San Francisco, CA

Pittsburgh, PA

MLB Trade Rumors

Veteran catcher Kevin Plawecki, who’s been in camp with the Pirates this spring as a non-roster invitee, has been informed he won’t make the club, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic tweets. The catcher’s locker has been emptied out, and John Perrotto of Pittsburgh Baseball Now writes that Plawecki...

Veteran catcher will not make Pirates roster

Saint Louis, MO

The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to an extension with right-hander Miles Mikolas, reports Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Octagon client was slated to be a free agent following the season but will now remain in St. Louis beyond the current campaign. ESPN's Jesse Rogers reports it's a two-year extension worth $40M.

Cardinals agree to extension with two-time All-Star starting pitcher

Houston, TX

The Astros announced on Wednesday afternoon that star second baseman Jose Altuve underwent successful surgery to repair the right thumb fracture he suffered in the World Baseball Classic. He won’t begin baseball activities for two months and will require at least some time to work back into game shape from that point forward.

Examining Houston's second base options in Jose Altuve's absence

Kansas City, MO

The Royals announced Wednesday that they optioned first baseman Nick Pratto, infielder Maikel Garcia and catcher Freddy Fermin to Triple-A Omaha. Pratto, 24, will return for a third stint at a Triple-A level, where he’s previously turned in a .241/.368/.528 batting line while hitting 38 home runs in 644 plate appearances. He had a strong showing this spring, batting .313/.378/.438 with a pair of doubles, a triple and a 13-to-4 K/BB ratio in 37 plate appearances. Pratto made his MLB debut in 2022, hitting .184/.271/.386 in 182 plate appearances. That said, he’s a former first-round pick (No. 14 in 2017) who entered the 2022 season as a consensus top-100 prospect. The Royals surely still view him as a potential long-term piece.

Royals option former first-round pick, two other prospects

Las Vegas, NV

PopCulture

Tom Brady is looking to be a champion in pro basketball. On Thursday, Mark Davis, the owner of the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA, announced that the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback has acquired an ownership interest in the franchise. He was first introduced to the Aces when he attended a game on May ...

Tom Brady Becomes Owner of Pro Basketball Team

New York City, NY

SheKnows


	Where did time go? It feels like yesterday that Suri Cruise was toddling around New York City with her mom, Katie Holmes. Now, the almost-17-year-old is starting the college process, but there is one person missing from this rite of passage: Tom Cruise. Keira Knightley Reveals the Unexpected Thing Her 'Fantastically Strange' Daughters Need in Their Household

	Her dad “has no part” in Suri’s life after Holmes pulled off the surprise divorce on the Top Gun star in 2012, according to a Daily Mail source. The former Dawson’s Creek actress is close with her only child and she’s pleased that her daughter...

Tom Cruise Will Reportedly Take ‘No Part’ In Daughter Suri’s Upcoming Big Life Choice

Arkansas State

Cass County, TX

Atlanta, TX

TheDailyBeast

A medical examiner determined this week that a trio of sisters who briefly went missing before their bodies turned up in a Texas pond last summer were strangled to death before being abandoned in the water, sparking a homicide investigation.The bodies of Zi’Ariel Oliver, 9, Amiyah Hughes, 8, and Temari Oliver, 5, were found in the pond on July 30 in rural Cass County—near the border with Arkansas. Their deaths were initially reported as tragic drownings that sent their family and the small community of Atlanta, Texas, into mourning.New details emerging this week paint a different picture of what happened,...

Three Young Sisters in Tragic ‘Drowning’ Were Actually Murdered, Cops Reveal

Washington, DC

President Joe Biden on Monday quietly signed into law a measure backed by conservatives in Congress that blocks local criminal justice reforms approved by Washington, D.C.'s city council. Because Washington, D.C., is not an independent state, all proposed laws in the district are subject to congressional and presidential approval. Biden's...

Biden quietly signs one of his term's most harmful and oppressive measures yet

Saint Petersburg, FL

The Rays announced Friday that they’ve granted infielder/outfielder Charlie Culberson his release. He’s now a free agent. Culberson had an out clause in his contract this weekend and had likely been informed he would not make the club. It’s been a tough spring for the veteran utilityman, as...

Rays grant Charlie Culberson his release

Cardinals left-hander Jordan Montgomery, a free agent after the season, is open to an extension that’d keep him in St. Louis but suggests to John Denton of MLB.com that he prefers not to negotiate once the regular season commences (Twitter thread). It’s a common stance for players to take during spring training, which is typically the most active time of the year on the extension market.

Cardinals lefty discusses contract negotiations

Philadelphia, PA

The Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday announced that an MRI has revealed that first baseman Rhys Hoskins has torn the ACL in his left knee. He will undergo surgery to repair the injury in the coming days. While the team did not offer a specific timetable for his return, it is...

Rhys Hoskins scheduled to undergo surgery for torn ACL

Cincinnati, OH

The Cincinnati Reds announced Friday that they’ve released veteran infielder/outfielder Chad Pinder, who’d been in camp on a minor league deal. Cincinnati also reassigned righty Chase Anderson and infielder/outfielder Matt Reynolds to minor league camp, while left-hander Brandon Williamson has been optioned to Triple-A Louisville. Pinder had an opt-out in his minor league contract for March 25. That’s also true of Anderson, but he’ll remain with the club at least for the time being.

Reds release former second-rounder ahead of Opening Day

Dallas, TX

The Rangers have released right-hander Reyes Moronta and outfielder Joe McCarthy, tweets Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. The team has also informed non-roster invitees Clint Frazier and Yoshi Tsutsugo that they will not make the Opening Day roster. Signing with the Rangers offered Moronta, previously a setup man...

Rangers release Reyes Moronta and Joe McCarthy

Los Angeles, CA

Outfielders James Outman and Jason Heyward will both make the Dodgers’ Opening Day roster, manager Dave Roberts announced to the team’s beat this morning (Twitter link via Juan Toribio of MLB.com). The Dodgers will need to make a 40-man roster move to add Heyward, although that can be accomplished simply by transferring shortstop Gavin Lux — who suffered a pair of torn knee ligaments earlier in camp — to the 60-day injured list. Roberts added that right-handers Jimmy Nelson and Daniel Hudson are expected to open the season on the injured list (Twitter link via Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic).

Five-time Gold Glover will make Dodgers Opening Day roster

NewsBreak

Giants 1B Ronald Guzman attempting to become two-way player

A couple of weeks ago, it showed up in the transaction logs that the Giants had signed first baseman Ronald Guzmán to a minor league deal....

Giants 1B Ronald Guzman attempting to become two-way player

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