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Jackson Holliday may be closing in on an Opening Day roster spot

On Dec. 4, Jackson Holliday, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, turned 20. He was a teenager no more. The next day at the Winter Meetings in Nashville, O’s executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias let the world know the kid had a good chance to make the O's 2024 Opening Day roster."It's definitely a very strong possibility,” Elias said that day, getting reporters attention in stating it so strongly.Fast forward to this spring camp and the kid that is 20 is starting to really swing it well in spring games. After getting two hits versus the Yankees in Tampa Monday afternoon, he...

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Yankees 2024 Season Preview: Alex Verdugo

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via First, it was Johnny Damon. Then, briefly, came Andrew Benintendi. Now, Alex Verdugo becomes the latest 2000s Boston outfielder to cover left for the Yankees. As the Winter Meetings continued and rumors of Juan Soto to the Yankees swirled, Jeff Passan dropped a bomb that shocked the American League East, announcing that the Yankees had acquired outfielder Alex Verdugo from their archrivals, the Boston Red Sox, in exchange for reliever Greg Weissert and a pair of minor league pitchers. Although the deal caught us a bit off guard,...

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Tuesday Rockpile: How will the Colorado Rockies’ “six-man platoon” work?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/ Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, February 27, 2024 As you probably remember, the Rockies have too many outfielders and first basemen but not enough playing time for them. On one hand, this is a good problem. Lots of talent is good! On the other, it raises a number of practical issues. Back in December, Skyler Timmins laid out what we knew then about the Colorado Rockies “six-man platoon” based on comments from general manager Bill Schmidt and manager Bud Black at the Winter Meetings. Here’s a tidy explanation: Black...

Baseball Infinity: The Story Behind the 33-Inning Game | Epic Extras

In 1981, the Pawtucket Red Sox played the Rochester Red Wings for 33 innings over 8 and a half hours that captivated the world. We tell the full story with Bank of America: http://mlb.com/MLBEpicExtras Bank of America's YouTube channel: https://www.youtu

Braves at Nationals | MLB Game of the Week Live on YouTube

Live from Nationals Park in Washington D.C., watch the Nationals take on the Atlanta Braves Friday, September 13 at 7:00 PM ET, 4:00 PM PT on YouTube. The MLB Game of the Week Live on YouTube brings live baseball to YouTube! Watch select live games ever