Major League Baseball still has some coveted free agents left on the market, as pitchers and catchers are set to report. With MLB set to commence its season on March 28, it’s rather interesting on why the market still has top talent available. It’s been a slow offseason, and given …
Read More »2024 Baseball Hall of Fame Class Announced
The 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame class was announced Tuesday night. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America elected Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer. In addition, the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee elected Jim Leyland. Voting Results Adrián Beltré led all eligible players in voting. Out of 385 ballots, Beltré received …
Read More »Owners Approve Athletics Move to Vegas
The Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas, Nevada, was approved by a unanimous vote of Major League Baseball’s owners Thursday. https://twitter.com/Athletics/status/1725401159022911840 The move, which is anticipated for the 2028 season, will be the third in franchise history. The nine-time world champions moved from Philadelphia to Kansas City for the 1955 …
Read More »Cubs, Mets Hire New Managers on First Day of MLB Free Agency
With MLB free agency officially beginning Nov. 6, two division rivals wasted no time hiring new managers. The Chicago Cubs made a shocking move Monday in hiring former Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell. Around the same time, it was also announced the New York Mets would be hiring former New …
Read More »Former Gator Jacob Young Talks Recent Move to MLB
Former Gators baseball outfielder Jacob Young was drafted by the Washington Nationals in 2021 and was called up to the majors in August. Young discussed his experiences in the MLB so far on Sports Scene. https://twitter.com/Nationals/status/1695501793478762750 From High-A to the Major Leagues The news about Young’s promotion to the majors …
Read More »Texas Rangers Win First World Series Title
The Texas Rangers closed out the MLB postseason with their first World Series title in franchise history after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5 on Wednesday night. The final score of the final game was 5-0. This makes the Rangers have an 11-0 record on the road in the …
Read More »World Series Heads to Arizona for Game 3
The 2023 World Series continues tonight with Game 3. The Diamondbacks will start their three-game home stretch against the Rangers at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Arizona and Texas are tied in the series, 1-1. Texas Takes Game 1 In Game 1, the Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-5. …
Read More »Rangers Face Diamondbacks in 2023 World Series
The Texas Rangers will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2023 World Series. For both teams, making it this far would have looked very surprising just two seasons ago. In the 2021 MLB regular season, Arizona finished tied for the most losses in baseball with 110. Meanwhile, Texas finished …
Read More »Diamondbacks Head to World Series; Beat Phillies 4-2 in Game 7
When the whole baseball world thought it would be Astros vs Phillies part two, the Diamondbacks said think again. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!? THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS ARE HEADED TO THE WORLD SERIES!!! pic.twitter.com/hMpSHazJKK — Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) October 25, 2023 On Tuesday night, the Arizona Diamondbacks knocked the Philadelphia Phillies …
Read More »Arizona Diamondbacks Defeat Philadelphia Phillies to Tie the NLCS
In the sixth game of the National League Championship Series, The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 Monday night. With the win, Arizona tied the series 3-3 and is eyeing a game seven for a spot in the World Series. Setting up a Game 7 to go to the …
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