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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 4: Shohei Ohtani #17, Freddie Freeman #5 and Yoshinobu Yamamoto #18 of the Los Angeles Dodgers look on from the dugout during the ninth inning against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium on September 4, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the final stretch of their push to get to the end of the season, and while they are winning much more as of late, they have to do the

On this day 43 years ago, White Sox Triple-A affiliate the Denver Bears swept their way to the American Association title. (By the way, that’s Oklahoma City’s Mike Jirschele, current Sox third base coach Justin’s dad, making an unsuccessful tag of Denver’s Jim Smith.) | Denver Post via Getty Images 1927With a 11-1 loss in the nightcap of a doubleheader in Washington, the White Sox began a 12-game losing streak, which remains tied for the fifth-longest in franchise history. The South Siders came

DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 6: Thomas Saggese #25 of the St. Louis Cardinals bats in the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on September 6, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Bullpen is not a problem long-termI think most of you know this, but the bullpen is a 2026 specific problem. That isn’t to say that the Cardinals shouldn’t try to improve it in 2027, that isn’t to say they shouldn’t make changes. But bullpen doesn’t really

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 8: Mike Krukow of the San Francisco Giants at the Wall of Fame ceremony at Oracle Park on August 8, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Godofredo Vásquez/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images) | Getty Images Good morning, baseball fans!My life has been in shambles for the past few months, between my day job, life, and the dumpster fire that is both reality and the San Francisco Giants 2026 season I’m just flying at the speed of light and trying to hold on.

Jun 6, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; General view of a sunset during the game between the Milwaukee Brewers against the Colorado Rockiesat Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The Colorado Rockies only have 17 games left in the 2026 season. If they played football that would constitute an entire season. Instead, because they play the marathon that is baseball, these final 17 games may seem inconsequential. It’s true that the Rockies are elimina

Well, Foster Griffin did not show why the Guardians got him last night. After a disastrous, eight run, third inning the Guardians fell too far behind the Orioles to be able to rally a comeback. The Guardians fell 5-9 to the Orioles. At least Chase DeLauter hit a home run in his first game back.Uh, yeah. Welcome back, Chase DeLauter.#GuardsBallpic.twitter.com/hfJEyXx3WF— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) September 9, 2026Thankfully both the Blue Jays and the Rangers also lost, keeping the Guard

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - SEPTEMBER 9: Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals throws the Arizona Diamondbacks runner out at first during the seventh inning at Kauffman Stadium on September 9, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images) | Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. hit his 18th homer last night, which was the difference in a 5-2 win over the DiamondbacksIn the fifth inning, D-backs reliever Michael Soroka left a 94.9 mph sinker over the heart of the plate in a tie game.

Today’s ReflectionsThe gripes are legitimate. But there has to be something positive out of these last two days of back-to-back 4-3 losses, and losing the year-long series to the Brewers.That is — for these two games, the Cubs proved they can hang with the Brewers. The Team Up North was taken to the brink of defeat each time, with the same Achilles heel occurring against the Cubs.In both games, the team had taken the lead TWICE against the mighty Brewers, only to come up short at the latest poin

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 30: Ranger Suarez #55 of the Boston Red Sox in action during the game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on August 30, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Bernstein/Getty Images) | Getty Images Yesterday, the Red Sox made what I consider to be a rather significant announcement in setting up their rotation for the upcoming weekend series against Kansas City:Red Sox rotation versus the Royals this weekend…* Friday: Sonny Gray* Saturday: Ranger Suarez* Sund

Chicago Cubs All-Star center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong returned to Harvard-Westlake's baseball field with his parents last January. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)Pete Crow-Armstrong has burst on to the sports scene with a season for the Chicago Cubs so stunningly good that he might be the MVP in the National League.Pete Crow-Armstrong clubs home run No. 41! pic.twitter.com/NuuQsYyWDO— MLB (@MLB) September 7, 2026Having played high school baseball at Harvard-Westlake, he was a 2020 f

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders:W, 4-1 (7) at Rochester Red Wings — all tied up again atop the International League standingsLF Jarred Kelenic 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 SBSS Max Schuemann 1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K — Volpe was scheduled to play short before the Jazz injury newsC J.C. Escarra 2-32B Marco Luciano 0-2, 1 BB, 1 KDH Yanquiel Fernández 0-33B Tyler Hardman 0-3, 2 K — inserted into the lineup after Schuemann shifted over to short1B Ernesto Martinez Jr. 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SBRF Kenedy Corona

BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 09: Pete Alonso #25 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates with Coby Mayo #16 after the game against the Cleveland Guardians at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 9, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) | Getty Images Hello, friends.The Orioles yet linger, never quite doing enough to fully drop out of the picture and never quite doing enough to remain in the inner reaches of the race either. Wednesday’s 9-5 win over the Guardians meant t

Sep 9, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber (12) celebrates with shortstop Trea Turner (7) after hitting a grand slam home run against the Houston Astros during the sixth inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Well, last night was certainly one of the weirdest Phillies wins of the season. It appeared at times as though both teams were actively trying to lose through the

MILWAUKEE, WI - SEPTEMBER 08: Luis Lara #18 of the Milwaukee Brewers salutes the crowd after defeating the Chicago Cubs at American Family Field on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Kylie Bridenhagen/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images On Tuesday night, the Brewers pulled together another come-from-behind victory, this one in dramatic fashion, and they then completed a sweep of the Cubs on Wednesday evening. With the sweep, the magic number to c

BALTIMORE – This time, they don’t need a miracle. Just a semblance of consistency.This time, the Cleveland Guardians aren’t 15 ½ games out of first place 90 games into the season, or 12 ½ back on Aug. 25, or 11 out on Sept. 4 before a stunning 19-4 finish claimed the American League Central title on the final day of the season.Yet so much is similar.These Guardians entered play Wednesday, Sept. 9 with a 74-72 – nearly identical to the 74-71 mark they sported one year ago. A youthful core somehow

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Luis Garcia Jr. (R) #26 of the New York Yankees celebrates with teammate George Lombard Jr after hitting a home run in the second inning against the Colorado Rockies at Yankee Stadium on September 09, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Yankees have had a decent start to September, winning five of the seven games they’ve played thus far as they secured series wins over the Angels and Rockies while losing a series on the

Toledo Mud Hens 7, Iowa Cubs 3 (box) River Ryan’s debut in the Tigers organization went well, and the Hens won pretty comfortably on Wednesday.Ryan is working back from a right hamstring injury that he aggravated in trying to return with the Dodgers too soon. So the Tigers have understandably taken their sweet time getting him back on the mound. He only went two innings this one, but he proved the stuff is as electric as ever. He allowed two soft hits, at least one of which should have been an o

Isao Harimoto was named the Pacific League MVP in 1962 [Getty Images]Korean-Japanese baseball legend Isao Harimoto, who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, has died in Tokyo at the age of 86.Harimoto, known as the Hit Machine, recorded the most hits in Japanese baseball history - with 3,085 hits during his 23-season caree. He is the only player in Nippon Professional Baseball League (NPB) history to reach 3,000 hits.He also hit 504 home runs and stole 319 bases, making him the only player

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 6: Paul Skenes #30 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches in the first inning during the game against the Los Angeles Angels at PNC Park on September 6, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) | Getty Images In 2025, The Pittsburgh Pirates had the third-worst record in the National League at 71-91. They were only behind the Washington nationals and the Colorado Rockies who had the worst record in baseball. In 2026, the Pirates surpass

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees smiles before the game against the Colorado Rockies at Yankee Stadium on September 8, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Athletic | Ken Rosenthal ($): Even though his October reputation isn’t the best, the Yankees need a healthy Aaron Judge if they’re going to make any noise in the playoffs. In order to do that, the Yankees have to be careful with Judge, who skipped a rehab a