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Prior to Tuesday’s contest with the Miami Marlins, the Atlanta Braves announced several roster moves, most notably placing catcher Drake Baldwin on the 10-day injured list with a strained oblique. The club also selected Chadwick Tromp to the major league roster, reinstated Dylan Dodd from the injured list, optioned JR Ritchie to Triple-A Gwinnett, recalled Víctor Mederos, and finally, released Aaron Bummer from the roster.

The Atlanta lineup continues to be plagued by injuries, and this time, it’s sidelining Baldwin, who has hit .303 and logged 36 games behind the plate thus far. Considering this is an oblique injury, his time on the IL will likely surpass the minimum stint. Fortunately, Baldwin’s strain is just a Grade 1.

Beyond Baldwin’s injury, the release of Aaron Bummer has sparked lots of discussion. During his outing on Monday night, the left-hander got absolutely rocked, giving up six runs in one inning.

The remaining moves do not come as a huge surprise, and while Baldwin is out, the Braves will look for the rest of the roster to help keep them atop the NL East. 

More Braves News:

The Braves were finally able to put together timely hitting to power them past the Miami Marlins, 8-4. 

The Farm System is missing something this season, and it is most definitely affecting the pitching staff. 

MLB News:

After recovering from Tommy John surgery, New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole will be activated from the injured list and make his season debut on Friday. It will be his first big league start since 2024.

The Houston Astros placed right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. The move is retroactive to May 16.

The Arizona Diamondbacks placed catcher James McCann on the 10-day injured list due to a quad strain. He will likely miss four to six weeks.

From the Feed:

After evening up the series with the Marlins, cast your vote for Braves Player of the Game.

Tate Southisene is a name to look out for in our upcoming Top 30 Prospects list. 

Good morning Birdland,

This Orioles team is just not fun to watch right now. They lost again on Tuesday night, a 4-1 defeat to the AL-leading Tampa Bay Rays. At 21-28, the O’s are back in the division cellar, among the absolute worst teams in the entire sport.

Once again, the offense was basically a no-show. Taylor Ward opened the game with a homer, and then the team went 3-for-28 with two walks and nine strikeouts for the remainder of the evening. The 4-8 spots in the order went completely hitless. Yuck.

There was better news on the pitching side of things. Kyle Bradish continues to look much better. He allowed two runs over 5.1 innings, mostly taken out by his own pitch count. The bullpen was then solid (one run over the next 2.2 innings). That did include a run charged to Rico Garcia, only the second such occurrence this season. He’s still pretty good though!

The thing that I find the most frustrating about this team is their inability to maintain momentum of any sort. If they score a run in the top half of an inning, you can almost guarantee they will be allowing a run (or more) in the bottom half of that inning. That’s what happened in the first inning on Tuesday.

That lack of a shutdown inning has to sap any sort of positive vibes that might poke their head out of the Orioles dugout. Why get excited? You know that lead is going to disappear anyway?

There is still time for this team to figure it out, especially in such a poor American League. They are only 2.5 games back of the the final wild card spot with 113 games left on the schedule. The math is doable. But even that avenue will disappear if they don’t start scoring more runs. Right now, there is nothing to indicate that will happen.

It’s gonna be another hot one in the Baltimore area today. Hopefully you can stay inside and catch the conclusion to this series, either on TV or the radio. 1:05 is the scheduled first pitch from St. Pete.

Links

Ward’s leadoff homer all O’s bats can muster as offensive issues continue | MLB.com
This article includes a sentence that starts with “The Orioles generally played well enough to win on Tuesday…” I’m sorry, what? They scored one run. The defense didn’t make the key play of the game. This is a major league game. Those are the moments where you need to come through, and far too often this team fails.

More from the mailbag before today’s game | Roch Kubatko
Answers to many questions, including the latest on a few injuries. No real news though. Trey Mancini gets mentioned too! But that’s more of a “Hey, look at what this guy is doing!” Maninci is with the Angels Triple-A team, nearly three full years removed from his last big league game. Hopefully he beats the odds and gets back to the top level of the sport.

Orioles Select Albert Suarez, Designate Maverick Handley | MLB Trade Rumors
It really is a luxury for the Orioles to keep a guy like Suárez around. He has done exactly what they have asked of him for three years now, though he missed most of last with an injury. Still, to have someone in the organization that you can yank back and forth between the majors and minors that is willing to step into whatever role you want is pretty great. It’s unfortunate that the Orioles have needed a swingman SO much in that timeframe, but let’s stay positive.

Orioles birthdays

Is it your birthday? Happy birthday!

• Ramón Hernández turns 50 today. He was the Orioles catcher for three seasons from 2006 through ‘08. That included a career-best season in ‘06 that saw him hit .275/.343/.479 with 23 home runs and 91 RBI.
• Gordon Dillard is 62 years old. He pitched in two games for the Orioles in 1988.
• David Wells is 63. The southpaw’s 21 seasons of Major League Baseball included spending the 1996 campaign in Baltimore.

This day in O’s history

2014 – Chris Davis homers three times as part of the Orioles 9-2 win over the Pirates. That doubles his season total of long balls to six.

Free of charge for the discerning reader.

Happy birthday to Bobby Murcer, and a mighty host of others.

Today in baseball history, in 1971 – Martin Dihigo dies in Cienfuegos, Cuba, at the age of 65. Over the course of his career, Dihigo made seamless transitions between all nine positions and played in several countries. As a hitter, he won both batting average and home run titles; as a pitcher, he won more than 250 games and once defeated Satchel Paige while touring Cuba. He will be elected to the American Hall of Fame in 1977 and also was or will be voted into the Cuban, Mexican and Latin American Baseball Hall of Fame, and other stories as well.

Today in baseball history:

• 1871 – In Boston, Mort Rogers introduces a scorecard with a picture of Harry Wright on the front. Each Red Stockings home game will feature a different player so that spectators can collect them and have a full set of Boston’s players by season’s end. This marketing strategy will be used throughout the 19th century and will ultimately evolve into Tobacco cards and, eventually, Baseball cards.
• 1878 – In a 3-1 loss to the White Stockings at Chicago’s Lake Front Park, right-hander Jim McCormick of the Indianapolis Blues becomes the first player born in Scotland to appear in a major league game. Next season, as a 23-year-old, the Glasgow native will manage the team, which will move to Cleveland, making him the youngest skipper in the history of the game.
• 1881 – Mike “King” Kelly scores the go-ahead run by cutting short the distance rounding the bases. Kelly doesn’t come close to touching third while the umpire is looking a different direction. Kelly then pulls off the hidden ball trick in the 9th inning to preserve the win for the Chicago White Stockings over Boston, 5-4.
• 1918 – In what will become a precursor of a tragic event, Indians outfielder Tris Speaker is struck on the head by a pitch thrown by Red Sox hurler Carl Mays. The submarine pitcher, who will fatally bean Ray Chapman with a ball in 1920 as a member of the Yankees, denies Speaker’s allegation that the pitch was intentional.
• 1919 – Babe Ruth wins a game pitching and batting as he hits his first career grand slam in the Boston Red Sox’s 6 – 4 victory over the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman’s Park.
• 1920 – Policenen raid the Wrigley Field bleachers. 24 people were arrested for gambling.
• 1925 – The Cleveland Indians score six runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to beat the New York Yankees, 10 – 9. Tris Speaker scores the winning run from first base on a single.
• 1932 – Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits four doubles in one game to tie a major league record.
• 1948 – Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hits for the cycle and collects six RBI in a 13-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. DiMaggio hits two home runs, a triple, a double and a single, and narrowly misses another extra-base hit when Chicago left fielder Ralph Hodgin makes a spectacular catch at the wall.
• 1951 – Richie Ashburn of the Philadelphia Phillies collects four hits in each game of a doubleheader as the Phillies sweep the rival Pittsburgh Pirates, 17-0 and 12-4, at Forbes Field.
• 1962 – In a doubleheader, Chicago Cubs rookie Ken Hubbs hits eight singles in eight at bats as the Cubs sweep the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4 and 11-2.
• 1978 – Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a 535-foot home run off Montreal Expos pitcher Wayne Twitchell to highlight a 6-0 victory at Stade Olympique. It is the longest home run in the ballpark‘s history and is also Stargell’s 407th career home run, tying him with Duke Snider on the all-time list.
• 1979 – Don Sutton becomes the franchise’s winningest pitcher when he is credited with the victory, tossing eight innings in the Dodgers’ 6-4 victory over the Reds at Riverfront Stadium. The 34-year-old right-hander’s 210th win surpasses the team mark established in 1969 by Don Drysdale.
• 1983 – Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton passes Walter Johnson to move into second place on the all-time strikeout list. Carlton’s four strikeouts put him at 3,511, just ten behind Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros. Ryan had bettered Johnson’s record earlier in the month.
• 1988 – Mike Schmidt belts the 535th home run of his career during the first inning at San Diego, CA off Padres starting pitcher Andy Hawkins, moving Schmidt past Jimmie Foxx into sole possession of eighth place on the all-time home run list.
• 2000 – After being released earlier in the month by the Mets for not hustling, Rickey Henderson, in his initial at-bat for the Mariners, hits his record 76th career leadoff home run in his team’s 4-3 loss to Tampa Bay at Safeco Field. With the round-tripper, the future Hall of Fame outfielder joins Ted Williams and Willie McCovey as the third major leaguer to have homered in four different decades.
• 2012 – Max Scherzer strikes out 15 batters in seven innings to lead the Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Pirates. The strikeouts are one shy of the club record of 16, held by Mickey Lolich, and represent the highest total in the major leagues so far this season.
• 2013 – Two of the best pitchers so far this season throw complete game three-hitters today. Clayton Kershaw of Los Angeles defeats Milwaukee, 3-1. Patrick Corbin also pitches a gem in Coors Field, getting his first career complete game, as Arizona defeats the Rockies, 5-1. Corbin is now 7-0 with a 1.44 ERA, which only trails Kershaw’s 1.35 in the National League.
• 2014 – Masahiro Tanaka suffers his first loss in the majors when the Cubs beat the Yankees, 6-1, behind Jason Hammel.
• 2014 – At age 55, Julio Franco returns to professional baseball with a 1-for-3 night for the Fort Worth Cats of the independent United League. Hired for the Cats’ current homestand as a player-coach, Franco has now played professionally in five decades, having started in the minor leagues in 1978. He had retired in 2008 before his return this year.

Cubs Birthdays:Brian McNichol, Bobby Murcer,* George Grantham. Also notable: Hal Newhouser HOF.

Today in history:

• 1862 – US President Abraham Lincoln signs into law the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for the settlement of the American West (80 million acres by 1900).
• 1899 – First speeding infraction by a New York cabbie driving an electric car – 12mph down Lexington Street.
• 1959 – Ford wins battle with Chrysler to call its new car “Falcon.”
• 1964 – Buster Mathis beats future world heavyweight champion Joe Frazer on points at trials in Flushing, NY to qualify for US Olympic boxing team; Mathis injures thumb, replaced by Frazier who wins gold medal.
• 1989 – “Toonces The Driving Cat” takes the wheel on SNL.
• 1990 – Hubble Space Telescope sends its first photographs from space.

Special Invention- and adventurer-related stories on this date:

• 1830 – Douglass Hyde receives the first US patent for a fountain pen.
• 1873 – Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patent the first blue jeans with copper rivets.
• 1891 – First public display of Thomas Edison‘s prototype kinetoscope to members of the National Federation of Women’s Clubs.
• 1892 – George Sampson patents clothes dryer.
• 1918 – US Navy launches USS New Mexico, its first battleship with an electric-turbine propulsion system.
• 1927 – At 7:40 AM, Charles Lindbergh takes off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris aboard the Spirit of St. Louis in the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight.
• 1932 – Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland on her journey to become the 1st woman to fly solo and nonstop across the Atlantic.

Special Music-related stories on this date:

• 1939 – “3 Little Fishies” by Kay Kyser swam to #1.
• 1954 – Decca Records releases Bill Haley & His Comets’ hit single “Rock Around the Clock”.
• 1967 – BBC bans the Beatles’ song “A Day in the Life” due to the line “I’d love to turn you on” being construed as a drug reference.
• 1970 – The Beatles’ “Let it Be” documentary film directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, premieres at the Liverpool Gaumont Cinema and the London Pavilion; none of the group attend.
• 1979 – Elton John is the 1st western pop star to tour USSR.
• 1980 – Drummer Peter Criss quits rock band Kiss.
• 1983 – “Every Breath You Take” single released by The Police (Billboard Song of the Year, 1983).
• 1992 – American rapper Tung Twista raps 597 syllables in under 60 seconds.

*pictured.

If today is going to be a 1:00 start and both teams know that a storm is coming that would delay the game for quite a while, how often are they swinging at anything that is remotely close to the strike zone?

On to the links.

Phillies news:

• We know that Cristopher Sanchez is really good, but Fangraphs looks at how he is still getting better. Good read here.
• Phillies prospect lists are going to look a little different soon. Some of their bigger names are starting to heat up.
• Switching from Rob Thomson to Don Mattingly has lead to some historic results for the Phillies ($). Can they continue the positive trend?

MLB news:

• The Marlins are going to extreme measure to help their team get better. It’s something they “have to do”.
• Of the National League teams that are currently considered “contenders”, which ones are you buying and selling?
• Gerrit Cole will make his long awaited return to the big leagues this Friday from his Tommy John surgery.

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (24-21)

SYRACUSE 9, BUFFALO 5 (BOX)

Syracuse scored six runs in the first and made that stand up, with three more insurance runs in the seventh making things a bit easier. A.J. Minter tossed a clean inning as he gets closer to a potential return to the majors, while Ben Rortvedt – likely the third catcher in the org at this point – homered as part of a two-hit day.

• 2B-1B Christian Arroyo: 1-4, R, HR (3), RBI
• 1B Jared Young: 0-3, K
• PH-2B Jackson Cluff: 1-2, R
• 3B Andy Ibáñez: 0-4, R, BB, K
• RF Ryan Clifford: 1-3, 2 R, BB
• DH Eric Wagaman: 3-4, R, 2 RBI
• LF Ji Hwan Bae: 1-4, R, 3B, 2 RBI
• CF Cristian Pache: 1-3, R, RBI, BB
• C Ben Rortvedt: 2-3, R, HR (2), 3 RBI, K
• SS Yonny Hernández: 2-4, K, SB (3)
• RHP Jack Weisenburger: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
• RHP Joey Gerber: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• LHP Nate Lavender: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, W (1-0)
• REHAB ALERT: LHP A.J. Minter: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, H (3)
• RHP Dylan Ross: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• LHP Anderson Severino: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Roster Alert: Syracuse Mets sent RHP Adbert Alzolay on a rehab assignment to Brooklyn Cyclones.

Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (14-26)

BINGHAMTON 10, RICHMOND 7 (BOX)

The Flying Squirrels put up four runs in the first, but scored two runs in each of the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh innings to re-take a lead they’d hold. All of Eli Serrano, D’Andre Smith, Nick Lorusso, and JT Schwartz went deep, but Jacob Reimer’s recent resurgence hit a wall with a hitless day and an error.

• SS Marco Vargas: 1-4, R, BB, SB (10)
• C Chris Suero: 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB
• 3B Jacob Reimer: 0-4, 2 R, BB, K, E (4)
• RF Eli Serrano III: 2-5, R, HR (2), 2 RBI, K
• CF Jose Ramos: 2-5, RBI, K
• 2B D’Andre Smith: 2-3, 2 R, HR (1), RBI, BB, K, SB (3)
• 2B Wyatt Young: 1-1, RBI, SB (3)
• 1B Nick Lorusso: 1-5, R, HR (5), RBI, 2 K
• LF JT Schwartz: 1-4, R, HR (1), 2 RBI, K
• DH Vincent Perozo: 0-4, 3 K
• RHP Bryce Conley: 4.1 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
• RHP Carlos Guzman: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, W (1-0)
• LHP Jefry Yan: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, H (3)
• RHP Zach Peek: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, H (1)
• RHP Brian Metoyer: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, S (3)

High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (10-29)

HUDSON VALLEY 7, BROOKLYN 3 (BOX)

Brooklyn managed to score three runs on only two hits, which is great. They also only had two hits and gave up seven runs, most of which scored in a five run third – obviously less good. This roster isn’t in a great spot and the record reflects that – there will be reinforcements later in the season though in all likelihood.

• 3B Yonatan Henriquez: 0-4, 4 K
• LF John Bay: 1-4, R, HR (5), 2 RBI, K
• DH Ronald Hernandez: 0-3, BB, 3 K
• 1B Corey Collins: 0-2, R, 2 BB, 2 K
• C Daiverson Gutierrez: 0-4
• SS Colin Houck: 0-3, BB, 2 K
• RF JT Benson: 1-4, 2B, RBI
• CF Sam Biller: 0-3, K
• 2B Diego Mosquera: 0-2, R, BB, K
• RHP Jonathan Jimenez: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, L (0-5)
• RHP Adbert Alzolay: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Tanner Witt: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• RHP Dakota Hawkins: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
• RHP Hoss Brewer: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Single-A: St. Lucie Mets (16-24)

PALM BEACH 4, ST. LUCIE 1 (BOX)

Making three errors isn’t a great way to win a game. Nor is having your starter give up four runs in five innings. Nor is having the best prospect in the lineup – and quite possibly a top-20 or 30 prospect in baseball at this point – go hitless out of the leadoff spot.

• SS Elian Peña: 0-4, E (7)
• 2B Jeremy Rodriguez: 1-4, K
• 1B Randy Guzman: 1-4, K
• RF AJ Salgado: 0-1, R, BB
• DH Julio Zayas: 0-4, 2 K
• LF Yohairo Cuevas: 1-3, BB
• 3B Sam Robertson: 0-3, RBI, 3 K, E (5)
• C Chase Meggers: 1-3, K
• CF Simon Juan: 0-3, 2 K
• LHP Conner Ware: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, L (1-5)
• RHP Zack Mack: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHP Josh Blum: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
• RHP Miguel Mejias: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, E (1)

Roster Alert: St. Lucie Mets activated SS Jeremy Rodriguez from the 7-day injured list.

Rookie: FCL Mets (5-6)

FCL METS 6, FCL ASTROS 5 (BOX)

• 2B Vladi Gomez: 0-3, R, 2 K
• SS Diover De Aza: 2-3, 2 R, HR (1), 2 RBI, BB
• C Yovanny Rodriguez: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, K
• 1B Josmir Reyes: 1-4, K
• RF Heriberto Rincon: 1-4, R, 2B, RBI, SB (7)
• CF Bohan Adderley: 1-3, 2B, RBI, K
• LF Justin Ramirez: 1-3, R
• 3B Yeider Mindiola: 1-3, R, K
• DH Adolfo Miranda: 0-3, 2 K
• RHP Jose Guevara: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• RHP Omar Victorino: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, BS (1)
• RHP Jean Brito: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, W (1-0)

STAR OF THE NIGHT

Eric Wagaman

GOAT OF THE NIGHT

Bryce Conley

I was told the downfall was coming. Was the wording specific enough?

Last night in Detroit, the Guards beat the Tigers for the 2nd night in a row. The 4-game series split has been clinched. A sweep is still on the table.

Cleveland hitters chose a good year to draw a ton of walks. There have been a bunch of high-walk staffs on their schedule lately, and the 2 DET starters have been no exception.

The patient Travis Bazzana arrived at the perfect time for this as well.

Elsewhere, like such as in the Minnesota

• The Twins optioned Royce Lewis to AAA.

• One of MIN’s top prospects, OF Emmanuel Rodriguez, needs thumb surgery.

• Ryan Jeffers is out a while after injuring his hamate bone.

• Byron Buxton returned from his hip injury last night.

Other Guards news

• Peyton Pallette was placed on the paternity list and thus Codi Heuer is back.

• Kolby Allard is also back… on a MILB deal after being released yesterday.

Yesterday, Jake opened up the day with a discussion about what the biggest positive development the Yankees have gotten out of this season has been. If you’ll forgive the shameless piggy-backing off of that topic, I’d like to flip the question on its head and ponder what the worst development has been, what decline in the team’s roster has been the most worrisome and in need of addressing. There are, unfortunately, plenty of areas to look at.

The culprit that has made the most commotion recently has to be the bullpen at large, and there are several offenders here but only one that has definitively regressed from what they were in 2025. David Bednar was solid enough for New York last season after coming over at the deadline, but his tendency to cause a mess before getting down to business has backfired tremendously this year. The other relievers struggling to this point, namely Camilo Doval and Jake Bird, were already problems after coming over as part of that deadline overhauling, with Bird infamously getting demoted after just a few games even.

The rotation has been the deepest strength of the team throughout this year, but there’s one candidate you could point to here in Luis Gil. The 2024 AL Rookie of the Year missed a large portion of last season, but when he returned he was still serviceable with a 3.32 ERA in 57 innings. The same cannot be said about his 2026 campaign, as he got all of four starts before he landed on the IL with a gaudy 6.05 ERA that will all but necessitate a lengthy stay in the minors before he gets a shot in the rotation again. The staff is about to be getting a major boost with Gerrit Cole’s return on Friday, but with Max Fried taking his place on the IL indefinitely they remain one bad break away from needing an arm, yet Gil’s place in the organization is deeply in doubt nowadays.

The lineup has its highlights posted front and center, but when you get down to the bottom of it there are some bats that have severely struggled thus far. Jazz Chisholm Jr. has disappointed after emerging as one of the team’s better bats in his first full season with the team last year, Trent Grisham has been one of the most unlucky batters in baseball trying to follow up on his breakout in 2025, Ryan McMahon has gone from being a subpar bat with elite defense to nearly a negative WAR player, and Austin Wells has been a black hole at the plate for far too long. It would be the hardest to make changes with these players, but you could argue that any one of their declines have been more detrimental to the team’s success than the others. With the full field of choices, what would you say? Which one of them needs to turn it around the most? Which one would be the most damaging to future wins if they don’t?

Before we get back to the field with the Yankees looking to secure a series win in this four-game set, there’s a lot we’ve got ready for Wednesday. Peter has a double-feature out of the gate, first focusing on Cam Schlittler and how he’s renovated his sinker to rise to the top before covering the Rivalry Roundup. Matt gives Bobby Murcer his flowers on what would’ve been his 80th birthday, Kento examines Cody Bellinger’s renewed ability to work walks this year, John walks us through the best spots to avoid the Yankee Stadium speaker noise, and Scott rounds us out with a look at Payton Henry ahead of a matchup with his former team in the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

Today’s Matchup

New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Time: 7:05 p.m. EST

Video: Amazon Prime Video, Sportsnet One, MLB Network

Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY