox infield prospect Yoeilin Cespedes posted a video of himself taking some swings in a batting cage to his Instagram story earlier Thursday afternoon. Cespedes, the No. 9 prospect in Boston’s farm system according to Baseball America, is approximately four months removed from undergoing season-ending surgery to repair a broken hamate bone in his left hand. The issue…
The Boston Red Sox have money to spend this offseason and therefore will be linked to pretty much every player who will be available in some way, shape, or form. Boston is one of the biggest markets in baseball, and the Red Sox aren’t far away from contending. The 2024 season was significantly better than both…
The Baltimore Orioles are heading into an important offseason, in which they will be looking to retain some key players and keep building upon what the franchise has been doing in recent years. It was another strong regular season for the Orioles in 2024, as they won over 90 games and were able to reach the playoffs…
On July 30, the day of the MLB trade deadline, Mike Elias and his staff made a chaotic flurry of moves. The Orioles wheeled and dealed with five different teams in trades that involved 12 players. Add in the Birds’ two previous trades July 26 and the club ultimately acquired or sent away 19 players…
The end of any baseball season that doesn’t conclude with a World Series title is disappointing when a club has championship expectations in spring training. But for the Atlanta Braves, the organization and its fans have to be excited about turning the page to 2025. The hope is that the new calendar year will bring a…
The Atlanta Braves made a change to the coaching staff on Thursday and hired Tim Hyers as hitting coach. 53-year-old Hyers previously coached the Texas Rangers and helped lead them to the World Series title in 2023. He has also spent some time with the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. The Atlanta native will replace Kevin Seitzer, who the Braves fired just two…
The Denver Broncos are 4-3 and coming off a big win going into Sunday’s game against the 1-6 Carolina Panthers, who are coming off a blowout loss. The matchup has trap game written all over it. Broncos players, feeling confident about their recent success, could look at the Panthers’ poor record and assume that just showing up…
On Saturday, the San Francisco 49ers sat at the top of the NFC West standings. Just five days later, they find themselves—at least temporarily—in last place. Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs dropped the 49ers to 3-4. Coupled with the Los Angeles Rams’ upset win over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night, they have…
The Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) are looking looking healthier as they get ready to take on the Cincinnati Bengals (3-4) in Week 8. Only two starters, tight end Dallas Goedert (hamstring) and right guard Mekhi Becton (concussion) did not practice on Thursday. Insider linebacker Zack Baun (shoulder) returned to practice after being held out on Wednesday. Several other key starters,…
The Philadelphia Eagles, much like many other contenders, could use a boost on the edge. A contender can never have too many capable pass rushers. Philadelphia has had some question marks at defensive end, although things have started looking better over the last two weeks. The Eagles still should be looking for ways to add more depth,…
When things get ugly, so does the locker room. That hasn’t officially been the case for the New York Jets, but there have been some instances that haven’t exactly been promising. As the Jets move forward and try to win games at the level they need to if they want to turn their season around, blaming…