The St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent starting pitcher Sonny Gray to a three-year, $75 million deal, in part of a new, revamped starting rotation. Gray, 34, heads to St. Louis after the best season of his 11-year MLB career. He earned his third All-Star appearance and finished second in the American League Cy Young …
The Milwaukee Brewers non-tendered starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff Friday afternoon. Woodruff, who battled injury all season, only appeared in 11 games for Milwaukee, before suffering a setback before the team’s second wild card game. Woodruff underwent surgery during the off-season, and won’t pitch for most of the 2024 season. Now, Woodruff will become a free …
Jayden Daniels’ historic performance has put his name in the Heisman Trophy conversation. The LSU QB became the first player in FBS history to throw for 350+ yards and rush for 200+ yards in the same game. Daniels easily cleared those numbers by throwing for 372 yards, 3TDs and running for 234 yards and another …
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The Chicago Cubs fire manager David Ross, and hire longtime division rival Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell to a five-year, $40 million deal Monday — the richest contract in MLB history. Counsell, one of the best managers in Major League Baseball, led the Brewers to five playoff appearances during his nine-season managerial career with Milwaukee. …
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The Chicago White Sox announced they have declined the $14 million 2024 club option on shortstop Tim Anderson. Anderson’s Chicago career peaked when he hit a walk-off home run against the New York Yankees in the 2021 Field of Dreams game. His career hit rock bottom when he lost an on-field physical altercation with Cleveland …
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As the 2023 MLB season ends with the Texas Rangers winning their first World Series, it’s time to make free agency predictions. Over the next four months, some of the game’s biggest stars will continue their careers with different teams. Here are predictions for some of 2023’s five biggest MLB free agents. Shohei Ohtani — …
The 2023 World Series will occur between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers. Game 1 begins at 7:05 pm CDT on Friday, Oct. 27 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Who would have thought this would be this season’s championship game four months ago? Both teams have endured exceptional one-year turnarounds to get to …
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Despite only one playoff appearance the past two seasons, the Chicago Bulls plan to compete with the same core in 2023-24. Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vučević will be the focal points of the Bulls’ offense. During the off-season, Chicago focused on retaining its young players, while adding veteran role players. Some expected the Bulls …
Two of the three National League Wild Card foes are set to play in the NLCS. A trip to the World Series is on the line. The Phillies advance to the National League Championship Series after defeating the 104-win division rival Atlanta Braves for the second consecutive season. Philadelphia won the series 3-1 and proved …
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The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros face off in the ALCS battle of Texas. The winner will make the trip to the 2023 World Series. The two teams are in different areas of the championship window. For the Rangers, this is their first appearance in the postseason since 2016 and their first ALCS trip since …
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The MLB Wild Card Series have finished, and we’re here to break down the main storylines from the four series. Arizona Diamondbacks Vs. Milwaukee Brewers The main storyline from the Diamondbacks-Brewers series was the lights-out performance from the bullpen. Diamondback relief pitchers combined for 9.1 scoreless innings during the two-game series. More specifically, the bullpen …
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs’ late-season crumble was apparent during the team’s 7-6 loss against the Atlana Braves on Sept. 26. With two runners on, two outs and the Chicago Cubs leading the Atlanta Braves by one run, Sean Murphy hit a routine fly ball to right-center field. Both right fielder Seiya Suzuki and center …
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