For 17 years, Joey Votto was a staple for the Cincinnati Reds. Drafted in the second round in 2002, Votto would go on to be a six-time All-Star, a Gold Glove winner and the 2010 National League MVP. He’d lead the league in on-base percentage seven different times while leading in walks five times as… read more

Can the Texas Rangers be the first MLB team to win back-to-back World Series since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees? There’s reason to believe.

Zack Wheeler recently agreed to a massive contract extension with the Philadelphia Phillies. This begs the question, with Wheeler off the market, who are the top free agent pitchers in the 2025 class. Wheeler’s extension is the largest extended contract in baseball history at three years, $126 million. The right hander will be the ace… read more

For many, Spring Training is simply as the name states, time to practice and prepare for the regular season’s rigors. For others, however, it’s a cutthroat Thunderdome where you fight for survival and prove you can earn you keep with the big league team. It’s a spot that first base slugger Elehuris Montero finds himself… read more

The Houston Astros returned to the ALCS last season and don’t seem to be going anywhere in 2024. The team added even more in order to win and extended one of its superstars. 2023 SEASON IN-REVIEW Record: 90-72, 1st in AL West Postseason: Won ALDS vs. Minnesota Twins (3-1), Lost ALCS vs. Texas Rangers (4-3) It was a… read more

In the spring of 2009, I sat down to watch an NCAA regional final matchup between Pitt and Villanova. The Panthers entered the 2008/2009 NCAA Tournament as a number-one seed and made it to the Elite Eight for the first time since it was actually called that. I was stoked. There was no doubt in… read more

You know it’s serious when Pirates fans are even angry with team owner Bob Nutting and the powers that be at Major League Baseball for not televising or live-streaming a spring training game. As if it were that easy to get play-by-play personnel and a camera crew in place in time for an afternoon spring… read more

Juan Soto sent an opposite-field home run off the scoreboard during the opening weekend of Spring Training. For fans, watching their major acquisition of the offseason do this brought plenty of excitement for the upcoming 2024 season. The question remains, even with Soto in pinstripes, did the front office do enough to build a World… read more

For most teams, the question of who will be a backup outfielder on the bench isn’t of much importance. However, for the Colorado Rockies, it’s one of the more prudent questions in Spring Training as the team attempts to retool and rebuild for the coming years. During the offseason, the Rockies were adamant and clear… read more

The baseball world waited with bated breath and sweet anticipation as Japanese superstar Yoshinobu Yamamoto made his debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the World Series champion Texas Rangers. While you can always take Spring Training with a grain of salt, especially concerning the star players, Yamamoto took the opportunity to display a glimpse… read more