Bases loaded, top of the first, Joe Boyle looking like a deer in the headlights on the bump, the perfect opportunity to do damage early. Nathaniel Lowe strikes out. Boyle regains control and shuts down the Sox with nine total strikeouts. A late send by Kyle Hudson for Romy Gonzalez in the fourth inning, who ends up getting nailed at the dish.
Hundreds of people, young, old and wearing matching commemorative T-shirts, just finished dancing the "YMCA" on the field at Yogi Berra Stadium at Montclair State University. Little League teams, former MLB players and local politicians laugh and clutch their gloves as volunteers hand out souvenir baseballs. Yankees organist Ed Alstrom plays "Charge!" from a stage in center field, and the crowd responds on cue.
For the Toronto Blue Jays, things haven't gone too well ever since Bo Bichette went down with a knee injury in the series against the New York Yankees over two weeks ago. The Blue Jays have struggled without their star shortstop, going just 7-6 in his absence. In particular, the Jays' offense has gone cold this past week, with only 11 runs scored in their past six games while trying to desperately clinch a postseason berth.
This offseason's qualifying offer will be worth approximately $22MM, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The exact figure won't be known for another five or six weeks, though Sherman writes that the final total will probably be a little under $22MM, according to sources within both the league and the players' union. This would track with Sherman's early estimates about the QO in each of the last two seasons - he reported a $20.5MM approximate for 2023-24 that ended up being $20.325MM,
However, with West Ham at home for their final match of the 2025-26 Premier League season on May 25, officials were worried it wasn't enough time to convert the field from football (soccer) to baseball. On top of that, when MLB officials were looking to play later in the month, scheduling conflicts with Fox also arose, as they didn't have enough broadcasting slots due to their commitment to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Rangers will activate Tyler Mahle from the 60-day injured list for Friday's series opener against the Marlins. He is listed as the probable starter against a yet to be announced pitcher for Miami. Texas has a full 40-man roster and will need to designate someone for assignment or transfer one of Marcus Semien, Nathan Eovaldi or Sam Haggerty to the 60-day injured list.
The complete game is all but dead -- no pitcher has more than one nine-inning complete game this season. One hundred pitches is now viewed as the top limit for a pitch count, with pitchers rarely exceeding 110 -- Randy Johnson had more 110-pitch outings just in 1993 than every starter combined in 2025. Pitchers get more days off between starts. And the list goes on.
There will not be a sweep at the hands of the Evil Empire. Garrett Crochet got down and dirty, striking out 12 Yankees en route to an extremely necessary victory. A six run first inning hopefully sets the tone for the rest of the season: score early and hold onto the lead. Less drama. It keeps the Sox in the second Wild Card spot, which is as neutral as you can get for the weekend.
Bit of a different MMBB this time around, folks. I could sit here on a Sunday and tell you all about everything that hasn't gone right for the Red Sox over the past week (especially over the weekend at Fenway)-too many runners left in scoring position, untimely hits coughed up in the latter half of ball games, vibes generally being in the shitter, etc.
I said it in the open thread, and I'll say it again. Does it get any better than this? Red Sox vs. Yankees, Friday night at Fenway? My only complaint is that the Red Sox are wearing their Fenway greens instead of the home whites, and Red Sox-Yankees should always be in the classic uniforms.
New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe has a small tear in the labrum of his left shoulder, but manager Aaron Boone told reporters Thursday that he expects him to be able to play through it. Volpe, who received a cortisone shot after the All-Star break and another on Wednesday, re-aggravated the injury during Sunday's game and sat out Wednesday for the second time in a week.
Almost halfway through September, the 2025 playoff picture is taking shape -- but it might not be as set as it seemed just a couple of weeks ago. No team has secured a postseason berth or even clinched a division, though a number of contenders have more than a 99% chance of making the playoffs. But races that seemed as if they might be over at the end of August are heating up again.
The Yankees failed to carry over the momentum they might've generated with their series win in Houston, laying an egg in the series opener with the Blue Jays. They've got two more chances to get things right against their rivals, but if they fail, their sights will start to be set pretty squarely on the AL Wild Card race rather than the push for an AL East title.
A second-rounder in the 2023 draft, Sproat made it all the way to Triple-A during his first pro season last year and this year has spent the entire season at the level. In 26 appearances (25 starts) with Syracuse this year, he's posted a 4.24 ERA with a 22.1% strikeout rate across 121 innings of work. Sproat joins Nolan McLean and as pitching prospects who have come up to help impact the club down the stretch.
The Sea Dogs provided a beatdown on the SeaWolves (DET) on Thursday, leading for much of the way before a seven-run eighth inning put the game out of reach. Leading 3-1 in the fourth, recently promoted Franklin Arias crushed his first home run at Portland, a 3-run shot to make the game 6-1. Arias and Juan Chacon each had two hits on the day, and left fielder Karson Simas hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth, as well.
Screenshot New York City Mayor Eric Adams (I) announced Friday that he will continue to seek re-election in New York City's crowded mayor race. Andrew Cuomo is a snake and a liar, Mayor Adams said during a press conference, in which many speculated he may drop out. I am in this race, and I'm the only one that can beat Mamdani, he added.
1914 - George Davis of the Boston Braves pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader. Davis' no-hitter was the first thrown at Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox. 1922 - Baby Doll Jacobson hit three triples to lead the St. Louis Browns to a 16-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
Listen, if you don't think he's a good manager, OK, then don't think he's a good manager; but when you're gonna try to start little fights about nonsense like this that he went to see his son in his first coaching job with North Carolina I'm sorry, I don't have a problem with it. And I've always said that about players, too. You know, when players are out, Oh, they should be back in the hotel room.
The team dropped the schedule on Twitter early Tuesday afternoon, with a pretty fun, and interesting, hype video. As for the full schedule, you can start s crolling through that here. The video though? A nostalgia filled romp down memory lane that was everything a Marlins fan over thirty (also known as the bulk of season ticket buyers) could want. Yet it also contained a few key breadcrumbs that Marlins fans of all ages should be thinking about between now and Opening Day 2026.
Pretty good! A winning record in a month is always a plus. We had win streaks going. We took three of four from the Yankees and four of four from the Orioles in their own houses. Roman Anthony really started to dominate. Payton Tolle debuted. I can't really complain. It seemed like every loss this month was extra annoying, though.
