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Connecticut Sun stars DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas are engaged to be married, the gamers and workforce introduced Friday on social media. Thomas...

Tony Bennett had bond with San Francisco Giants n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"Bennett’s most resonant mini-concert occurred earlier than the Giants’ dwelling opener at Candlestick Park on April 12, 1993, within the wake of the offseason sale of the franchise to the Peter Magowan-led investor group that prevented the crew from shifting to Tampa-St. Petersburg. That afternoon, the tune’s concluding lyrics (“When I come home to you, San Francisco, your golden sun will shine for me”) bore additional significance for each Giants fan.nnAnother Bennett look got here as a welcome shock. On Oct. 31, 2012, he emerged fr...

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports The full midseason run of the ZiPS projections have been accomplished, and whereas the standings updates are all the time loads of enjoyable, they have a tendency to maneuver in the same course to our FanGraphs standings, in order that they’re normally not essentially the most stunning. What I discover essentially the most fascinating are the participant projections — not even the numbers for the remainder of the season (the in-season mannequin is less complicated, however enhancements within the full mannequin are naturally going to be incremental), however the ones that look towards 2024 and past. After wanting on the hitter gainers and decliners after which the pitcher gainers, we’re wrapping this up with the record of the pitchers with the most ...

A prime Reds center infield prospect cranks a baseball out of the stadium, up to now it practically hits the overpass past the outfield wall — heard that one earlier than? No, we’re not speaking about Elly De La Cruz. Following De La Cruz's current commencement from MLB Pipeline's Reds Top 30 Prospects record, Noelvi Marte ascended to the No. 1 slot. Yes, one other dynamic infielder, and one who just lately earned a promotion to Triple-A Louisville. Marte celebrated that progress in dramatic style Thursday, belting his first homer for Louisville a Statcast-projected 464 toes within the Bats’ 11-6 loss to Columbus. He additionally confirmed his persistence by drawing three walks, ending the night time 1-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs scored. The 21-year-old, who had eight homers in 50 vid...

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports As is custom at FanGraphs, we’re utilizing the lead-up to the commerce deadline to take inventory of the highest 50 gamers in baseball by commerce worth. For a extra detailed introduction to this yr’s train, in addition to a have a look at the gamers who fell simply in need of the highest 50, make sure you learn the Introduction and Honorable Mentions piece, which could be discovered within the widget above. For these of you who've been studying the Trade Value Series the previous few seasons, the format ought to look acquainted. For each participant, you’ll see a desk with the participant’s projected five-year WAR from 2024-2028, courtesy of Dan Szymborski’s ZiPS projections. The desk may also embrace the participant’s assured cash, if any, the yr by ...

The largest skilled sports leagues within the United States have handled a smattering of hazing points over the previous decade, starting from NFL offensive lineman Richie Incognito’s dangerous conduct to Major League Baseball cracking down on rookies dressing up as ladies. ...

The 2014 Chicago Cubs weren't an excellent baseball workforce. They completed 73-89, final place within the National League Central. There are all types of unmemorable gamers who obtained many at-bats for that workforce, from Arismendy Alcantara to Junior Lake to Justin Ruggiano. There aren’t many Cubs followers who look again at 2014 and say, “Ah, those were the days.” But you would see the seeds of what the Cubs had been going to be -- and what they’d finally have the ability to accomplish -- on that roster. There was a 24-year-old Anthony Rizzo; a 21-year-old Javier Báez; a 24-year-old Kyle Hendricks; a 28-year-old Jake Arrieta, who lastly began to determine it out after years of wrestle in Baltimore. And that workforce began to emerge after the Trade Deadline. The Cubs went 28-27 after...

Shohei Ohtani potential Trade Deadline offers n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"## **ORIOLES PROPOSAL**nn**Orioles get:** Shohei Ohtaninn**Angels get:** INF Joey Ortiz (Orioles No. 5 prospect, No. 62 general), INF/OF Connor Norby (Orioles No. 6 prospect, No. 65 general), LHP DL Hall (Orioles No. 9 prospect), OF Dylan Beavers (Orioles No. 10 prospect), OF Kyle Stowers.nnFirst, a disclaimer: It can be an enormous philosophical shift for the Orioles to deal from their deep farm system -- which took a very long time to construct below normal supervisor Mike Elias, who was employed in November 2018 -- to accumulate a r...

ST. PETERSBURG -- Take a have a look at the MLB standings proper now and also you’ll see one thing that hadn’t occurred this late right into a season since 2016. That’s proper. The Rays -- who acquired off to a historic 13-0 begin and stormed out of the gate with 30 wins of their first 39 video games -- have fallen out of first for the primary time in 2023. And it occurred due to how issues unfolded in a Thursday evening matchup between the AL’s high two groups. A day after transferring right into a first-place tie, Baltimore stored its momentum going by rallying for a 4-3, 10-inning win over Tampa Bay within the opener of a four-game sequence at Tropicana Field. In doing so, the Orioles (59-37) surpassed the Rays (60-40), ending the day in sole possession of first within the division afte...

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s methods for dealing with report warmth in Phoenix, revisit an earlier dialog about whether or not the pitch clock has boosted MLB attendance (and reminisce about when the reason for elevated sport occasions was nonetheless thought-about unclear), rejoice their latest want about digicam angles on broadcasts coming true, focus on the resurgences of Jason Heyward and Cody Bellinger, marvel at Mickey Moniak’s continued resistance to regression and the Orioles overtaking the Rays within the AL East, use Jarred Kelenic’s fractured foot to advocate for padded dugout surfaces, and attempt to decide whether or not Albert Pujols or Miguel Cabrera had the extra shocking steep decline. Then (1:11:46) they reply listener emails about burnishing Shohe...