Bob Uecker, the legendary longtime play-by-play voice of the Milwaukee Brewers and a former major-league catcher who played two years with the Philadelphia Phillies, died on Thursday, the Brewers announced. The 2003 Ford C. Frick Award winner was 90 years old. “Saying goodbye to Bob shakes us all,” the Brewers said in a statement. “He…
The Philadelphia Phillies have been relatively quiet this offseason, not making any major moves, though they have a strong team in place going into 2025. The team features stars such as Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner, Zack Wheeler, Ranger Suarez and Aaron Nola, and that nucleus should be enough for them to compete for…
Maybe the front office deserves a little more credit than they’ve been given. Just a little, though. After months of waiting, the Seattle Mariners finally signed their first major-league free agent. No, it wasn’t Alex Bregman or Pete Alonso, but they did bring some infield help aboard. They added former Padres slugger Donovan Solano this week….
After seemingly doing little for most of the offseason, the Seattle Mariners have undertaken a flurry of activity in the past week, albeit none of the moves have been exactly eye-catching. This sadly remains the case for fans, despite the club making another acquisition on Wednesday. The Mariners have acquired Blake Hunt from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange…
The San Diego Padres signed free-agent catcher Martín Maldonado on a minor-league deal, per Dennis Lin of The Athletic. Maldonado, 38, won a World Series with the Houston Astros in 2022. He recently shared last month that he didn’t want to retire just yet. Now, the veteran begins a new chapter in San Diego. The…
The San Diego Padres have a number of needs this offseason that, in an ideal world, they would like to address, including the rotation and the outfield vacancy left by Jurickson Profar’s departure; but one area they have to figure out is at catcher. Kyle Higashioka was great when pressed into duty in 2024, but his performance…
The international free-agent signing window is about to open, and once it does it could kick-start the Angels’ pursuit of a long-rumored starting pitching target. It seems like forever ago that the Angels were named as one of the favorites to sign Jack Flaherty, an impressive starter with the top-of-the-line stuff the rotation desperately needs. Yet…
This trade proposal makes little sense, yet its the Angels’ lack of strategy that leads to this type of prediction. The Sporting News’ Aaliyah Mohamed predicted that the Angels could trade Mike Trout to the Philadelphia Phillies for a pair of prospects. Before you get all up in arms, understand that there are no rumblings that this…
Roki Sasaki says “Jump!” The Dodgers and Padres say, “How high?” The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are hot on the tail of Roki Sasaki, the most exciting international prospect on the market. But only one of them can snag him. Sasaki is technically an international amateur so he can’t sign a big MLB contract. Because he’s…
Former MLB first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz only spent half of a season with the Boston Red Sox, but he’s immortalized in the city forever due to his involvement with the curse-breaking 2004 World Series championship team. After his time playing came to an end, Mientkiewicz began coaching, spending time in the organizations of the Los Angeles…
Last weekend, the Boston Globe’s Alex Speier reported that the Boston Red Sox are “interested in exploring the possibility of long-term deals” with some of their top prospects, including baseball’s No. 1 prospect – Roman Anthony. Anthony, along with Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell, is expected to make his MLB debut in 2025 and could even push for a…
The Boston Red Sox had one player reject their qualifying offer in starting pitcher Nick Pivetta, which qualified them for a compensation pick in the MLB Draft. However, according to MLB insider Jeff Passan, the Sox have yet to receive it, but it is coming. “Pivetta was saddled with a qualifying offer, which has hindered his market, but…