By William Gilhooly Sportz Nation - 6/16/2026 Photo Credits to Jeff Roberson/AP Photo On a chilly April afternoon in Denver, with the Colorado Rockies looking to complete a sweep of the Houston Astros, one fan decided to take matters into his own hands. Shirtless and waving his jersey above his head from Section 329 at Coors Field, the fan launched what has become one of baseball's most unexpected fan-driven movements, “Tarps Off”. The tradition traces its roots to an Oklahom

By William Gilhooly Sportz Nation - 6/13/2026 Photo Credits to Brandon Sloter/Getty Images As summer begins to heat up, the MLB trade deadline stove is getting hotter. This year could be especially active, with back‑to‑back American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal potentially on the block. Skubal opened the 2026 season strong, posting a 2.70 ERA in seven starts before being shut down because of a loose body in his left elbow. He underwent surgery May sixth and is se

by William Gilhooly Sportz Nation - 6/2/2026 Photo Credits to Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images When Commissioner Rob Manfred made some rule changes in the 2023 offseason in order to speed up the pace of play and encourage more athleticism in the game, this is the kind of result he had to have envisioned. Over the past decade, there has been more speed introduced in all aspects with pitching, hitting and baserunning. With more and more young faces being called up meaning ,ore ath

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 5/25/2026 Photo by Jeff Dean via Getty Images Buyers or Sellers? As of writing this article on May 25th, the Red Sox are 22-30 with 60 games left until the Trade Deadline on August 3rd. They sit in the basement of the AL East but only 2.5 games behind the 3rd place Blue Jays. Even after the notorious start that the Red Sox have gotten off to this season, there is still hope for a Playoff finish thanks to the lackadaisical American League this se

by William Gilhooly Sportz Nation - 5/22/2026 Photo by K.C. Alfred via The San Diego Union-Tribune Manny Machado already knew what the reporters were going to ask him following the Padres 4-0 rubber match loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, going 0-4 with one strikeout. Machado’s batting average (has now) dropped to .178 and now has a negative WAR on the year, currently at -0.2 When asked about his offensive struggles postgame by a San Diego reporter, Machado responded very pass

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 5/12/2026 Photo by Katie Morrison via MassLive Since becoming interim Manager of the Boston Red Sox on April 25th, Chad Tracy has brought the Red Sox to a 7-6 record including a series sweep of the Detroit Tigers. After a day off on Monday and a series against the Phillies in Boston about to begin, It's time to examine the brief but telling stint of Chad Tracy as Red Sox Manager and what impact he's had in the wake of Cora's firing. Alex Cora is

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 4/1/2026 Photo by Ashley Landis/ Associated Press Reds Series Opening Day is always magical for the sport of baseball but it gets a little bit more special when the Red Sox win. For the first game, the Red Sox trotted out Garrett Crochet and he did Garrett Crochet things, like striking out 8 in 6 innings of scoreless baseball. What we'll see as we go on is that those 6 innings were the last time the Sox looked good even remotely. The Sox would w

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/16/26 Photo by Sam Navarro/ Imagn Images After one of the best baseball games I've watched in a long time, the United States have moved on to the Finals of the World Baseball Classic and will face either Italy or Venezuela on Tuesday night. In the semifinals game, the heroes for the USA were Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony and Pirates Pitcher Paul Skenes. Anthony has been one of the hitters since the tournament started and leads the team in R

Photo c/o: Kathy Willens/ Associated Press On Wednesday September 2nd, the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays were warned to not throw...