ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 4: Austin Wynns #16 of the Atlanta Braves looks on in the third inning during the game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Truist Park on June 4, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr.Atlanta Braves/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Atlanta Braves and their offense kept rolling last night as they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates. They will attempt to do it again as Spencer Strider takes on Braxton Ashcraft. The one area that was concerning is that Michael Harris was removed near the end of the game last night with it being in question if he will play today.
It looked like he was slated to play today, but we did not know until the lineup was officially announced.
Braves manager Walt Weiss said Michael Harris has some minor back tightness. Weiss added he’s pretty confident Harris will be back in the lineup Saturday.
The last two days Walt Weiss had a lineup that was almost the same but just flipped a few spots, so today it was interesting to see if he would take the same approach, or possibly have Harris DH to give him a little extra rest to be safe. In the case of Harris DHing or not starting at all, we could assume that Eli White would possibly get the nod for CF. In a bit of sad news, Harris was not getting the start today after all.
One thing is for certain, Mauricio Dubón needed to stay in the lineup with his clutch hitting. So far this season he is hitting .358/.414/.623 with runners in scoring position. Prior to seeing the lineup card we could assume that if Harris was the DH or not in the lineup at all, where Dubón plays would be in the air. CF was on the table with White struggling, and that is the route that Weiss went to allow Yastrzemski to get the start.
Austin Wynns will be making his first start as a Brave today which makes sense since Kim is getting the start at SS and Harris is out. The Braves will need the offensive boost.
The Pirates and their offense have been surprising to say the least. They have scored the fourth most runs in MLB. To put that in perspective, they have scored ten more runs than the fifth best Yankees. The offense has been heavily aided by offseason pickups Brandon Lowe and Ryan O’Hearn. Lowe has fifteen HRs and an OPS of .864 while O’Hearn has nine HRs and an OPS of .852.
Oneil Cruz is also having his best year offensively as well with fourteen HRs and an OPS of .818.
(Original Caption) 9/10/1941-Bill Dickey, first string catcher for the New York Yankees, who will see service for the American League champions in the coming World Series, is seen squatting in the catching position.
By any measure, Bill Dickey is an all-time great in both Yankees’ and baseball history. He was an 11-time All-Star, helping the Yankees to eight World Series titles, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. However, he doesn’t quite get the recognition that you might expect someone with those accolades to get.
That’s probably because during his time with the Yankees, he was teammates with the likes of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig at the beginning of his career, and then the likes of Joe DiMaggio at the end. Also, while he deservedly has his number retired by the team, he’s not even the most famous Yankee catcher to wear No. 8, as protégé Yogi Berra also wore that number before the team retired it for both of them.
However, today is a day for him, as Dickey was born 119 years ago today. In honor of that, let’s look back at the life and times of “The Man Nobody Knows,” who we once named the ninth-best Yankee in franchise history.
William Malcom “Bill” Dickey Born: June 6, 1907 (Bastrop, AL) Died: November 12, 1993 (Little Rock, AR) Yankees Tenure: 1928-43 (player), 1946 (player/manager)
One of seven children of John and Laura Dickey, William Dickey was born in Louisiana in 1906. However, he primarily grew up in Arkansas, where the family moved to so John could work as a railroad brakeman.
From a young age, Bill was involved in baseball. His father had played semi-professional baseball, as did his older brother, Gus. Bill wouldn’t even be the only major leaguer to come out of his family, as a younger brother, George, would play six MLB seasons for the Red Sox and White Sox.
Dickey played second base and pitched in his youth, but his big break came when a friend suggested he fill in at catcher for a semipro team in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Despite some initial hesitancy, Dickey quickly took to it, and soon caught the eye of the minor league Little Rock Travelers, who inked a deal with the 18-year-old in 1925. He worked his way to the Jackson Generals in 1927. Despite having a good year there, Jackson waived their rights to Dickey after that season, which would up being very fortuitous for the Yankees. The Generals had an affiliation with the White Sox, but Jackson’s declining Jackson allowed Yankee scout Johnny Nee to swoop in. Nee told GM Ed Barrow that he would “quit scouting if (Dickey) did not make good.”
That review led the Yankees making that bet and signing the catcher for $12,000.
After starting the 1928 season back in Little Rock, the Yankees moved Dickey to a brief pit stop with the Buffalo Bisons before calling him up in August. He made his MLB debut as a late-inning replacement for Benny Bengough, going 0-for-2. He stayed in a bench role for the remainder of that season, recording his first hit on August 24th against the St. Louis Browns. While he didn’t appear in the Yankees’ sweep of the Cardinals in the 1928 World Series, Dickey was on the roster for the first of his many championships.
While he started the 1929 season in a reserve role, the catching job for the Yankees was there for the taking, and Dickey took it and didn’t let it go for a very long time. His first full saw in ‘29 saw Dickey post a 117 OPS+, but those totals would only keep rising from there. Over 11 years from 1929-39, Dickey hit .320/.386/.510 (131 OPS+), with 178 home runs and over 1,500 hits. In 1936 in particular, Dickey hit .362, which stood for 73 years as a record batting average for catchers until fellow Hall of Famer Joe Mauer surpassed him during his MVP-winning 2009 with the Twins. Those are some remarkable hitting figures considering Dickey was also a catcher, and a pretty good one at that.
In a lot of those seasons, Dickey was the third-best Yankee position player behind Ruth and Gehrig, and then later behind Gehrig and DiMaggio. Besides that, the Yankees added another five World Series titles in that period, including four in a row from 1936-39. Dickey had a particularly good moment in the last one, when he walked off the Reds in Game 1 en route to a sweep.
As the years turned to the 1940s, the wear and tear of catching all those games started to catch up to Dickey. While he still had a couple good hitting seasons after the turn of the decade, he began to split playing time with his backups more and more. Even after that, he still helped the Yankees to two more championships in 1941 and ‘43. In the latter of those, his two-run home run ended up providing the only offense in a series-clinching Game 5 victory over the Cardinals.
Following the victory in ‘43, Dickey was drafted into the military and spent the next two seasons away from the Yankees. He returned for 1946 and resumed his role behind the plate. However, 35 games into the season, Joe McCarthy left and resigned from the team after continued quarrels with the front office. The team decided to elevate Dickey into a player-manager role. He led the team to a 57-48 record and a third-place finish, but he gave up the role after the team wouldn’t guarantee that Dickey would continue on as manager. Instead, Bucky Harris got the job and was the man behind the dugout for the 1947 championship team that bore a strong resemblance to Dickey’s 1946 squad.
Dickey hung up his playing spikes after 1946, eventually earning Cooperstown enshrinement in 1954.
After some time coaching and managing in the minors, Dickey eventually returned to the Yankees as a coach on Casey Stengel’s staff. One of his duties over the years was mentoring the team’s up-and-coming young catchers, and a couple of them — Yogi Berra and Elston Howard — ended up becoming quite good themselves. Both catchers gave a lot of credit for their successful careers to the tutelage of Dickey; Yogi of course had his own way of saying it: “He learned me all his experience.”
Dickey also passed down the No. 8 to Berra, and the team would later jointly retire the number for the both of them in 1972; they were also awarded plaques in Monument Park 16 years later. Following his long life in baseball, Dickey returned to his native Arkansas, where he resided until he passed away in 1993 at age 86. He was survived by his wife and three children.
When you’re naming the all-time greats in Yankee history, Dickey might be a name forgotten about by the more casual fans. However if you know ball, you know that he was a crucial part of the most successful era in franchise history.
See more of the “Yankees Birthday of the Day” series here.
Young Yankees hurler Cam Schlittler took a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby.
Q: What is your definition of an ace?
A: I think an ace is someone who has had a lot of experience, has been very successful, stayed consistent and healthy for a long period of time. An ace is someone that is a battle-proven. … Consistency through the season, has success in the postseason whether they win a championship or not, they’ve shown that they can play at the highest level.
Q: Do you aspire to be an ace? Do you see yourself now as an ace?
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A: Think the goal for any starting pitcher, right? is to have ace-like qualities. It’s not the minors where you’re kind of competing against your other starters, right? At the end of the day you’re just trying to win games, and if you can get five guys that can do that, that’s really all that matters. When I look at this team, I see three aces between Gerrit [Cole], Carlos [Rodón] and Max [Fried], and then you have some of the younger guys like me, Will [Warren] and Ryan [Weathers] who are trying to make a name for ourselves but also trying to be consistent enough to stay in the rotation and help the team win games. You do want to be an ave, but that also depends how everything shapes up, the team and the guys that are next to me.
Q: What would winning a Cy Young mean to you?
A: You have these goals at the beginning of the year. For me, it was kind of more of getting back to the postseason, staying consistent, healthy all season long, making all my starts, having a full season in the major leagues, and then turning that over to the postseason and continuing to build off the success I had last year. Again, that’s something that’s not controllable right now, but you build up good starts and I keep pitching the way I am, that’s something that could definitely be a possibility.
New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler (31) throws in the third inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium, Monday, May 4, 2026. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST
Q: How would you describe your mentality on the mound?
A: The mentality’s always kind of been that underdog mindset of competing and trying to kind of prove everyone wrong. I don’t think I really came from much, wasn’t really a highly touted prospect, king of under the radar, fans didn’t know about me. Obviously I make my way up, people that are really into it start to kind of see the success I’ve had in the minors, but you come up kind of in the brightest spotlight of kind of any sport, and they’re looking for success right away. For me it’s kind of just being calm and collected out there, but also having that kind of F-you mentality of, “I’m going to prove these guys wrong and make sure they know who I am when the game’s over.”
Q: What is that like when you have that F-you mentality on steroids that night?
A: I feel like I’ve handled things pretty well when it comes to being on the big leagues and then to take care of myself on and off the field. Social media has never really been a distraction before that. They kind of brought that out in me. Not the players, I have nothing against the players, I know some of these guys, I played with some of them in the minors that are here now, it was really nothing towards them, but some of the things the fans did before the game kind of brought that out on me.
In terms of being locked in, I was so locked in because I was giving my hometown team, and I know my friends are going to give me s–t or whatever it is if I lose, and I go home [Walpole, Mass.] in the offseason I probably hear that for three months straight, and I was like, “I can’t let that happen.” But just in terms of how they were treating me and my family before the game it just kind of made it a lot easier to go out there and just kind of like … stare into a dark hole. … I wasn’t thinking about anything, I was just going out there and I was pitching and I was so confident in myself and the guys behind me that the success level was a lot higher than I thought it could have been.
Q: Could you elaborate on staring into a dark hole?
A: You get into these places, like these mindsets before starts, or out there on the mound that you’re not really … it’s kind of like a blank space. For me, when I perform at the highest level, I’m not thinking about anything. When I’m out there and I’m pissed, it’s just a hole that like there’s no end to it. There’s nothing that can possibly make it better when you’re out there. It didn’t matter how successful I was that game, in the fifth inning, I could care less what’s happening, by the fifth inning I was like, “I’m going to go back out there and do the same thing again, over and over until” — obviously I was done after the eighth inning, but like there was no success, even after the game really, that could like put me in a better state of mind.
New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler (31) reacts on the mound during the first inning during the Subway Series on Friday, May 15, 2026. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST
Q: The idea I would guess is to recapture that mentality for every start.
A: Yeah, I’m not going to lie, I don’t think I had that last start, and I had my worst start in four months in the bigs dating back to like last August. You have a team like Cleveland that comes in here, now they hate us. Now I don’t know anything about that rivalry because I wasn’t on the team in ’24 when they beat ’em in the playoffs. They’re chirping me from the dugout, they’re locked in, they’re excited to face me, be in New York, beat this team, and I didn’t really know that going into the series. I wish I was facing them next week, so I can kind have that extra edge that I didn’t have Tuesday, and it can be frustrating. But again, you take those outings with a grain of salt and you learn from them and something now, I already have extra motivation for this weekend because it’s Boston, but just based off how my last start went, it should be a little but easier to get in that stage of mind.
Q: When you’re in that state of mind, is the best adjective fearlessness? Meanness? Defiance?
A: Fearless is a good one … defiance is good. I feel like it can be a mix of a couple of things. I think fearless is probably the easiest way to put it in terms of like, I’m in New York, the fans are loud, right?, and there’s so much pressure for success that it does not bother me at all when I walk out there. Even though they’re all expecting greatness, that’s not an issue for me. I feel the most comfortable I ever feel when I’m out on that mound in terms of my career and then how things are going.
Q: Why don’t you feel pressure?
A: I feel like I’ve always been able to block things out pretty well. But I also expect greatness out of myself, so when other people expect excellence, whether their opinions are good or bad it’s not going to matter because I’m so hard on myself that it’s like I go out there, I expect to have quality starts and dominate lineups, so for me the outside noise doesn’t matter because I’m so on myself … not on myself in a way that I can be too hard on myself where that could be a negative output. … It doesn’t matter, when the game’s going on and there’s 40,000 fans there, I don’t even hear them. I’m out there and again, it’s just a blank space and I can just go pitch and I’m confident and comfortable in myself because I was born to do this.
Q: You were born to do this.
A: For sure. You grow up, you’re playing sports whatever, baseball I could tell when I was younger, and even my parents, they could tell that was kind of the sport for me. I wasn’t that good in high school. I had so much to learn and really needed to still develop on college [Northeastern], still developed in the minor leagues, and I knew at those levels that I was nowhere near my full potential. I just had to continue to work hard to find that. … I’ve been able to get the success while developing, but to even get the success now at the highest level is really the most important thing.
Q: What drives you?
A: When I first got drafted, I think proving to the front office that I belong was something that kind of pushed me a little bit. Being a seventh-rounder, which really isn’t even that bad, but not a prospect, not really highly-viewed in the system yet. I had to prove to them that I was willing to put the work in to put weight on and fix the mechanics and continue to improve at that stuff every day. I showed them that I was willing to listen to them and put their trust in them to help me succeed on the field. That’s exactly what I did. … There’s things about being an athlete in New York that you see with [Derek] Jeter, CC [Sabathia] or any of the other guys that have made an impact and won championships. … They kind of treat you like a god … when you do things in a way that you earn their respect, right? Now Aaron Judge obviously has done that, now obviously the end goal is to win a championship. That’s going to cement him as probably one of the greatest Yankees of all time. The motivation to succeed in New York and be on the right side of history is really kind of the one thing I’m looking at when I’m out there and I’m building good starts every five or six days. That’s the goal, is to play your whole career in New York for … 13 years, win championships, and kind of earn the trust of the people of this city.
New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler (31) is pulled in the fifth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST
Q: What is the biggest obstacle you had to overcome?
A: I think the noise is something that you have to learn to ignore. I would say I probably put myself in that position at the end of last year with Boston fans, Toronto fans, whatever it is. At the end of the day that stuff doesn’t bother me. You have to kind of block that stuff out.
Is it immature slightly? Yes for sure. Could I have handled it better? Definitely. Did I really care at the time? No. As you come to realize now, you don’t want to be known as the guy that’s going to go talk s–t on the Internet, and cause scenes and make the front office not trust you and have that become distractions for your teammates — not saying that’s what I did. But if you continued to head down that path, those are the obstacles that you can face.
Yeah there’s a lot of noise. There’s a lot of people that want me to fail, if I have one slipup on the mound, I’m going to hear it for a week straight. It’s funny that it’s taken people almost three months now to do that, but that’s something that you gotta overcome, even though I dug myself a little bit of a hole, I’m comfortable being in that hole, and it’s not something that’s going to frustrate or bother me, but being able to handle the adversity of people that literally want the worst for you to just kind of go out there and block it out and trust in your teammates and the fans of this city to have your back.
Q: What one pitch do you hope to improve?
A: I’d say the cutter’s probably the pitch I’ve made the most improvement on. I’m not really too worried about my arsenal right now, I’m kind of really happy where it’s at.
Q: Why are you so fond of Gerrit?
A: I’m fond of all our starters, but Gerrit’s been “the guy.” You get drafted at 22, you don’t notice it back then as much, but when you get up here you realize that you’ve had conversations with your buddies, “Oh man, how cool would it be to be in a rotation with Gerrit Cole?” I’m like, “Well, I just got drafted, I might be waiting a couple of years, it’s hard to get up in the Yankee system.” I didn’t get to see him pitch last year, I saw him pitch for the first time two weeks ago — he did exactly what I thought he was going to do.
He’s very knowledgeable, he knows the game very well, he’s serious when it comes to preparing for his starts, but he’s also looking out for the other guys in here. When I’m throwing or Will’s throwing, he’s not on us, but he’s watching closely and he’s seeing if there’s anything that he has recommendations, I’m always open to that criticism whether it’s good or bad to make adjustments in a game and I think that’s something he really handles well.
Q: Describe the New York Yankee Way.
New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler (31) throws a pitch at Fenway Park. Jason Szenes for the New York Post
A: A championship mindset … leaders in the clubhouse. And you got to push yourself every day to get better and succeed you gotta do the little things right. When I got drafted those are kind of the pillars they had in terms of what it takes to be a Yankee.
Q: You live in Manhattan.
A: I like the peace and quiet there, I don’t really get bothered much.
Q: If you keep winning games you’ll be getting marriage proposals.
A: Yeah I don’t know. I just turned 25. I’m single, living in the best city in the world. I think every off day we’ve had I’ve been at the field that day playing batch or getting some type of work in. I’m really just focused on winning a championship and staying healthy, so probably going to have to hold off for a couple of years (smile).
Q: If you could go back in time and face one MLB hitter, who would it be?
A: Probably Barry Bonds on the ’roids. I want to see how that would look.
Q: You could duel one pitcher …
A: Maybe Andy Pettitte because I know him really well, and he is a stud.
Q: The Yankees drafted you one spot after the Red Sox.
A: The Red Sox don’t draft out of New England, that’s just not their thing. The regional scout there, he’s always with the regional scout of the Yankees, but I’ve never (laugh) seen him draft a New England guy, and that’s not really a shot at then, that’s just not what they do. The Yankees don’t do it either, but once or twice a year, they’re going to grab a New England guy, especially a pitcher, they love that, they love the late bloomers that they can develop into like perennial arms or whatever it is, that’s something they’re known for. I could care less really that the Sox had the pick before, like I never really had that relationship with them because that’s not something they’ve ever done.
A: They’re 2-0 when I’ve been there, which is a great feeling. I’ve heard always good things about MSG, growing up obviously I’d never been there before. It’s a really good experience, the environment’s great, playoff basketball is something special here. I was able to talk to Josh Hart as well after the game, so that was a nice conversation. He’s a great guy, I know he loves baseball as well. They’re on a roll right now so I hope they can finish it off.
Q: What do you think of Jalen Brunson?
A: Yeah, he’s great, he’s a superstar, and it’s really fun to watch.
New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler sits on celebrity row during the second quarter of Knicks Game 1 of the playoffs. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Q: You expect the Knicks to finish it off?
A: Yeah, kind of bummed that there’s not going to be an opportunity for me to get to a game.
Q: Your tattoos of your maternal grandmother and paternal grandfather.
A: My Mimi, she’s on my right arm, I was super close with her. She’d be the one that would pick me up from school or at the doctor’s office. I felt the best way to kind of keep her with me — she didn’t get to see my chase my dreams. Being able to have her on the most important of my body is kind of a way I can do that. I had a great relationship with him. He [John or Papa] didn’t get to see me chase my dreams. Mimi’s on the right, Papa’s on the left. For me to have them on there, and the days they passed, is definitely special to me and my family.
Q: Your father is the Needham Chief of Police.
A: He’s always kind of been that blue-collar, he always worked hard. He carried that down to me and my brother and my sister, he’s kind of showed us how to act, to be humble, and that’s something I try to live by. He’s tough on me, he’s always pushed me to be better. You’re not going to see the benefits of that when you’re 10-, 15-, 18-years old, you kind of just get annoyed by it, but as you grow up you realize that if he didn’t push me the way he did, I probably wouldn’t be in this situation.
Q: You have a cat.
A: Right now she’s still in Boston. I kind of feel bad leaving her alone in New York because I don’t have anyone to watch her. Right now I’m entrusting her to my parents, but she likes it there.
Q: What’s her name?
A: Arya from “Game of Thrones.”
Q: Three dinner guests?
A: Hayden Christensen, Adam Sandler, Margot Robbie.
Q: Favorite movie?
A: “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.”
Q: Favorite meal?
A: Strip steak.
Q: On a scale of 1-10, please rate these: Schlitti Field.
A: I’d give it an 8.
Q: New York Schlitti.
A: That’s a 9.
Q: Schlitt happens.
A: I hear that one a lot. I’ll give it an 8.
Q: Holy Schlitt!
A: Yeah, I hear that one probably the most, I’ll give that a 9.
Q: Describe pitching in October for the New York Yankees.
A: Every two-strike count everyone’s standing up, they’re screaming, it’s electric. That’s the stuff you kind of dream of as a kid.
Q: How do you compensate for the loss of Judge?
A: It’s frustrating. … I call him Cap, that’s the only thing I call him. I think he’s in a good place, and we got others on this team they are going to be able to step up. You can’t fill the hole, but we have a really good lineup of guys that are going to be able to try to and put us in positions to win games. At the end of the day, you just got to have faith in the training staff and the coaches and the front office that whatever is going on with him, they’re going to handle it the right way, and hopefully he’s back before we make a deep playoff run.
Q: Is this a championship team when Judge gets back?
A: For sure. Again, it’s hard to say it’s a championship team without Judge, but I’m very confident in the guys we have right now to take it to the playoffs. The whole run-it-back thing, I think it’s funny because I thought we had a really good team last year, and I think we had some additions this year, whether guys leaving or whatever it was. I think the team that we came into this season is a great roster and I expect a lot of success out of these guys, and I know they expect the same lot of me. Very close-knit group, the energy and the vibes in the locker room are excellent, and we have a lot of faith in each other. Be nice to get Judge back, a month or two or whatever it is, and go on a run and finish the job we couldn’t finish last year.
The 2026 NHL draft scouting combine is underway in Buffalo, where 80 of this year’s top prospects will undergo medical and physical tests and speak with GMs and media members from around the league.
The Florida Panthers own the ninth overall pick in the draft, and while their NHL roster features few holes, their prospect pool has been thinned by trades for stars like Seth Jones, Brad Marchand, and others.
The Panthers haven’t made a first-round selection since 2021, when they selected Mackie Samoskevich with the 24th overall pick.
At the combine, these players complete medical tests, participate in competitions, and speak to the media; teams are taking players out to dinner to better get to know the players they could be selecting.
On Saturday, prospects Viggo Bjorck and Daxon Rudolph confirmed that the Florida Panthers had invited and taken them out for dinner.
Bjorck is a highly skilled, undersized center hailing from Sweden. He has dominated junior hockey in Sweden and internationally, while also performing at a high level in the SHL, arguably the second strongest hockey league in the world.
Bjorck measured at 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds. Bjorck has the skill of a top-five pick, but his frame has scared teams away.
As for Rudolph, he is a 6-foot-3, right-handed defenseman who posted a phenomenal offensive season with the WHL. Rudolph’s stats and defensive game are among the best in the draft, but his skating speed has held him back. His size and skill would instantly make him the top prospect in the Panthers pool.
The Panthers are likely looking at far more players than just Bjorck and Rudolph, but if either of those players is available at pick No. 9, the Panthers can feel confident that they are selecting the best player available.
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May 28, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Tigers designated hitter Dillon Dingler (13) flies out in the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images
Detroit Tigers (26-38) vs. Seattle Mariners (33-31)
Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica Park SB Nation Site: Lookout Landing Media: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Pitching Matchup: RHP Keider Montero (2-3, 3.69 ERA) vs. RHP Bryce Miller (1-0, 1.71 ERA)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 13: Orion Kerkering #50 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks on against the Chicago Cubs at Citizens Bank Park on April 13, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Cubs 13-7. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Does anyone reading this need any reminders about how the NLDS ended in 2025? Didn’t think so.
Orion Kerkering’s 2025 season was disappointing after a very good 2024 where he seemed primed for a future late-inning role. The Phillies let Jeff Hoffman walk for Jordan Romano with the idea that Kerkering would fill a bigger role.
Kerkering struggled to with throwing quality strikes and getting consistent chase. He has always had a knack for generating weak contact but he walked more hitters and struggled to keep the ball on the ground as he did so well before.
There were greater concerns with the overall profile. He backed off throwing his patented sweeper because it wasn’t as good of a shape. He lost three inches of drop and a few more inches of horizontal break in an attempt to throw the pitch a little harder.
Velocity gain is generally a good thing, even on pitches like sweepers that require more movement but it just didn’t play as well. Opponents slugged 81 points better against the offering than they did in 2024 and he was not getting as much chase. The trade off just wasn’t worth it.
He also probably needed another secondary pitch to lefties, even if it was just for show. Left handed hitters had a .738 OPS against him which forced Rob Thomson to utilize him differently. Since Kerkering wasn’t a great option to trust for three hitters, they asked him to pitch dirty innings against certain matchups.
After all of that, Kerkering needed to do at least two things for a better 2026: get the sweeper back to it’s 2024 shape and to develop a second off-speed pitch.
The sweeper profile is now much closer to 2024 with roughly the same amount of vertical drop and only slightly less horizontal movement. Kerkering’s outlier sweeper movement worked not just for getting whiffs but for generating soft contact because hitters don’t often see a pitch like it.
He then developed a splitter. It’s not a great pitch since it has well below average drop but it’s another look for left handed hitters and he can locate it.
With a four-pitch mix, the Phillies now have the flexibility to use his arsenal differently than in the past.
Kerkering’s best strike pitch is without question his sweeper, so he is now throwing it more over the plate to get ahead in counts. Given the movement profile, it’s not as risky a bet because hitters generally don’t hit the pitch hard. Despite the middle-middle location, opponents have a hard hit rate of only 17.9% against his sweeper
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With the pitch ending over the middle of the plate a lot, the fastballs should be higher in the zone to stay within the sequence tunnel he is working.
It’s risky, especially since Kerkering does not possess a plus fastball but he throws it at 97.4 mph and hitters will be late when it’s sequenced with the sweeper.
The sinker is more fascinating He is landing the pitch on the inner third of the plate to right handed hitters like he has in the past but it’s higher in the zone. Instead of working a traditional east-west approach, throwing the sinker high and in works off the tunnel.
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Finally, there is the splitter that can work below the zone to keep hitters honest. He is throwing it 14% of the time to lefties and it forces them to stay honest on the outside part of the plate.
There are some indicators that a 2.49 ERA is probably on the high end of outcomes. He is not getting the groundballs he once generated in 2024 and is riding the highest strand rate of his career. But this is a pitcher figuring out who he is in real time and getting results in the process.
He's in the same situation that Matthew Schaefer found himself in last draft year, before the New York Islanders selected him first overall.
McKenna knows Schaefer quite well and had glowing things to say about the Islanders' superstar.
"We've played many tournaments together," McKenna said at the 2026 NHL Draft Combine. "He's a character. He's someone who's fun to be around. He brings a lot of energy, and it's no surprise to see how good he's doing. He's a hard worker and very talented, and very skilled. So, I think for everyone who's played with him, and who's got to know him, we are not surprised to see how well he's doing."
Schaefer was the first unanimous Calder Trophy winner since Teemu Selanee back in 1993.
"It's pretty ridiculous to see what he's doing at such a young age," McKenna said. "To be a unanimous Calder Trophy winner, that's pretty special. What he's been through as a person and the energy he brings...he's someone who's always making people laugh, and just brings that good energy. So, I've got to give so much credit to him."
"I think he's obviously going to be an amazing player, and he's shown that."
McKenna is expected to be drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs with the first selection.
It was a tough day at Murrayfield in the URC semi-final as Glasgow threw away an 18-point lead to lose to the Bulls. Here's what some of the pundits had to say...
Former Warriors flanker John Barclay: Glasgow ripped the Bulls to shreds in the first 30 minutes. They were scrambling. In the second half, Glasgow threw the same pictures at them, but they defended so much better. It's problem-solving.
Huge credit to the Bulls, for problem solving on the hoof. But Franco Smith will be desperately disappointed.
At 21-3 up, they shouldn't lose that game.
Ex-Scotland back-row Johnnie Beattie: I'm struggling to figure out if it was a vastly-improved second-half by the Bulls, which it probably was, or whether Glasgow just fell away entirely.
When Glasgow were on their game, they shredded them. In the second period, when they dropped off by 10-15%, the Bulls were easily allowed back into the game.
They didn't have to do much. Handre Pollard missed nine points from the tee.
Lots of questions for Glasgow, and their season comes to an end with a damp squib. They had the game in their hands and they've let it slip.
Former Glasgow scrum-half Colin Gregor: You've got to credit the Bulls. They were ripped to pieces in the opening 25 minuts but they didn't panic, they backed themselves.
They showed the quality they have, the physicality their game brings. The scrum creaked, the Bulls showed more dominance.
The pressure was too great and the Bulls had enough to get through. The Warriors couldn't get in position to fire the final shot.
Ex-Springbok Jean de Villiers: We always knew the Bulls would be good enough to win this game and second-half they got it right. Strategically, really good.
Glasgow didn't score a single point in the second half. Defensively, the Bulls were much better. It was a well deserved win, although they made it difficult for themselves at times.
Former South Africa legend Schalk Burger: What a turnaround. The Bulls were in real trouble, but all of a sudden Glasgow get Cummings sent off, and what a difference that made.
Glasgow had pretty much no 22-metre entries in that second half. The Bulls got width on the ball, had such nice rhythm, kept it simple.
It was heads-up rugby. The Glasgow defence couldn't set. The physicality of the Bulls was so dominant.
May 31, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryce Miller (50) walks off the field after the final out of the fourth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: John Froschauer-Imagn Images | John Froschauer-Imagn Images
Well, yesterday’s kickoff of a ten-game, three-city ~East Coast road trip could have gone better, with the M’s falling 7-3 to the Tigers in a rainy, muddy mess and J.P. Crawford needing to leave the game thanks to a Framber Valdez hit-by-pitch. It’s a new day today, though, and what better time to bounce back than some breakfast ball and a newly piggyback-less Bryce Miller on the mound?
Lineups:
X-rays for Crawford’s hand yesterday were thankfully negative, but it is zero surprise at all that he is out of the lineup today. Colt Emerson will move over to shortstop, Patrick Wisdom steps in at the hot corner, and Cole Young will slide up to the leadoff spot for the second time of the season.
Detroit’s first seven hitters are unchanged from yesterday, with the exception of rookie sensation Kevin McGonigle being at shortstop rather than third base and Colt Keith taking over duties there, but Matt Vierling and Wenceel Pérez will be patrolling center and right field respectively.
PICKING UP THE PIECES: The Cubs are 10-10 in second games of series, but have lost seven of eight, with their only win at St. Louis on May 30. They are 5-5 in second games at home, but 1-4 after having lost first games. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
TOO MANY RUNS ALLOWED: Yesterday’s 18-3 debacle was the fifth game this season in which the Cubs gave up double-digit runs. They won the next game after three of the previous four, most recently by 10-4 at Pittsburgh on May 27, the day after a 12-1 loss. They did it once at home, losing to the Nationals on Opening Day, 10-4, then beating them, 10-2. Since 2014, the Cubs are 64-60 in games after allowing at least 10 runs. They have given up an average of 4.6 runs in those games. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
RUN DIFFERENTIAL: With their 18-3 loss yesterday, the Cubs’ run differential for the season is down to +3: 299 scored, 296 allowed. The last time it was lower was April 6, when it was +1, 41-40, after a 6-4 loss at Tampa. That was their 10th game of the season. Their peak was +56, 215-159, on May 8, after a 7-1 win at Texas that was the last of the Cubs’ second 10-game winning streak. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
PCA, STREAKING: Pete Crow-Armstrong is on a 10-game hitting streak in which he is batting .366/.447/.659 (15-for-41) with three doubles, three home runs, seven RBI and seven runs scored.
— MLB Daily Lineups (@DailyMLBLineups) June 6, 2026
Ben Brown, RHP vs. Landen Roupp, RHP
Ben Brown has been just outstanding since he joined the Cubs rotation.
Over those five starts: 1.73 ERA, 1.79 FIP, 0.846 WHIP, 29 strikeouts in 26 innings. NO home runs. In fact, Brown hasn’t allowed a home run since he gave one up to Jacob Young of the Nationals on Opening Day — the very first batter he faced this year.
Keep up the great work, Ben.
Landen Roupp had a decent year for the Giants in 2025, and this year was doing all right until the Brewers pounded him this past Monday with eight runs in five innings. He walked five Brewers, and walks have been an issue for him at times this year.
Roupp last faced the Cubs May 5, 2025 at Wrigley Field and allowed four runs (two earned) in five innings. Ian Happ homered off him.
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With the Avalanche’s front office reshuffling bringing Joe Sakic back into full control, Colorado suddenly finds itself steady at the top—but staring down a series of decisions that will quietly define whether its championship window stays wide open or starts to narrow.
Chris MacFarland’s departure has shifted day-to-day authority back to Sakic, even if his fingerprints were already all over the organization’s recent direction. The core remains elite, but maintaining that status in a rising Western Conference will require precision work across contracts, roster balance, and internal stability.
Cale Makar
Cale Makar is arguably the Avalanche’s most impactful player, but Colorado isn’t built around any single name—it’s built around a group that all feeds into what they’re trying to accomplish as a team.
Cale Makar takes the ice against the Vegas Golden Knights on May 24. Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie
Still, it’s impossible to ignore how central he is to everything they do.
Eligible for an extension beginning July 1, Makar is in position to reset the market entirely for defensemen, with projections climbing into the $20 million range annually. He will be 27 at the start of the 2026-27 season, still squarely in his prime years, with the kind of runway that makes long-term investment less a question of “if” than “how much.”
Colorado’s cap outlook suggests they can make it work, with roughly $37.7 million projected for 2027-28 when a new deal would likely kick in. But the challenge isn’t just fitting Makar in—it’s building everything around him while also planning for future extensions for key pieces like Artturi Lehkonen and Nicolas Roy.
This isn’t just a contract negotiation. It’s the framework for the next era of Avalanche hockey.
Fixing The Back End With A Left-Handed Defenseman
If Makar is the centerpiece, then the real question for Colorado is what the blue line looks like around him—and right now, that’s where they still have some work to do.
One of the most obvious needs is a dependable left-handed defenseman. Not a flashy swing-for-the-fences pickup, but someone who can settle things down in the second and third pairings, take some pressure off the top guys, and survive the long grind of an 82-game season before things get even heavier in April.
Around the league, that kind of addition usually isn’t about headlines—it’s about trust. It’s the type of defenseman who can handle tough minutes, move the puck cleanly, and not get exposed when the game tightens up in the playoffs. In a win-now window, those quieter pieces often matter more than people realize.
If I were Colorado, Ryan Shea is exactly the kind of player I’d be looking at.
He’s simple in the best way. The 6-foot-1, 200-pounder, stays in the right spots, closes quickly, and uses an active stick to take away plays before they really develop. A lot of what he does doesn’t jump off the screen, but you notice it in the flow of the game—broken-up passes, plays killed early, pressure diffused before it turns into chaos.
Shea before taking on the New York Islanders on April 9. Credit: Luther Schlaifer
He’s also got enough size and strength to hold his own in a bottom-four role over an NHL schedule. Add in penalty-kill ability, and you’re already checking off an important box for a contender. And when he’s moving the puck well, he’s not just throwing it away—he can make a clean first pass and help Colorado get out of their zone with control, which is something they’ve had lapses with at times.
It’s not a glamorous move, but it’s the kind of one that helps good teams stay stable when everything tightens up.
Center Depth Behind Nathan MacKinnon
No matter how strong the top of the lineup looks, depth down the middle remains the Avalanche’s most persistent concern.
Nathan MacKinnon continues to drive everything offensively, but the group behind him has yet to fully settle into reliable, consistent roles. Brock Nelson, Nazem Kadri, Nic Roy, and Jack Drury have all flashed usefulness in different situations, but the overall structure still leans heavily on MacKinnon carrying the hardest matchups and most demanding minutes.
That imbalance becomes more pronounced in the playoffs, where depth centers aren’t asked to be stars—but are expected to avoid being liabilities. Even modest improvements in that area would give Jared Bednar more flexibility in managing matchups, distributing minutes, and protecting his top players over long stretches.
For a team built to contend, it’s less about finding another headline scorer and more about closing the gaps that opponents inevitably try to expose.
Stability Behind The Bench And The Bednar Question
Beyond roster decisions, there’s another piece of stability Colorado can’t really afford to overlook—what’s happening behind the bench.
Jared Bednar has been a constant through everything the Avalanche have built, and his system is a big reason they’ve stayed in the contender conversation year after year. That’s why an extension feels less like a formality and more like something that would settle things down. It’s not about rewriting his resume—it’s about removing a question that can quietly linger as a season moves along.
Keeping Jared Bednar should be a priority to eliminate a distraction with the Cup window still open. Credit: Winslow Townson
Because even when everything is going well, you don’t want unnecessary uncertainty creeping in. Once a coach is heading into the final stretch of a contract, it can become a talking point whether the team wants it to or not. Locking Bednar in longer would simply take that off the board and let the focus stay on the ice.
It also helps keep things steady at a time when Colorado is already adjusting parts of the roster around a core that knows exactly what winning hockey looks like. The less distraction around the edges, the easier it is to stay locked in on the bigger goal.
With Sakic back in full control, the real question is whether that stability turns into another real push at a championship—or just another strong season that falls a little short when it matters most.
The Pittsburgh Penguins should not be afraid to add to their roster this off-season. This is especially so if an addition would have the potential to benefit them in the long-term.
When looking at trade candidates around the NHL, New York Islanders star Mathew Barzal stands out as an interesting potential option for the Penguins to target.
The Ottawa Citizen's Bruce Garrioch recently reported that the Islanders are exploring Barzal's market. With Barzal being a top-six forward who is right in his prime and locked up until the end of the 2030-31 season, it would make a lot of sense for the Penguins to at least kick tires on him.
If the Penguins signed Barzal, he could slot nicely as their second-line center behind Sidney Crosby. Barzal centering a line with Egor Chinakhov and Evgeni Malkin would undoubtedly give Pittsburgh's forward group a real boost.
Furthermore, with Sidney Crosby and Malkin both being in their last 30s, bringing in a star center like Barzal would make a lot of sense for the Penguins.
In 81 games this season with the Islanders, Barzal posted 19 goals, 53 assists, and 72 points. With numbers like these, he would be a major pickup for the Penguins' top six and power play if brought in. Let's see if they target him from here because of it.
The 2026 NHL offseason continues as the Stanley Cup Final has a maximum of five games remaining, the NHL Draft approaches, and free agency follows closely. No major transactions have been completed, but the rumor mill continues to churn.
Discussion surrounding the Anaheim Ducks has quieted a bit now that their season is further in the rearview and most of the major national outlets' offseason trade boards have been released.
Three items that remain in reports, rumors, and speculations are the future of young Ducks forward Mason McTavish (23), open head coaching vacancies, and the potential for a trade with the St. Louis Blues.
Mason McTavish
Numerous NHL clubs are interested in adding to their center crop this offseason, but the list of available targets is minuscule. McTavish, as one of the few speculated as available, given his lack of production in 2025-26 and healthy scratches down the stretch, remains in potential trade discussions with reports of interested teams emerging.
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen and TSN wrote about the potential of the Ottawa Senators acquiring McTavish. The speculation is driven by McTavish’s connection to owner Michael Andlauer and president of hockey operations and general manager Steve Staois from their time together with the then Hamilton Bulldogs. The Sens also employ McTavish’s father, Dale, as a pro scout for the organization.
In his column, Garrioch reported teams who are believed to have an interest in adding McTavish.
“Teams have been calling to see if he’s available,” Garrioch wrote. “It’s believed the Philadelphia Flyers would be among the teams that would show interest in McTavish because they need help in the middle, along with the Montreal Canadiens. But the Senators and any other suitors for McTavish would have to be willing to pay a high price, including a first-round pick and someone who can help the Ducks immediately, although the term and money left on McTavish’s contract may lower the asking price a bit.”
Philadelphia-based writer Anthony Di Marco from Daily Faceoff furthered the connection between the Flyers and McTavish in a piece on the club’s reported interest in Ducks pending UFA defenseman John Carlson.
“The Flyers’ top priority remains finding a center capable of playing in the top-six,” Di Marco wrote. "The options for high-end centers who are available are few and far between across the league. But two targets that the Flyers like are the Ducks’ Mason McTavish and Seattle Kraken’s Matty Beniers.”
As the draft approaches, through free agency, and likely beyond, McTavish’s name will remain a fixture in potential trade discussion and speculation unless, of course, Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek states he’s unavailable or a credible report surfaces claiming the same.
Jay Woodcroft/Coaching Vacancies
The Vancouver Canucks recently announced the hiring of new head coach Manny Malhotra, leaving just three NHL head coaching jobs vacant for the 2026-27 season: Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Vegas Golden Knights. The Los Angeles Kings have DJ Smith listed as their “interim” head coach, but they’re in the midst of a search as well.
Conflicting reports have emerged out of Toronto on whether Ducks assistant coach Jay Woodcroft interviewed with the Maple Leafs. Insider Frank Seravalli has stated Woodcroft interviewed via Zoom with Toronto, but Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the opposite and claimed Woodcroft is a frontrunner for the Kings’ job.
“I do not believe Toronto has asked permission to talk to him,” Friedman said on his ’32 Thoughts’ podcast. “I think it’s quite possible Toronto doesn’t ask to talk to him. He’s interviewed in LA, and I think he’s got to be a legit contender there.”
Friedman reiterated his thoughts later in the week on a more recent episode of his podcast, saying, “LA, it sounds like Jay Woodcroft and DJ Smith. But if there’s someone else there, I’m not seeing it right now.”
What it appears Friedman and Seravalli can agree on is that Woodcroft’s future as an NHL head coach to start the 2026-27 season is more of a “when,” not an “if.”
“I do believe he’s going to be a head coach in this cycle. The question is, where?” Seravalli stated on Sportsnet’s ‘Big Show with Rusic & Rose.’
The Leafs are reported to be casting a wide net when it comes to their coaching search. Names like Peter Laviolette and Patrick Roy are reported to have been interviewed, as has a blast from the Ducks’ past, Dallas Eakins.
“He (Eakins) interviewed with the Maple Leafs,” The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta stated on the ‘Daily Faceoff Rundown’ show. “Add him officially to the list of candidates in the mix for the job in Toronto.”
Eakins coached for eight seasons in the Anaheim Ducks organization from 2015 to 2023, including four as head coach of the San Diego Gulls from 2015 to 2019 and four as head coach of the Ducks from 2019 to 2023. For the last four seasons, Eakins has been head coach and sports manager for Alder Mannheim of the DEL, Germany’s top professional men’s ice hockey league.
Ducks X Blues
Lastly, the St. Louis Blues continue to have interesting rumors swirling around them in the infancy stages of the offseason. They were the NHL’s second-worst team (tied) at the 2026 trade deadline, but finished just four points out of a playoff spot. Roster pieces like Robert Thomas (26), Jordan Kyrou (28), and Colton Parayko (33) had surfaced as options to be moved as the team shifts to a younger core.
As of Friday night, Thomas’ name can be erased from that list, as St. Louis-based reporter/host Andy Strickland tweeted, “Robert Thomas trade rumors can be put to rest,” and to expect Thomas in a Blues jersey at training camp.
However, Kyrou and Parayko remain seemingly available, with Pagnotta continuing to link the Ducks and Blues via thefourthperiod.com.
“The Anaheim Ducks were linked to the St. Louis Blues blueliner Colton Parayko prior to the trade deadline. It wouldn’t come as a shock if these talks are revisited,” Pagnotta wrote.
The NHL Draft Combine is in full swing, an event that has become a marquee date on the NHL schedule, as all 32 teams have front office representation at the week-long event. One has to imagine temperatures will be taken, tires will be kicked, and potential frameworks for deals will be discussed.
According to authorities, an officer was punched while trying to stop a fan who refused to leave the area. The woman jumped a barricade and ran into a restricted area.
Nearly 7,000 fans showed up to the World's Most Famous Arena to celebrate New York's 105-104 victory, bringing them two wins closer to their first championship since 1973. But authorities said 26 of those fans left the area in handcuffs, as 17 people were arrested and charged and nine others were issued criminal court summonses for disorderly conduct and released.
Karely Reyes, 29, was charged with assault, resisting arrest and obstruction of government administration for the incident with the police officer.
“A victory celebration shouldn’t end with blood pouring down a police officer’s face,” Police Benevolent Association President Pat Hendry said in a statement. “Our sister was just doing her job, trying to keep everyone safe in the pandemonium following the Knicks Game 2 win when an individual jumped over a barrier and punched her in the face hard enough to leave a bloody gash.”
“This is completely unacceptable and cannot be tolerated,” Hendry added. “We will be in court to make sure this individual faces the consequences she deserves.”
The NYPD had more than 1,000 officers on patrol at the MSG watch party.
Game 3 is Monday, June 8 at Madison Square Garden, and security will be on high alert once again as President Donald Trump is expected to attend.
The Stanley Cup Finals head to T-Mobile Arena for a pivotal Game 3 as the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes fight for a 2-1 series lead.
Some of the top scorers in the series are still undervalued, which is why my Hurricanes vs. Golden Knights goal-scorer props highlight Pavel Dorofeyev, Logan Stankoven, and Brett Howden.
Read my full NHL picks for Saturday, June 6, below.
Hurricanes vs Golden Knights goal scorer predictions for Game 3
Player to score a goal
Odds
Pavel Dorofeyev
+205
Logan Stankoven
+240
Brett Howden
+280
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Goal scorer pick: Pavel Dorofeyev (+205)
Pavel Dorofeyev hasn’t found the back of the net yet in the Stanley Cup Final, but the Vegas Golden Knights winger is on the precipice of breaking out.
Dorofeyev leads all skaters in the Final in individual expected goals (0.94), with nine shot attempts and six scoring chances through the first two games.
He’s been a relatively slow starter in each series this postseason – he didn’t score until Game 4 of the first and second rounds. But when Dorofeyev does score, the goals tend to come in bunches.
I think he’s fairly priced tonight – don’t play this past +200.
Eight of his goals have come at even strength, where he leads all players this postseason in shots (43). His 18 high-danger chances at even strength are tied for sixth among all skaters, and he’s had one in each game of the Final so far.
Stankoven is part of Carolina’s dangerous second line, which has been the best trio in the series. They controlled 74% of expected goals in Game 2 and 63% in Game 1.
Play Stankoven up to +200.
Goal scorer pick: Brett Howden (+280)
After scoring just 12 goals in the regular season, Brett Howden has been an unlikely source of offense for the Golden Knights these playoffs, leading the league with 13 tallies.
Howden has found the back of the net in each of the first two games of the Final, using his speed to get in behind the Hurricanes' defense.
His four high-danger chances at even strength are tied for the most among all skaters in the series, while his 19 high-danger looks this postseason are tops on Vegas.
I’ll play Howden’s hot hand up to +240 tonight.
Hurricanes vs Golden Knights anytime goal parlay
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Pavel Dorofeyev 
Logan Stankoven