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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dodgers Make Shocking Decision on 2-Time Champion Before Angels Game
As MLB Rivalry Weekend draws to a close on Sunday, the Los Angeles Dodgers have yet to win a game against the Los Angeles Angels in the Freeway Series. The Angels spoiled Clayton Kershaw's return to the mound on Saturday, beating the Dodgers in a late-night battle with a score of 11-9. Advertisement Although starting pitching health has been an issue all season, Los Angeles is beginning to shift focus and make moves with its position players. A sad move took place when the Dodgers made the move of designating long-time catcher Austin Barnes for assignment on May 14. Jul 28, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Brent Honeywell (40) is congratulated by catcher Austin Barnes (15) after the final out against the Houston Astros during the ninth inning at Minute Maid Park. Erik Williams-USA TODAY SportsErik Williams-USA TODAY Sports This move happened as they made room for rookie catcher Dalton Rushing on the 40-man roster. It appears that they aren't done with making moves to bring in some younger talent. Dodgers Designate veteran Chris Taylor for assignment While they are on a two-game losing streak heading into Sunday, it seems that manager Dave Roberts and the Dodgers are moving on from another veteran. Advertisement Los Angeles made the move of designating 34-year-old outfielder Chris Taylor for assignment. Taylor has been with the Dodgers since 2016, appearing in four World Series in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2024 – and helping them win titles in 2020 and 2024. He's struggled so far in 2025, having a batting average of .200, a slugging percentage of .257, and an OPS of .457 while hitting for two RBIs. It seems that the move was made after news came out over the weekend that Dodgers' multi-tool player Tommy Edman will be returning from the injured-list. Edman has missed the last 16 games after sustaining an ankle injury in late April. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Tommy Edman (25) breaks his bat while hitting a Penner-Imagn Images Roberts and team seems to be turning towards younger talent, with players like Rushing, Hyeseong Kim, and James Outman recently appearing in the lineup. The Dodgers will look to snap their two-game losing streak and beat the Angels on Sunday afternoon.
Fox Sports
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Bronx boos, Baez is back, an early Cy Young favorite: MLB's top 10 storylines
Wondering what you may have missed last week in the busy world of baseball? We've got you covered. This year, we started a new series where we spotlight the 10 best storylines that happened in MLB each week. Here's a look at last week's standout stats and thrilling performances, including the weekend's New York Mets-New York Yankees series as part of MLB Rivalry Weekend. 10. The Bronx: 2; Queens: 1 The first edition of this season's Subway Series drew more than 182,000 fans across three games at Yankee Stadium. Players on both sides said it felt like a playoff atmosphere in the Bronx, and the clash of two first-place rivals lived up to the hype. Sunday's rubbermatch was the highlight as southpaws Max Fried and David Peterson battled in a pitching duel for six innings. The Yankees finally broke out in the eighth inning after Pete Alonso made a costly throwing error and, moments later, Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam to deliver a series win for the Bronx Bombers. The series' next edition heads to Queens on the Fourth of July, when the Mets will look to even the score. Until then, Yankees fans have earned their bragging rights. 9. Devers' first-career walk-off home run A week ago, Rafael Devers was making headlines for his comments towards the Red Sox front office, voicing his displeasure with the way they'd handled their expectations of him. Now, the slugger is grabbing attention for recording his first career walk-off home run, defensive versatility be damned. The Red Sox had just suffered five losses in seven games when Devers pulled them out of the trench on Saturday with a ninth-inning missile that landed in Boston's bullpen. The Red Sox needed it, but so did Devers to continue building his confidence at the plate, no matter if he's the DH, third baseman, or first baseman. Just let him rake. 8. Harper joins 1K Hall of Fame company Bryce Harper is no stranger to elite accomplishments. Two-time MVP. Rookie of the Year. Eight-time All-Star. Four-time Silver Slugger. This past Friday, he added another triumph to the growing list when his fifth-inning bloop single scored a run, representing the 1,000th RBI of his career. The 32-year-old Harper is the 14th player in MLB history to reach 1,000 RBI, 1,000 runs and 1,000 walks before turning 33. Eleven of the previous 13 players to accomplish that feat are in the Hall of Fame. The other two are Barry Bonds and Albert Pujols. Harper isn't close to calling it a career, but when he does, Cooperstown will be calling. 7. Twins win streak snapped at 13… by Chourio With the kind of run the Twins have been on, it was going to take a special, jaw-dropping play for their winning streak to finally come to an end. Minnesota trailed Milwaukee 4-2 in the eighth inning Sunday when Royce Lewis sent the would-be game-tying home run to left field. Enter: The uber-talented Jackson Chourio. The 21-year-old reached over the wall and brought back Lewis' ball, completing one of the filthiest home-run robberies we'll see this season. The Twins' momentum stalled, and so did their 13-game win streak. 6. Are the Braves… back? After that brutal 0-7 start to the year, Atlanta finally crept over .500 for the first time this season following its 4-2 win over Boston on Friday night. Fortunately for Braves fans (and, unfortunately, for the rest of the NL East), it looks like they're trending up. Chris Sale looked like a reigning NL Cy Young winner again when he struck out eight batters over seven dominant innings at Fenway Park. And the Braves have reinforcements on the way in the form of a former MVP and a Cy Young-caliber ace. Ronald Acuña Jr. is expected to be back in the lineup during Atlanta's upcoming homestand, and right-hander Spencer Strider on Tuesday is slated to make his first start since sustaining a hamstring injury in April. Watch out, because the Braves are on the upswing. 5. The Javier Baez renaissance Give it up for El Mago, who is one of the most entertaining players in the game when he's hitting like he is. Baez slugged not one, but two three-run home runs on Tuesday night against the Red Sox, the second of which was a walk-off for the first-place Tigers. The win gave the Tigers the best record in the American League, and they haven't looked back since. Baez's .836 OPS is his best mark since 2019, and he's doing it all as a center fielder, not as a shortstop. Baez had six home runs through 80 games for Detroit last season, and he already has six on the season this year. The Tigers are hoping this isn't just a hot start, and Baez sure looks like he'll be a key contributor all season. 4. Soto embraces boos in return to Bronx Juan Soto was prepared for the noise when he stepped into the batter's box Friday, his first time back in the Bronx since he walked away from the Yankees and straight to the Mets in free agency. He tipped his helmet and said thank you to the crowd as Yankees fans booed him at the plate, and continued booing him when he took the field, and even when he popped his head out of the dugout. The booing went on all weekend, and though Soto had a comeback ready with his hat-tip, he never responded with his bat. The slugger went 1-for-10 with four walks at the plate in the Subway Series. He has 14 years left on his Mets contract, and Yankees fans are all but certain to let him hear it for a lifetime. 3. One night, five walk-offs Even though it was a random, unimportant Tuesday in the middle of May, there was no shortage of baseball drama when we saw a total of five walk-off wins in one night this past week. Fernando Tatis Jr., Isaac Paredes, and Baez all crushed walk-off home runs, while JP Crawford and Justin Turner won on walk-offs on Tuesday night. Tatis' 11th dinger of the season was his first-career walk-off home run, and he gets extra credit for the best bat flip among the walk-off bunch. Turner's walk-off double marked yet another comeback win for the Cubs, and that was exactly the kind of moment Chicago expected when the club signed him this offseason. 2. Ohtani swats 16th HR Move over, Aaron Judge. These two just can't help but push the limit. After Judge and Kyle Schwarber led the big leagues in home runs for weeks, Shohei Ohtani slugged his 16th homer of the season on Friday while facing his former team. May has been especially kind to the Japanese phenom; Ohtani entered Sunday batting .339 with nine home runs, a 1.239 OPS, and 19 RBI, all of which led MLB in that span. Even though he only has one stolen base this month, the nine bags he swiped in March and April made him one of four players to hit at least 16 home runs and steal 10 bases in his first 43 games of a season since 1994. Ohtani making history never gets old. 1. It's time to talk about Eovaldi Who saw this coming? Nathan Eovaldi is a frontrunner for the American League Cy Young award after going on an incredible run in his first 10 starts for the Texas Rangers this year. The veteran, in his age-25 season, entered Sunday with the fourth-lowest ERA (1.61) in the major leagues, with a 2.21 FIP that suggests he'll be able to keep this up. Eovaldi's 28% strikeout rate and 3.4% walk rate are both the best of his 14-year career. He has limited opposing hitters to a .179 batting average across 61.1 innings. It's been particularly impressive to watch Eovaldi adjust to his drop in velocity by ditching his slider in favor of a splitter that's been incredibly effective (38.4% whiff rate). Eovaldi has tough competition to win a Cy Young against pitchers like Tarik Skubal, Hunter Brown and Max Fried, so stay tuned. This is an arms race worth watching. Deesha Thosar covers Major League Baseball as a reporter and columnist for FOX Sports. Follow her on X at @DeeshaThosar. recommended Get more from Major League Baseball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
Fox Sports
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Boone: Yankees had interest in Griffin Canning during offseason
Griffin Canning took the mound at Yankee Stadium on Saturday wearing a New York Mets jersey, but had things played out differently for the Yankees this past offseason, he might have donned the iconic pinstripes instead. Before the Mets' 3-2 win over the Yankees on Saturday, in which Canning pitched 5.1 innings and allowed the only two runs of the game, Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed that the team had internal discussions about signing the former Angels pitcher. "He was a guy we had interest in this winter and spoke with him," Boone told reporters. "I'm not overly surprised by the success he's having." The Yankees opted to go in a different direction, signing LHP Max Fried to an eight-year, $218 million contract, which is the largest contract in MLB history for a left-handed pitcher. The move came after the Yankees lost Juan Soto in free agency to the Mets. "If we didn't end up with Fried and this second group of players, we probably would have gone the Soto-Canning path," Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake told the Daily News. The Mets signed Canning to a team-friendly one-year, $4.25 million deal. Through his first month with the Mets, he's made that deal look like a bargain, posting a 2.47 ERA in five wins and one loss. The Yankees and Mets are tied at one game a piece in their MLB Rivalry Weekend series. They'll wrap up the series on Sunday at 7:10 p.m. ET. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily ! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Griffin Canning New York Mets New York Yankees recommended Get more from Major League Baseball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
USA Today
17-05-2025
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Score $150 in Bonus Bets for MLB Rivalry Weekend, More
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Yahoo
15-05-2025
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MLB Rivalry Weekend 2025: How to watch the Mets vs. Yankees Subway Series for free this weekend
If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission. Pricing and availability subject to change. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 14: Clay Holmes #35 of the New York Mets pitches during the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field on May 14, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by) This weekend marks the inaugural "Rivalry Weekend" in the MLB featuring fifteen matchups between longtime rivals, all happening between May 16-18. Included in the pairings are the Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs, the Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers, and one of the most famous rivalries of all, the Subway Series between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. This weekend's series is also notable as it marks Juan Soto's return to Yankee Stadium, this time in a Mets uniform. While these rivalries will be bringing some heat, the good news is that you can watch the entire Subway Series and every other Rivalry Weekend game for free on on between Friday, May 16 and Sunday, May 18. Simply head to the the available matchups will be listed as the "Free Game of the Day." All 15 matchups will be streamed live with no blackout restrictions on and most will be available in local markets as well. Here's everything you need to know about which teams will be playing in the 2025 Rivalry Weekend and how to catch every game. How to watch the Mets vs. Yankees during MLB Rivalry Weekend: You can tune in to every one of these rivalry games on between May 16-18, but the games will also be broadcast live on TV. Friday night's Subway Series game will air locally on WPIX and YES, Saturday afternoon's game will be broadcast on SNY and YES, and Sunday's game will air nationally at 7:10 pm. on ESPN. Stream Rivalry Weekend 2025 games free An subscription is a great way to catch all your favorite teams' out-of-market games live during the regular season, but you can also catch all of this weekend's Rivalry Weekend games there for free from May 16-18. You can subscribe to just get access to your team's games starting at $20/month (although that isn't an option for every team), or upgrade to get games from all the teams (that aren't blacked out) starting at $30/month or $150 for the year. Watch free at Mets vs. Yankees MLB Rivalry Weekend Schedule All Times Eastern Advertisement Friday, May 16 New York Mets @ New York Yankees, 7:05 p.m. (WPIX, YES, Saturday, May 17 New York Mets @ New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m. (SNY, YES, Sunday, May 18 New York Mets @ New York Yankees, 7:10 p.m. (ESPN, You can check out the full schedule of games during MLB Rivalry Weekend at What channel is baseball on in 2025? MLB games air across ESPN, FOX, Apple TV+ (for exclusive streaming games), the Roku Channel (taking over MLB's 'Sunday Leadoff') and a wide range of RSNs. So to be honest, it's not very straightforward to keep up with your favorite MLB team. But it can help to be prepared! Here's what we recommend to help you watch baseball in 2025. How to watch the 2025 MLB season without cable: ESPN, Fox, FS1 and MLBN DirecTV MySports DirecTV's My Sports package will get you the essential channels for the 2025 MLB season, including Fox, FS1, ESPN, ABC and MLB Network. It also includes a subscription to ESPN+ (typically $12/month). The pack costs $70/month, but you can try it all out for free for 5 days first. Every DirecTV subscriber, regardless of tier, enjoys access to an unlimited cloud DVR. Pros Lower cost live TV streaming pack Included ESPN+ Unlimited DVR Cons No RSNs Limited channels Try Free at DirecTV Where to stream MLB games: Stream out-of-market MLB games live An subscription is a great way to catch all your favorite teams' out-of-market games live. You can subscribe to just get access to your team's games starting at $20/month (although that isn't an option for every team), or upgrade to get games from all the teams (that aren't blacked out) starting at $30/month or $150 for the year. From $19.99/month at Stream MLB Sunday Leadoff The Roku Channel The Roku Channel will be the home of MLB's "Sunday Leadoff" series this year. While it's easiest for those who own a Roku device or Roku TV to tune into The Roku Channel, the platform is free and technically accessible to all. If you have a smart TV, The Roku Channel should be available via the app store. You can also watch The Roku Channel on your computer or mobile device, totally free. Watch free at Roku
