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LOS ANGELES — Roansy Contreras has been in need of a reset for quite some time. This appears to be just that. Contreras was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis prior to the Pirates’ series finale against the Dodgers on Thursday, a move likely designed to allow the 23-year-old to rediscover the form he exhibited earlier this season […]
The 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game is set for Saturday, July 8, at 7 p.m. ET at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park, where 50 of the game’s top Minor Leaguers will take the field together for the 24th edition of baseball’s greatest prospect showcase. How to watchThe seven-inning game will air exclusively on Peacock and SiriusXM. MLB […]
When we decided what the mock Draft schedule would be earlier this spring, I got excited because I knew I’d get to use one of my favorite words for the whole draft projection process. So, without further ado, welcome to my penultimate mock of the first round of the 2023 Draft. Here’s where things stand […]
With a class booming with high-profile talent, the Draft is coming to the Emerald City. For three days beginning Sunday, the Major League Baseball Draft hits Seattle. Here is everything you need to know. Broadcast and Logistical Details For the third straight year, the Draft will be part of All-Star Week. Sunday’s action begins at […]
The Dodgers had mixed success in the first three years of the Draft, sandwiching lackluster efforts in 1965 and 1967 around finding three All-Stars (Charlie Hough, Bill Russell, Billy Grabarkewitz) and a Rookie of the Year (Ted Sizemore) in 1966. Los Angeles slid from a World Series championship to an eighth-place finish during that time, […]
This story was excerpted from Justice delos Santos’ Pirates Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. So, who’s it going to be? Dylan Crews or Paul Skenes? It is expected that Crews and Skenes will go first or second overall, in some order. However, […]
The Draft is the best and most cost-effective way to procure and control talent. It’s virtually impossible to compete for postseason berths and World Series championships without identifying, selecting and signing future stars. With that in mind, we take a look at each team’s biggest Draft success in the last decade. Not surprisingly, 18 of […]
LOS ANGELES — For the majority of Tuesday evening at Chavez Ravine, fireworks were intermittently fired on and off somewhere in the Dodger Stadium parking lot. A boom here, a blast there. As the evening progressed, as day officially gave way to night, the quality and quantity of the explosives amplified. By the ninth inning, […]
David Bednar has been named an All-Star for the second time in his career, slated to take the place of Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw, who went on the injured list on Monday. This marks the first time the Pirates have sent at least two pitchers to the All-Star Game since 2015 when Mark Melancon, Gerrit […]
Getting the chance to start the All-Star Game is one of the highest honors a pitcher can receive. As usual, there are several deserving candidates in both leagues, so we asked five MLB.com writers to pick, draft-style, the aces they’d like to see get the starting assignment this year. (Our panelists were limited to pitchers […]