With the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby being held at Truist Park in Atlanta, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Braves’ Matt Olson get a bit of a boost from the home fans and home ballpark. The 10-year veteran is among the eight contestants for this year’s contest. Olson has been solid at the plate this season, batting .263 …
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The Yankees have claimed right-hander Rico Garcia off waivers from the Mets, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. The Mets designated Garcia for assignment last week. The Yankees had an open 40-man spot. Garcia is out of options, so they will need to open an active roster spot for him. Garcia, 31, signed a minor league deal with the Mets in …
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Day 2 of the Draft looks a little different. This time around, we’re going to finish the whole thing. After Day 1 brought 105 picks, today we’re covering Rounds 4-20 to complete the 2025 MLB Draft. Day 2 is live right now, streaming on MLB.com, MLB.TV and in the video player atop this story. As always, there’s still tons of …
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ATLANTA — With the first day of the MLB Draft behind us, let’s assess what stood out. From teams to players to positions to the venue, here are my biggest winners and losers after the first three rounds on Sunday. Winners 1. The Orioles The Orioles were the clear winners of Day 1 by virtue of having six picks among …
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Ethan Holliday, a high school slugger with a remarkable baseball pedigree, is headed to the Rockies. The club selected the left-handed hitter with the fourth overall pick of the Major League Baseball draft on Sunday. He’s the son of former Rockies slugger Matt Holliday, who was the cornerstone of Colorado’s only World Series team in 2007. Ethan was born on …
Read More »ATLANTA (AP) — The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft in a selection seen by some as a surprise. The 17-year-old Willits is the youngest player taken No. 1 overall since Ken Griffey Jr. with Seattle in 1987. He’s the son of ex-big …
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ATLANTA — The name was a surprise, but the pick should not have been. The bromide about teams picking the best available player rather than drafting for need does not apply to the Angels, at least not in the Perry Minasian era. The Angels’ front office must try to win now, with an ownership that does not believe in rebuilding, and without …
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Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Pearson and the Sox put to rest any notions of their reluctance to select pitchers on Sunday night. The team used its first-round pick to nab 20-year-old Oklahoma righthander Kyson Witherspoon, viewed by some as the top college righthander in this year’s class. …
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Gage Wood, a right-handed pitcher out of the University of Arkansas, is the Phillies’ selection at 26th overall in the 2025 MLB Draft. The 21-year-old only has a combined 13 starts in college over the past two years, going 4-1 with a 3.82 ERA across 37.2 innings pitched this past season. But he brings some good velocity with a mid-high-90s …
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Tyler Bremner drafted No. 2 by Angels in 2025 MLB Draft \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Bremner possesses an impressive fastball — a strong heater with ride that touches 98 mph — but the righty’s changeup is his best pitch. MLB Pipeline gave the offspeed offering a 65 grade on the 20-to-80 scale, with some scouts grading it as high as 70, thanks to its …
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