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Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports We’re in a tiny lull within the baseball season, and truthfully, I’m blissful about it. July is jam full of draft and commerce discuss, September and October are for the stretch run and the postseason, however the center of August is when everybody catches their breath. There’s no divisional race poised on a razor’s edge, no nightly drama that everybody in baseball tunes in for; it’s only a good few weeks to get your power again and chill out. For me, which means getting a head begin on some issues I gained’t have time to do in September, and there’s one article specifically that I at all times wish to write however by no means get round to. I’m not a BBWAA member, and I’ll most likely by no means vote for MVP awards, however I spend plenty of time serious...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on state of recreation n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"KANSAS CITY -- Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred spent a day in Kansas City on Wednesday, touring potential new downtown ballpark websites whereas speaking to the Royals group and group concerning the state of the sport.nnIn a dialog with Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick and Royals CEO and proprietor John Sherman, Manfred talked for an hour about the place baseball stands and the place he needs it to go. The trio talked in entrance of a gaggle of about 150 folks on the Kansas City Urban Youth Acad...

CINCINNATI -- Off the bat, everybody at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday night time thought Ramón Laureano hit a two-run house run to offer the Guardians the lead within the third inning. The ball left Laureano’s bat at 103.2 mph. It had a 73 p.c probability of being a success, per Statcast. But Friedl ran again to the deepest a part of middle subject, timed his bounce completely and reached over the wall earlier than coming down with the ball to finish the inning and strand a runner. “It would've been a different ballgame if he didn't make that catch,” starter Andrew Abbott stated. But that was solely the start of Friedl’s heroics within the Reds’ 7-2 win over the Guardians. He singled within the first, fourth and sixth innings, and he scored all thrice to gasoline a Cincinnati workf...

KANSAS CITY -- A tense collection at Kauffman Stadium continued in an on-brand trend on Wednesday evening, with the Mariners lastly pulling away to a 6-5 victory within the eighth inning by giving the pesky Royals a style of their very own drugs. Dylan Moore scored the go-ahead run when tagging up on a flyout from Teoscar Hernández in foul territory, however he was solely in place to take action by reaching on a fielding error to guide off the body. And Julio Rodríguez pushed throughout a crucial insurance coverage run with an opposite-field single within the ninth to cap a season-high four-hit evening and assist Matt Brash get to the end line regardless of surrendering a leadoff homer in his first outing since Monday’s stinging blown save. “We're motivated,” mentioned Rodríguez, who addit...

Christopher Morel hits walk-off house run for Cubs to beat White Sox n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"Madrigal was proper. For many of the evening, White Sox righty Mike Clevinger shut down the Cubs’ offense and the South Siders carried a 3-0 lead into the eighth inning. In the highest half of that body, issues appeared dire for the Cubs when their rivals loaded the bases with no outs.nnAt that essential juncture, Cubs supervisor David Ross summoned veteran righty Michael Fulmer from the bullpen with the Nos. 3-5 hitters due up for the White Sox.nnFulmer, who has a 1.65 ERA in his previous 30 appearances as a set...

SAN DIEGO -- The craziest a part of Fernando Tatis Jr.'s straight steal of house on Wednesday night time? Just how easy and straightforward he made all of it look. With the Padres in the hunt for a seventh-inning insurance coverage run, Tatis took issues into his personal arms. He jogged a number of steps down the third-base line, then a number of extra, earlier than breaking right into a full-on dash for house plate, finishing a straight steal of house within the Padres' 5-2 win over the Orioles at Petco Park. “I just went for it,” Tatis mentioned afterward. And he was so simply protected, he didn’t even draw a throw from Orioles left-hander Cionel Pérez. The play was quintessentially Tatis -- simply the suitable mix of instincts and athleticism on the basepaths. “I kid with him that he’s...

Here’s the setup: In May, a middling staff abruptly installs a high catching prospect right into a beginning position and, seemingly in a single day, its season is remodeled. In reality, the membership begins to seem like a contender. That sounds awfully acquainted, however the script is somewhat completely different this time round. A yr in the past, we had been speaking about Adley Rutschman, harbinger of a brand new, a lot much less depressing period of Orioles baseball. In 2023, the younger backstop in query is Patrick Bailey, and it’s changing into more and more tough to disregard the similarities between the 2. In 2022, the Orioles had been 16-24 (.400) earlier than selling Rutschman and went 67-55 (.549) after. (A yr later, they've one of the best file within the American League.) B...

LOS ANGELES -- Despite successful a franchise-record 111 video games in 2022, the Dodgers got here into this season with some query marks. Most puzzled if this might be the 12 months they lastly loosened the tight grip they’ve had over the National League West for many of the final decade. Fast ahead four-and-a-half months into the ‘23 season and nothing has modified. The Dodgers are nonetheless a machine throughout the common season and, as soon as once more, among the finest groups within the Majors. All they do throughout the summer season is win baseball video games. With a 7-1 victory over the Brewers on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers did what they do finest and have now gained a season-high 10 consecutive video games. They additionally improved to 14-1 because the begin of ...

ARLINGTON -- Angels starter Reid Detmers almost immortalized himself in baseball historical past on Wednesday night time, because the southpaw was 5 outs shy from changing into the seventh Major League pitcher to toss a no-hitter in back-to-back seasons. The former first-round choose within the 2020 MLB Draft was nearly untouchable within the Halos’ 2-0 victory over the Rangers within the sequence finale at Globe Life Field, because the 24-year previous starter cruised by means of seven 7 1/3 no-hit innings earlier than Marcus Semien’s double spoiled the bid. “I thought he was very efficient with his pitches,” supervisor Phil Nevin stated. “The velocity wasn’t what it’s been, however I believe the management stood out. He become a pitcher tonight. “You could make the argument that [the Ran...

We simply up to date the interface for our Major League Leaderboards, enhancing the person expertise whereas retaining the core functionalities. This updates consists of the next refinements: Streamlined Control Panel: We’ve reorganized and consolidated frequent gadgets throughout the management panel, making a extra intuitive and environment friendly person interface. Leagues Menu Enhancement: Our leagues menu now permits simultaneous filtering throughout a number of leagues. Primary Position Filtering: We’ve taken particular care to make clear our place filtering choices. The “Primary Position,” completely for batters, is decided primarily based on enjoying time. If a participant spends 25% or extra of their time at a particular place, they qualify for that place. This encompasse...