The Guardians made the ALCS on the strength of their pitching. They produced the fifth-best ERA and struck out the most batters in the American League during

The Tampa Bay Rays are playing in the ALCS for the first time in six years. They will host either the Cleveland Guardians or the Chicago White Sox on Monday,

Which former top 100 Tigers prospects need bounce-back seasons to get back on track?

What does the future of the Detroit Tigers pitching staff hold? These pitchers spent their 2026 season in the lower minors, but all have seen their stock

If you're expecting a busy Detroit Tigers offseason, I'd temper your expectations. If you think the Tigers might make a splash this offseason, I'd adjust your

Max Anderson is a bat-over-glove prospect for the Tigers who has had his path to the big leagues blocked so far. Could he break through next year?

This sums up the Red Sox last night. Credit- The Athletic

In a very amusing and self-deprecating post on his Instagram page, veteran reliever Liam Hendriks has announced his retirement after 14 big league seasons.  The 37-year-old Hendriks cited the fans, his family (“a huge thank you to my wife for always believing in me, which was honestly a terrifying display of delusion on her part“), […]

The Yankees will head into battle against the Red Sox without the two-time reigning MVP. Aaron Judge will not be on New York’s roster for the Wild Card round, as first reported by Jack Curry of YES Network. The outfielder is dealing with a calf strain. Judge will have to wait until the ALDS to […]

Pitchers drafted earlier tend to underperform their projected value. Let’s highlight six starting pitchers who have been drafted within the top 200 picks and underperforming by $10 or more.

Scherzer vs. Skubal: Which MLB pitcher had a more memorable era while pitching for the Detroit Tigers?

The Yankees don’t expect Aaron Judge to be available during the Wild Card round of postseason play, manager Aaron Boone announced to the team’s beat today (via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com). Judge received a platelet-poor plasma injection for what Boone described as a “moderate” calf strain, which landed Judge on the injured list three days […]

Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias announced the team will reinstate right-handed reliever Félix Bautista from the 60-day injured list on Saturday. However, the O’s will shut down injured reliever Ryan Helsley for the year, Elias added (via Jake Rill of MLB.com). More to come…

Analyzing several top 100 prospects who were called up to the MLB in September and may start next year on the opening day roster.

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Seibu Lions right-hander Kaima Taira is drawing a lot of interest from Major League teams, with ESPN’s Jeff Passan writing that Taira is “expected to be posted in early November.”  Such Japanese news outlets as Sanspo and the Yakyu Cosmopolitan recently listed the Mets, Blue Jays, Yankees, Padres, White Sox, Cubs, Angels, Mariners, and Rangers […]

Isao Harimoto has passed away at the age of 86. He's the NPB all-time hit leader with 3,085 hits. He also hit 504 home runs over his career from 1959-1981. Ethnically Korean, he survived the atomic ...

Sep 3 Written By Michael L. Sküpin

Sep 3 Written By Michael L. Sküpin

The Rays have long been one of the standard bearers for small-market baseball — a near-perennial contender that has overcome bottom-of-the-barrel payrolls thanks to savvy trades and one of the best player development groups in the industry. A look through all the front offices and dugout staffs around the league will reveal dozens of execs […]

Angels owner Arte Moreno has agreed to sell the team to billionaire Stan Kroenke, owner of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, reports Sam Farmer of the L.A. Times. It’s a stunning and out-of-the-blue development. Moreno explored a sale of the Angels a few years ago but wound up pulling the team off the market. As […]

Dearborn food influencer Abraham Obeid, best known as @halalfoodjunkie, feeds fettuccini alfredo to Mohamed Alzerjawi, of Dearborn, while filming a short social media video for Paisano’s Pizza in Dear...

Like many baseball fans and writers, I find myself struggling with the MVP in some years. But can both of these statements be true: Shohei Ohtani is the best and most important player in baseball...

Makar is one of 14 NHL players ever to have won multiple Norris Trophies as the league's top defenseman.

Across MLB, some teams have begun to call pitches from the dugout, with coaches making and relaying the pitch selection instead of entrusting catchers with that responsibility

Aug 21 Written By Michael L. Sküpin

Trey Mancini's remarkable career draws to a close. MLB Trade Rumors recaps his emotional big league journey and bids farewell to a fan favorite.

Over 150 players changed teams over a jam-packed trade deadline weekend

The Tigers are calling up top outfield prospect Max Clark, reports Emily Waldon of Baseball America and Just Baseball Media. Clark, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2023 draft, currently ranks as the No. 16 prospect in the game on BA’s newly updated Top 100 list. He’s not on the 40-man roster and will […]

Skubal becomes the 53rd active pitcher with at least 1,000 strikeouts in his career.

UNLV coach Josh Pastner's viral comments suggesting potential owners "buy" his program showed there'd be no shortage of interest.

NHL news: Detroit Red Wings part ways with GM and executive VP Steve Yzerman. He's been in the team's front office since 2019. https://www.nhl.com/news/steve-yzerman-out-as-red-wings-general-manager...

Call me a sucker and a homer but I think its cool that Schwarber is leading off the NL batting order for the all-star game. Oh, plus Cristopher Sánchez is starting for the NL. Must be super cool for ...