MLB team hosting ‘Faith and Family Night’ instead of Pride Night

June is Pride Month in the United States, allowing for a time to celebrate LGBTQIA+ culture and advocate for equal rights. As a result, teams throughout Major League Baseball typically celebrate and recognize the LGBTQIA+ community at their ballparks this month during the month. One team, however, typically refuses to hold such an event. The…

Ronald Acuña Jr. regresa a la lista de lesionados

El físico de Ronald Acuña Jr. vuelve a pasarle factura. Este miércoles, el jardinero venezolano fue puesto en lista de lesionados de 10 días por parte de los Bravos de Atlanta luego de sufrir un tirón en el isquiotibial izquierdo, según anunció la organización. El percance ocurrió en la jornada del martes, cuando su equipo.

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The A’s And Brewers Got Stupid In Las Vegas

So you think Jacob Misiorowski is a big deal, do you? The next big thing in ball, you say? The scourge of hitters now and for years to come? Yeah, well, let's see you do it in Vegas. Throw a hundred on a hot, dry, hundred-degree night in a Triple-A park. Then we'll talk, big shot.

He won't get the chance, sadly, so we won't know for at least a year and maybe several. The new face of Milwaukee…

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Jacob Misiorowski Is Throwing So Damn Hard

In the third inning of the Brewers' 7-1 win over the Rockies on Saturday, Milwaukee pitcher Jacob Misiorowski threw a four-seam fastball low and outside to Kyle Karros for a ball. The pitch was special and routine all at once. Its measured velocity of 103.7 mph makes it the fastest pitch by a starter in official recorded history. But the speed of that fastball has somehow become business as usual…

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Keith Hernandez tells hilarious story of Mets fan not recognizing him on flight

New York Mets legend Keith Hernandez sat next to a Mets fan who was completely oblivious to his presence on the flight to San Diego for the team’s weekend series vs. the Padres at Petco Park. Hernandez told the story in detail alongside play-by-play announcer Steve Gelbs (filling in for Gary Cohen) during Saturday night’s…

Phillies announcers question magic wand right before White Sox player crushes first career homer

A sequence during Saturday’s Philadelphia Phillies game against the Chicago White Sox resulted in hilarious timing on the NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast, but Phillies fans likely didn’t find it very funny. The NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast showed White Sox pitcher Mike Vasil waving a wand in Chicago’s dugout. “What is that thing?” NBC Sports Philadelphia…

NCAA baseball tournament: Tracking the MCWS teams

16 teams advanced to the Super Regionals, but only eight will continue on to Omaha and the Men’s College World Series. And for the second year in a row, the eight teams that move on to the Men’s College World Series will be completely different than the eight teams that advanced last season. Coastal Carolina, […]

Gary Cohen: Pre-pitch clock broadcasts were ‘mentally exhausting’

Gary Cohen has been the voice of the New York Mets since 2006, calling games alongside Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling in what Awful Announcing readers have consistently ranked as the best local broadcast booth in baseball. Part of what has made that booth so special over the years is exactly what Cohen described on…

‘Malicious and not subtle’: MLB team sparks outrage for refusing Pride Night

June is Pride Month in the United States, allowing for a time to celebrate LGBTQIA+ culture, honor the resilience and perseverance of the community over the years, and advocate for equal rights. As a result, teams across Major League Baseball will be celebrating and recognizing the LGBTQIA+ community at their ballparks this month. One team,…

Al Leiter, Harold Reynolds embrace MLB Network’s role in teaching baseball

Al Leiter and Harold Reynolds were sitting in front of MLB Network cameras on the day the channel launched in January 2009. They’re still there in 2026, and somewhere along the way, they realized they weren’t just doing television. The two recently reflected on what their work together has actually meant, not just as television…

Red Sox’ Payton Tolle talks ‘playing with joy’ for self, team: ‘I try to come with a smile every day’

“Just kind of using it for your team momentum-wise. But also, I’m out there, I’m gonna have a good time.”

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