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1+ min ago (722+ words) It's no secret that the 2025 Orioles offense underperformed. For all the talent on the roster, which helped the team win 192 games from 2023-24, things did not gel. None of us knows exactly why both the vibes and the performance were lackluster, but I know one thing that would help: Kyle Schwarber. Look, I'm not delusional. The Orioles are not going to sign Schwarber. He is projected to get a four or five-year contract worth $27-$30 million per year. He will turn 33 years old during Spring Training, and at this point in his career, he is a full-time DH. None of this jives with the kind of player we expect Mike Elias to sign. But on the other hand, Schwarber is so cool. He mashes the ball! He gets on base like crazy. His vibes are off the charts. Signing him would give…...

15+ min ago (326+ words) LOS ANGELES, CA " When was the last time we talked about knuckleball pitchers? They were always those guys who couldn't get outs or had lost their velocity, but found a way to stay in the game with this "flutterball." There are other names for this crazy pitch: the floater, the dancer, the butterfly ball, the ghostball, and the bug. There have only been a few left-handed knuckleball pitchers in baseball, including Wilbur Wood, who is often considered the best lefty floater thrower in history, and Ryan Feierabend, who started a game in 2019 as the first lefty knuckleballer to do so in 20 years at that time. But the best season ever by a knuckleballer was R.A. Dickey in 2012. He began his pitching career with the Texas Rangers at age 26 and was just awful for five years with them. He was traded to…...

17+ min ago (215+ words) The Giants announced on Friday morning that former players Javier L'pez and Curt Casali will join the team's front office as advisors to baseball operations. Additionally, Paul Bien has been promoted to assistant general manager of baseball analytics after spending the last four seasons as the team's vice president to baseball analytics. L'pez, 48, was a member of the Giants' "Core Four" along with Sergio Romo, Santiago Casilla and Jeremy Affeldt, helping lead the Giants to World Series titles in 2010, '12 and '14. The left-hander spent seven seasons of his 14-year major-league career in San Francisco from 2010-16, posting a 2.47 ERA over 446 appearances with the Giants in the regular season and a 1.38 ERA over 25 games in the postseason. L'pez, who also serves as a broadcaster, won a World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 2007 as well. Casali, 37, appeared in 159 games for the Giants…...

30+ min ago (1804+ words) Keep track of all the latest offseason rumors pertaining to the Phillies on'Phillies Nation. Friday, Dec. 5: Updates on Kyle Schwarber, Ranger Su'rez, Harrison Bader and others' Could multiple Phillies free agents sign at next week's Baseball Winter Meetings? Jeff Passan and Buster Olney of ESPN have a few relevant updates.' Schwarber's signing could open the floodgates for the rest of the position player market. Passan writes that teams believe that a five-year guarantee is what it will take to sign Schwarber. Once at least one team gets there, other teams "will start pivoting, and the action will pick up demonstrably." Speaking of Bellinger, Passan mentions that the Phillies have interest, along with the Yankees and Mets. Perhaps the most interesting Phillies-related note from the story is that top Japanese starting pitcher Tatsuya Imai could sign with an east coast team....

36+ min ago (322+ words) The Atlanta Braves suffered through an incredibly disappointing 2025 MLB season. When all was said and done, the team was only able to muster up a 76-86 record. With that finish to the year, the Braves ended up being fourth place in the National League East division. Clearly, that is not where the franchise wants to be moving forward. Keeping that in mind, Atlanta has been a team mentioned in quite a few offseason rumors. If the Braves truly want to get back into World Series contention, they're going to need to bring in some pieces. Recently, they have been connected to potentially making a big-time splash in MLB free agency. Adding to the offense should be a top priority for Atlanta. One intriguing player to watch could be Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette. MORE:New York Mets given shocking MLB…...

37+ min ago (90+ words) Due to an ongoing interruption of water service, "the Dec. 5 racing card at Fair Grounds is canceled."The water main break in the neighborhood of the track is being addressed. Racing at Fair Grounds Due to an ongoing interruption of water service, the Dec. 5 racing card at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots is canceled."The water main break in the neighborhood of the track is being addressed. Racing is still scheduled on Saturday and Sunday with a first post of 12:45 p.m. CT." "...

38+ min ago (325+ words) The Houston Astros are one of the many teams searching for additions to their starting rotation during the Major League Baseball offseason." Right-hander Hunter Brown capped off a tremendous 2025 season by earning a third-place finish in the American League Cy Young Award voting." With MLB's winter meetings approaching, ESPN's Jeff Passan thinks the Astros may target 30-year-old left-hander Ranger Suarez, who just completed his eighth season with the Philadelphia Phillies." "Teams in the mix for Suarez believe he's the next big-time starter off the board," Passan wrote Friday. "Though the 30-year-old won't fetch a Dylan Cease-level deal, he long has been a target for Houston, which balks at deals beyond six years, and Baltimore, which is seeking a top-end rotation piece."" Suarez may seek a contract longer than six years, which could complicate things for the Astros, who don't seem…...

46+ min ago (508+ words) Freddie Freeman may be proud of his Canadian roots and keen to display them when playing in the World Baseball Classic but was his participation in a celebrity production for a terrific Toronto charity a little too soon? In a hilarious, all-in-good-fun video created and produced by Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, the Los Angeles Dodgers all-star first baseman is roundly jeered by a handful of Canadian children who are part of Toronto SickKids patient ambassadors program. Freeman was Reynolds" celebrity guest in his annual Ugly Christmas Sweater video, which supports the Toronto SickKids Foundation, a key fundraiser for the hospital over the holiday season. In the video, Freeman receives some mock grief from a handful of SickKids patients as he enters a hospital room. "What a loser," the first one says. "Trust me man, we know who you are," says…...

46+ min ago (508+ words) Freddie Freeman may be proud of his Canadian roots and keen to display them when playing in the World Baseball Classic but was his participation in a celebrity production for a terrific Toronto charity a little too soon? In a hilarious, all-in-good-fun video created and produced by Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, the Los Angeles Dodgers all-star first baseman is roundly jeered by a handful of Canadian children who are part of Toronto SickKids patient ambassadors program. Freeman was Reaves" celebrity guest in his annual Ugly Christmas Sweater video, which supports the Toronto SickKids Foundation, a key fundraiser for the hospital over the holiday season. In the video, Freeman receives some mock grief from a handful of SickKids patients as he enters a hospital room. "What a loser," the first one says. "Trust me man, we know who you are," says…...

46+ min ago (508+ words) Freddie Freeman may be proud of his Canadian roots and keen to display them when playing in the World Baseball Classic but was his participation in a celebrity production for a terrific Toronto charity a little too soon? In a hilarious, all-in-good-fun video created and produced by Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, the Los Angeles Dodgers all-star first baseman is roundly jeered by a handful of Canadian children who are part of Toronto SickKids patient ambassadors program. Freeman was Reaves" celebrity guest in his annual Ugly Christmas Sweater video, which supports the Toronto SickKids Foundation, a key fundraiser for the hospital over the holiday season. In the video, Freeman receives some mock grief from a handful of SickKids patients as he enters a hospital room. "What a loser," the first one says. "Trust me man, we know who you are," says…...