The Chicago Cubs missed the playoffs in 2023 because their offense and bullpen were not good enough. Jed Hoyer did not do nearly enough to address either issue in the offseason, so the team still finds themselves with big holes in both places. If they are going to get this season on track, they need… read more

What if they changed the rules of baseball and you could only score on a home run? The game would look a lot like the Cleveland Guardians’ 6-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon. Cleveland’s home runs were more frequent and had more runners on base. That made all the difference. FIREWORKS… read more

When I heard that Pirates legend, Andrew McCutchen, drove a ball off the right-field wall and managed to leg it into a triple in the bottom of the third inning of what would be a 4-3 victory over Tampa at PNC Park on Saturday afternoon, I got super excited. I found the highlights on social… read more

Kansas City Royals pitcher Cole Ragans didn’t have a typical minor league experience. As many minor leaguers have to, Ragans needed Tommy John surgery early on. After months of rehab, strength training and prep work, Ragans go back to the mound. After only a few pitches, he felt something in his elbow and was removed… read more

Carlos Carrasco hadn’t won a game since May 5. The Cleveland Guardians offense (and the Toronto defense) made it easy for him. The Guardians exploded for seven runs in the second inning and cruised to a 7-1 victory, their third in a row. Carrasco (3-6) did his part on the mound, pitching six innings while… read more

Just as David Fry has solidified the fifth spot in the Cleveland Guardians’ batting order, Will Brennan is doing the same for the No. 6 spot. Brennan hit two home runs as the Guardians beat Seattle 6-3 on Thursday afternoon to win the three-game series. Seattle jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first… read more

The Colorado Rockies close out their longest homestand of the year welcoming the Washington Nationals to Coors Field for a weekend set. The Rockies enter the series on the heels of a four-game series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers and are now 26-49 on the year, 15-22 at home, and 5-14 in June. During… read more

As the 2024 Major League Baseball season unfolds, fans and analysts alike are turning their attention to potential All-Star candidates. One name that stands out is Colorado Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar. In the first ballot update, Tovar ranked 10th in shortstop voting despite being one of the best all-around shortstops in the league. This young… read more

After three straight Guardians losses, radio announcer Tom Hamilton called on starter Tanner Bibee to pitch a shutout. Bibee had some help, but he did it. Bibee (5-2) and four relievers only gave up three hits and struck out 14 batters in an 8-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night at Progressive Field…. read more

If you’re a member of Generation X, the only time you got to see Willie Mays play was in the 1989 baseball comedy, Major League. Actually, people my age didn’t get to see the real Willie Mays; we got to watch actor Wesley Snipes play Willie Mays Hayes, a fictional character, who was more a… read more