The Los Angeles Dodgers have an embarrassing amount of riches at the plate, leaving manager Dave Roberts with a tough decision heading into the 2026 season: Who hits and where in the order? On Wednesday, Roberts made it clear where his head is on Mookie Betts, saying he expects Betts to bat third, as reported…
The Philadelphia Phillies don’t expect ace Zack Wheeler to be ready for Opening Day, but he told reporters Wednesday in Clearwater, Florida, that he’s encouraged by the progress he’s made in the nearly five months since his thoracic outlet decompression surgery. He also revealed a humorous memory he received from that procedure. Advertisement The rib…
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed that two-way star Shohei Ohtani will not pitch for Team Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Roberts said it was Ohtani’s decision not to pitch in the tournament, but that the Dodgers would have allowed him to do so if he wanted to. Advertisement Ohtani previously said…
SANTA ANA, California – The Los Angeles Angels reached a confidential settlement Friday in a lawsuit over the drug overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. The decision to settle came after a two-month civil trial in Southern California over whether the Angels should be held liable for Skaggs’ death in 2019 after he snorted a…
The final day of the MLB Winter Meetings remained quiet for AJ Preller and the San Diego Padres, at least when it came to trades and free agent signings. Preller had his final day of media availability and made his strongest statement of the meetings while discussing the Fernando Tatis Jr. trade rumors. When asked…
Major League Baseball has closed its new television deals. The league announced Wednesday afternoon that it had reached a three-year media rights deal with ESPN, NBC and Netflix that will run through the 2028 campaign. NBC and Peacock will officially become the home of Sunday Night Baseball and the wild card round of the playoffs…
SEATTLE (AP) — First baseman Josh Naylor and the Seattle Mariners are finalizing a five-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the contract. ESPN was the first to report the deal. Advertisement Naylor, 28,…
The pizza industry is one of the most competitive restaurant sectors in the US, with two pizza giants ranked among the top 8 fast food chains based on location in 2025. Domino’s had the sixth-most locations with 7,014, behind Subway (19,502), Starbucks (16,935), McDonald’s (13,559), Dunkin’ (9,768) and Taco Bell (7,604). Pizza Hut ranked eighth…
Subscribe to the baseball bar-b -cast After 159 games have been played and established, the final weekend list of the regular 2025 MLB season is over us, and there is a lot of drama that will take place. With some postseason places still at stake, as well as a couple of crowns of the division,…
