Kevin McGonigle, baseball’s No. 2 prospect, will begin the 2026 season with the Detroit Tigers, the team announced Tuesday. The 21-year-old shortstop will start when the Tigers open their season on Thursday against the San Diego Padres. Advertisement Select your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB season “He’ll play the left side of…
Jason Benetti will be named NBC’s lead play-by-play announcer for its Major League Baseball coverage, according to Front Office Sports. Benetti, who is the current play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Tigers, will open the season on March 26 when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Arizona Diamondbacks. He will then settle in as the lead…
PHOENIX (AP) — San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb will start on the mound for Team USA in its World Baseball Classic opener Friday night against Brazil, manager Mark DeRosa said Monday. DeRosa added that two-time American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal is expected to start Saturday against Great Britain, followed by National League…
The pitch-tampering scandal continues to grow for Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase. Federal prosecutors unsealed a 29-page indictment that provides more information about the mechanics of the alleged pitch-rigging scheme involving Clase according to The Athletic, as well as more examples in which he is accused of intentionally pitching balls to ensure his co-conspirators’ bets…
Although we are not yet back to the heyday of first base, the position is starting to improve. The arrival of Nick Kurtz has given the position another superstar, as the youngster has yet to play a full season and is already the top first baseman on many draft lists. And the group of long-time…
Detroit Tigers utility player Trei Cruz, a switch-hitter who plays shortstop and center field, had expressed interest in playing for Team Canada in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Team Canada extended an invitation. Advertisement After that, after further consideration, Cruz declined Team Canada’s offer, committing to remain with the Tigers through spring training in hopes…
1922 In the finale of the NFL’s first regular season, the Chicago Bears again traveled to Comiskey Park to face their crosstown rivals, the Chicago Cardinals, and again lost, this time 9-0. The loss kept the defending champion (American Professional Soccer Association) Bears scoreless in Comiskey for the season (also having been eliminated, 6-0, two…
For all the angst that comes with big nine-figure MLB contracts when they’re first signed (welcome to the club, Dylan Cease), they actually tend to be pretty good investments. Sometimes you get a paradigm-shifting superstar who elevates your franchise to the promised land (e.g. Shohei Ohtani, Corey Seager, Max Scherzer). Other times, you find a…
