The American League Central Division is a collage of many of baseball’s most fun (or just plain funny) stories. With the All-Star Break behind us, it’s worth zooming in on this chaotically interesting group of teams and what they’ve been up to lately. 1. Cleveland Guardians – 59-39 (.602), 0 GB Cleveland is in an… read more

Winning the American League Central Division will not be easy for the Cleveland Guardians. Coming out of the All-Star break, the first-place Guardians lost Sunday’s game (and the series) to the San Diego Padres by a 2-1 margin. After a 7-0 win on Friday, the Guardians only scored one run the rest of the weekend,… read more

Winning 7-0 was a lot of fun on Friday, but the Cleveland Guardians were on the wrong end of that score last night against the San Diego Padres. Dylan Cease turned in a dominant performance on the mound for San Diego, giving up just one hit in seven innings. Cease improved his record to 9-8,… read more

If you’re a team that is gunning for a postseason spot in 2024, you want a pitcher like Tarik Skubal on your roster. However, for teams like the Dodgers and Orioles who had high interest in Skubal, that may not end up becoming a reality. According to multiple sources, the Tigers are reportedly not very… read more

Pirates second baseman Nick Gonzales is not a rookie. No, the 25-year-old, selected seventh overall in the 2020 MLB Draft, debuted for Pittsburgh in 2023. In 35 games, Gonzales batted .209 with 24 hits–including eight doubles, one triple and two home runs–and 13 RBI. There was concern about his future. Would Gonzales be another of… read more

Progressive Insurance sponsors the Cleveland Guardians’ stadium. Last night, the team scored enough insurance runs for Allstate, Geico, and Nationwide as well. Clinging to a 1-0 lead over the San Deigo Padres in the eighth inning, the Guardians sent 10 batters to the plate and scored six times to put the game out of reach…. read more

There is a pretty good chance that for the rest of time, the MLB draft signing bonus record will be broken year after year. After all, that’s how money in sports works. Last season, Paul Skenes signed with the Pirates for a record $9.2 million after Pittsburgh made him the number-one overall pick in a… read more

Mike Tauchman has been activated from the injured list ahead of the Chicago Cubs series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Tauchman had been on the IL since June 17th because of a groin strain. Alexander Canario was sent back to AAA Iowa in the corresponding news. Canario only got three at bats in his most recent… read more

Continuing my 2 part series on major league baseball midseason awards and turning my attention to the National League. You can read part 1 here. The National League has what I believe to be some candidates that are a lock, and I will not have any disagreement (or not much). You can’t look at some… read more

It was announced today that the Chicago Cubs will open the 2025 Major League Baseball season against the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome. Those games will take place on March 18th and 19th. It makes sense to feature these two teams in Japan with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the Dodgers and… read more