The wife of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, Sheel Seidler, sued brother-in-laws Matthew and Robert on Monday, attempting to prevent another brother, John, from taking control of the team rather than her. The suit comes at a time when the Padres are among the teams recruiting Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki. In a petition … Read more
Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast With the calendar flipping over to 2025, we are now officially less than two months away from pitchers and catchers reporting for Spring Training. While teams are starting to finalize their rosters for who’s coming to camp, there are still quite a few notable free agents out there looking for jobs. … Read more
MLB: Miami Marlins at New York Mets NEW YORK — David Wright’s No. 5 will be retired by the New York Mets before a July 19 game against Cincinnati, the team said Monday. Wright’s number will be the 10th retired by the Mets, the sixth since Steve Cohen bought the team ahead of the 2021 … Read more
With David Wright taking his rightful place alongside Tom Seaver (No. 41), Mike Piazza (No. 31), Jerry Koosman (No. 36), Keith Hernandez (No. 17), Willie Mays (No. 24), Dwight Gooden (No. 16), and Darryl Strawberry (No. 18) as Mets players who have their number retired, there are a few others who are deserving of the honor. When it comes to Wright, his inclusion was as close to a … Read more
The Yankees have “continued to discuss” a trade with the Padres for infielder Luis Arraez, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. In addition to Arraez, the Yanks have reached out to the Dodgers about infielder Gavin Lux, per Passan. New York’s infield situation is unsettled, with Paul Goldschmidt set to play first base and Anthony Volpe … Read more
With a reported tension between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, the Vancouver Canucks may be forced to trade one of them. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman is reporting the Canucks have begun to test the trade market for these two forwards, but have specific requests. “So in calling around, this is what I can tell,” Friedman said. … Read more
Since everybody and his Uncle Dudley has been ripping on the Rangers, why should Mark Messier be left out? Well, he hasn’t been, and that’s good to know. On last night’s ABC Networks Washington-Rangers telecast, the legendary Hall of Famer had a few pointed things to say about his former New York team. Mark was … Read more
Projecting Phillies’ lineups and X-factors in 2025 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia With the dust mostly — perhaps entirely — settled for the Phillies this offseason and the new year here, the construction of their 2025 lineup can be projected more accurately. The Phillies should have one of baseball’s most balanced and dangerous lineups … Read more
Dave Kaval is the one on the left. (Photo by Karl Mondon/MediaNews Group/East Bay Times via Getty Images) Many people are going to have to move from Oakland to Sacramento to Las Vegas if they want to keep their jobs with the Athletics. Dave Kaval, the architect of the move, will not be one of … Read more
MLB: SEP 29 Royals at Braves BALTIMORE — Veteran right-hander Charlie Morton and the Baltimore Orioles agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract on Friday. The 41-year-old Morton, the hero of Game 7 of the 2017 World Series with Houston, will try to fill a hole in Baltimore’s rotation. It will be Morton’s 18th major … Read more