Baseball owners proposed banning high school players from signing with major league teams, raising the age for international amateurs and slashing the money spent on signing bonuses in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday.
The amateur draft for players residing in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico would be cut from 20 rounds to 12 beginning in 2027 under the proposal Major League Baseball made during a bargaining session with the players’ association. An identical 12-round draft would be started for international prospects, a proposal the union has rejected in the past.
Starting in 2028, a prospect for the amateur draft would have to be at least 20 years old by the Sept. 1 of his signing year and two years removed from the graduating year of his high school class — a restriction that also would eliminate players who completed their first year of junior college.
The amateur draft started in 1965, high schoolers have been eligible along with college players who are in or have just finished their junior years.
Raising signing ages would likely lead to players being older when they become eligible for free agency, which currently requires six years of major league service.
MLB cited increased revenue in college baseball as reasoning. In addition, MLB said 75% of high schoolers signed from 2012-19 did not reach the major leagues.
“Expanded scholarships, NIL opportunities, revenue sharing and significant investments in facilities and player development have made college baseball an increasingly important pathway that is producing major league-ready talent at an accelerated rate,” MLB said in a statement. “By creating a draft system centered around college-aged players and making most college players eligible one year earlier, more players will benefit from both a college education and an elite development environment while reaching professional baseball — and ultimately the major leagues — more quickly.”
MLB said it will not seek to reduce the 120 minor league teams in the top four levels when it negotiates new professional development licenses in 2030 to replace expiring 10-year deals.
For international amateurs, the age to sign would be raised to 18 on the Sept. 1 of their signing year, up from 17.
Each separate draft would have $200 million in signing pools in 2027. There would be hard caps for each draft.
Teams would be able to trade draft picks but a club couldn’t trade its first-round pick in consecutive drafts. A team couldn’t acquire more than three additional selections among the first three rounds.
Spending on signing bonuses for players eligible for the 2025 amateur draft totaled about $402 million and signing bonus pools for 2026 increased by 2.5%.
Each team would have the same amount to spend under the proposal rather than the current system which gives higher pools to teams with poorer records in the previous year. Pittsburgh is at just over $19 million this year and the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at slightly under $4 million. Teams currently can go over their pools and often do as much as 5%.
Teams have spent about $193 million on signing bonus for international amateurs in 2026. The current signing period runs from Jan. 15 to Dec. 15 each year, but the initial international draft would be no earlier than September 2027 and no later than March 2028.
MLB proposed eliminating competitive balance round picks that began in 2023 and cutting the draft lottery that started in 2023 from the top six picks to four.
Bargaining began May 13 and the sides exchanged initial proposals two weeks later as management proposed a salary cap for the first time since 1994, which resulted in a 7 1/2-month strike and the first cancellation of the World Series in 90 years.
The Mets announced that shortstopFrancisco Lindorand outfielder Tyrone Taylor will begin rehab assignments on Friday with Double-A Binghamton.
According to manager Carlos Mendoza, the plan is for Lindor to play five or six innings on Friday, and then have an off day on Saturday. Lindor will play in at least two rehab games, per Mendoza, and the club will then decide the next steps.
"This is a guy who knows himself better than anybody, and he's going to let us know if he needs more at-bats or physically how he's feeling, and we'll go from there," Mendoza said.
Lindor has been out of action since April 22 due to a calf strain, but the shortstop recently appeared in simulated games, a clear indication that a rehab stint was imminent. Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns also said recently that he expected Lindor back in big league action by the end of June.
Once Lindor returns, Bo Bichette will swing back to third base, and Brett Baty will move back into more of a utility role.
In 24 games this season, Lindor is hitting .226 with two home runs, five RBI, and 14 runs scored.
As for Taylor, the veteran was placed on the IL on May 26 with a right hip flexor. The 32-year-old is hitting just .186 this season, but he provides outstanding outfield defense and would give the Mets another right-handed bat off the bench.
Major League Baseball is seeking to radically overhaul the amateur draft that would eliminate players from being immediately drafted out of high school, requiring them to be at least 20 years old, in their latest proposal to the players union Thursday that the union blasted.
"MLB made another set of proposals that are flat-out bad for baseball, ones that would cripple the next generation of players and damage the future of our game," Bruce Meyer, interim executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, said in a statement.
MLB’s proposal, which would begin in 2028, would require players to be at least 20 years old by Sept. 1 of their draft year, and at least two years after their high school graduation. MLB is also seeking to reduce the draft from 20 rounds to 12 rounds with a $200 million draft pool – a reduction from $358.7 million – while also implementing a 12-round international draft.
The proposal was called "the most absurd thing I’ve ever heard in my life," by one veteran agent, with one MLB scouting director saying, "let’s just kill the game!"
MLB’s proposal would eliminate more than $1 billion in player compensation from the international and domestic system over the next five years, with a $400 million reduction in 2026-2027, Meyer said. He also believes it would "destroy fundamental player rights and remove talent from our sport by barring high school and junior college players (anyone under age 20) from the domestic draft." And delaying international signings until September 2027 would be "denying young international players the ability to start their professional careers."
"MLB has sent a edict to all teams development and scouting departments," powerful agent Scott Boras said. "They are not worthy of developing young players."
Boras continued: "They are berating franchises, they are berating players, and berating the game for even suggesting this."
The proposal would incentivize players to attend college, MLB says, allowing them to develop in college while still being paid with NIL funds. Players wouldn’t necessarily need to be an active college player but could be drafted after playing in independent baseball or an MLB Draft League. In return, MLB would lower the qualification for college players to be drafted after their sophomore season instead of their junior year.
MLB lauds the success of collegiate programs, saying it has become "become increasingly central to developing future Major Leaguers" with 75% of MLB players having played in college.
Yet, several MLB scouts told USA TODAY Sports that they vehemently disagree, and that the new draft eligibility would be a detriment to the development of players.
"College baseball is not set up for development," one scouting director said. "It’s to win games. So many freshmen don’t even get to play."
Said Boras: "Any good college coach plays their seniors and juniors so this group going to college would not be playing. These older players will be taking up their playing time. That’s why we have professional choices. You’re playing 60 games in college. Playing professionally, you learn how to play 140 games. You learn how to psychologically survive the game."
While Boras and others insist the new proposal is designed strictly to save money and assure that players won’t be able to hit free agency early to capitalize on their skills, MLB says that the college ranks will prepare players quicker to make the transition to MLB.
"Over the last several years, college baseball has undergone a remarkable transformation," MLB said in a statement. "Expanded scholarships, NIL opportunities, revenue sharing, and significant investments in facilities and player development have made college baseball an increasingly important pathway that is producing major league-ready talent at an accelerated rate. Today's top programs provide players with resources, competition, and national exposure that were unimaginable a decade ago.
"Our proposal is designed to build on that momentum to benefit the game at the college, minor league and major league levels. By creating a draft system centered around college-aged players and making most college players eligible one year earlier, more players will benefit from both a college education and an elite development environment while reaching professional baseball – and ultimately the major leagues – more quickly. We believe these changes will strengthen college baseball and deepen fans' connection to the next generation of major league stars."
MLB said that if their proposal is implemented, 86% of the top-40 college selections in the 2025 draft would have been eligible a year earlier under the new eligibility rules.
The new draft would also enable teams to trade first-round picks for the first time since the draft was implemented in 1965, but not in consecutive years. No club would be allowed to accrue more than three extra picks within the first three rounds of a draft. It also would require at least 10 players to attend the MLB Draft, and would receive a $50,000 draft bonus. There wasn’t a single first-round pick last year that attended the draft.
The proposal would not reduce the number of minor-league teams, which currently is at 120, MLB said, through at least 2030. MLB also is lowering the draft lottery selections from six to four, with no team eligible to receive a lottery selection for three consecutive years.
MLB also wants to implement a 12-round international draft. The international draft, which was proposed in the 2021 CBA in return for eliminating qualifying offers for free agents, would be 12 rounds and restricted to players who are at least 18 years old, with a signing-bonus pool of $200 million for 360 international players.
International players who aren’t drafted would be limited to a maximum $10,000 signing bonus while receiving a $30,000 bonus once they complete a full minor-league season.
Yet, as several MLB executives point out, the proposal means that kids born in the United States would actually be penalized, having to wait two years longer than international players to sign MLB contracts.
"It is long past time to reform the international amateur system in ways that would address longstanding challenges and benefit future players," MLB said in a statement. "The enhanced transparency of the International Draft that we are proposing is a common-sense step forward that best addresses the root causes of corruption in the current system.
"Our vision for the new international system reduces the pressure on young athletes by giving them the chance to grow and develop, keeps kids in school longer while they pursue a career in baseball, and creates more playing opportunities for the older players who are left behind in today’s system."
The draft would help diminish the corruption in foreign countries, MLB says, with teams reaching deals with kids who are 10 years or older, which has resulted in falsifying birth certificates with performance-enhancing drugs becoming more rampant. MLB also would implement an international scouting and medical combine for the top 300 international prospects.
The union believes MLB wants an international draft strictly as a cost-saving measure for clubs, just like the reasoning for a reduced domestic draft that would delay kids from entering the draft. The later they enter the draft, the later they hit free agency. The later they hit free agency, the older they’ll be. And the older they’ll be, the less money they’ll be paid.
Juan Soto signed with the Washington Nationals at 16, reached the big leagues at 19, and is the game’s highest-paid player with a $765 million contract. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays at 16, signed a 14-year, $500 million contract when he was 26. Bryce Harper was drafted first in the county when he was 17, reached free agency at 26 years old, and signed for $330 million with the Phillies.
"Almost all of our top-level players in this game," Boras said, "teams invested in when they were young. That’s what this is all about. It’s about money. It’s not about the betterment of the game. They want them to be older in the game so they can create ceilings."
If the draft is reduced once again, with age restrictions and a hard slot, Boras predicts it will drive young athletes to other sports.
"Barring American boys of choices and representation will certainly redirect the best youth athletes to other sports," Boras said. "Franchises built their futures on the (Bobby) Witts, (Gunnar) Hendersons and (Elly) De La Cruzes, and in past drafts the (Bryce) Harpers, (Ken) Griffeys, A-Rods, and now they deny those players and teams the right of choice.
"NBA, NHL and international soccer is so happy about this decision as they offer youth choices for great athletes."
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
Earlier this week, I posted this SB Nation Reacts survey asking you which of the Cubs’ three injured starters, Matthew Boyd, Justin Steele or Jameson Taillon, would help the Cubs the most on his return. Also included was a “none of these” option.
Here are the results:
Of the three, Boyd is likely closest to returning, though he did have a setback after his second rehab start June 6 for Triple-A Iowa. He is now scheduled to make another rehab start on Saturday, and presumably if that goes well, he could return next week during the road trip.
Boyd had a very good 2025, though was not throwing well so far this year. The knee injury that put him on the injured list for the second time this year wasn’t baseball-related, as you know, and hopefully he’ll be back to 100 percent soon. The Cubs could use a healthy Boyd.
Thirty-four percent of respondents to the survey said “none.” While that’s possible, I will remain more hopeful. And, of course, there’s the possibility of the Cubs acquiring some starting pitching help by trade before the Aug. 3 deadline.
Here are the results of the two national questions asked in the survey.
This result surprises me in that more than 40 percent of people who voted would blame players for a lockout. Let’s make it clear — a lockout is from ownership, period. Players can only go on strike, and since the CBA expires in December, that doesn’t give players any leverage to do that.
It is nearly 100 percent certain that owners will lock out players Dec. 1 when the CBA expires. What happens after that is … well, who knows. The Athletic polled players about a lockout and here are the results; they also polled fans and this article summarizes the results of that survey.
There should be no surprise at the results of this question. The Dodgers have been assumed to be at the top of the pile for most of this season. While they are riding two straight World Series titles, it should be remembered that the Blue Jays were one bad baserunning choice and one unbelievable catch from winning last year. It can be that random.
The Cubs, as you can see, did make it to the final list — but so did the surprising White Sox. Personally, I think that while the White Sox are clearly a vastly improved team over the 101-loss club of a year ago, they are going to fade and finish near .500. Of course, the way the American League is these days (only five teams over .500), that might be good enough for a postseason spot — or maybe even the AL Central title.
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: Spencer Jones #78 of the New York Yankees takes the field during the game against the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium on June 16, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images) | Getty Images
On Tuesday night, with the Yankees down early against a surprising White Sox squad, Spencer Jones turned on an inside cutter and hit a laser of a home run into the second deck in right field. The blast, his second of the season and first career homer in the Bronx, was a definite boost for the rookie slugger.
Now in his second stint with the big club this season, Jones is looking more the part of a solid player. One of the organization’s top prospects headed into this season, he looked a bit overmatched following his first call-up. Since being recalled earlier in June, however, the big left-hander has made some nice strides.
Following his solid game against Chicago, he entered play on Wednesday with a .239/.340/.391 slash line, good for a 109 wRC+. Nothing jumps off the page, but that’s solid production for anyone, especially coming from a guy’s first 53 Major League plate appearances. But as the season progresses, the question of what constitutes a successful debut for Jones becomes more important, and an answer perhaps more clear.
The light tower power has always been Jones’ calling card, and will continue to be as he adjusts to the big leagues. FanGraphs gave him 70-grade raw power on his 2026 prospects report, and the numbers certainly back it up. In 2025, Jones played 116 games across the minors and belted 35 homers while slugging an impressive .571. Having turned 25 just last month, Jones’ excellent 2025 in the minor leagues was part of a consistently improving career in pro ball, and his call up this season was only a matter of time.
But, to answer that important question, we can’t just shift his minor league stats in what would be an unrealistic and likely over-optimistic view of his current state. Instead, his solid, but not necessarily eye-popping start to 2026 in the majors is a much more realistic look at what to expect.
His power will always be there, and he’s already done his job in proving that as he hits the ball exceptionally hard and with top shelf bat speed. Homers like the one we saw on Tuesday only prove what was already known about Jones, but the things that come with big time power, on top of the other skills the 25-year-old possesses, will be what keeps him afloat.
After a difficult stretch to begin his time in the majors, things have leveled out for Jones, and he’s beginning to rely on his keen eye at the plate more, which can serve him well as he continues to develop. To this point he’s managing an excellent 13.2 percent walk rate, which is higher than any rate he posted in a minor league season. It’s certainly a big part of his 109 wRC+, but will have to be while he finds his footing. Even if the strikeout rate remains troublingly close to 40 percent, and the holes in the swing stick around, being able to run into homers and walk more than ten percent of the time will be enough for the rookie.
Aaron Judge is out until later in the summer, Trent Grisham is on the shelf, and Giancarlo Stanton has suffered another setback, so a viable Jones in the lineup makes a world of difference for the Yankees. Even though his eventual return to the minors is perhaps more likely than not, there is certainly a gap to be filled. If Jones can continue to bash some homers, draw his walks, and keep up the good work with the glove while lineup stalwarts are on the shelf, it feels safe to call that a success.
His role may evolve, whether it shrinks or he hits enough to force himself into a spot, but at the moment Jones’ role is to fill the void while the injury bug bites. While his profile is one that can see some real lows along with the highs, the good stuff is of high enough quality that he can certainly get by, exactly as we’re seeing in this first cup of coffee. He’ll almost surely be a full-time player at some point in the near future, but for now, he doesn’t have to do much more to play his part.
Major League Baseball proposed a sweeping overhaul of its draft eligibility system on Thursday, June 18, including the elimination of high school draftee eligibility as a part of the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations with the MLBPA.
Under the proposal, players would become draft-eligible following their sophomore year of college. Currently, players who enroll in college cannot enter the draft until after their junior season or upon turning 21, whichever comes first.
"Over the last several years, college baseball has undergone a remarkable transformation," MLB said in a statement. "Expanded scholarships, NIL opportunities, revenue sharing and significant investments in facilities and player development have made college baseball an increasingly important pathway that is producing major league-ready talent at an accelerated rate."
MLB today proposed an overhauled domestic amateur-entry system that removes high school players from the draft, makes college players eligible after sophomore year, shortens the draft from 20 to 12 rounds, and cuts bonus pool from current $358.7M to $200M, sources tell ESPN.
The number of high school players selected in the draft has already declined in recent years as college baseball has become more attractive. In 2021, there were 115 high schoolers drafted. By 2025, that number had fallen to 96.
This announcement comes just one month before the 2026 MLB Draft, which will see a number of elite high school players drafted. Of the 334 players invited to the MLB Draft Combine next week, 140 players are in high school.
If approved, the proposal would allow for more high-level talent to enter the college baseball landscape, giving players additional time to develop before entering the professional ranks. At the same time, it would allow college players to enter the draft a year earlier than under current rules, potentially leading to younger rosters across the league.
“Our proposal is designed to build on that momentum to benefit the game at the college, Minor League and Major League levels. By creating a Draft system centered around college-aged players and making most college players eligible one year earlier, more players will benefit from both a college education and an elite development environment while reaching professional baseball – and ultimately the Major Leagues – more quickly."
The proposal also featured several other significant changes, including reducing the draft from its current 20 rounds to 12, establishing an international amateur draft and cutting the draft bonus pool from $358.7 million to $200 million.
Under MLB’s proposed international draft, players residing outside the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada would enter a separate 12-round selection process. The draft would be restricted to players who are at least 18 years old, as opposed to 16 under the current system.
The proposal represents the opening stages of negotiations between MLB and MLBPA. The current CBA isn't set to expire until Dec. 1.
Jun 5, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo (22) throws a pitch against the Detroit Tigers in the third inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images | Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images
The Mariners and Orioles will face off Wednesday to settle both this three-game set and their season series.
Bryan Woo gets the ball for the M’s, and he is likely thrilled to be back home and making a start in the friendly confines of T-Mobile Park. This season, Woo’s home/away splits have differed drastically, with better performance in almost every major statistical category at home. He features a 2.07 FIP in Seattle, in contrast to 4.28 everywhere else. We’ll see how that factors in against an Orioles lineup that pieced him up for seven runs in his last start in Baltimore only a week ago.
The O’s will start righty Shane Baz, who the Mariners did not face in their four-game set last week.
Lineups
Josh Naylor is back in the lineup after missing a couple of games with a wrist issue; he’ll be closely monitored to see how he responds. Mitch Garver will do the catching, while Cal Raleigh gets a DH day in his third game back from the injured list.
Injury updates
Julio Rodríguez is being given a rest day after leaving last night’s game with a hamstring spasm, though he could be available off the bench. He was active during pregame today.
Julio Rodríguez did some agility work in the outfield and moved well. He’s now on his way to the batting cage.
Dan Wilson reiterated what he said last night — that it’s a day-to-day situation.
Luke Raley has been dealing with back tightness, but it’s the flu that’s now keeping him away from the team; he is expected to be back at the ballpark tomorrow. In addition, Cooper Criswell received a PRP injection today and will be down 2-3 weeks before he can begin building back up for a return to the roster.
Game Information
First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. PDT
TV:Mariners.TV, with Aaron Goldsmith, Angie Mentink and sideline reporter Ryan Rowland-Smith
Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports, with Rick Rizzs and Shannon Drayer
May 4, 2026; Bronx, New York, USA; Baltimore Orioles pitcher Shane Baz (34) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
The Orioles’ first two games on the West Coast this season have brought mixed results. Game one in Seattle was a stinker for the offense, which generated just one hit and no runs after the first inning in a lamentable 3-1 loss. But the Birds rebounded last night with a well-played 5-3 win that featured a couple of dingers and a Kyle Bradish masterpiece to even the series.
A win tonight to take the rubber game would be a boon for the Orioles, especially as they head into a three-game series tomorrow against the two-time defending champion Dodgers. And it’s not an unreasonable request. The O’s get a rematch against the Mariners’ Bryan Woo, whom they clobbered at Camden Yards last week. The Orioles saddled Woo with a career-worst seven runs, doing most of their damage in a six-run third inning that featured homers by Colton Cowser and Pete Alonso. I’m not expecting lightning to strike twice, but maybe the Birds can at least scratch a couple of runs against Woo, even if they don’t torch him again.
The O’s are using the same lineup against Woo as they did last time, except subbing in the scalding hot Blaze Alexander instead of Coby Mayo at third. I approve. On the mound for the Orioles is Shane Baz, who sweated through a laborious five-inning effort against the Padres in Baltimore last Friday. Perhaps Baz will find the more temperate environs of T-Mobile Park to be more up his alley. He won’t have to deal with M’s star center fielder Julio Rodríguez, who left last night’s game with hamstring spasms and is out of the lineup today.
Orioles lineup:
LF Taylor Ward SS Gunnar Henderson DH Adley Rutschman 1B Pete Alonso C Samuel Basallo RF Leody Taveras CF Colton Cowser 3B Blaze Alexander 2B Jackson Holliday
RHP Shane Baz
Mariners lineup:
3B J.P. Crawford DH Cal Raleigh 1B Josh Naylor RF Dominic Canzone 2B Cole Young SS Colt Emerson C Mitch Garver CF Victor Robles LF Miles Mastrobuoni
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 10: A detailed view of the Pride cap worn by San Francisco Giants players during the game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on Saturday, June 10, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
I have been struggling to articulate my feelings about what took place at the San Francisco Giants’ Pride Night all week. There’s a lot to say, and a lot of things have already been said. But every time I’ve tried to sit down to write this post, the words have stubbornly refused to come until now.
I used to think that people were reasonable and decent, on the whole. Or at least were capable of being so. I used to think that if I worded my point exactly right, and in a respectful, compelling and logical manner, that I could maybe help to combat some of the hatred and bigotry in this world.
Because surely, it must be based in ignorance, right? And if they knew better, people would want to be better. Surely if they understood the harm that they were causing, they would care and change.
It’s a punch to the gut to realize that actually, a lot of people do understand and they just choose to be hateful and cruel anyway.
And I guess that’s kind of what I’m struggling with at the moment. It leaves me feeling like there isn’t a point to my craft. That nothing I have to say matters when a lot of people would rather shove their thumbs in their ears and pretend like there isn’t a problem. It’s demoralizing.
But I’d be just as much of a coward as those people if I let that silence me, so I will not.
What I want to say is that the players who chose to write bible verses on their Pride Night hats last week knew exactly what they were doing. MLB players are not required to wear the Pride uniforms. Participation is optional.
Which means that Landen Roupp and his band of bigoted buffoons intentionally opted IN to wearing the hats when they absolutely did not have to. And they did so with the full intention of being antagonistic towards a marginalized community in a declaration of bigotry to signal to like-minded people.
It was not subtle.
Ryan Walker said that his intention was to spread his religious beliefs and get more people to read the bible. Why exactly did these players feel like Pride Night was the appropriate time to proselytize? I mean, I know the answer to that. But I’d like to hear them say it with their full chests.
Because it’s not about Christianity or believing in God. The Giants have faith-focused events at Oracle Park every season. They are not excluded. If the players wanted to preach the good word as they understand it, that would be a perfectly appropriate time to do so.
But it wasn’t about that, of course. Faith is often used as a blank check for (poorly) coded-bigotry without consequences. It’s the same way that people like to use the concept of “freedom of speech” to insist that they get to say whatever they want and no one is allowed to do anything about it.
Which is, of course, not how that works.
Freedom of speech doesn’t protect you from personal or professional consequences of being a jerk. Sure, the government can’t arrest you for it, but if people no longer want to associate with you, support you, or maybe even employ you, well…those are consequences of choices.
Choices like having the option to not participate in Pride Night, but choosing to do so anyway just to let people know that you are homophobic. And choices like being someone within the organization that has the power to do something about it and choosing not to. Sure, you’re free to make those choices, but you don’t get a pass from the consequences of them.
So with those things in mind, I cannot help but come to the conclusion that bigotry and cruelty were the point.
And given the fact that the organization has not adequately addressed the situation or made any actual attempt to make amends for the harm that their players caused, I cannot help but come to the conclusion that anyone inside of the organization with the power to do anything about it quietly agrees with them.
The Giants could prove me wrong immediately by holding the players accountable, hosting educational events for players, making donations to local LGBTQIA+ charities, and declaring their unwavering support for all members of the Giants community.
But they have not thus far.
Which implies that the organization is rotting from the top. And I think it’s time to clean house.
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - MAY 24: Sam Bachman #40 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during the game against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 24, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Earlier today, I made a little trade deadline preview where I discussed some of the bigger names and set the stage for August 3rd. Now, I want to talk about 3 under the radar targets. As we know, the Nats bullpen has been a weakness for this team, but relievers tend to be available at the deadline. Sam Bachman, Jaden Hill and Caleb Kilian are the names I will discuss today.
The thing that ties all three of these guys together is that they are flamethrowing righties. Kilian has the slowest fastball at 96.7 MPH, while Bachman averages 98.6 MPH. The Nats need an infusion of stuff at the back end of their bullpen, and any of these guys would bring that.
The first guy I want to talk about is Sam Bachman of the Angels. Bachman was a top 10 pick in the 2021 draft, but he did not have the control or pitch arsenal to stick as a starter. However, he throws absolute fuel and has a wipeout slider. That slider generates whiffs at a 41.8% clip despite Bachman using the pitch over half the time. It is a borderline 80 grade pitch.
New reliever that I am fawning over: Sam Bachman. The slider is close to 80 grade and throws 100 MPH sinkers. Control is subpar, but he keeps the ball on the ground and gets a ton of whiffs. pic.twitter.com/QFXHezCTUQ
— Past The Eye Test (@PastTheEyeTest) May 23, 2026
To go with that, Bachman has the 99 MPH sinker to go with that. The sinker helps him generate ground balls at a 50% clip this year. Having a GB% over 50 and a K% over 25 is a very enticing combination. Bachman’s one big flaw though is his strike-throwing. His 12.5% walk rate is not good, plain and simple. That is a big reason why his FIP is over 4. Bachman’s ERA of 3.31 and xERA of 3.21 paint a prettier picture though.
At just 26 years old, and with plenty of pedigree, there could be more meat on the bone for Bachman. We saw the Blue Jays pick up a hard throwing righty in Louis Varland and transform him from a good reliever to one of the best in the sport. Paul Toboni could try the same thing with Bachman, who is under team control through the 2030 season.
Another high velocity arm Paul Toboni could target is Jaden Hill of the Colorado Rockies. He averages over 97 on his fastball and has a whiff rate in the 88th percentile. Right now his surface level stats are not great, with a 4.97 ERA and 1.66 WHIP. However, you have to consider that he pitches half of his games at Coors Field.
Hill also had a 2.61 ERA and 1.35 WHIP entering June before a few bad outings. Even if June has been rough for him, the Nats should still be calling about Hill. He posted a 3.38 ERA in 28 outings last year, and has been good for most of this season. Hill also has not even hit arbitration yet, but the Rockies are deep in a rebuild and could cash in like the Nats did with Jose A. Ferrer.
Hill has a fastball that averages 97, but his slider and changeup are arguably his two best pitches. The slider is used the most and has a 38.2% whiff rate and .172 average against. Meanwhile, the changeup has a bonkers 46.8% whiff rate. Even the 4-seam fastball gets a lot of whiff, at 29.6%.
Like Bachman, control has been an issue for Hill. His 14.2% walk rate is a serious issue, but last year that number was around 9%, giving me more optimism. If that walk rate is fixed and he takes a leap from getting out of Coors, the 26 year old has a lot to love if you are the Nats.
He is also an LSU product, which the Nats have a few of. Hill could be a hidden gem in DC. Teammates Victor Vodnik and Seth Halvorsen have a similar profile, but I think Hill is the best of the 3.
Lastly, if the Giants are open for business, one player I would take a look at is 29 year old reliever Caleb Kilian. The right hander had some buzz a few years ago, but had some years in the baseball wilderness. Now he is back and has nasty stuff and a ton of team control.
Like all these guys, Kilian throws gas, with a fastball that averages 96.7 MPH. He uses it 50% of the time, and the pitch which has ride and cut sets the tone for his arsenal. Batters are hitting just .157 against the offering. In April, Kilian dominated against the Nats in that crazy extra inning loss.
Along with the heater, Kilian has a knuckle curve and a slider that both have a whiff rate over 40%. Kilian is the biggest strikeout artist of the three guys we will talk about, with a 28.6% K rate. However, even in a pitcher friendly environment, Kilian was quite homer prone, allowing 1.39 HR/9. His walk rate of 11.3% is high, but not horrible for a reliever.
Given his age and shorter track record, Kilian probably will cost the least of these three. He is more of a one-dimensional strikeout artist compared to the other two, but he can punch guys out. In the bullpen, getting whiffs is king. Kilian can do that in a big way.
All three of these guys would slide into the back of the Nationals bullpen and be upgrades. That Louis Varland trade I talked about earlier could be a good comparison point, especially for the first two names. The Jays gave up talented lefty Kendry Rojas and outfielder Alan Roden. A comparable package for the Nats would be Alex Clemmey, Christian Franklin and maybe one other piece because I think Rojas is a bit better than Clemmey.
Trading for pitchers with team control is something I think Paul Toboni should be aggressively pursuing. In the majors and in the minors, the Nats are lopsided towards hitting. That creates an opportunity to make moves for pitching, either at the deadline or in the offseason.
ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 16: Bryce Eldridge (8) of the San Francisco Giants bats in the heavy first inning rain during the Tuesday evening MLB game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants on June 16, 2026 at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
As many anticipated, Thursday’s game between the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves has been postponed. A storm has been tearing through the southeast, and it put all three games of the series in jeopardy: Tuesday’s game began during rainstorms, and was postponed in the second inning, though it was finished on Wednesday as part of a doubleheader when the rain calmed down. But the weather picked up again on Thursday, so severely that the game was scrapped nearly five hours before it was scheduled to begin.
The Giants (who won the first two games of the series) caught a bad break with the rescheduling process. Rather than schedule a doubleheader for when the Braves visit the Bay Area in a week, MLB opted to maintain the home/road setup, as they always try to do (so that all teams can have the revenue of 81 home games). As such, the game has been rescheduled for Monday, August 31 in Atlanta, at 3:05 p.m. PT. That was originally a travel day for the Giants, after finishing a string of 13 games in as many days. Now, with the rescheduled contest (which comes after a home game on Sunday afternoon against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and before a Tuesday night game on the road against the Pittsburgh Pirates), the Giants will play on 23 consecutive days, from August 18 through September 9. That will be quite a test, though thankfully rosters will expand on September 1.
San Francisco is not using the unscheduled off day to adjust their rotation, and will instead just push everyone back. Their weekend series against the Miami Marlins will now feature Landen Roupp on Friday, Logan Webb on Saturday, and Trevor McDonald on Sunday.
Adric watching the Dodgers at Rate Field. June 13, 2026 | Michael Elizondo / True Blue LA
Stop me if you’ve heard this one, but last week in Chicago, Yoshinobu Yamamoto took a no-hitter into the ninth inning. And then…well…as if I needed any more reason to be annoyed by the Savannah Bananas…ex-Savannah Banana Tristan Peters spoiled my fun.
That ball had a family. I had the oddest sense of deja vu. If only I could place my finger on it…along with my simmering, justified resentment towards Jackson Holliday…
I am probably one of the few people on the planet outside the Dodgers organization who happened to be in both Baltimore and the South Side of Chicago for Yamamoto’s attempted dalliances with history. Other random coincidences are that Stephen Nelson was on the call for both games, and I was sitting literally below him at both Oriole Park at Camden Yards and Rate Field.
In all seriousness, if I had a nickel every time I was present for Yoshinobu Yamamoto losing a no-hitter by a home run in the ninth inning, I would have two nickels. It isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice, right? The situation is right up there with “being doomed by a puppet.”
Kidding aside, when I say at some point I became the Forrest Gump of traveling Dodgers fans, I am not kidding. I used to complain about it; now, I just lean into the insanity. While I lack both the mental deficiencies and the physical prowess of Winston Groom’s fictional character, history has a knack for just unfolding around me.
Being who I am and doing what I do, I tend to get it recorded on my phone. The best analogy I have for what it is like to experience these events live compared to through a screen is to ask you to imagine you are forced to wear gloves to interact with the world. And then one day, someone rips off the gloves, and you get to interact directly for the first time.
The downside to this analogy is that events lose their pop over time. Where I was reduced to stunned silence after the Dodgers won the COVID Cup in 2020, I was hooting like a madman when Freddie Freeman met Gibby in 2024. My brain overloaded at the conclusion of Game 7; if I hadn’t been recording, I wouldn’t have realized I was screaming at the end.
Another statistical oddity that unfolded in front of me this past week, which researchers like Sarah Langs ignored, is that Shohei Ohtani led off three straight games at Guaranteed Rate Field/Rate Field with a homer going back to his last visit in 2024 and 2026. Considering this fact, why fans would chant “We want Shohei” when he wasn’t playing in Game 1 of the series is entirely beyond me. There’s tempting fate and then there’s just being dumb.
One might wonder why I don’t have footage of the second home run, and the explanation is simple: I was stuck in The Patio, having an awful, not-succulent pregame meal, and I thought the video on the monitor was a replay from the day before, not live footage of Ohtani homering again. Oops.
There he goes…
This flash update is not just to highlight Ohtani’s homer streak (which ended with catcher’s interference of all things) and Yamamoto’s outings, because oddly enough, the happenings keep happening. Thankfully, I learned to stop trying to embrace my inner Vin Scully relatively early on and let the action speak for itself.
I have always considered myself a traveling correspondent and columnist. You shouldn’t see or hear me (unless the moment is too great, as I am not a robot — see Game 7 2025 World Series Highlights). The game is the story, not me.
If someone could legitimately call me an influencer, I think I would gag and die of embarrassment. To each their own, but it is certainly not mine. However, the events of the past week have put me in a reflective mood.
On this off day, it seems as good an opportunity as any to wind back the clock and share some insights from the road. I do not go out hunting history, because that act is a fool’s errand. I like going to Dodgers baseball games. I like going to see new things. I like catching up with or meeting people I have been bantering online with for years, to finally put a name to a face.
Ian Fleming of James Bond fame famously wrote in Goldfinger: “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.“ What would Fleming say if something happened six times?
At the risk of jinxing any future brushes with history, let’s revisit the brushes with history that Dodgers pitching keeps having with me in attendance since I have been traveling and writing (on an amateur basis or not) for True Blue LA.
June 19, 2021 – Walker Buehler’s reaches for the brass ring in the desert
When I first got started, the idea that I could be present for a potential no-hitter seemed as alien as the idea that I would eventually visit every Major League Ballpark to see the Dodgers or be at a World Series game where the Dodgers clinched a championship. On my first visit to Chase Field, Walker Buehler unexpectedly tried to grab for the brass ring and came fairly close.
I remember getting overly excited and acutely aware when Walker Buehler kept the Diamondbacks at bay for seven innings. He faultered against David Peralta, of all people, before eventually getting pulled for Mitch White, who coughed up the shutout. However, the cost of experience is wonder. Getting through seven innings unscathed somehow became my general baseline before I started thinking about words like no-hitter or perfect game.
Line before the no-hitter was broken up: 7 IP, 2 BB, 10 K
Final line: W, 7 1/3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 11 K
April 13, 2022 – Kershaw abbreviated snow day in Minneapolis
I have spilled plenty of ink on Clayton Kerhsaw’s Snow Day in April 2022. It was cold, it snowed a little, and the Twins were flailing at everything. I remember how I was getting progressively more excited as Kershaw was perfect through five innings, then six, and ultimately seven, as Gavin Lux really saved Kershaw’s bid and bacon.
And then, poor Alex Vesia was summoned into the game. The reaction from the Minnesotans still in attendance was as visceral as anything I had ever seen in person. Seriously, who gets that angry at Alex Vesia? Unlike the majority of fans in attendance, I had and continue to have no problem with Dave Roberts’ decision to pull Kershaw after seven frames, considering the lack of a true spring training combined with the weather conditions.
Alas, it was not to be. Gary Sanchez singled off Vesia, and he was the only baserunner of the day. Personally, a combo no-hitter or combo perfect game is not a thing; it’s one person, one game. This view has evolved over time, and I get that the league views this position differently.
Final Line: W, 7 IP, 13 K, 21 up, 21 down
July 15, 2022 – Kershaw’s second bite at the apple in Anaheim
If you read Kershaw’s biography, The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness— a title I grow to hate with each passing year (the book is fine, the title needed an editor), you’d be forgiven if you forgot this outing, considering Kershaw omitted when recounting 2022.
I didn’t and wouldn’t, as for my money, it was the stronger start. The Twins were flailing aggressively, but the Anaheim Angels looked lost as even the mighty Ohtani looked clueless in facing Kershaw. For the record, the loud Angels fan in the background of these videos is my friend from law school, a long-suffering Angels fan.
If one were looking for the last truly dominant start of Kershaw’s career, that balmy night with friends in Anaheim is a strong candidate. I have never claimed to be a beat writer, so I leave the day-to-day happenings to Eric Stephen and company. Accordingly, I hadn’t seen another Kershaw in between that truncated outing in April. From my perspective, it was consecutive; therefore, the silent yay and golf clap after his first two innings was an acknowledgment of a perfect game just for me.
No one was ever supposed to know about it. Then he was perfect for five more innings — again. For those wondering, I get the impulse to root against history. I snicker that if history is not made, you generally are just at a stinker of a game, destined to blend together in the sands of time.
Luis Rengifo doubled in the eighth, and the late-Reyes Moronta coughed up the shutout by a solo homer to Brandon Marsh, which was the only other hit in the game, in the ninth.
Line before Perfect Game broken up: 7 IP, 6 K, 21 up, 21 down
August 12, 2022 – Tony Gonsolin’s dalliance with history in Kansas City
One might wonder why I don’t have footage from this moment. Unfortunately, in 2023, my original iPhone was fried, and its backup was lost before I had a chance to fully upload all the videos that I had recorded. Plus, the conditions that night were truly miserable.
Honestly, I was more surprised than anything else at what turned out to be Gonsolin’s best start in a Dodgers uniform. It was horrifically muggy that night in Kansas City, a mugginess that only exceeded the following night. The perfect game bid seemed like an afterthought as Kyle Isbel drew a walk in the bottom of the fifth, and the no-hitter bid ended before it truly had a chance to get interesting with a Vinnie Pasquantino single in the bottom of the seventh. Michael A. Taylor knocked Pasquantino with a double that same frame to end the shutout.
Line before Perfect Game broken up: 5 1/3 IP, 3 K
Line before No-Hitter broken up: 6 1/3 IP, 2 BB, 3 K
Final Line: W, 6 2/3 IP, ER, 3 BB, 3 K
September 6, 2025 – Yamamoto’s Brilliance Wasted
Imagine losing a game after getting 26 no-hit outs. Who would let that happen?
I still flinch whenever I think of this game. Not because of the no-hitter being broken up, but the ultimate conclusion. In part, I also flinch because I was mildly late, as I spent two hours in traffic trying to get pit beef before the game started. I wanted to be seated well in advance of the pregame ceremonies to honor Cal Ripken breaking Lou Gehrig’s record, and sadly, I was not.
The only time my blood pressure rose for this one was after Yamamoto got the 26th (and final) out. Once the ball sailed out, my thoughts turned to the Dodgers’ bullpen, and I wondered if they were capable of getting one final out.
The fans around me were annoying that night. The Baltimore fans, apart from my friend extoling Tanner Scott to remember his roots, would not shut up about the no-hitter starting in the fifth inning. The Dodgers fans near me did not realize there was a potential no-hitter until the seventh inning and then proceeded to not shut up about it.
Line before No-Hitter Broken Up: 8 2/3 IP, 2 BB, 10 K
Final Line: ND, 8 2/3 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, 10 K
June 13, 2026 – E6
Woof. That error gets worse every time I see it. Talkin’ Baseball argued that the condition of the field contributed to Mookie Betts’ error. I refrained from saying “Cut Rate Field” while I was in Chicago, but sometimes the shoe fits.
It was the bottom of the third inning when I realized the last time I saw Yamamoto this sharp was, and then I immediately silenced my thoughts before thinking of the word Baltimore. It was just a Saturday in the park, and while I wish I had thought of the Chicago song of the same name, my mind went elsewhere while trying to drown out the Let’s Go White Sox song, the horrible US chant someone made up at the World Cup, and the Brass Bonanza — the goal song for the defunct Hartford Whalers of the NHL.
The Whalers moved to Raleigh and became the Carolina Hurricanes. When they won the Stanley Cup, I had to resist the urge to blast the song on the airplane and succumb to the memes of victory. The song is quite good and quite catchy.
Once again, the local fans would not stop talking about the perfect game starting in the fifth inning, and I was trying to distract myself as I had no one to banter with this time.
“Just a routine ground ball that I missed. I’m not making any excuses. I should have made the play.”
No kidding.
I had a whole diatribe lined up for Betts as I was genuinely angry after E6. I had to strain myself to find some positivity. Yamamoto was far more forgiving than most would have been in the situation. Having previously thrown two no-hitters in Japan, I understand that he had a measure of experience from which to draw grace.
Second, it’s just a regular-season game in June. Had Betts’ blunder occurred when Alejandro Kirk hit his ground ball in the bottom of the eleventh in Toronto on November 1… Let’s instead skip that horrible what-if scenario by reliving the time Betts got it right — especially with his Game 7 bobblehead night coming up on Friday.
Betts has unleashed a couple of web gems since, which doesn’t make up for Saturday’s goof. Nothing will, but I have to live with that fact. His bat has crept above the Uecker line, forestalling any need to vent on that front — for now. In any event, the Dodgers managed not to blow another lead in a no-hitter, which is something positive, I suppose.
Line before Perfect Game broken up: 7 2/3 IP, 7 K
Line before No-Hitter broken up: 8 IP, H, ER, 7 K
Final line: W, 8 1/3 IP, H, ER, 7 K
What’s next? Who knows? Realistically, we will have a proper field report next week. As for travel, I go back on the shelf until after the All-Star Break, when I visit MLB stadiums 29 and 30: New Yankee Stadium and Citizens Bank Park, respectively.
Jun 17, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies infielder Trea Turner (7) reacts after striking out against the Miami Marlins in the sixth inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images | Kyle Ross-Imagn Images
Trea Turner returned to the starting lineup in Wednesday’s series finale against the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park, with manager Don Mattingly returning him to the leadoff spot. It was his first time batting leadoff since his season-long slump resulted in Turner being dropped to the No. 2 spot on May 27th.
Turner had a nice game in a losing effort, going 3-for-5 with a run scored in the Phils’ 12-4 loss. But there is much work to do for the veteran shortstop who has spent the entirety of the 2026 season mired in another massive slump.
Slumps are one thing. All players go through them. Great players are able to avoid prolonged slumps. They usually don’t have ones that swallow up half a season.
But once again, Turner is in the midst of an epic slump that has already decimated nearly half of the 2026 season. Coming into Wednesday, Turner’s .595 OPS was 2nd-worst among 22 qualified MLB shortstops. Worse than that, it ranked 151st out of 156 qualified position players in baseball. One year after winning the NL batting title as the only player in the league with an average over .300, his .216 average ranked 139th (it rose to .223 after Wednesday’s 3-hit effort).
Turner is making $300 million. I sure don’t like bringing up that price tag, because all players, now matter how much they’re making, are allowed to slump. But that salary is an indication of just how much the Phillies depend on Turner to be an impact player at the top of the lineup.
There are some who believe Turner gets a free pass in Philadelphia. Perhaps that stems from “The Ovation” he received in August of 2023 when, in midst of almost identical struggles, the fanbase decided to support him with a standing ovation as he came to plate for his first at-bat against the Kansas City Royals.
As he walked up to the plate, he was hitting .236 in 484 plate appearances, with a .289 OBP and .367 slugging percentage. Following the ovation, he hit .339 and put up a 1.069 OPS over his last 47 games.
Unfortunately, I don’t think the fanbase is going to be able to go to that well a second time.
Patience for Turner is running short, but really, there is no alternative other than to keep playing him at shortstop everyday and wait for the turnaround.
At the moment, Trea is simply striking out too much, 22.7% of his PAs right now, a career high. Last year it was 16.7%. His 38.5% hard-hit rate is far below his 42.1% from a season ago, and he’s chasing pitches out of the strike zone at a 36.0% clip, again far higher than last season’s 31.1%. The plate discipline has been a major issue.
His Baseball Savant page is a sea of blue.
Resiliency when down in the count has been the biggest difference between Trea Turner 2025 and Trea Turner 2026.
After 0-1 (2025): .741 OPS
After 0-1 (2026): .334 OPS
After 0-2 (2025): .636 OPS
After 0-2 (2026): .255 OPS
After 1-2 (2025): .592 OPS
After 1-2 (2026): .240 OPS
After 2-2 (2025): .747 OPS
After 2-2 (2026): .385 OPS
Virtually every player, no matter their skill, does worse when down in the count. But Turner’s inability to rally with two strikes is a key difference between this year and last year.
It is not fair to say his tenure in Philadelphia has been a failure. Far from it. Since 2023, Turner is 7th among all MLB shortstops in fWAR (14.7). His .277 batting average is tied for 5th, his 69 HRs are tied for 10th, he’s 4th in runs scored (325) and 7th in OPS (.769).
If you had told me that’s where Turner would rank among qualified MLB shortstops at nearly the midway point of his fourth season with the team, I would have been pleased with it.
But no one is pleased right now because once again, Turner is mired in an epic slump that he appears nowhere close to figuring out.
With the worst of a tropical storm set to arrive Thursday afternoon, the three-game set between the Giants and Braves ended the same way it began — in a rainout.
The game will be made up Aug. 31 in Atlanta with first pitch set for 6:05 p.m. ET.
Truist Park has seen more than its share of rain recently. Thursday’s scheduled game between the Giants and Braves was rained out. Brett Davis-Imagn Images
The date is one of three off days the teams share for the remainder of the season.
The Giants were scheduled to have a travel day on their way from San Francisco to begin a road trip against the Pirates and Mets, while the Braves will be in the middle of a homestand with another day off two days later.
The series finale was postponed well before the scheduled 7:15 first pitch, unlike the first game of the series, which was allowed to start in a downpour and ended up being suspended after only an inning and a half and a weather delay of nearly two hours.
In that case, the teams were easily able to squeeze in a doubleheader Wednesday, with the Giants sweeping both games. Making up the getaway day game won’t be so easy.
While the Braves visit San Francisco next weekend, agreeing to play a doubleheader there would have robbed Atlanta of one of 81 lucrative home dates. But making it up in Atlanta will come at a competitive cost for the Giants.
Giants manager Tony Vitello and his team are heading to Miami. AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser
The makeup date will result in the Giants playing 23 games in 23 days, potentially putting a strain on an already-thin pitching staff.
As far as the immediate impacts of the rainout, the Giants will push back everyone in their rotation by a day. Landen Roupp, scheduled to start the series finale Thursday, will instead pitch the first game against the Marlins on Friday, followed by Trevor McDonald and Logan Webb.
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 inches of rain was forecasted to fall in Atlanta between Tuesday afternoon and Friday evening, per the National Hurricane Center.
The worst of it was expected to arrive Thursday afternoon and last through the night; however, when word came of the cancellation, only a few drops had begun to fall.
ATLANTA, GA - MAY 17: Atlanta Braves mascot Blooper walks the field prior to the rain delay between the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs at SunTrust Park on May 17, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Not even half an hour after our (doubt-laden) preview went up, the Braves have announced that tonight’s game against the San Francisco Giants has been postponed due to inclement weather. August is the month for series-salvaging makeups, as this Giants game will now be played on August 31, and the White Sox finale is set for August 20.
Tonight’s game against the San Francisco Giants has been postponed due to forecasted inclement weather. This game will now be played on Monday, August 31st at 6:05 PM ET.
All tickets from tonight’s postponed game will be valid for the rescheduled game on August 31.
Weather permitting, the Braves will be back in action on Friday night when the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers come to town.
What to do in the meantime? Maybe vote for Drake Baldwin, Michael Harris II, and known right fielder Matt Olson (I can’t get over it) for the All-Star game. Thin slate of games today, but maybe NYM vs. PHI might be worth tapping into. Stay dry, Atlanta folks!
