Brian Murphy

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Contributing words 'n' things: @mlb dot com. UCF alum. Mostly baseball or cinema tweets; my life is so aerobic. I walk on wheels.

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CHC-STL, ATL-NYM, y NYY-CIN entre las mejores series a seguir

4 days ago | mlb.com | Brian Murphy

En algún momento esta semana, cada equipo de MLB disputará su 81er partido del año. Así es. Llegamos a la mitad de la temporada. Durante esta semana, disfrutaremos de un enfrentamiento entre dos punteros encendidos, como también dos de las mejores rivalidades del deporte, incluyendo una que viene del Siglo 19. Aquí, cinco series que debes seguir esta semana. Cachorros vs.
Classic rivalries, first-place showdown among 5 series to watch this week

5 days ago | mlb.com | Brian Murphy

At some point this week, every MLB team is scheduled to play its 81st game of the year. Yep, we are already halfway through this season. During this first full week of summer, we'll be treated to a matchup between two red-hot teams in first place as well as two of the sport's top rivalries, including one that dates back to the 1800s. Here are five series you need to follow this week.
LSU Tigers win 2025 College World Series over Coastal Carolina

5 days ago | mlb.com | Brian Murphy

The LSU Tigers are once again the kings of Division I college baseball. The sixth-seeded Tigers used a four-run fourth inning and a solid performance from starting pitcher Anthony Eyanson (MLB Pipeline's No. 66 Draft prospect) to defeat 13th-seeded Coastal Carolina on Saturday, 5-3, and secure the program's second College World Series title in three years. The championship is LSU's fourth this century -- the most in the nation -- and eighth in program history.
Coastal Carolina advances to 2025 College World Series finals

1 week ago | mlb.com | Brian Murphy

But Coastal Carolina struck for two runs in the bottom of the sixth, quickly halting any possible momentum for Louisville. Thorndyke was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to put the Chanticleers into double digits. They have scored 64 runs over eight games in the NCAA Tournament. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, at 56-11, have the most wins in Division I baseball this season. They are riding an incredible 26-game winning streak. Now they are two wins away from their second national championship.
Yadier Molina volverá a ser manager de Puerto Rico para el Clásico del 2026

1 week ago | mlb.com | Brian Murphy

Molina, 10 veces convocado al Juego de Estrellas, dos veces campeón de la Serie Mundial y uno de los mejores receptores defensivos en la historia de Grandes Ligas, participó en cada uno de los primeros cinco Clásicos Mundiales de Béisbol con Puerto Rico, cuatro de ellos como jugador. Yadier Molina regresará como manager de la selección de Puerto Rico para el Clásico Mundial de Béisbol del 2026.
Yadier Molina to manage Puerto Rico in 2026 World Baseball Classic

1 week ago | mlb.com | Brian Murphy

Molina, a 10-time All-Star, two-time World Series champion and one of the best defensive catchers of any era, participated in each of the first five World Baseball Classics for Puerto Rico, four as a player. He was a leading member of the teams that finished as the WBC runner-up in 2013 and 2017 to the Dominican Republic and the United States, respectively.
LSU knocks off UCLA to stay unbeaten in College World Series

1 week ago | mlb.com | Brian Murphy

The UCLA Bruins and LSU Tigers had to wait a day to see which of them would remain in the winner's bracket at the College World Series. The wait was worth it for the sixth-seeded Tigers, who defeated the 15th-seeded Bruins on Tuesday, 9-5. The Tigers are now 2-0 in the College World Series for the eighth time in program history. They went on to win the championship in six of the previous seven times.
Ryan Howard confused for Jimmy Rollins' security on 6-1-1 podcast

1 week ago | mlb.com | Brian Murphy

But back in 2005, Howard's rookie year with the Phillies, he was still a relative unknown to some around Philadelphia. And to at least one person in the city, Howard didn't look like a baseball player. He appeared to be Jimmy Rollins' bodyguard. Ryan Howard is a big dude. At 6-foot-4, 250 pounds, his nickname in the bigs was "The Big Piece" for good reason. Baseball fans know Howard used that frame to hammer 382 career home runs and become one of MLB's top sluggers during his prime.
D-backs agregan al derecho veterano Anthony DeSclafani

1 week ago | mlb.com | Brian Murphy

DeSclafani, quien lleva efectividad de 4.20 en nueve temporadas con los Marlins, Rojos y Gigantes, se integra a una escuadra de Arizona que ha estado impactada por lesiones a su cuerpo monticular. El mayor golpe fue la ausencia de Corbin Burnes, quien se sometió a una operación Tommy John el 11 de junio y se perderá el resto del 2025. Los D-backs le otorgaron el domingo un contrato de Grandes Ligas al serpentinero Anthony DeSclafani.
D-backs sign veteran righty DeSclafani to big league contract

1 week ago | mlb.com | Brian Murphy

DeSclafani, who owns a 4.20 ERA across nine seasons spent with the Marlins, Reds and Giants, joins a D-backs squad that has been hit by a recent rash of pitching injuries. The most prominent one is Corbin Burnes’ right elbow injury, which required Tommy John surgery on June 11 and will force him to miss the rest of 2025. Arizona has also put relievers Justin Martinez (sprained UCL in right elbow) and Kendall Graveman (right hip impingement) on the injured list within the past week.