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Reports: Padres land Yuli Gurriel on minor league dealFirst baseman Yuli Gurriel, a key part of two World Series championship teams with the Houston Astros, agreed to a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres, multiple media outlets reported on Monday.,Gurriel will attempt to make the Padres' Opening Day roster in spring training. If he winds u...

Royals add four with MLB experience as rosters expandThe playoff-contending Kansas City Royals took roster expansion to the next level, adding four players Sunday who have major league experience: Yuli Gurriel, Tommy Pham, Robbie Grossman, Alec Marsh.,Major league teams can expand rosters by two players for the final month of the regular season, with ...

Jeff Bagwell, you won the World Series, clown!I didn’t realize that Jeff Bagwell had become that guy at the end of the bar who tells you about the time he saw the original The Wall Tour every single time you enter the place. Not what I would have picked for him during his playing days, but here we are. ...

World Series X-Factors: Who needs to step up for Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies to win the title?

The World Series kicks off tomorrow night between two teams with wildly different expectations heading into the postseason. On one hand, the Astros were the top seed in the American League. Houston reached the World Series in three of the last five seasons and reached the ALCS in all five. Everyone ...

Zack Greinke saves the Astros

Well, not really, Of course not. We all know that’s a ridiculous notion. But what my book presupposes is...maybe he did?...

'Analytics understander' A-Rod logs on and fails in October once again

Does Alex Rodriguez know what “analytics” means? You would think he should, being a television commentator for baseball in 2021, but life is full of surprises — such as A-Rod praising the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the World Series for an “anti-analytics inning.”...

MLB Rebuilding in 2021: Totally luck out, and just find a great international player

Where would the Braves be without Ozzie Albies and Ronald Acuña Jr.? Where would the Padres be without Fernando Tatís Jr.? What about the Astros with Carlos Correa, José Altuve, Yuli Gurriel, and Yordan Álvarez?...

White Sox-Astros just got interesting

It was a weird one on the Southside. The story of Dusty Baker being a goofus when the postseason comes has faded over the years, even if some still reach for it. He’s learned how the game has changed in the past decade. He just can’t seem to catch a break....