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LOS ANGELES — The good news for the Angels is that a much-needed five-day All-Star break begins for them on Sunday. But the bad news is they’ve been in a tailspin to end the first half, as their 11-4 loss to the Dodgers in the Freeway Series opener on Friday night at Dodger Stadium was […]
CLEVELAND — As much as Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase was looking forward to striking out the side in his second consecutive All-Star appearance, the hurler will now have to wait to see if he’ll be named to the Midsummer Classic in 2024 to get the chance. The Guardians announced on Friday that Clase will be […]
CLEVELAND — As much as Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase was looking forward to striking out the side in his second consecutive All-Star appearance, the hurler will now have to wait to see if he’ll be named to the Midsummer Classic in 2024 to get the chance. The Guardians announced on Friday that Clase will be […]
On the latest Ballpark Dimensions Podcast, Matt Meyers and Mike Petriello discuss Shohei Ohtani‘s chances of breaking the AL home run record Aaron Judge set in 2022, how the Orioles could improve at the Trade Deadline and the players leading MLB’s stolen base surge. Below is a look at the key topics they touched on this […]
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 […]
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 […]
SAN DIEGO — The Angels headed south to San Diego for a three-game series hoping to build some momentum heading into the All-Star break. Instead, things simply went south for the Angels in several ways in a disheartening three-game sweep at the hands of the Padres capped by a 5-3 loss in the series finale […]
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, […]
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 […]
SAN DIEGO — It was a Fourth of July to forget for the Angels. It started with Mike Trout getting diagnosed with a left hamate fracture that will keep him out four to eight weeks. Then Anthony Rendon left the game in the fourth inning with a left shin bruise after fouling a ball off […]