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Here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day: 1. Red Sox roster moves incoming: The Red Sox are nearing a deal with first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, who was designated for assignment by the Nationals last week. Once that deal is finalized, the Red Sox will need to make corresponding moves in …

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The New York Yankees have won the David Bednar sweepstakes. The closer was acquired by the Yankees in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Thursday. The Yankees were one of several teams linked to Bednar, including the Texas Rangers. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported that top catching prospect Rafael Flores plus two other players are …

A recent uptick in production was not enough to keep the Padres from trying to upgrade at the catcher position. The team on Thursday acquired Freddy Fermin from the Royals in exchange for starting pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek. The move came hours after the Padres got starting pitcher JP Sears and closer Mason Miller from the A’s for …

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Once upon a time, it was easy to guess what could mess up the Guardians’ playoff hopes. Injuries to key players. Guys not hitting. The bullpen regressing to being only above average after the epic 2024 season. But gambling? I’ve been covering baseball since what seems like a few years after the 1919 Black Sox scandal, but …

The MLB trade deadline is just a week away, with the clock running out at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 31st. I thought I would help us prepare for that moment by creating a little cheatsheet of starting pitchers who could be moved at the deadline, and others who might find themselves in starting roles after teammates leave town. …

The Dodgers‘ recently slumping offense was better Saturday night. But for a team that has struggled to gain traction and string together wins for almost a month, even a seven-run, 10-hit performance wasn’t quite enough. Advertisement In an 8-7 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Dodgers put a badly needed crooked number on the board early, scoring four runs in …

The Dodgers’ recently slumping offense was better Saturday night. But for a team that has struggled to gain traction and string together wins for almost a month, even a seven-run, 10-hit performance wasn’t quite enough. In an 8-7 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Dodgers put a badly-needed crooked number on the board early, scoring four runs in the bottom …

Atlanta CNN  —  The hottest topic in Atlanta ahead of Tuesday’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game isn’t a player, a coach or a manager. It’s not even human. For the first time, the midsummer classic is going to be using automated technology to allow pitchers, catchers and batters to challenge balls and strikes – a system that’s been in use …

Maybe it’s from watching Moneyball too often. But the tendency is to look at drafts now and figure out a team’s strategy. In the case of the Rangers, it seems to be kind of a novel approach: Take the hurt pitchers. Well, that’s not quite the way they would put it, but they do seem to see some level of …