After parts of 13 seasons in the big leagues, Kyle Gibson is retiring. The longtime MLB starter announced the news on the Serving It Up show this afternoon. Gibson, 37, has been a free agent since he opted out of a minor league contract with the Rays last month. The veteran righty had pitched very well over four Triple-A starts, but …
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MLB just lost a reliable starting pitcher to retirement. After 13 seasons in the big leagues, 37-year-old Kyle Gibson announced his retirement on Thursday’s episode of the “Serving it Up” podcast, adding that he made the decision “a couple weeks ago.” “It’s been exciting being home and exciting kind of turning the page to a new chapter,” Gibson said. “I’ve …
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After the first-ever “swing-off” brought pizzazz to the finish of Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game, it seems inevitable the concept will be used for regular-season games. It shouldn’t be. It has a fatal flaw. The “swing-off” uses non-major-leaguers to help determine the result of MLB games, namely the batting-practice pitchers. Teams would look far and wide to find those proficient at …
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A lot of people tuned in to watch Tuesday’s historic MLB All-Star Game. Fox Sports announced Wednesday that the Midsummer Classic drew 7.2 million viewers, which meant the event continued “its reign as the most-watched All-Star event in sports.” By comparison, approximately 4.7 million people watched the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. The 2025 Pro Bowl Games drew the same viewership …
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In desperate need of help at second base as they try to fight their way back into the American League wild-card race, the Kansas City Royals are acquiring veteran infielder Adam Frazier. Per Robert Murray of FanSided, the Pittsburgh Pirates are trading Frazier to the Royals in exchange for minor-league infielder Cam Devanney. Second base has been a black hole for …
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Jul 16, 2025, 07:22 PM ET NEW YORK — The MLB All-Star Game — which featured the event’s first swing-off to determine the winner — averaged 7,185,000 viewers Tuesday night on Fox, according to Nielsen. It was Fox’s most-watched telecast since the Super Bowl and the network’s best audience for a Tuesday night since last year’s Game 4 of the …
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ATLANTA — What if you went to an All-Star Game and a penalty-kick home-run shootout broke out? Welcome to the 2025 MLB All-Star Game — a game in which the world turned upside-down, the guy who threw the last pitch was a coach, the hitter who took the last swing wasn’t even wearing a cap and the MVP was a …
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The National League bested the American League Tuesday night at Truist Park in Atlanta in one of the most entertaining All-Star Games in quite some time. The AL erased a 6-0 deficit in the final three innings, putting them in position for what would have been the largest comeback win in All-Star Game history, but the NL prevailed in the …
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Kyle Schwarber has played in Game 7 of the World Series, and homered for the United States in the World Baseball Classic. But he had never walked up to the plate in an All-Star Game swing-off. No one had. “That’s kind of like the baseball version of a shootout,” he said after homering on all three of his swings, going …
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The 2025 MLB Draft is now finished, which means it is time to take a closer look at the Braves 2025 draft class. This 21 man class, thanks to the comp pick received for Max Fried signing with the Yankees, is now complete and represents a very different looking draft than what the Braves have had in recent years. The …
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