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Worst MLB record ever? White Sox open with historically low win total and comical futures odds

Longtime Chicago White Sox announcer Hawk Harrelson used to have a saying along the lines of “You win 60 games, you lose 60 games, it’s what you do with the other 42 that matters.” The 2024 White Sox proved that saying wrong — emphatically. On BetMGM, the White Sox’s win total line is at 49.5 — the lowest in the …

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3 days, 20 hours ago

Michael Soroka and the Washington Nationals agree to a $9 million contract for the 2025 season

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Right-hander Michael Soroka agreed to a $9 million contract for the 2025 season with the Washington Nationals, who are in need of pitching as their rebuild continues and hope the 2019 NL All-Star can show the form he displayed before a pair of significant leg injuries. The 27-year-old Soroka went 0-10 with a 4.74 ERA in 79 2/3 …

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6 days, 18 hours ago

Luis Castillo to Red Sox? Suggesting MLB trades, signings to bolster 6 would-be contenders

New York Times

We’ve already seen big swings this offseason from some of the big-market teams: The Mets won the Juan Soto sweepstakes, the Yankees reeled in Max Fried, the Dodgers nabbed Blake Snell, the Giants signed Willy Adames, the Red Sox traded for Garrett Crochet and the Cubs dealt for Kyle Tucker. Reds — Acquire CF Luis Robert Jr. in trade with …

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1 week ago

Mets went wild for Juan Soto: Why a measured approach might come next

New York Times

After signing Juan Soto to the richest contract in sports history, people familiar with the New York Mets’ thinking about filling roster holes said the club plans to act “aggressively yet smart.” Such phrasing suggests the Mets will take their shots with some of the talent available on the market but may want to avoid being tied to another long …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Boston acquires catcher from Yankees after giving up a top prospect to get All-Star lefty Crochet

Associated Press

DALLAS — The Boston Red Sox acquired catcher Carlos Narváez from the New York Yankees on Wednesday in exchange for minor league pitcher Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz and international signing bonus pool money. Boston made the rare deal with its AL East rival after earlier in the day during the winter meetings sending top catching prospect Kyle Teel to the White Sox. …

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All-Star left-hander Garrett Crochet acquired by Red Sox from White Sox for prospects

Associated Press

DALLAS — Garrett Crochet was acquired by the Boston Red Sox from the White Sox on Wednesday for four prospects, giving Chicago a better deal for the All-Star left-hander than available at the trade deadline in July. 1 starter in Garrett, left-handed, ton of swing and miss, you know, massive strikeouts and feel like the best is still in front …

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1 week, 5 days ago

OF Mike Tauchman joins the Chicago White Sox with $1.95 million, 1-year contract

Associated Press

DALLAS — Mike Tauchman is switching sides in Chicago. Chicago announced a $1.95 million, one-year contract for the outfielder on Wednesday. “Just one of those guys that you can depend on every day.” Tauchman joins a White Sox team that went 41-121 this year and broke the post-1900 major league record for losses in a season. The rebuilding franchise also …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Blue Jays, Dodgers and Red Sox among losing bidders for Juan Soto

Associated Press

DALLAS — The Toronto Blue Jays lost out on Juan Soto, a year after failing to sign Shohei Ohtani. “Both of those guys, they’re obviously great, elite players,” Toronto manager John Schneider said Monday at the winter meetings. “You try to move forward, and you try to make your team better, but I think the fact that we’re in it …

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3 weeks ago

Clay Holmes could start, Luis Robert Jr.’s trade market and other rumblings

New York Times

Former New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes last started a game in 2018. The Kansas City Royals have been one of baseball’s most proactive teams in the early offseason, signing starting pitcher Michael Wacha to a three-year, $51 million deal in early November before trading for infielder Jonathan India later in the month. Trying to value Luis Robert Jr. A …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

One Black Friday 2024 free-agent deal for every MLB team

New York Times

December is almost upon us. We can’t assign every player to the Los Angeles Dodgers, even if seemingly every free agent might want to play there and every free agent might fit there. Perhaps Hart, a former Red Sox farmhand who posted a 2.69 ERA in 157 innings for the league’s NC Dinos last year, could do the same. Earlier …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Red Sox lefty Cam Booser wins Tony C. Award for overcoming adversity

Associated Press

BOSTON — Red Sox left-hander Cam Booser, who overcame alcohol abuse, injuries and a bicycling accident before returning this season from a career in construction to make his major-league debut at almost 32 years old, will receive the Tony Conigliaro Award for overcoming adversity. “This is truly humbling.” The award named for the former Boston outfielder honors a player who …

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1 month ago

Want to buy spring training tickets for the Dodgers? They won’t be cheap

LA Times

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani jogs past fans hoping for an autograph at spring training last year at Camelback Ranch. The good news: Spring training is three short months away, and tickets for the Dodgers’ exhibition games at Camelback Ranch went on sale Monday. The price of lawn seats for Dodgers home games at Camelback Ranch range from $40 to $53 …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Fifteen notable MLB players who could be traded this offseason

New York Times

Last week’s general managers’ meetings marked the beginning of trade talks throughout the league. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B, Blue Jays The Blue Jays have given no indication they’re going to trade Vladimir Guerrero Jr. this offseason, but one National League general manager told me he believes they’ll change their mind when they realize they have little chance of extending him; …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

New White Sox manager Will Venable anticipates keeping Grady Sizemore as part of his coaching staff

Associated Press

CHICAGO — Will Venable is a busy man these days. As Venable assembles his first coaching staff with Chicago, he has at least one name in mind: Grady Sizemore, interim manager for the White Sox at the end of last season. “There’s so many decisions that go in every day as a general manager,” White Sox GM Chris Getz said, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

The case for — and against — each of the Classic Baseball Era Hall of Fame candidates

New York Times

The Hall of Fame’s Classic Baseball Era Committee considers players, managers, umpires and executives who made their greatest impact before 1980. Dick Allen 3B/1B/OF, 1963-77, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Chicago, Oakland The case for: For a stretch of 11 seasons, only one player had a better OPS than Allen’s.940 — Hank Aaron, at.941. And while those years specifically highlight …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Best MLB rivalry isn't Yankees-Red Sox. It's Dodgers vs. Padres

LA Times

San Diego’s Jurickson Profar, left, exchanges words with Dodgers catcher Will Smith during Game 2 of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 6. The 2004 series is best remembered for the Red Sox becoming the first and still only team to win a seven-game postseason series after losing the first three games: The catalyst: the pinch-runner …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Top 30 MLB free agents: Will Juan Soto get Shohei Ohtani money — and will Dodgers sign him?

LA Times

The champagne has barely dried. Re-signing with the Padres is a distinct possibility, especially since Profar left Boras for MVP, which represents Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. Tyler O’Neill, 29, OF, Boras: O’Neill has played more than 100 games only twice in seven seasons, but he hit more than 30 home runs both times, including 31 in 2024 in …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Yankee fans who interfered with Mookie Betts banned from Game 5 of World Series

LA Times

There is fan interference and there is misdemeanor assault, and what happened to Dodgers star Mookie Betts in the right-field corner of Yankee Stadium in the first inning of Tuesday night’s 11-4 World Series Game 4 loss to New York might qualify as the latter. “I’ve never seen anything like that,” Betts said after the game, frustrated by the Dodgers’ …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Luis Tiant gave Red Sox great pitching and a very funky windup. His joy was just a bonus

New York Times

The last spots of dried champagne from the Boston Red Sox’s 1967 “Impossible Dream” season had faded away by the early 1970s. It was as though a new character had been written into the cast of a sagging television series, except that the Red Sox didn’t sign Tiant as a gate attraction. Red Sox pitcher Luis Tiant soaks in a …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Any help for the lowly Chicago White Sox is likely to come from the inside

Associated Press

CHICAGO — At the very end of an awful season for the Chicago White Sox, there was a small sign of hope in the Deep South. We know your farm system is a strong indication of what our major league club is going to look like.” As part of a letter to fans that was released on Sunday, White Sox …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

This Date in Baseball - Ichiro Suzuki sets MLB record for hits in a season, ends season with 262

Associated Press

Oct. 1 1903 — The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-3 in the first World Series game. 1932 — Babe Ruth, as legend has it, called his home run against Chicago’s Charlie Root in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the World Series, won by the New York Yankees 7-5 at Wrigley Field. 1978 — The Cleveland …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

White Sox wrap up record-breaking losing season with 9-5 win over playoff-bound Tigers

Associated Press

DETROIT — Lenyn Sosa hit a three-run homer in the third inning to give the record-breaking Chicago White Sox a five-run lead as they went on to beat the playoff-bound Detroit Tigers 9-5 on Sunday. “Baseball, it’s going to take you places and sometimes to places you’ve been,” said Hinch, who was fired by the Astros in 2020 after being …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Reinsdorf takes responsibility for White Sox season he calls `embarrassing’ and a `failure’

Associated Press

DETROIT — Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf labeled his team’s record-shattering losing season “embarrassing” and a “failure” that he said was his responsibility. This season’s performance was completely unacceptable and the varying reactions and emotions from our fanbase are completely understandable.” The White Sox beat playoff-bound Detroit 9-5 in their finale to finish 41-121. “It isn’t just the record, …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Red Sox head groundskeeper Dave Mellor to retire after Sunday’s game

Associated Press

BOSTON — Red Sox longtime head groundskeeper Dave Mellor is retiring Sunday after the club’s final game of the season against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. Mellor has spent 23 years with the Red Sox and 39 in major league baseball. “With mixed emotions I’m stepping back from my daily responsibilities as Senior Director of Grounds for the …

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Worst MLB record ever? White Sox open with historically low win total and comical futures odds

Michael Soroka and the Washington Nationals agree to a $9 million contract for the 2025 season

Luis Castillo to Red Sox? Suggesting MLB trades, signings to bolster 6 would-be contenders

Mets went wild for Juan Soto: Why a measured approach might come next

Boston acquires catcher from Yankees after giving up a top prospect to get All-Star lefty Crochet

All-Star left-hander Garrett Crochet acquired by Red Sox from White Sox for prospects

OF Mike Tauchman joins the Chicago White Sox with $1.95 million, 1-year contract

Blue Jays, Dodgers and Red Sox among losing bidders for Juan Soto

Clay Holmes could start, Luis Robert Jr.’s trade market and other rumblings

One Black Friday 2024 free-agent deal for every MLB team

Red Sox lefty Cam Booser wins Tony C. Award for overcoming adversity

Want to buy spring training tickets for the Dodgers? They won’t be cheap

Fifteen notable MLB players who could be traded this offseason

New White Sox manager Will Venable anticipates keeping Grady Sizemore as part of his coaching staff

The case for — and against — each of the Classic Baseball Era Hall of Fame candidates

Best MLB rivalry isn't Yankees-Red Sox. It's Dodgers vs. Padres

Top 30 MLB free agents: Will Juan Soto get Shohei Ohtani money — and will Dodgers sign him?

Yankee fans who interfered with Mookie Betts banned from Game 5 of World Series

Luis Tiant gave Red Sox great pitching and a very funky windup. His joy was just a bonus

Any help for the lowly Chicago White Sox is likely to come from the inside

This Date in Baseball - Ichiro Suzuki sets MLB record for hits in a season, ends season with 262

White Sox wrap up record-breaking losing season with 9-5 win over playoff-bound Tigers

Reinsdorf takes responsibility for White Sox season he calls `embarrassing’ and a `failure’

Red Sox head groundskeeper Dave Mellor to retire after Sunday’s game