Author: Deon Kayden

The New York Mets announced on Monday they’ll be parting ways with general counsel David Cohen and senior vice president of human relations Holly Lindvall following an investigation into workplace practices, according to MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo, among others. Both Cohen and Lindvall were highlighted in an article by Katie Strang and Brittany Ghiroli of The […]

The Oakland Athletics made a pair of roster moves ahead of their series-opening contest against the Texas Rangers on Monday: optioning struggling left-hander Jesús Luzardo to the minors and purchasing the contract of righty Domingo Acevedo. With due respect to Acevedo, Luzardo’s demotion is the more notable of the transactions. Luzardo, 23, had been expected […]

The Tampa Bay Rays will soon call up top overall prospect Wander Franco to make his MLB debut, the club announced on Sunday. Franco will be added to the active roster in time for a key home series against the Red Sox that begins on Tuesday. The Rays will begin that series on a six-game […]

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads all players in the latest round of All-Star Game voting, suggesting that he’ll be part of this year’s MLB All-Star Game when it’s played on July 13 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Alas, Guerrero will not be partaking in the Home Run Derby event. Guerrero, […]

Monday afternoon, New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom returned to the mound for the first time since exiting his last start with a minor shoulder issue. It was minor enough that he did not require an injured list stint, and the fact deGrom came out throwing 99-101 mph against the Braves is a pretty good indication […]

Mets ace Jacob deGrom is the best pitcher on the planet right now. Few would dispute this. The Mets are riding high in first place and have a post-Wilpon owner that has shown willingness to spend big money on franchise players. With deGrom having an opt-out clause following the 2022 season, might the Mets simply […]

The Seattle Mariners on Sunday completed a four-game sweep of the reigning-AL champion Tampa Bay Rays, and they did so via walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning. Shed Long, take it away:  Walk-off grand slam? Yes, that merits a look at the player-centric color television footage:  That’s a 6-2 Mariners win in 10 innings […]

The Tampa Bay Rays will soon call up top overall prospect Wander Franco to make his MLB debut, the club announced on Sunday. Franco will be added to the active roster in time for a key home series against the Red Sox that begins on Tuesday. The Rays will begin that series on a six-game […]

The Washington Nationals on Sunday activated Gerardo Parra. He’ll serve as a fourth outfielder behind starters Juan Soto, Victor Robles and Kyle Schwarber (we’ll get to Schwarber in a second). Normally, this sort of activation wouldn’t really move the needle, but there are special circumstances.  First off, the Nationals are hot right now. They’ve won seven […]

NEW YORK — Sunday afternoon, the New York Yankees and first-place Oakland Athletics wrapped up their three-game series at Yankee Stadium. Gary Sánchez continued his hot streak with a go-ahead two-run double to give the Yankees the series victory (NYY 2, OAK 1). New York has won five of its last six games. The win […]