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 …
Some recent rumors have stated that the San Diego Padres may trade Fernando Tatis Jr. after the Padres failed to make the playoffs. Many of those have included speculation of an American League team being interested. More specifically, the Boston Red Sox. The Padres are coming off of a very disappointing season. A season in …
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The San Diego Padres just recently named Mike Shildt their new head coach. As expected, they had many other candidates in mind to run the Padres bench, one of those were former MLB player Adrian Gonzalez. According to MLB Network’s David Vassegh, he was one of three finalists for the position. Gonzalez, 41, was an …
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The Seattle Mariners are trading Eugenio Suarez to the Arizona Diamonbacks. Mark Feisand was the first to report the trade. The Mariners are reportedly receiving C Seby Zavala and RHP Carlos Vargas in exchange. However, not a necessity for a team that is pushing to make the playoffs. So you could only imagine that they …
The San Diego Padres have announced that Mike Shildt will be the 23rd manager in franchise history. Shildt, previously spent time managing the St. Louis Cardinals in 2018-2021 before becoming an assistant with the Padres. The Padres had hired the 55-year-old coach, Mike Shildt in a player development role prior to the 2022 season. He …
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The Philadelphia Phillies made it their priority to sign Aaron Nola to an extension. On Sunday, they fulfilled that priority by re-signing the former All-Star to a 7-year deal. USA Today Sports’ Bob Nightengale was the first to report the deal. The deal is still pending a physical for the 30-year-old. Should that be passed, …
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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 …
Ronald Acuña Jr was awarded with the National League MVP for a season like no other. Acuña led the NL in plate appearances (735), runs (149), hits (217), stolen bases (73), on-base percentage (.416), OPS (1.012) and total bases. In most seasons, the .337 batting average would be good enough to take the batting title, …
Everyone in the baseball world is watching Shohei Ohtani this offseason, on Thursday they watched him win his second MVP award. The two-way Phenom beat out fellow finalists Corey Seager and Marcus Semien of the Texas Rangers for the AL’s top award. He won despite missing most of the last month of the 2023 campaign. …
A’s owner John Fischer has been under fire from fans for failing to invest in the team. The A’s haven’t been able to reach a deal for a new stadium in Oakland, prompting the relocation to Las Vegas. The Athletics will become the second team to leave Oakland for Las Vegas in recent years, the …
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Earlier reports, suggested that Philadelphia Phillies were open to trading Nick Castellanos. Those reports have been denied as the Phillies have no intentions on trading the outfielder, according to Buster Olney of ESPN. Castellanos may have high trade value after his performance in the 2023 playoffs, but the Phillies aren’t going anywehere either. They’ll still …
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Over a month ago, the news broke that Phil Nevin would not return as the manager of the Los Angeles Angels. The organization has found its replacement in Ron Washington. The New York Post’s Jon Heyman was the first to report the news. Washington, 71, previously spent eight seasons at the helm of the Texas …