The Women’s Pro Baseball League will play its inaugural season at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois. The WPBL plans to begin play on Aug. 1. The Women’s Baseball World Cup is being held in Rockford — about three hours north of Springfield — from July 22-26. Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Boston…
If a team is looking for power, third baseman Eugenio Suarez fits the bill and then some. Last season, which Suarez split between the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks, he uncorked 49 home runs and posted a .526 slugging percentage. Suarez would be a great fit in Seattle for the foreseeable future, as the 34-year-old…
Cole Hamels, Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp are among 12 newcomers on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, and Carlos Beltrán heads 15 holdovers after falling 19 votes shy in 2025 balloting. Howie Kendrick, Daniel Murphy and Rick Porcello also are among the first-time eligibles, joined by Shin-Soo Choo, Edwin Encarnación, Gio González,…
All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker is the top free agent in this year’s class, but that seemed like a foregone conclusion once Blue Jays’ slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. signed a 14-year, $500 million contract extension back in April. Tucker has earned that honor — and, soon, hundreds of millions of dollars — not necessarily for just…
How could arguably the best starting pitcher in MLB be available in a trade? With now-two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal one year away from free agency and the superstar left-hander and the Detroit Tigers reportedly having a nine-figure gap in extension talks, there’s an at least greater-than-zero percent chance that a trade could…
So, does Paul Skenes want to play for the New York Yankees? A Wednesday report from NJ.com detailed how a player on the Pittsburgh Pirates – who is, of course, teammates with Skenes – said that the superstar right-hander is “hoping for a trade” and has repeatedly expressed wanting “to play for the Yankees.” The…
In September, McAllen, Texas teen Ximena was recognized as Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s 2025-2026 National Youth of the Year. This puts her in a spokesperson role for millions of Club Kids, won her a $50,000 scholarship to help support her as her life after high school begins, as well as a brand-new car…
Eyeing a World Series title? Want to make a postseason push? Just field a competitive team? Every MLB team is going to want to address some roster questions in the offseason. Let’s take stock of all 30 teams, going by division, and what’s the main issue they’ll want to address with free agency in full…
Cleveland Guardians star pitcher Emmanuel Clase was arrested Thursday at John F. Kennedy Airport on charges accusing him of taking bribes to help gamblers win bets on his pitches. Clase, 27, was taken into custody after arriving on a morning flight from his native Dominican Republic, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. The three-time All-Star…
The family of the late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler is exploring the possibility of selling the franchise. The Padres announced the Seidler family’s decision to examine a sale Thursday. The club has hired BDT & MSD Partners, which served as an adviser on similar discussions in recent years to MLB’s Chicago White Sox…
