With Spring Training on the horizon, the Marlins are hosting their annual FanFest today at LoanDepot Park. The club’s rotation was underwhelming last year outside of Eury Pérez and the since-traded Edward Cabrera, but today’s events offered updates on two key figures for 2026 in Max Meyer and Braxton Garrett. Meyer spoke to reporters about…

Goldschmidt hit .274 with 10 homers, 45 RBIs and a .731 OPS after signing a $12.5 million, one-year contract as a free agent.

Left-hander Keegan Akin lost his arbitration hearing against the Orioles, per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. He will earn $2.975MM in 2026. More to come.

We continue our trek through the line of right-handed relievers in camp this spring.

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The Orioles won their salary arbitration case against pitcher Keegan Akin, the first victory for teams this year after five decisions in favor of players.

It would appear Emmanuel Clase threw more suspicious pitches than was originally thought: Indicted Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase is accused of throwing suspicious pitches to benefit bettors in at least 48 games over two years, significantly more than was initially revealed by federal prosecutors, according to a court document filed Thursday. ESPN.com Along with Luis Ortiz: According to […]

Run it back, run it back

Terrance Gore, a dynamic baserunner whose speed impacted postseason games for the better part of a decade, has died at age 34.

1. The Maven is accepting one-worders that best describes the Rangers mess. `Let's start with "disaster." (Got better? Lemme know.)

The Phillies and reliever Lou Trivino are reuniting on a minor-league deal, according to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. The deal includes an invite to major-league Spring Training. Trivino, 34, returns to Philadelphia after spending the end of the 2025 season with them. The club signed him to a minor-league deal in early August and…

Olympics, WBC & Baseball

Gore spent eight seasons in the big leagues, making a name for himself as a baserunning specialist for the Royals during their AL pennant-winning seasons in 2014 and 2015.

While I believe that many are very satisfied with what Chaim Bloom has accomplished with his many roster moves during the offseason, we’re about to begin the 2026 season with some fear and trepidation about how competitive or not the St. Louis Cardinals will be. Knowing what we know now, what do you think the […]

The Dodgers announced their minor league coaching staffs on Thursday, with two recently-retired MLB players joining the ranks.  David Dahl is joining the Triple-A Oklahoma City staff as an outfield coach and assistant hitting coach, while Michael Hermosillo will be an outfield and baserunning coach for the high-A ball Great Lakes Loons. In Hermosillo’s case,…

Rest in peace

For Royals fans, Gore represents a connection to an era where the team made consecutive World Series and won a championship.

For Royals fans, Gore represents a connection to an era where the team made consecutive World Series and won a championship.

Gore had an unusual major-league career, appearing primarily as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement.

Gore had an unusual major-league career, appearing primarily as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement.

The Rockies signed outfielder Conner Capel to a minors deal, as per Capel’s MLB.com profile page.  The contract apparently doesn’t include an invitation to Colorado’s big league Spring Training camp, as the Rockies already announced their list of spring invites earlier this week. Capel spent the 2025 season with the Braves’ Triple-A affiliate, hitting .234/.314/.360…

Time to round out the top 10!

Gore had an unusual major-league career, appearing primarily as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement.

Not that Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman make a bad double play combo to anchor your infield, but didn’t the A’s go into the off-season with different goals than their current outcomes? What is the method behind the madness? The A’s off-season shopping list started with the rotation, where the team was statistically among the […]

One reliever became an All-Star, the other did not