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Series Preview #1 : Diamondbacks @ Padres Share this story Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Lets’ look at three numbers: 12 was the sum of wins minus losses against the Padres in the last 5 seasons. Diamondbacks win-loss record against the Padres was 49-37. That would be a great sign, except this season the Padres team seems much improved. Nevertheless, the Diamondbacks could surpass expectations. On March 13, the Diamondbacks won a spring training game against the Padres ...

A final grade for the Mets’ offseason Share this story Transaction Recap Say what you will about the Mets’ offseason, but they sure did a lot. We already graded ten separate transactions, summarized here: A/B- C+ We mentioned in some of these articles that grades would need to be re-evaluated in the broader context of the offseason. Trevor May’s contract looks good given how the reliever market developed, so his grade stays the same. Meanwhile, the decision to sign Aaron Loup still looks ...

Updated on April 1, 2021 at 3:11 pm NBCUniversal Media, LLC Let’s start the season’s first series with something from the “Strange But True Fun Facts” department: Madison Bungarner has made more Opening Day starts at Petco Park than anyone on the Padres roster. He’s never played for the Padres. For the third straight season Mad Bum will get the ball first for the visiting team at San Diego’s jewel of a downtown ballpark. The big disgruntled lefty started in 2019 for the Giants (and ...

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Mets Guillorme draws 22-pitch walk vs. Cards Hicks With his New York Mets teammates cheering, dancing and going crazy in the dugout, Luis Guillorme stood at the plate for more than 10 minutes against rocket-armed St. Louis reliever Jordan Hicks, eventually drawing a 22-pitch walk Sunday. The Canadian Press This easily could be the most amazin at-bat of the entire season. Yep, in a spring training game. With his New York Mets teammates cheering, dancing and going crazy in the dugout, Luis Guillo...

Yep, in a spring training game. With his New York Mets teammates cheering, dancing and going crazy in the dugout, Luis Guillorme stood at the plate for more than 10 minutes against rocket-armed St. Louis reliever Jordan Hicks, eventually drawing a 22-pitch walk Sunday. “It’s pretty cool,” Guillorme said. Guillorme took a called strike on the first pitch, then swung and missed at the second. Quickly down 0-2, the backup infielder wound up hitting 16 foul balls -- nine in a row with a full ...

Snake Bytes: 03/15 - Moving Forward Share this story Jaylin Davis off LHP Caleb Smith - 110.9 mph, 18 degrees (301 ft Sac Fly, .860 xBA) Around The MLB Says A’s president Dave Kaval: “Part of the reason we’re doing this is the price makes sense. Since a bitcoin is worth about the same as a season suite it gives our fans some different choices. And it kind of tests it to see if it’s something we’d like to do in more aspects of our business. And the other reason is, especially in the Ba...

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The Diamondbacks went into the 2020 campaign aiming for a playoff spot, but they wound up going 25-35 and finishing …

2020 was a miserable year on the diamond, too. Here’s hoping 2021 can be better.