The minute Bradley Beal opted out of his $5.6 million player option for this season — despite playing just six games last season due to hip surgery — it was expected that he would re-sign with the Clippers.
This contract is for two years, $13.2 million, with a player option on the second year (and also a $3 million guarantee), Beal's agent Mark Bartelstein told NBA insider Chris Haynes. This is a small raise off the player option he turned down.
Beal, 33, was a free agent and had been linked to Miami in some reports, but that always seemed to be more smoke than fire.
Beal averaged 8.2 points in 20 minutes per game while shooting 36.8% from 3 last season in the six games he played. The season before, in Phoenix, he averaged 17 points per game at a good 59.8 true shooting percentage. The biggest issue with Beal has been health, he has not played in more than 60 games in a season since 2019.
Beal will be sharing time at the two with No. 5 draft pick Keaton Wagler, and coach Tyronn Lue likely will play them together at points. (Projecting Clippers lineups beyond that is pointless until the Kawhi Leonard trade either goes through or is called off.)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 4: Keyonte George #3 of the Utah Jazz reacts against the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on March 4, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 76ers defeated the Jazz 106-102. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Utah Jazz regular season schedule was released today. The Jazz did a great job with the reveal, with this amazing video featuring Thurl Bailey.
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Some quick notes of interest. The return of Walker Kessler is just three games into the season (10/25). It’ll be after their first game in Memphis (10/21) and their home opener against the Pelicans (10/23). The Jazz will have 6 national games: Four on NBC, one on ESPN, and one on Prime. The Prime game is probably the most interesting because it’s the first time Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa will face off. It’s also interesting because it’s the last scheduled national game of the regular season for the Jazz. It’s game 61, and by that time both Peterson and Dybantsa should be acclimated to the league. Personally, that’s the one I’m looking forward to most.
It’s an exciting day for Jazz fans as it’s the first step towards a new season. What are the games you are looking forward to most?
Ben Shelton broke onto the scene by winning his first-ever ATP Masters 1000 championship a year ago in Toronto.
He earned his second crown at that level by successfully defending his Canadian title on Thursday, defeating fellow American Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 7-6 (4) to win the National Bank Open in Montreal.
DYERSVILLE, IA - AUGUST 13: Byron Buxton #25 of the Minnesota Twins takes the field prior to the MLB Field of Dreams game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Minnesota Twins at MLB Field at Field of Dreams on Thursday, August 13, 2026 in Dyersville, Iowa. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
Tonight, the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies participated in the MLB Field of Dreams Game on the iconic site of the 1989 film. For thoughts on my favorite baseball movie of all time, check out the game thread.
Before the umpire decried “play ball!” in Dyersville, IA, Netflix orchestrated a beautiful pregame ceremony featuring Hall of Famers materializing out of the corn much like the Black Sox on celluloid.
After all the pageantry and pomp, it was time to play!
First inning runs-allowed have been a trend for Twins starting pitchers of late, and that didn’t change in the Iowa cornfield. In fact, three pitches in from Taj Bradley and the Phils were up 1-0 as Kyle Schwarber scalded a sphere into the stalks. After a Bryce Harper walk and a Luis Arraez single (of course), Bryson Stott gave the Fightins’ a crooked number with an RBI knock. 2-0 PHI.
Singles from Trevor Larnach & Ryan Jeffers sandwiched around a Byron Buxton pop-out gave the Twins a first inning rally of their own, but a Josh Bell swinging strikeout on 3-2 and a hot shot from Royce Lewis right into the glove of SS Trea Turner cut the rally as short as Moonlight Graham’s career.
In B2, Luke Keaschall got the Twins on the board by beaning a ghost juuuust beyond (357 ft off Aaron Nola) the LCF fence. PHI 2-1.
Alas, Keaschall giveth and Keaschall taketh away. After a Brandon Marsh BB in T4, Schwarber again bombed a ball to RF which bounced on—rather than in—Luke’s glove and over the fence for a two-run jack. Turner would immediately double down the RF line, and just as quickly Harper would single him home. 5-1 PHI.
That would be the end of the line for Bradley. Same old story (same old career, really) for Taj: random bouts of wildness doom him to a bummer of an outing.
The next MN scoring opportunity came in B5, when a Buxton double and walks to Jeffers & Bell loaded the sacks for Lewis. In the most dramatic spot possible for the MN batter who most thrives in those situations—Royce struck out on three pitches.
Through five innings, the Twins simply gained no purchase off Nola’s diving-in-the-dirt knuckle curveball (9 K).
More moonshine mashers in T7: after Alec Bohm nearly creamed some corn and ended up with a double, Marsh stalk-ed Travis Adams in the next AB. 7-1 PHI.
Despite clean pen outings from Taylor Rogers & Tommy Nance, the Twins could not muster any further mash. Closing things out for the Phanatics? Jhoan Duran with a clean B9.
Your Final: Philadelphia Phillies 7, Minnesota Twins 1.
76% of the way through their 2026 campaign, the Twins continue to be maddening in their step-forward, step-backward sequencing. Still hanging in the fringes of the AL Central “race” and the muddled AL Wild Card mess, if not doing themselves any favors with an extremely hot-or-cold offense.
Zach’s Zealot
The whole Field of Dreams idea: Win or lose, this is a great thing that MLB does combining sporting & cinematic pastimes.
Zach’s Zombie
Putting this game on Netflix: I know, I know…“elder millennial yells at cloud”. But think of the interest this could have drawn if aired on FOX or NBC or what not. At very least, allow it to be simulcast in the Minny & Philly markets on a local station and/or Twins.TV. Forever short-sighted is MLB.
DYERSVILLE, IOWA - AUGUST 13: The Philadelphia Phillies and the Minnesota Twins take the field prior to a game at Field of Dreams on August 13, 2026 in Dyersville, Iowa. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) | Getty Images
I have a confession to make: I haven’t watched Field of Dreams. I intended to watch it last night, but I ended up watching The Long Goodbye instead. In my defense, that’s sort of related to baseball, since Jim Bouton is in it. Anyway, I’m going to substitute some Bull Durham references, since that’s a Kevin Costner baseball film that I have seen; it’s close enough. Bull Durham is somewhat risqué, and this is a family friendly blog, so I’ll be mindful; I’m not going to suggest that anyone playing tonight could benefit from having a fan read Walt Whitman to them.
Kyle Schwarber wasted no time in getting cinematic, blasting a fastball that caught the middle-inside of the plate deep into the maize. Bryce Harper walked, and Luis Arraez singled up the middle to put runners on the corners. Bryson Stott singled to left-center, scoring Harper. “Oh, my stars and garters,”, said the old-timey fans watching the game (speaking of garters, Annie Savoy would surely have advice for Minnesota starter Taj Bradley about how to deal with a rough patch).
Aaron Nola also had a rocky first, allowing two of his first three batters to reach, the second on a tiny little dribbler. Ground balls may be more democratic, but Nola decided not to embrace that particular philosophy, putting the next two Twins down without allowing the ball to touch the ground. Unfortunately, the ball hit by Luke Keaschall in the second also did not touch the ground, at least not until it found the corn over the left field wall.
In the fourth, Brandon Marsh worked a leadoff walk, then stole second; he was called out, but the film reel was rewound, and upon a second viewing he was deemed safe. Kyle Schwarber, knowing that a cinematic event calls for a sequel, smacked another ball out to right; Keaschall leapt and got a glove on it, but the ball bounced off and into the corn. Kyle Schwarber believes in the soul, the hanging curveball, opening your Christmas presents on Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve, and he believes in long, slow, deep moonshots that take three days to land (what he thinks about the novels of Susan Sontag is unknown). Trea Turner doubled, Harper singled, and the score was 5-1.
Save for that solo shot, Nola had cruised through four. In the fifth, allowed a two-out double up the third base line in the bottom fifth, then walked the next batter, and then the next, and suddenly slow cinema became a thriller. Royce Lewis came to the plate with the bases loaded, representing the tying run. Nola rose to the moment, putting him away on a trio of pitches: knuckle curve, four-seamer, knuckle curve.
That ended Nola’s night (1 ER, 5 H, 9 K, 3 BB), with Brooks Raley his successor. He allowed a double, but kept the Twins from scoring; it’s very unfitting for a team with that name to have just a single run. The Phillies had no such problems: Alec Bohm doubled to deep center, and Marsh pulled a fly ball into the corn in right, and the Phillies had seven runs.
Orion Kerkering took the mound in the eighth, as Derek Hill took to right field in place of Harper. Kerkering put the Twins down in order.
The Twins entered the ninth dreaming of their Hollywood miracle. They did what they needed to in the top of the inning, surrendering no more runs. But the tall task was yet to come. Facing Jhoan Duran down by any amount is imposing; facing him down by a half dozen is petrifying. He wanted to announce his presence with authority, and did. The Twins managed a hit against him, and no more.
The Phillies are 65-58. They’ll return to action on Saturday at 7:10 in Minnesota.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - AUGUST 09: Jake Bauers #9 of the Milwaukee Brewers reacts after hitting a walk-off single in the tenth inning for a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins at American Family Field on August 09, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Milwaukee has had a rough start to its seven-game West Coast road trip, suffering a sweep at the hands of the Padres in a series that included two one-run losses. It won’t get any easier this weekend as the Brewers take on the back-to-back defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers for a four-game set. With a win tonight, the Dodgers would move into a tie with the Brewers for the best record in the NL (the Rays are currently a half game up on Milwaukee).
Starting tonight for Los Angeles is Roki Sasaki, who seems to be finding his footing in his second year since coming over to Major League Baseball from Japan. The 24-year-old right-hander was talked about as the next Japanese star in the vein of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but injuries and rough on-field performance limited him to just 10 regular-season appearances in 2025. He has a 4.54 ERA this year, but don’t let that deceive you — he’s finally starting to pitch like many thought he would when he came to Los Angeles. Sasaki has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last four starts.
On the hill for the visiting Brewers is Shane Drohan, who’s coming off probably his worst outing as a Brewer. Despite that start, a six-run blowup against Minnesota, Drohan has been a valuable piece at the back of the rotation, going out every fifth day and putting the Brewers in position to win more often than not.
Run prevention is easier said than done against the formidable Dodgers lineup, but Drohan does a solid job of limiting hard contact and should be able to keep Milwaukee in the game. The bigger issue recently has been figuring out how to score enough runs to win; the Brewers have scored more than four runs in a game just twice this month.
That task gets even harder tonight with Brice Turang, the team leader in hits, RBIs, and doubles, out of the lineup. Per Milwaukee Journal Sentinel beat reporter Curt Hogg, Turang is “day-to-day” with left knee pain. An MRI earlier today didn’t reveal anything serious, and according to Brewers manager Pat Murphy, there’s a “chance he plays this series.”
With Turang out, David Hamilton will play second base and bat ninth. Jackson Chourio gets the nod in the leadoff spot ahead of Garrett Mitchell, Gary Sánchez — playing first base tonight — and right fielder Jake Bauers. Hitting fifth and playing third base is Andrew Vaughn. Rounding out tonight’s lineup are designated hitter Christian Yelich, catcher William Contreras, shortstop Joey Ortiz, and Hamilton.
Tonight’s game will be available on Brewers.TV, WTMJ 620, and the Brewers Radio Network. First pitch is set for 9:10 p.m.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - MARCH 21: Ethan Holliday #2 of the Colorado Rockies prepares to bat during the seventh inning of the Spring Breakout game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on March 21, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Getty Images) | Getty Images
It’s that time of year. The longest days of the summer are behind us—though the heat is not—and the Major League Baseball season is about to enter the final stretch. It’s also that magical time of year where Purple Row’s mid-season PuRPs prospect rankings hit the website. These are the very same rankings that you, the delightful Purple Row readers and commenters, voted on!
The PuRPs top 30 rankings will begin tomorrow while, perhaps coincidentally (or maybe they’re trying to compete with our powerhouse rankings!), MLB Pipeline has updated their own top 30 prospect rankings for each team. Let’s take a look at how the cards fell.
The Top Ten
SS Ethan Holliday
CF/2B Roldy Brito
1B/OF Charlie Condon
SS Tyler Bell
OF Cristian Arguelles
C Daniel Jackson
RHP Logan Reddemann
RHP Jackson Cox
C Jack Natili
OF Jared Thomas
The top ten list isn’t two surprising. Hopeful franchise savior and Holliday scion Ethan Holliday remains the team’s No. 1 overall prospect while a healthy dose of 2026 draft selections have been given quite favorable rankings. It’s also nice to see breakout star and potential Arizona Complex League MVP Cristian Arguelles in the top five.
An interesting move is 2023 first round pick Charlie Condon dropping to No. 3 despite having a very solid season so far with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. Taking his place at No. 2 is last year’s Arizona Complex League MVP Roldy Brito in a testament to how good he was last season and how good he continues to be this season. It’s hard to believe the 19-year-old was an unranked prospect just one year ago.
The Rest of the Rankings
No. 11: OF Zac Veen
No. 12: OF Sterlin Thompson
No. 13: 2B Roc Riggio
No. 14: RHP Gabriel Hughes
No. 15: OF Max Belyeu
No. 16: RHP Brody Brecht
No. 17: SS Andy Perez
No. 18: 1B Tanner Thach
No. 19: LHP Konnor Eaton
No. 20: RHP Tyler Putnam
No. 21: RHP Mason Adams
No. 22: LHP Sean Sullivan
No. 23: LHP Welinton Herrera
No. 24: OF Robert Calaz
No. 25: RHP JB Middleton
No. 26: 3B Ethan Hedges
No. 27: INF Juan Martinez
No. 28: INF Wilder Dalis
No. 29: C Bryant Betancourt
No. 30: RHP Angel Jimenez
The rest of the rankings are more of a mixed bag. Many prospects who have already made their debuts are included here, such as Zac Veen, Sterlin Thompson, Gabriel Hughes, and Sean Sullivan. Also included are two of the Rockies’ newest trade acquisitions in Mason Adams—part of the Brenton Doyle trade—and Juan Martinez—part of the Antonio Senzatela trade. Multiple players in the bottom 20 have suffered season-ending injuries such as Welinton Herrera and JB Middleton.
The ranking that stands out to me the most is infielder Wilder Dalis all the way down at No. 28 when I believe he should be ranked much higher. Dalis—much like his teammate Roldy Brito—exploded onto the scene last season in the Arizona Complex League and has continued to establish himself as a quality prospect this season.
Final Thoughts
It always seems like these prospect rankings always differ from site to site. Baseball America’s recently published top 30 rankings are likely quite different from MLB Pipeline, and as they trickle out, the mid-season PuRPs are bound to be fairly different as well.
What do you think MLB Pipeline got right? What did they get wrong? How would you compare this list to your own rankings and how do you think it will compare to the PuRPs? Let us know in the comments!
Jul 8, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rōki Sasaki (11) pitches in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
The Brewers visit Dodger Stadium for the first time since the Game 4 loss in last year’s NLCS. Each team is without a key middle infielder, as Mookie Betts gets a scheduled day off, while Brice Turang, the Brewers’ top position player, is out with right knee pain.
Jul 29, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants top draft pick Jackson Flora (second from right) greets team president Larry Baer before a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
I can’t help but try to get into the psychology of the poll respondents with these SB Nation Reacts surveys, and since these are supposed to be strictly Giants fans polled, I am fixating on the 1% who graded their 2026 amateur draft a “D.”
As Brady posted yesterday, Baseball American has ranked the Giants as a Top 5 farm system, a stunning development I just figured I’d never live to see. They’re barely a top 5 team in their division these days, and so seeing them in the upper echelon of anything other than being a staggering embarrassment of historic proportion with a mostly hopeless future guaranteed is not just a welcome surprise but a perspective-altering development.
Could the Giants actually be on their way to opening a competitive window thanks to their f-f-f-farm system? Buster Posey’s (currently) tanked legacy is counting on it. A plausible worst record in franchise history to cement their worst 5-year stretch ever isn’t something he’ll be able to come back from, reputationally, without some sort of extended run of success or an outright World Series win within the next few years — but then again, he’s been graded on a curve, hasn’t he?
Still, for as much as Buster Posey comes off as a dilettante in press gaggles and profiles (with an on-field result to match), this player development success is undeniable. It’s not just broken clock luck where the team has gotten things right because of high draft standings or someone falling into their lap. They’ve managed to bring their international scouting and signings up from afterthought to competitive with the typical frontrunners. They seem to have joined the pack leading the change from Three True Outcome type draft profiles to contact suddenly being important again.
About a month before the draft, I was agog at how much the farm system had risen. Just like the SB Nation Reacts polling, there’s a decent amount of vibes baked into things like farm system rankings and prospect scouting. That makes sense since it’s betting on an uncertain future with only personal experiences and some player comps to go on. The Giants’ draft felt right. Their minor league win-loss record looks right. The players are performing in the way you’d hope to see actually developing players perform.
With Bryce Eldridge’s graduation (formerly, a 55 Future Value player, per FanGraphs), the Giants still have six 50+ FV players, with Jackson Flora rated the #2 overall prospect. 4 of their 33 players with a projected floor of a minimum 40 Future Value (bench player) were drafted this year, 1 came from an international signing (Luis Hernandez) this season, and 1 from their trade with the Paadres (Joniel Hernandez).
So, the data is overwhelmingly in support of the opinion that the Giants had a great draft on top of a good trade deadline. Their farm system is in very good shape. Maybe still missing upper level pitching and that one true prospect who is far and away the best like Eldridge was… but I’m still stuck on that 1%. Automatic f*** the Giants voting? I can respect that. Maybe Bolemon & Waechter don’t do it for some. Reasonable.
I’m not going to let it bother me anymore, actually. The Giants are finally doing what needs to be done in order to become a competitive franchise again: prioritizing player development. The dream of the championship era was that the operation had been modernized and would be able to produce a steady-ish supply of position players and pitchers. That didn’t wind up being the case and was pretty far from the truth, in fact, as one of Farhan Zaidi’s first tasks upon taking over the front office was revamping player development to bring it in line with 21st century practices. The franchise also committed many millions of dollars to building a new training facility in Arizona. The fruits of that labor seem to be blossoming, finally. Can Buster Posey & Zack Minasian actually deliver on the promise of farm to table baseball?
That’s a question for a separate poll. For now, it’s enough to enjoy this fantastic success.
With the big league Mets off on Thursday, all eyes were on the farm system, and it was a busy day for several of New York’s top prospects.
At Triple-A, Nick Morabito started the game at the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp off with a bang, slamming a 408-foot home run to left. The Mets' 15th-ranked prospect in Joe DeMayo's latest rankings got a 2-0 slider over the plate and the knees and teed off with a 109 mph exit velocity for his 12th-round tripper of the campaign and second in the last three games.
The center fielder finished the day 1-for-2 with two RBI and a sacrifice bunt at the plate.
JonathanSantucci was on the mound for Syracuse for his third start at Triple-A, and the left-hander had a rough night, failing to get out of the first inning. However, he got no help from his defense in getting him into trouble.
On the first batter, Christopher Morel got a slow bouncer at second and never threw the ball to first for an infield hit. After a walk put two aboard, a grounder to first bounced over the glove of Ryan Clifford for a run-scoring error to cover the corners with nobody out.
After an eight-pitch walk, Santucci got a strikeout on a slider before walking in a second run as his command continued to fail him. He did rebound to get a strikeout on three pitches, but with his pitch count at 36 in the inning, he was pulled.
His final line: two runs (one earned) on one hit, three walks, and two strikeouts with just 19 strikes. When he was in the zone, he was rather good with five whiffs on 12 swings (42 percent), but it has been a rough start for DeMayo's No. 2-ranked prospect as he's issued 12 walks in his first 10 innings with Syracuse since his call-up in late July.
At the plate, Clifford, the Mets' No. 14 prospect, went 0-for-2 at the plate.
The game between Syracuse and Jacksonville was suspended in the fifth inning and will be resumed on Friday.
Double-A Binghamton was getting the treat of spending an August week in Maine, and the Portland Sea Dogs gifted them with six errors in the Rumble Ponies' 6-2 win. But it was a bit of a tough night for most of the Mets' top prospects.
The lone bright spot was No. 8 prospect Jacob Reimer, who smacked a three-run homer in the seventh as he was 2-for-4. Reimer got a 1-0 breaking pitch that hung in the middle of the zone and cranked it high over the mock Green Monster in left for his seventh homer of the year.
Top prospect Jefferson Rojas, who was 4-for-8 with two doubles and a homer and six RBI the first two games of the series, went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and a run scored (got aboard on a catcher's interference).
Mitch Voit, the 5th-ranked prospect who went 2-for-5 with a double and a walk on Wednesday and entered the game 24-for-45 (.533) in his first 12 games at Double-A, went hitless in five times up with three strikeouts.
Chris Suero has gotten off to a slow start average-wise in August, entering the game 6-for-34 (.177), but had two homers, two doubles and six RBI for a .721 OPS. The No. 23 prospect had an uneven game, going 0-for-2 with two walks and a strikeout.
Billy Amick had a rare rough night, going 0-for-4 wth three strikeouts. The 27th-ranked prospect entered Thursday's game just scorching hot: 11-for-32 (.344) with six home runs and 17 RBI in his first nine games with Binghamton.
Los Angeles, CA - August 12: Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Hunter Feduccia (46) celebrates with Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Landon Knack (96) after closing out the ninth inning of an baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. The Dodgers won 4-2. (Photo by Ronaldo Bolaños/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Landon Knack was called up to eat innings and reset a very busy Dodgers bullpen, and he filled his role with aplomb on Wednesday night in finishing off a sweep of the Kansas City Royals. On Thursday, Knack was sent back to Triple-A Oklahoma City in favor of another fresh arm in Jonathan Hernández.
Knack got the final eight outs on Wednesday, relieving Eric Lauer in the seventh inning, and pitched scoreless baseball the rest of the way to earn the save of the Dodgers’ 4-2 win. The third save of Knack’s career was the longest save of the season for the Dodgers, and their first save of exactly eight outs since Brian Holton in 1987.
Hernández is back with the Dodgers for a third time this season. Signed to a major league deal on May 18 after opting out of a minors deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, Hernández has been designated for assignment twice by the Dodgers. Both times he cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Oklahoma City. This time, after getting DFA’d on Monday, Hernández elected free agency but re-signed on a major league deal with the Dodgers on Thursday.
In between all those movies, Hernández pitched in 15 games with the Dodgers, nine of them finishing out either a loss or a lopsided win. The 30-year-old right-hander has a 6.45 ERA and 4.66 xERA this season with 18 strikeouts and 12 walks.
To make room for Hernández on the 40-man roster, Charlie Barnes was sent outright to Oklahoma City, two days after getting optioned. It’s the third time Barnes has been sent outright to the minors since the All-Star break.
Beal’s deal is said to be worth $13.2 million and will have a player option for the second year.
The three-time All-Star played in just six games during his debut season in Los Angeles before suffering a season-ending left hip fracture and undergoing surgery in November 2025. He initially left a game against his former team, the Phoenix Suns, during the first half because of hip soreness.
Beal averaged just 8.2 points, 1.7 assists, and 0.8 rebounds in his six games played last season.
He's averaged 21.4 points, 4.3 assists and 4 rebounds per game through the first 14 years of his career.
Grading Bradley Beal signing
Beal will add a veteran presence to the Clippers’ locker room, which could prove beneficial for a fairly young roster.
The Clippers drafted Keaton Wagler with the fifth overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft and he is likely to see significant time as the starting shooting guard, with Beal serving as the primary backup and mentor to Wagler.
ANAHEIM, CA - AUGUST 12: Evan Carter #32 of the Texas Rangers rounds the bases during the game between the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Tony Macon/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts provided some encouraging news, if only a glimmer of it, regarding Shohei Ohtani’s ability to resume pitching.
Though the Dodgers have indicated they expect Ohtani to pitch again this season, the team has offered no timeline. It would be most critical to get him back when the playoffs start.
Ohtani hasn’t pitched since July 3 because of inflammation in his left knee. He’d been brilliant on the mound until the knee issue surfaced.
The knee problem hasn't kept Ohtani out of the lineup as the team’s designated hitter. He leads the Dodgers with 26 home runs, a slugging percentage of .544 and an on-base percentage of .393.
Roberts indicated he expects Ohtani to play all four games against the Brewers and will evaluate him before the Dodgers start a three-game series at Colorado Aug. 17.
Los Angeles, CA - August 10, 2026: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) watches the action against the Royals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The Dodgers and Brewers continue their long weekend series on Friday night at Dodger Stadium.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes the mound on Friday, coming off his 5 2/3 scoreless innings last Saturday in Arizona. That game needed extra innings to decide thanks to Edwin Díaz’s blown save, which snapped a streak of 14 consecutive starts for Yamamoto with a decision, the longest streak by a Dodgers starter since Chad Billingsley in 2012.
Rookie left-hander Robert Gasser starts for the Brewers. Milwaukee has won his last four starts, with Gasser allowing seven runs in 20 2/3 innings, with 18 strikeouts against four walks.
