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Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jason Delay spent much of last season on the big league club. The Pirates were 100-game losers last season. It was an ugly year. They’ve been one of the best stories in baseball this season, with a 16-8 record through the first 24 games. Delay gave a response as to what the most […] READ MORE
The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Noah Syndergaard to a one-year deal worth $13 million according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Syndergaard is coming off a season that saw him split time between the Los Angeles Angels and the Philadelphia Phillies. Syndergaard appeared in 25 games in 2022, starting 24 of them. He pitched 134.2 […] READ MORE
Remember that Marlins-Blue Jays trade from 2012? Toronto Blue Jays General Manager Alex Anthopoulos was looking to make a trade to turn Toronto into a playoff contender. Following a 73–89 record and finishing fourth in the AL East, the Blue Jays needed work. With budding stars like José Bautista and Edwin Encarnación, Anthopoulos sought complementary […] READ MORE
Joe Musgrove will need a new contract after the 2022 MLB season. Keeping him in his current locale may not be all that easy for the San Diego Padres. The seventh-year pitcher had yet another quality start over the weekend, pitching seven shutout innings in a 2-1 Padres win over the San Francisco Giants. Musgrove’s […] READ MORE
For the first time in what seems like forever, the Los Angeles Angels are winning, and they’re winning big. For the first time in what seems like forever, the Angels pitching staff is shoving lineups left and right; up and down. The Halos offense is relentless, and the stars have all finally started to click […] READ MORE
Rangers 7, Angels 4 ARLINGTON, Texas, May 16 — The Texas Rangers‘ bats came to life on Monday, as they beat the Los Angeles Angels by a final score of 7–4. Rangers’ catcher Jonah Heim homered to help lead them to the win. On a night when the Angels jumped out to an early […] READ MORE
Angels 7, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas, Apr 16 — The roof was open at Globe life Field on Saturday night. It was a very cool evening as the home crowd watched their Texas Rangers lose their third game against the Los Angeles Angels. Saturday evening presented a game in which the Rangers hoped to […] READ MORE
Saturday night’s game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Houston Astros was a duel between two pitchers who have barely taken the mound in the past few seasons due to injury, Justin Verlander and Noah Syndergaard. Both starters had Tommy John surgery in 2020 and the pair have combined to pitch eight innings since […] READ MORE
99 days after the start of MLB’s lockout, which shed a negative light on the sport of baseball and put the 2022 season in jeopardy, the owners and players reached a new deal on the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Seeing the 2022 season up in the air for passionate baseball fans was more than depressing. […] READ MORE
The New York Mets have made their first major moves of free agency this offseason, reportedly managing to sign outfielder Starling Marte to a four-year, $78 million deal. The signing, pending a physical, was first reported by MLB Network insider Jon Heyman. The move capped a busy day for New York and new GM Billy […] READ MORE
Lewis Masella is a contributing writer for Last Word on Baseball. He graduated from SUNY Albany in 2018 after majoring in both journalism and political science. A New York native, he is a lifelong Yankees fan. Baseball is his favorite sport, but he is also a devoted fan of other NY sports teams, including the Giants, Rangers, Knicks and Syracuse basketball. Lewis's other interests include movies, TV, music, trivia and history.