Michael Ostrowski

Scranton

Covering Syracuse Football and Basketball for @NunesMagician | Past: @CuseACCN, @CuseSportsTalk_/ @ESPNSyracuse, @MorninOnTheHill | Always Have High Hopes!

Articles

Two New Phillies Give Positive First Impressions

3 weeks ago | athlonsports.com | Michael Ostrowski

After winning 95 games and the National League East last year, the Philadelphia Phillies brought back largely the same group of guys for 2025. Dave Dombrowski made only two major roster additions, trading for pitcher Jesús Luzardo and signing outfielder Max Kepler. It's a very small sample size, but both are looking like great moves after the opening weekend. Luzardo was dominant in his first start with Philly, striking out 11 Washington Nationals hitters over five solid innings on Saturday.
Two New Phillies Give Positive First Impressions

3 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Michael Ostrowski

After winning 95 games and the National League East last year, the Philadelphia Phillies brought back largely the same group of guys for 2025. Dave Dombrowski made only two major roster additions, trading for pitcher Jesús Luzardo and signing outfielder Max Kepler. It's a very small sample size, but both are looking like great moves after the opening weekend. Luzardo was dominant in his first start with Philly, striking out 11 Washington Nationals hitters over five solid innings on Saturday.
How Red Sox Garrett Crochet Extension Shows Commitment to Contending

3 weeks ago | athlonsports.com | Michael Ostrowski

The Boston Red Sox nearly had an incomplete offseason. They nearly finished spring training with a positional controversy still intact (albeit with Rafael Devers now looking lost as DH). Boston almost let their new staff ace enter April without a contract extension. The time of "nearly" appears to be done in Beantown. Garrett Crochet spent only one year as a starting pitcher before the Red Sox traded for him. He's pitched in all of one game for the club so far.
Phillies' Edmundo Sosa Starts 2025 MLB Season on Unexpected Hot Streak

3 weeks ago | athlonsports.com | Michael Ostrowski

If you asked a casual fan who the hottest hitter in Philadelphia was right now, their answer probably wouldn't be Edmundo Sosa. But four games into the 2025 season, his bat is making such an argument. Sosa has started three games at shortstop as Trea Turner deals with back spasms, and the 29-year-old is making the most of his sudden opportunities. Edmundo is hitting .545 (6/11) with three doubles, three RBI, and three runs scored so far.
Cubs Pitcher Among Those Frustrated With A's Ballpark Situation

3 weeks ago | athlonsports.com | Michael Ostrowski

The 2025 MLB season is shaping up to be an unusual one. Two clubs, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Athletics, are spending the entire season playing their home games in minor league ballparks. While the Rays' situation is only due to extensive damage to their normal home of Tropicana Field, the A's intentionally abandoned Oakland to move to a temporary home 90 minutes away.
Phillies All-Star Pitcher Passive Aggressively Slams New Torpedo Bats

3 weeks ago | athlonsports.com | Michael Ostrowski

A new sensation is quickly spreading across Major League Baseball: so-called "torpedo bats" designed to help hitters by placing the barrel of the bat where they most frequently make contact. As one would expect, the guys tasked with getting hitters out aren't too pleased with their appearance. That includes Phillies' setup man Matt Strahm, who made his distaste as apparent as he could without spelling it out.
Syracuse Orange men's basketball: Petar Majstorovic has entered the transfer portal

3 weeks ago | nunesmagician.com | Sam Federman |Michael Ostrowski

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images After a series of announcements, Syracuse Orange men's basketball now has all of their possible returning players accounted for. While J.J. Starling and Donnie Freeman are returning to reinforce a strong recruiting class, Kyle Cuffe, Chris Bell, Chance Westry and Elijah Moore have all hit the transfer portal. And now, Petar Majstorovic will join those four in the portal, as was first reported by 247Sports.
Former Phillie Cut After Abysmal Start With Division Rival

3 weeks ago | athlonsports.com | Michael Ostrowski

While Philadelphia Phillies fans should be pleased with winning their first series of 2025, they're likely even happier to hear about the struggles of a top rival. The Atlanta Braves lost all four games to the San Diego Padres to begin the campaign, and a former Phillies pitcher is partially to blame. In March, Héctor Neris, who Atlanta signed as a minor league free agent, was added to the bullpen late in spring training.
Former Phillie Héctor Neris Cut After Abysmal Start With Braves

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Michael Ostrowski

While Philadelphia Phillies fans should be pleased with winning their first series of 2025, they're likely even happier to hear about the struggles of a top rival. The Atlanta Braves lost all four games to the San Diego Padres to begin the campaign, and a former Phillies pitcher is partially to blame. AdvertisementIn March, Héctor Neris, who Atlanta signed as a minor league free agent, was added to the bullpen late in spring training.
A Farewell to TNIAAM: My Favorite Memories as an Absolute Magician

3 weeks ago | nunesmagician.com | Michael Ostrowski

After two-and-a-half great years covering the Syracuse Orange on campus, then continuing to help out remotely for another, my time on the TNIAAM staff has come to an end. It's for a good reason, though. Before coming to SU, I wasn't sure what job I'd be doing full-time after graduating. I'm happy to say that the writing I've compiled here has landed me a position with the Athlon Sports MLB team, primarily focusing on the Phillies.