Today
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Kyle Tucker’s Walk Year Is Off to a Strong Start
The Cubs' new right fielder — and the potential head of the 2025–26 free agent class — has homered in four straight games.
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Ian Happ Addresses His 2017 FanGraphs Scouting Report
The Chicago Cubs outfielder had a promising bat and questions about his defensive home.
- MLB
A Refusal To Mourn the Retirement, by Podcast, of a Pitcher in St. Louis
In a sports culture that values the sleek, the flashy, the new, Lynn was husky and hirsute and as reliable as a KitchenAid stand mixer.
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Effectively Wild Episode 2304: You Say Suspension, I Say Extension
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about several oddities of the early season, including pitcher Ryne Nelson’s single and a drone encounter with an A’s bat boy, then discuss Jurickson Profar’s PED suspension, Garrett Crochet’s extension, and Jonathan Lucroy‘s reaction to Roki Sasaki’s apparent post-start tears, before bantering about whether full ABS would encourage even […].
Tue, Apr 1
- MLB
The Red Sox Hook Crochet With a Six-Year Extension
Boston wasted no time in signing its new ace to a long-term deal at a relatively affordable rate.
Players:
- MLB
Effectively Wild Episode 2303: Bat After This
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley have an in-depth discussion on all aspects of the sport’s topic du jour: torpedo/bowling-pin/juggling-pin(?