After scoring 23 points in 23 minutes on Friday, Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis expressed hope that he might be available for tonight’s game against Atlanta, writes Brian Robb of MassLive. Porzingis is officially listed as questionable, but if he’s able to take the court, it would mark his first back-to-back since returning from offseason surgery. “I believe so,” Porzingis responded…
Christopher Creveling-USA TODAY Sports The Miami Heat officially named big man Bam Adebayo their new team captain in 2023 as they began to navigate life without veteran big man Udonis Haslem as an active player. The decision to give the honor to Adebayo was seemingly a popular one within the organization, but to veteran forward Jimmy…
The Seattle Mariners have bolstered their bullpen depth by signing hard-throwing right-hander Shintaro Fujinami to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training. Fujinami, who turns 31 in April, brings a mix of untapped potential and previous struggles to the Mariners’ pitching staff. “Shintaro Fujinami and the Mariners have agreed on a contract, sources say. Minor league deal…
The Houston Astros have set their initial roster as they prepare for spring training in West Palm Beach, Fla., next month. The Houston Astros released their first roster for spring training next month in West Palm Beach, Fla., which starts next month. There were 63 players on the roster — the 40 on the team’s 40-man roster…
A star free agent from the Houston Astros could fill a void for the New York Mets. It has been a very busy offseason for the Houston Astros with plenty of new faces coming in and some old faces either leaving or expected to depart. After losing to the Detroit Tigers in the American League Wild Card round, there…
If the Seattle Mariners need to reinforce their bullpen like they did in 2024, they might have found their Rick Vaughn in an under-the-radar Japanese pitcher. Though the wounds are still raw from the Roki Sasaki news, hear us out. On Friday, Jon Morosi announced that Shintaro Fujinami agreed to a minor-league contract with the Mariners. Before signing…
The Astros won this trade. On Friday, the Cleveland Guardians and Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a trade involving former Houston Astros outfielder Myles Straw. Straw was sent to Toronto in the deal, proving that Houston, who previously traded Straw to Cleveland, won their deal with the Guardians. “The Guardians gave up two and a…
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The Boston Red Sox simply couldn’t afford to keep haggling with superstar outfielder Jarren Duran. Coming off his breakout season in which Duran won All-Star Game Most Valuable Player honors and finished eighth in American League MVP voting, the Red Sox were set to take Duran to arbitration over an unreasonably small amount of money….
The Boston Red Sox signed Austin Adams earlier this season, giving them their first former Athletics relief pitcher, and this week they also agreed to a minor-league deal with left-hander Sean Newcomb. The deal comes with an invite to spring training. Newcomb has been around. Originally selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the first…
The Boston Red Sox have had second base be on lease to multiple players after losing their franchise second basemen in Dustin Pedroia years ago. However, that void may be filled with this new prospect. According to MLB Pipeline, Red Sox no.2 overall prospect Kristian Campbell is the best second basemen prospect in the Minor Leagues. This past…
The Boston Red Sox have been looking for a right-handed bat for a while now, preferably for the DH or second base positions. However, in this proposed trade by Play Tessie, this would add a righty bat to a position that definitely needs some depth for the Sox: catcher. The trade would look like this: Boston Red Sox…