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Shaikin: Make starting pitchers great again? MLB isn't. This independent league will try
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (1303+ words) Pitch clocks? The robot umpires coming to the major leagues this year? The home run derby used to settle ties, as seen in last year's All-Star Game? All first tested in an independent league. Some concepts are hits. Some are…...
Dodgers go deep again by striking deal with Kyle Tucker, as much of the baseball world cries foul
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (981+ words) Using a playbook familiar to their front office, the Dodgers waited until the market for slugging outfielder Kyle Tucker dwindled before making him an offer short on duration but generous in dollars. It's a major development that caused immediate consternation…...
Commentary: Dodgers ruination of baseball continues with Kyle Tucker, and it’s a beautiful thing
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1022+ words) They cannot be serious. They cannot be stopped. Two months after winning a second consecutive World Series championship, the Dodgers have fired another destructively defiant shot across the bow of a battered baseball landscape, shredding losers and infuriating fans and…...
One last roundup for Clayton Kershaw: He'll pitch in World Baseball Classic
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (633+ words) On the eve of the Dodgers" final regular season series at Dodger Stadium, Clayton Kershaw announced his retirement. There would be one final regular season start at home, then one final regular season start at Seattle, then one final World…...
Of course Long Beach's new pro baseball team will also be known as the Regulators
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (319+ words) The official name of Long Beach's new minor league baseball team was announced Tuesday along with the name of its "alter ego: the Long Beach Regulators. Both monikers were revealed during Long Beach's State of the City address. Officially known…...
MLB free-agent reset: Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger among unsigned big names as spring training approaches
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (782+ words) Spring training is only a month away, yet an abundance of top-flight names remain on the MLB free-agent market. This is nothing out of the ordinary, but it calls for a reset of likely destinations and contract value for the…...
Davante Adams ready to be end-zone menace for Rams vs. Panthers - Los Angeles Times
1+ week, 1+ day ago (924+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C.It's only been four weeks. Three games. Time does not apparently fly for Rams star receiver Davante Adams. "It feels like it's been a year," he said. Adams, who has not played since mid-December because of a hamstring injury,…...
Angels among MLB teams that have ended their FanDuel Network deals - Los Angeles Times
1+ week, 2+ day ago (343+ words) NEW YORK'Nine Major League Baseball teams have terminated their deals with the FanDuel Sports Network to carry their local broadcasts, and Commissioner Rob Manfred said MLB is prepared to produce and distribute the telecasts. Main Street Sports Group, which operates…...
Dodgers, Brusdar Graterol reportedly agree to terms, avoid arbitration - Los Angeles Times
1+ week, 3+ day ago (329+ words) The Dodgers avoided arbitration with reliever Brusdar Graterol on Wednesday, reportedly agreeing to terms with the Venezuelan right-hander on a one-year, $2.8-million deal before Thursday's deadline to avoid an arbitration hearing. Graterol, 27, missed the 2025 season after undergoing surgery on the…...
Sign of times: Demond Williams Jr. bolts Washington despite NIL deal
1+ week, 3+ day ago (695+ words) The decision by Washington quarterback Demond Williams Jr. to enter the transfer portal shocked and angered the Huskies because only days earlier the sophomore breakout star had signed a lucrative name, image and likeness deal to remain in Seattle. Legal…...