Steve Drumwright

2 weeks ago | pitcherlist.com | Steve Drumwright

+ D'backs use the long ball to dial up a win over Dodgers. Stay updated on everything baseball with our morning MLB News & Moments articles. We’ve got you covered to keep you in the know. One of the hot topics that popped up as a new week of baseball began Monday is the automated ball-strike system (ABS). That is because two esteemed writers, Ken Rosenthal and Jayson Stark, at The Athletic came out with an article about ABS and its likely implementation next season.

2 weeks ago | pitcherlist.com | Steve Drumwright

+ Chourio's catch helps Brewers snap Twins' 13-game winning streak. Stay updated on everything baseball with our morning MLB News & Moments articles. We’ve got you covered to keep you in the know. It has been a rough week for sentimentality for Los Angeles Dodgers fans. First, longtime backup catcher Austin Barnes was designated for assignment Wednesday. Then Sunday, longtime utilityman Chris Taylor was released.

3 weeks ago | pitcherlist.com | Steve Drumwright

+ The earliest the career hits leader could be enshrined is 2028. When MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that Pete Rose and 16 others who had been on baseball’s permanently ineligible list would be reinstated because they had died, the immediate question was: So Rose is going right into the Hall Fame, right? The immediate answer is no.

3 weeks ago | pitcherlist.com | Steve Drumwright

+ Cardinals stay hot, beat Phillies to win 9th straight. Stay updated on everything baseball with our morning MLB News & Moments articles. We’ve got you covered to keep you in the know. When Alex Bregman signed with the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers were reportedly the team that finished second in the bidding. That Bregman chose the Red Sox wasn’t surprising as he got a three-year, $120 million deal.

3 weeks ago | pitcherlist.com | Steve Drumwright

+ Woeful Rockies fire Black after 7-33 start; Schaeffer named manager. Stay updated on everything baseball with our morning MLB News & Moments articles. We’ve got you covered to keep you in the know. While we could get the first female umpire in MLB this season, it will be a few more years before the first woman gets to appear as a player in an MLB game. But what happened Sunday could help pave the way for that to happen.