Andrés Giménez, the No. 9 batter in the Toronto Blue Jays lineup, came to bat for the last time in the bottom of the 9th with two outs and runners on second and third. Rather than send his team to a shocking home-opening defeat, the shortstop laced a groundball up the middle on a 1-1…
The Washington Nationals are not expected by many to contend for a postseason berth this season. But after a 10-4 clubbing of the Chicago Cubs on the road, the Nats, at least for one game out of 162, can shout, “How about that?!” to the naysayers. The win is the first for Washington on Opening…
In 2019, the Washington Nationals completed the improbable of bringing to Washington D.C. its first World Series championship. It was an incredible story and there had to be some belief that the franchise’s future was bright and rosy. However, six consecutive losing seasons later, the Nats find themselves firmly entrenched in the bottom tier of…
The Colorado Rockies don’t stand a puncher’s chance to claim a World Series title. I know, a very controversial take, but still a statement that has to be put out there. A run at the postseason seems unlikely as well. While their offseason moves addressed woes in the pitching staff and overall depth, it will…
The Athletics’ 2025 season was marked by significant improvement. So much so that they were able to win more games in a season since 2021. While the team formerly residing in Oakland only won 76 games, it could be a sign of things to come. A reason to be bullish on this team mainly rests…
At the conclusion of the 2025 season and entering this past offseason, the Baltimore Orioles recognized they were bereft of star talent. Adley Rutschman, when healthy, is one of the better-hitting catchers in the league. Ditto for Gunnar Henderson for shortstops and Trevor Rogers for starting pitchers. But it was clear that the team needed…
The Tampa Bay Rays had a tough 2025 season, finishing at 77-85. That record was only good for fourth place in a difficult American League East division and left the team without a postseason berth. Tampa Bay has missed the playoffs in each of the past two seasons and is a shell of the 2023…
One game. The Toronto Blue Jays were just a mere game away from basking in World Series championship glory last season. However, it was not meant to be as the Los Angeles Dodgers downed the American League representatives in Game 7 of the Fall Classic. It would have been the ball club’s first World Series…
Against the toughest opponent it has faced and the most talented foe it will play in the World Baseball Classic, Team USA rose to the occasion to bounce the Dominican Republic, 2-1, in the semifinals. The United States just needed two bases-empty home runs, one by Gunnar Henderson and the other by Roman Anthony, and…
Team USA can breathe a heavy sigh of relief after stymying Canada’s comeback attempt, 5-3, in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals. The Americans had as big as a 5-0 lead entering the bottom half of the sixth inning before the Canadians started to make things interesting. However, the United States bullpen was electric from the…