Josuar Gonzalez (MLB Pipeline's No. 31 prospect) had three hits and three walks in six plate appearances. Luis Hernández (No. 58 prospect) went 5-for-5 with a home run, three doubles, 9 RBIs and a walk. Decent night for two uber-talented Giants infielders who could be in Single-A soon.

As someone who took French in high school, I read his name as Dick Lawyer, and the look isn't changing my interpretation of him.

The Chicago Cubs have signed RHP Liam Hendriks to a minor league deal, sources tell the Athletic.

One of my favorite childhood baseball memories was getting to a weekend game early enough to watch TWiB on the Jumbotron while players took BP.

Shea Langeliers' 12th home run went a loooooong way (448 feet). His incredible year continues. He's running a .340/.396/.641 slash line in 37 games.

A.J. Ewing is the first Met ever to triple in his MLB debut.

Oh no. So incredibly sad. Glioblastoma is the devil. RIP

Alex Verdugo was released from his minor league contract with the Padres three days shy of his 30th birthday. One can only wonder a) what happened and b) if he ever makes it back to MLB.

Did a little throwback writing on a flurry of A's moves today, including the promotion of South Bay native Henry Bolte for his MLB debut: www.nytimes.com/athletic/727...

Among the A's moves today, the organization has promoted No. 10 prospect Joshua Kuroda-Grauer to Triple-A Las Vegas. The 2024 third-rounder out of Rutgers hit .285/.313/.500 with six homers and 11 steals in 33 games with Double-A Midland to begin the season. He only went deep twice in all of 2025.

Leo De Vries goes deep from the right side for Double-A Midland. That's the fifth homer of the season for the top A's prospect and his first since April 28. He was slugging just .219 through the first nine games of May entering today.

As a Warriors fan in the 1980s, I rode the high of that Sleepy Floyd game for years

EV Monster Henry Bolte was this week's breakout star, and we highlight him and others in this edition of Weekly Pearls! Edwin Arroyo, Brennen Davis, and Devin Fitz-Gerald were also red hot; link to the full piece (and the EV dashboard) in the comments.

One of the hottest hitters in the Minors is headed to the big leagues. The A's will be calling up OF Henry Bolte (No. 5 on A's Top 30). Had 12 straight hits last week; already has 12 HR and 17 SB in AAA. More on the 22-year old: www.mlb.com/milb/prospec...

some scouting notes for subscribers to @theathletic.com on Liam Doyle, Ike Irish, Dante Nori, Bryan Rincon, and a few others Phillies & Orioles prospects: www.nytimes.com/athletic/726...

Landen Roupp threw four innings, left with the game scoreless, and has still thrown more pitches tonight than the Pirates

The 29th overall pick comes with a $3,270,200 slot value. That would give the Giants a bonus pool of $17,350,600. Only the Pirates, Rays and White Sox have higher pools right now.

My favorite aspect of the Guardians' trade for switch-hitting catcher Patrick Bailey He keeps the only-left, only-switch Guardians primary lineup intact! No RH batter will *ever* step foot in the batter's box when Cleveland is opposed by a RH starter

The Yankees have promoted Marco Luciano to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. With Anthony Volpe and George Lombard Jr. also there, that makes three current or former Top 100 prospects sharing an International League infield. www.milb.com/player/marco...

These salmon are the next Secretary of the Interior and Education.

Chicago White Sox designated RHP Osvaldo Bido for assignment.

Holy cow. The Wichita Wind Surge (Double-A affiliate of the Twins) hit 10 home runs (!!!) on Thursday against the Amarillo Sod Poodles (Double-A affiliate of the D-backs). Amarillo's HODGETOWN is a big hitter's paradise, but that's still a LOT of home runs. www.milb.com/gameday/wind...

My son referred to someone being demoted today to “being sent to the Triples” and I think I’m going to use that from now on.

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#OaklandA's 20 game winners, 1973. #Baseball

You know what can’t be hacked? Turning in your assignments to your teachers by hand.

Trading Matt Olson is always the wrong answer but at least Langeliers has been a worthy return.

my first mock draft of 2026 for subscribers to @theathletic.com starts off with the White Sox going high school in a college-heavy top ten: www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...

Hang it in the Louvre

Hughie Critz surprisingly wasn't that receptive to feedback

The Giants have walked on 5.5% of plate appearances. That would be lowest rate for a season since the 1934 Reds were at 5.4%

Matt Olson aside, this list is kind of hilarious and also a pretty good reminder that baseball careers are a heck of a journey.

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The Governor

Tatsuya Imai here in Sugar Land: 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 63 pitches, 27 strikes, 18 swings, 5 whiffs. Imai threw 36 pitches and walked four batters in the third inning. The Astros were hoping he'd throw strikes and go 4 or 5 innings. That did not happen.

Gene Tenace, Oakland A’s, 1969 - Excerpt from his full MLB call-up and debut story in the “Called Up” book ⚾️📖

Joe Ryan played catch today, scheduled for a bullpen tomorrow. Got clean MRI on Sunday. #MNTwins

Career home run No. 300 for Matt Olson. 12th of the season for him. This followed Ozzie Albies' 8th home run. The Braves are rolling.

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Jonah Heim spent three seasons in the A’s organization, made his major-league debut with the Oakland A’s and played in six home games but never got to play at the Coliseum as a home player in front of fans. 2020 was weird.

NEWS: #Braves have traded catcher Jonah Heim, who was DFA'd earlier today, to the A's for cash considerations

Rotoworld fixed the pixelation months ago. Don’t drink raw milk.

RHP Lou Trivino is warming in the Orioles' bullpen. If he gets into the game, it will be his O's debut.

You could have given me 20 guesses and I never would have gotten it right that this is Kim Kardashian

These two were somehow destined to have their careers always intertwined

The top-3 finishers in American League Cy Young voting last season are now all on the injured list.

There appears to be something going on with the ball in the minor leagues. Home run rates at most -- but not all -- leagues are up astronomically. To wit: Midwest League: Up 53% year over year Cal League: up 65% Southern League: up 77% Carolina League: up 101% (!)

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The Yoshida situation is baffling to me. Presumably they've shopped him around and gotten no takers, even at a reduced cost. And if they aren't playing him, he won't get more valuable. Why not just release him and eat the sunk cost?