When the Nats selected Griff McGarry in the Rule 5 Draft, I was cautiously optimistic. He possesses some of the best stuff in the minor leagues, but has struggled throwing strikes over the years. Last year we saw a similar story with Evan Reifert. He had a nasty slider, but was nowhere near the zone […]
Brendan Rodgers left Wednesday’s Red Sox/Twins game due to right shoulder soreness and has since undergone both an MRI and CT scan. Rodgers is now considering his options in the wake of these tests, and the situation “doesn’t look great,” said Sox manager Alex Cora Boston Globe’s Tim Healey and other reporters. The implication is […]
In 2025, the Rockies started the year with catchers Jacob Stallings and Hunter Goodman. The veteran Stallings was in his 10th MLB season and Goodman was in just his third. Ultimately, though, 2025 not only brought Goodman’s first full year in the MLB, but it was also his first full year of scoring. Braxton Fulford […]
Steven WilsonThe right-hander’s ongoing back problems will prevent him from making the Rays’ Opening Day roster, manager Kevin Cash told reporters (including Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times). According to the Rays official injury update pageWilson received an injection in his back, and it will be at least a week before he takes the […]
FRISCO, TX — The Frisco Classic literally never disappoints, offering premier college baseball. That was the case Friday for game one of the Frisco Classic, which pitted Oregon State University against the University of Houston. For starters, the weather was perfect for baseball. It was 78 degrees and the sun was shining, and to top […]
In the Italian Facebook group Casabase, the undersigned has heard that New Rimini, the successor to the bankrupt Rimini Pirates, has been evicted from its stadium by the municipality of the Italian seaside resort. A debt of 400,000 euros was apparently the limit. The Pirati Stadium will soon return to the ownership of the municipality […]
I received cards in the mail today from a few different sources, making for a pretty fun Friday afternoon. Let’s make this a quick post. As mentioned in the Tony Clark post a few weeks ago, I’m working on a series of 1998 Bowman refractor reprints. Here we see a pair of young sluggers from […]
Rockies midfielder Brenton Doyle has a sprained left wrist, reports Thomas Harding of MLB.com. The defensive player has sat out the last three Spring Training games after experiencing soreness prior to the game on Wednesday. He will rest for a few more days before going for the follow-up examination. There are no indications at this […]
Former Major League pitcher Dan Serafini was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for shooting his wife’s parents during a 2021 burglary at their home near Lake Tahoe. Serafini, 52, was convicted in July of first-degree murder of his father-in-law, Gary Spohr, attempted murder of his mother-in-law, Wendy Wood, and first-degree burglary. Spohr […]
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Yankees are getting the full Spencer Jones experience early this spring. In general – emphasis on the big – they will accept it. Jones homered for the third time in four games on Friday, crushing a 450-foot shot out of the batter’s eye in a 17-5 victory over the Twins […]