Buster Olney

Podcast youtu.be/sZVdX9ZCsLM White Sox GM Chris Getz talks about The Pope, the team's improvement, Murakami, the priority in making the No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft; @jorgecastillo talks Volpe, early trade deadline discusses; @SlangsOnSports Numbers!

On the podcast, @jorgecastillo talks about the Cy Young race developing among Skenes, Ohtani, Misiorowski, Mason Miller. youtu.be/sZVdX9ZCsLM White Sox GM Chris Getz talks about the team's improvement, Murakami on the mic, the priority in making the No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft; @SlangsOnSports Numbers!

You might've heard, but the Yankees and Mets took very different offseason approaches. With the Subway Series starting tonight, we compared the Yankees running it back with the Mets' overhaul position by position. espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…

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Dave Mlicki pitched the very first regular-season game between the Mets and Yankees in 1997, and he shut out the defending champions in Yankee Stadium, spinning curveballs and striking out eight. Any list of great Subway Series performers starts with him.

Last Giants inside-the-park home run on road at Dodgers: Alvin Dark on Aug. 15, 1954 at Ebbets Field

The Five 1. Kyle Schwarber blasts 18th homer; PHI almost back to .500. 2. Mets 5 homers, in 3rd straight W. 3. MIN's Zebby Matthews 7 scoreless innings in his first start of '26. 4. J.J. Bleday 2 HR, 6 RBI in Reds' rout; .755 SLG this year. 5. MIL's Kyle Harrison 5 shutout innings, lowers ERA to 2.09.

Extreme makeover vs. running it back: 2026 scorecard for Mets and Yankees ... so far With the first Subway Series of the season upon us, we take a look at two teams with very different philosophies. espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…

Kyle Schwarber is on pace to hit 66 homers this season. And generate 110 runs 110 RBI 107 walks 26 doubles He's hit 10 homers in home games this season. The Red Sox have 11 homers in home games this season.

Incredibly, this weekend marks the first time in 18 years, dating back to June 27–29, 2008 at Wrigley Field, that the Chicago Cubs (28-16) and Chicago White Sox (22-21) will be playing one another in a non-Covid year with each team having winning records.

The Five 1. Varsho walkoff grand slam, W badly needed by Jays 2. Misiorowski goes Mach (10)3 and whiffs 10 over 7 scoreless -- but SD beats the MIL bullpen 3. Shohei dominates the Giants; 0.82 ERA. Shohei V. Skenes V. Mis Cy fight? 4. Moniak 3 hits, 5 RBI. Trade deadline target. 5. Montgomery 3 hits, a HR; White Sox at .500

Fernando Tatis Jr. % to pull side
2019-25: 41% | 2026: 29%   Avg launch angle to pull side
2026 MLB avg: 4.3°
2026 Tatis Jr.: -16.5°   He's a mechanical mess from the ground up.

Podcast youtu.be/5BVbm2aA-uM A conversation with Konnor Griffin, with his first impressions in the big leagues .@Pirates; @PaulHembo talks what's gone wrong for Ohtani, Raleigh, Vlad, Tatis, Gunnar; @Stephania_ESPN explains the 'Skubal scope' procedure that is the first of its kind in MLB, and why he could be back very soon

Hilarious interview with Astros fan after fan interference! So many great quotes, this man was definitely made for TV. “The ball way heavier with the gravity" “No one can stop me from supporting the asteroids” “It looks like it’s coming right to you and I reached and my body went for what I knew” Best thing you’ll see today