SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 19: Bryce Eldridge #8 of the San Francisco Giants reacts after hitting a home run during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on July 19, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Olivia Vanni/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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These days, it’s all the rage in the Majors to extend young, budding stars. Even with the impeding lockout and revised CBA, teams are still doing it, such as the recent news of the Cincinnati Reds locking up 23-year old pitcher Chase Burns for seven years and $105 million.
The deals make sense for both sides, by buying out the player’s arbitration years and a year or two (or occasionally more of free agency). For the player, they get guaranteed generational wealth, even if their performance slips or they suffer a catastrophic injury. For the team, they get to extend team control for a price that will likely end up being a discount, and usually won’t break the bank if the player underperforms.
Needless to say, the San Francisco Giants have a prime candidate for such an extension, in the form of first baseman/designated hitter Bryce Eldridge, who casually has a .265/.358/.469 line in his age-21 season, while showing mammoth power. That said, the Giants have not historically been an organization to make this type of move. So … will that change this year?
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It’s been just over two years since Klay Thompson shocked the basketball world and announced that he would be leaving the Golden State Warriors. It was, at the same time, extremely surprising and not surprising at all. Surprising because Thompson was a beloved franchise icon who had spent the first 13 years of his career on the Warriors, won four championships, and formed an unbreakable bond with fellow stars Draymond Green and Steph Curry. And it was unsurprising because it was clear that things had soured in the prior season, with reports of Thompson’s unhappiness swirling everywhere.
Things haven’t gone particularly well for Klay since then. He signed a three-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks with the intention of competing for a title with Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving, but the latter has played just 50 games over those two years, while the former was shockingly traded for Anthony Davis, who was salary dumped last year. On top of it all, Thompson put up career-lows in points per game, field goal percentage, and three-point percentage last year, all while having a public breakup with rapper Megan Thee Stallion … a breakup that did not make Klay look very good.
And so he enters the final year of his Mavs deal with the team likely looking to move him, as they have hit the reset button and decided to build around 2025 No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg. And so it caught some people’s attention last week when, at Fanatics Fest, told a fan “It’d be nice to end it in Golden State.”
That’s highly unlikely to happen this year, as the Warriors can’t really trade for Thompson’s contract, and he probably won’t get bought out. But next year, when he’s a free agent who won’t have much of a market? Or later this year if he is available on the buyout market?
Bringing back legends is always a tricky thing. It always feels like both a great idea and an awful one. How would you feel?
The Vancouver Canucks have announced that the team’s 2026–27 Training Camp will take place in Penticton at the South Okanagan Events Centre, running from September 17 to 20.
“Returning to Penticton this year makes perfect sense for our organization,” Canucks co-President of Hockey Operations, Henrik Sedin, said in a press release. “The South Okanagan Events Centre has everything we need for camp both on and off the ice. Besides being a first-class facility, the venue is also a great spot for our fans to experience our skates and fan fest. We look forward to kicking off our season in the interior this September and connecting with the thousands of fans who will make the trip to watch our training camp at the SOEC. Our organization really appreciates the provincial wide support we receive at this camp and throughout the regular season.”
This is the third straight season the Canucks have hosted their training camp in Penticton, having done-so in 2024–25 and 2025–26 as well. Prior to then, Vancouver hosted their camps in Whistler (2022–23) and Victoria (2023–24).
A finalized schedule of practice times will be released at a later date.
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Anthony Kay will try to help the White Sox turn the page after Tuesday's Texas-sized setback and clinch their 18th series victory of the season. | (Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
After taking an old-fashioned Texas whoopin’ on Tuesday night, the White Sox will try to bounce back this evening and secure their 18th series win of the season. Even with last night’s 10-0 drubbing, Chicago still enters play in the thick of the AL Central race, though the Guardians’ win over the Twins means the Good Guys now find themselves tied for first place with roughly two-thirds of the season in the books. Tonight presents an opportunity to quickly erase the memory of yesterday’s blowout and regain sole possession of the division lead.
Anthony Kay gets the ball for the South Siders, carrying a 6-4 record, a 4.24 ERA, and a 1.37 WHIP. Kay’s Baseball Savant profile suggests his raw arsenal is better than his overall results, but he’ll need to execute against a Rangers lineup that piled up 18 hits just 24 hours ago. The lefthander averages 95.5 mph on his fastball, placing him in the 69th percentile, and generates an above-average chase rate while producing a respectable number of ground balls. His path to success is fairly straightforward: pound the strike zone early, use his changeup to neutralize Texas’ right-handed hitters, expand the zone once he’s ahead in the count, and, most importantly, avoid the crooked inning. If Kay consistently falls behind hitters, a Rangers offense swinging the bat with confidence could make him pay.
Here’s how Skip Schumaker’s club will line up against Kay:
The Rangers will counter with an opener, as former White Sox old friend lefthander Tyler Alexander gets the starting assignment. Signed as a free agent during the offseason, Alexander is making his fourth opening assignment of the year. The veteran has quietly been effective, posting a 1-1 record with a 2.79 ERA and 1.31 WHIP across 44 appearances and 42 innings, though opponents are still hitting .270 against him. With Chicago sending out another left-handed heavy lineup, it’s no surprise Texas is looking to gain an early platoon advantage.
The bulk of the innings are expected to belong to righthander Cal Quantrill, who enters at 3-2 with a 3.93 ERA and 1.29 WHIP. Quantrill doesn’t overpower hitters, relying instead on limiting walks, mixing his pitches, and inducing manageable contact. His 5th-percentile strikeout rate means the White Sox should have plenty of opportunities to put balls in play. The key will be staying disciplined, refusing to chase his offspeed offerings early in counts, and capitalizing when he leaves pitches over the heart of the plate. If Chicago strings together quality at-bats, this is a matchup that should produce scoring opportunities.
Miguel Vargas continues to be Chicago’s hottest regular since the All-Star break, slashing .286/.318/.476 with a .794 OPS over his last five games. Colson Montgomery has been just as productive, hitting .267/.353/.533 with an .886 OPS during that same stretch, returning to the lineup tonight after getting Tuesday off to rest the shin contusion he suffered on Monday. Edgar Quero is also back and behind the plate after being recalled from Charlotte to replace the injured Kyle Teel.
But on Wednesday, at least, the two-way star took an encouraging step by getting back off the mound in a pregame bullpen session.
Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani threw a bullpen session Wednesday afternoon before Los Angeles faced the Phillies in the series finale. Getty Images
Before the Dodgers’ series-finale against the Phillies –– a game that Ohtani was originally expected to start before a lingering left knee injury prompted the team to give him a break from pitching –– Ohtani played long toss in the outfield at Citizens Bank Park, then proceeded to the bullpen for a 31-pitch session in which he used his full pitch mix.
It was the first time Ohtani had thrown off a mound in exactly two weeks, and his first bullpen session since receiving a lubricant injection in his knee during the All-Star break.
“It’s a big sign,” manager Dave Roberts said.
“It went great,” pitching coach Mark Prior added.
Ohtani has been dealing with a knee issue that has forced him to miss his past two starts with a return date currently unknown. Getty Images
Prior and assistant pitching coach Connor McGuiness (who observed Ohtani’s bullpen alongside interpreter Will Ireton) both described Wednesday as a normal bullpen session, similar to what Ohtani would do between starts while he was making regular turns through the rotation.
Prior also said Wednesday’s session had been pre-planned, and that the team will see how Ohtani feels in the coming days before deciding what will be next for him pitching-wise.
“Once he started playing catch, [the plan] was to see how he felt over the three or four day,” Prior said. “If everything felt good, he was going to throw a bullpen today.”
Despite Ohtani throwing a bullpen session, the Dodgers will not be in any rush to get him back on the mound. Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag
The right-hander said he believed the problem arose because of flaws in his mechanics that put too much pressure on his front landing leg. Roberts has also described the problem as “wear and tear” from his return to a full-time two-way role this season.
Following Wednesday’s bullpen, Roberts still wasn’t sure when Ohtani would return to the Dodgers’ rotation, saying only that it wouldn’t happen during this road trip (which will conclude with a series against the Mets this weekend).
“After I talk to Mark and they get with the training staff, that information is going to be crucial,” Roberts noted.
Though he was scratched from his originally scheduled pitching start today, Shohei Ohtani did throw a bullpen session — his first since getting a lubricant injection during ASB
But Ohtani’s progress to this point suggests his absence from the rotation might only last a few weeks, as opposed to a longer-term break that would force him to completely rebuild his stamina on the mound.
“I still think it hasn’t been so long that the equity that he’s built up with the pitch count is that compromised,” Roberts said. “But with that, I can’t foresee him running out there and throwing 100 pitches his first outing.”
Ohtani hadn’t been as sharp in the four starts he made while pitching through his knee injury, posting a 4.38 ERA in those outings compared to his sterling 0.74 ERA beforehand this season.
How much of that was because of his knee, or other flaws in his delivery, is a question the Dodgers are trying to work through as Ohtani ramps back up to full availability as a pitcher.
“I think his delivery got off a little bit, which kind of affected some things,” Prior said. “But at the end of the day, when he gets his delivery right, his execution of his pitches, he’s at a much higher efficiency. I think that’s the goal.”
For now, the Dodgers are simply happy that Ohtani seems to be trending back in the right direction, with the four-time MVP having reported to the training staff that his knee “feels good” in the wake of his All-Star break treatment, according to Roberts.
“We all believe that you don’t know more than the player,” Roberts said. “He knows his body so well. So if he feels he’s ready to get off a mound, then we support it. I think for us it’s more not trying to force him or push him.”
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JULY 11: Kyle Bradish #38 of the Baltimore Orioles pitches against the Kansas City Royals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 11, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The first two games in Boston have been a kick in the teeth for an Orioles team (and fanbase) that came into Beantown riding high. A seven-game win streak and a spot two games back of a Wild Card berth has turned into a two-game losing streak and a four-game gap between the O’s and the playoffs.
In Game 3 of the series and Game 2 of today’s doubleheader, the Orioles will look to finish the job after coming up just short in Monday’s series opener and today’s Game 1. Monday felt as much like a playoff game as any Orioles game since 2024, with the O’s and Sawx trading leads back-and-forth and Tyler O’Neill coming inches away from tying the game in the top of the 9th. Today’s earlier loss was once where the O’s dug themselves an early hole and, despite outhitting the Red Sox 11-9, the Baltimore bats couldn’t complete a comeback against the Boston bullpen.
Tonight’s matchup marks not only the chance to salvage an important game against a division/playoff spot rival, but the first start for Kyle Bradish since signing his record extension. The $90M man faced Boston once previously this season, finishing with a line of 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 BB and 3 Ks in a 5-3 loss to the Red Sox in Camden Yards.
Bradish has been a significantly less effective pitcher away from Baltimore this season, posting a 4.06 ERA on the road compared to 3.20 in Camden Yards. The 29-year-old has also struggled historically at Fenway, surrendering a 13.50 ERA and a .304 batting average against in three starts at the American League’s oldest park. He was more successful in his last visit to Boston, tossing six innings of two-run ball with nine strikeouts—though that came back in 2023. Bradish will hope to get the better of the Red Sox’ All-Star Willson Contreras, who comes into the matchup 2-for-4 with two homers off the Orioles’ righty.
Opposing Bradish is rookie left-hander Eduardo Rivera. The towering 23-year-old out of Puerto Rico is making his fourth career start and is coming off his first rough outing, having allowed three runs over 2.1 innings last time out vs. Tampa. Rivera hasn’t lasted long in any of his previous appearances, averaging just over three innings per start and never pitching into the 5th inning.
The O’s can hopefully show a patient approach, drive up Rivera’s pitch count and get him out of the game early. Baltimore comes into the matchup 25th in team OPS vs. left-hander starters, and will be without Adley Rutschman and Samuel Basall0—both of whom have hit left-handers well.
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - JULY 22: Jimmy Crooks #8 of the St. Louis Cardinals congratulates Hunter Dobbins #40 of the St. Louis Cardinals at the end of the second inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 22, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Game Summary
The Cardinals muster but three hits all game, but one of them was a well-timed solo HR by JJ Wetherholt. Meanwhile, Hunter Dobbins and a trio of relievers combined to throw a much-needed shutout. Riley O’Brien gets his 26th save after striking out the side in the ninth, albeit with a couple walks to add a little drama.
With the win, the Cardinals break a four-game losing streak and climb back to 3 games over the .500 mark.
Pre-game notes
Detmers (LH) for the Angels. Dobbins with the spot start for the Cardinals, allowing the other starters an extra day after a tough road trip and a long stretch with no off days.
Fermin in CF. Velazquez in LF. Crooks at C. Jordan at 3B. I’m thinking there is a story there.
Unsurprisingly, Blewett was designated for assignment overnight. Dobbins gets his 26-man spot. 40-man roster has an opening. For now.
Bullpen availability should be ok for today. They will be down one arm, but he would have likely been unavailable today anyway. Everyone else likely good to go, they might want to avoid Gastelum because of prior use, but I doubt he is hands off.
The Cardinals rarely hit well on daytime, getaway games.
The first innings
Detmers and Dobbins both come out sharp in the early going. Of course, neither of these line-ups will remind us of Killer’s Row. Dobbins works around a few singles but avoids making things worse by throwing strikes and no free passes. Detmers seemed a little sharper in that he avoided traffic a bit better, but the first 3 innings ended up scoreless.
The middle innings
In the fourth, the Cardinals got to Detmers a bit with two walks, but a GIDP upended that. K’s and GIDP really seem to pile up when you are offensively struggling, don’t they? On the Cardinal side, they finally break through in the 6th with a solo HR by Wetherholt (only their third hit). Once done, the other Jose Fermin relieved Detmers.
Meanwhile, Dobbins just cruised through six innings of shutout ball, giving up six hits, striking out 5 batters and, notably, no walks. 86 pitches. A very nice start.
The decisive and satisfying end
As we rolled into the late innings, the parade of relievers took over and the Cardinals nursing a 1-0 lead. No worries, right? On the Angels side, their outstanding bullpen throttled the Cardinals for the third consecutive game. Oh, wait, the Angels bullpen isn’t that good? Hmmm…
Luis Gastelum got the seventh inning and fared well with 1 K and no runs. Soriano got the eighth inning against the top of the Angel line-up. A quick K and a pop out created some positive momentum for the beleaguered bullpen, and a 3-1 putout avoided any suspense.
Post-Game Notes
Check out Today on the Farm – Wednesday 7.22 for updates on MiLB action.
The Cardinals return home to a one-game “series” to make-up a prior rain-out against the D-backs, then followed by the Reds and Cubs.
During the homestand the team will cross the 2/3rd mark of the season.
One of the New York Rangers’ most notable moves of the 2026 NHL Draft was their selection of goaltender Danai Shaiikov in the third round.
The selection of Shaiikov marked the first time the Rangers drafted a goalie since Talyn Boyko in 2021.
Being drafted to the NHL is a moment that all young hockey players dream of. Shaiikov comically experienced that moment.
“I was surprised. I honestly was in (the) bathroom when I got picked,” Shaiikov revealed. “I came back, everybody (was) clapping, looking at me.”
Aside from Dylan Garand, the Rangers don’t have a ton of goaltending prospects to complement Igor Shesterkin and newly acquired Joonas Korpisalo at the NHL level, so Shaiikov instantly becomes one of the team’s most intriguing young goalies in the pipeline.
The 19-year-old goaltender expressed his excitement to join the Rangers’ organization, while underplaying the significance of being the first goalie drafted by the franchise since 2021.
“I’m just happy to be here,” Shaiikov said. “It’s an honor to be in such a legendary organization.”
The Kazakhstan native played for the Gatineau Olympiques in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League this past season, recording an 18-26-2 record, .903 save percentage, and 2.78 goals against average in 50 games in his role as the starting goaltender.
While he idolized Sergei Bobrovsky as a young boy, Shaiikov confessed that his style of play is more comparable to that of Shesterkin.
“I was saying that Bobrovsky is my idol, but I compare myself more to Shesterkin,” Shaiikov said.
Shaiikov is expected to return to the QMJHL for the 2026-27 season.
KANSAS CITY, MO - JUNE 30: Tampa Bay Rays catcher Nick Fortes (40) and Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Griffin Jax (22) walk to the dugout after warming up before a MLB game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals on June 30, 2026, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 21: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres reacts following a RBI double during the fourth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on July 21, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Game three of four. The Braves haven’t won a home series against the Padres since 2018, and it doesn’t look too promising here, either. But, you never know!
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - 2025/10/26: Downtown cityscape with skyscrapers framed through the Ripley's Aquarium. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images) | LightRocket via Getty Images
This is game 102. Which is good, because a 60 game win streak might just get them into the playoffs.
There are a couple of roster moves:
Lazaro Estrada was sent back to Buffalo.
Jonatan Clase was put on the IL with plantar fasciitis, which isn’t fun, trust me.
Yohendrick Pinango is back.
And CJ Van Eyk is also back.
Kevin Gausman can block any trade to the Reds, Brewers, Tigers, Mets, A’s, White Sox, Pirates, and Mariners. I don’t know if that will cause a problem trading him.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani looks on from the dugout during Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. (Chris Szagola / Associated Press)
Shohei Ohtani wrapped up long toss in the Citizens Bank Park outfield Wednesday afternoon, turned and headed for the two-story bullpen stairs.
Ohtani had initially been scheduled to take the mound for the Dodgers Wednesday against the Phillies. But, with the date of his next pitching start up in the air, his bullpen session still drew a lot of eyes.
Ohtani threw off a mound Wednesday for the first time since receiving an Orthovisc injection in his left knee to lubricate the joint. The side session of about 30 pitches, running through multiple pitch types, was similar to a normal between-starts bullpen, pitching coach Mark Prior said.
“It looked good,” Prior said. “Feels good. We’ll see where he’s at tomorrow.”
Asked if Ohtani said his knee was feeling 100%, Prior said they didn’t get into specifics.
“Just said, ‘How did you feel throwing?’ He said it felt great,” Prior said.
Ohtani, who was in the lineup Wednesday as the designated hitter, was not made available to comment before the game.
It’s still unclear when Ohtani will pick up pitching duties again. But manager Dave Roberts ruled out Ohtani starting on the mound this weekend against the Mets.
“It’s day by day with him,” Prior said. “We’re present today. He threw a bullpen, see where he comes in … Friday, since we’re off [Thursday]. We’ll make determinations after that.”
This bullpen session was a chance for Ohtani to test his knee, which before the injection seemed to be aggravated by pitching.
“It’s a big sign,” Roberts said. “Because the grass, the flat ground, all of that stuff is well and good, the arm is fine. So it’s more of getting down the slope, throwing over your front side. That’s kind of the big test. Usually the bullpens are right around 88 (mph), so we’ll see where he’s at.”
Ohtani has already been out long enough that the Dodgers will have to be mindful of his workload whenever he rejoins the rotation. His last start on the mound was July 3 against the Padres.
“I still think it hasn’t been so long that the equity that he’s built up with the pitch count is that much compromised,” Roberts said. “But with that, I can’t foresee him running out there and throwing 100 pitches his first outing.”
If he’s sidelined for too long, he could have to gradually build up with each start. But it’s hard to pinpoint where that delineation lies.
“I think the easy answer is to say every pitcher is different,” Roberts said.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 03: Max Fried #54 of the New York Yankees pitches during the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on May 03, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Bernstein/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Yankees came oh-so-close to completing another late comeback, only to stall out after Ben Rice’s game-tying three-run homer and eventually lose in extras. They still have a chance to split the doubleheader and win the series as they take the field less than three hours after the final out of Game 1, and they’ll do so as Max Fried makes his long-awaited return from injury.
Max Fried last pitched on May 13th against the Orioles, and had to depart after three innings with noticeably lowered velocity on all his pitches. It was later revealed that he had suffered a bone bruise in his left elbow and was shut down for over a month. He made just one rehab assignment start last Friday for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, allowing two runs on three hits with three strikeouts and no walks on 52 pitches. Rather than make a final rehab start, the doubleheader convinced the Yankees to activate Fried off the IL to start the nightcap, where he will be on a pitch count of around 60. At the time of his injury, Fried was 4-3 in ten starts, with a 3.21 ERA (132 ERA+), 2.71 FIP, and 50 strikeouts in 61.2 innings.
Fried will face off against Pirates rookie Bubba Chandler. The 23-year-old righty isn’t very subtle, mainly trying to blow you away with a four-seamer that averages 99 mph. He backs up that heater with a slider and a changeup. Expect the Yankees to have a patient approach against the pitcher with the highest walk rate (13.1-percent) of any starter in baseball. In 18 starts, Chandler is 3-8 with a 4.77 ERA (92 ERA+), 4.59 FIP, and 85 strikeouts in 94.1 innings.
The Yankees make three changes to the line from the day game. Anthony Volpe replaces José Caballero at shortstop which should ease tensions with this umpiring crew after the incident involving his pitch clock manipulation earlier today. Paul Goldschmidt gets the start at first moving Ben Rice to DH and Spencer Jones to the bench. Ali Sánchez replaces Austin Wells behind the plate.
The Pirates also make three changes to their lineup with the lefty Fried on the mound. Marcell Ozuna comes in to DH, moving Ryan O’Hearn to first and Tyler Callihan to the bench. Jared Triolo replaces Jacob Gonzalez at shortstop despite the latter homering off Gerrit Cole while Baby Bomber alum Rafael Flores Jr. subs in for Henry Davis at catcher.