The 2020 MLB Postseason is just eight days away, and the San Diego Padres are the second team from the National League to clinch a playoff berth. The Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 7-4 Sunday night to clinch. Who led the Padres to the playoffs? In just his second year …
Read More »MLB trade deadline: Clevinger to Padres dominates headlines
Despite the shortened season, MLB retained some normalcy on Monday. The league’s Aug. 31 trade deadline came and went at 4 p.m. Eastern as per usual. Due to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding it, the deadline could have been a quiet one. However, several teams made noise with some splashy deals. …
Read More »Former Gator David Ross Talks MLB Season Hopes as New Cubs Manager
On October 24, 2019, the Chicago Cubs hired former Florida Gator David Ross as their manager. Ross replaced skipper Joe Maddon and signed him to a three-year contract. Hopes for a Return to the Diamond Ross’s first year taking on a managerial role has come to a halt due to …
Read More »New Managers for Padres and Royals Try to Turn Franchises Around
As is the case after most MLB seasons, there’s a high turnover at the managerial position. For now, eight teams will have new managers at the start of next season. The hope is the new hires will lead to success. Two struggling franchises, the Kansas City Royals and San Diego …
Read More »Farewell and till next year St. Louis Cardinals
The light at the end of the tunnel has turned to black and a farewell has been said to the Cardinals. Last night, the St. Louis Cardinals came up short ending their season in the NL Championship Series to the Washington Nationals. Congratulations @Nationals on a hard-fought series! pic.twitter.com/QXnVLj0ya1 — …
Read More »Dodgers Lead the Charge in the National League Pennant Race
The Midsummer Classic is over and it’s time for teams to resume play for the second half. The National League has a few close races in each division and there’s a lot of games left for a shift to occur. There are some teams in the NL that look like …
Read More »Keeping up with the Rays and the Marlins
Rays kick off series with Twins tonight Two of the most talented teams in the AL will matchup for the start of a new series. The Tampa Bay Rays will host the Minnesota Twins for a four-game clash at Tropicana field tonight, Thursday, May 30th, at 7:10. The last time …
Read More »Padres Ink Manny Machado To Historic 10-Year, $300 Million Deal
Manny Machado earned himself a nice payday yesterday after signing to the largest free agent contract in American sports history. The San Diego Padres once again are spending a lot during free agency. This offseason Machado signed to a 10- year $3oo million while Padres’ first-baseman, Eric Hosmer, signed last …
Read More »Former Gator Mike Zunino Traded to Tampa Bay
The Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a trade just a few short weeks after the conclusion of the season. Seattle is sending Mike Zunino, Guillermo Heredia and Michael Plassmeyer to Tampa Bay for Mallex Smith and Jake Fraley. Source confirms #Rays are in agreement with #Mariners on …
Read More »Braves Look to Build Off Exciting 2018 Season
After surpassing all expectations in 2018, the Atlanta Braves cinderella story of a season came to an end after the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated them in four games of the National League Division Series. Thanks to young stars such as Ronald Acuna and Ozzie Albies, the Braves were able to …
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