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1 week ago | 
athlonsports.com | Matthew Sullivan
During the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres game on Thursday night, there was a benches-clearing altercation between the two teams. It occurred after Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit by a pitch, and it escalated when Padres manager Mike Shildt and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts went at it on the field. After the game, Roberts commented on the altercation. He first started by making a point that the Tatis hit-by-pitch was unintentional.
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1 week ago | 
athlonsports.com | Matthew Sullivan
Once the Boston Red Sox officially traded away Rafael Devers, a flurry of comments came out about the two sides breaking apart. Red Sox legend David Ortiz made some comments, mainly targeted towards Devers, which claimed the Red Sox designated hitter didn't respond to Ortiz's messages. While not a significant claim, it was one of many comments Ortiz made amid the Red Sox shipping Devers to the San Francisco Giants.
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1 week ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Matthew Sullivan
Joe Maddon Defends Phillies' Rob Thomson's Nick Castellanos Decision originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Ahead of the second game against the Miami Marlins, the Philadelphia Phillies lineup came out with a surprise omission. Nick Castellanos, the team's right fielder for the past three years, wasn't in the lineup. He had been benched.
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1 week ago | 
athlonsports.com | Matthew Sullivan
The Boston Red Sox, ahead of their highly anticipated series against the San Francisco Giants, made a major roster decision. With the team undergoing massive changes in the wake of Rafael Devers getting traded, Boston decided on struggling youngster Kristian Campbell. According to Jeff Passan, MLB insider for ESPN, the Red Sox are sending Campbell down to Triple-A.
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1 week ago | 
myrtlebeachonline.com | Matthew Sullivan
The Philadelphia Phillies lost starting pitcher Aaron Nola for a significant amount of time already, and there is reasonable concern after he suffered a new setback in his ribs. He initially was expected to be back soon, but his issue has prolonged his return to the mount. According to a new announcement made by the Phillies on Twitter/X, Nola was dealt even more bad news. They called up Buddy Kennedy and sent down Weston Wilson, meaning the team needed a new 40-man roster spot.
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1 week ago | 
athlonsports.com | Matthew Sullivan
Ahead of the series finale against the Miami Marlins, the Philadelphia Phillies announced a roster move. With Max Kepler and Brandon Marsh turning things around, along with Otto Kemp providing strong value at the plate, the Phillies decided to switch up their bench bats. According to an announcement from the Phillies on Twitter/X, they have called up infielder Buddy Kennedy from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and sent down Weston Wilson to Triple-A to make room for him.
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1 week ago | 
athlonsports.com | Matthew Sullivan
Ahead of the second game against the Miami Marlins, the Philadelphia Phillies lineup came out with a surprise omission. Nick Castellanos, the team's right fielder for the past three years, wasn't in the lineup. He had been benched. Before the game, Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Castellanos said something inappropriate when he was pulled late in the game Monday night for a defensive substitution. Castellanos backed up that statement and moved forward past it.
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1 week ago | 
yardbarker.com | Matthew Sullivan
Fortunately for the Phillies, none of those outings cost the team the game, and they won each one. Against the Chicago Cubs, Strahm allowed one run on one hit in the eighth inning in a 3-2 victory. He also allowed a run on two hits against the Marlins earlier in the week, but the Phillies still won 5-2. But his most recent one nearly ended in disaster. He allowed one run on three hits.
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1 week ago | 
athlonsports.com | Matthew Sullivan
The Philadelphia Phillies fanbase saw one of their fan-favorite players become the center of attention, and not for a good reason. In the middle of the series against the Miami Marlins, Phillies manager Rob Thomson benched Nick Castellanos for inappropriate comments made after getting pulled for a defensive substitution late in the game. Afterwards, Thomson and Castellanos put it behind them.
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3 weeks ago | 
yardbarker.com | Matthew Sullivan
The Denver Broncos went into the 2025 offseason with a clear goal of improving their running back room. After letting Javonte Williams walk and adding RJ Harvey in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, there was still work to be done in the running back room. While not a signing, the Broncos, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero, are bringing in former Los Angeles Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins in for a visit on Thursday night.
