Scouting notebook: Joey Oakie is a rising star for Cleveland, plus more prospect notes
Right-hander Joey Oakie was the Cleveland Guardians’ third-round pick in 2024 out of Ankeny Centennial High School in…
Jim Bowden’s top 50 MLB prospects include Konnor Griffin, JJ Wetherholt and Kevin McGonigle
With many of the minor league regular seasons coming to a close soon, it’s a good time to…
Scouting notes on Sal Stewart, Kevin Alcántara and 3 other recent MLB prospect callups
We’ve had a few prospects called up in the past week, either right before or right after the…
MLB Power Rankings: Yankees, Rangers dig in; We hand out early end-of-season awards
By Grant Brisbee, Chad Jennings and Levi Weaver Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball…
Bizarre Trevor Story home run that looked like foul ball is shortest of the MLB season and one for Fenway Park history book
Fenway Park produces home runs like no other ballpark. They don’t get more Fenway than this. During the…
Guardians takeaways: Kyle Manzardo’s power, Naylor family dynamics, the ’95 team and more
BOSTON — On Sept. 1, 2024, Paul Manzardo was with some friends in Chehalis, Wash., watching the Cleveland…
Guardians pitchers’ suspensions amid gambling investigation extended ‘until further notice’
CLEVELAND — Major League Baseball and the players association have agreed to extend the non-disciplinary paid leave for…
He’s big. He’s slow. And now he’s making stolen base history. What happened?
Josh Naylor is one of the biggest, slowest players in Major League Baseball. And out of nowhere, he’s…
Who is each MLB playoff contender’s most indispensable ‘under-the-radar’ player?
Every contending team has star players, but they also have those special players who often fly under the…
Projecting what MLB realignment might look like with expansion on the horizon
From a broadcast booth in Williamsport, Pa., MLB commissioner Rob Manfred stoked the flames of expansion talk Sunday…