Top News:
Brian Murphy / MLB.com:
How to watch Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff FREE — There is a new place to watch free baseball every Sunday this season. — Catch your favorite MLB action with Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff, streaming free on The Roku Channel every Sunday morning. — The first Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff game …
RELATED:
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
MLB agrees to multiyear contract with Roku for Sunday games — Major League Baseball announced Monday that it has agreed to an exclusive, multiyear contract with the streaming company Roku, which will air one game each Sunday this season from now until the middle of September. Terms were not disclosed.
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
Mike Petriello / MLB.com:
Everything to know about Statcast's new bat-tracking data — New leaderboards available at Baseball Savant — “This is a quick, strong game,” said legendary hitting scientist Ted Williams in a 1986 conversation with Sports Illustrated. “I want to get the bat there as quickly as I can.”
Discussion:
FanGraphs Baseball, Purple Row, The Advance Scout, Brew Crew Ball, Over the Monster, Into The Fountains, Phillies Nation, Pinstripe Alley, New York Times, Cubs Insider, Just Baseball, baseballmusings.com, Yahoo Sports, Bleacher Nation, Battery Power, Baseball America, The Good Phight and The Athletic
RELATED:
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Takeaways from new Statcast MLB bat-tracking data — Major League Baseball publicly released a trove of bat-tracking data today that offers fascinating insights into what makes the best hitters good — and the worst bad. With everything from bat speed to swing length to sweet spot contact measured …
Discussion:
MLB.com, Cubbies Crib, Royals Review, The Crawfish Boxes, Associated Press, Purple Row, Baseball America, FanGraphs Baseball and Yahoo Sports
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nightengale's notebook: Former home run champ Khris Davis following new dream: auto mechanic — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. − He once was one of the most feared power hitters in the game, hitting more home runs in a three-year span than any player in Major League Baseball.
RELATED:
Jon Conahan / Sports Illustrated:
Two Prominent Houston Astros Have Expressed Concerns Over New Skipper — Complaints about the Houston Astros manager have started after the slow start. — The struggles for the Houston Astros have only continued in recent weeks, going 4-6 in their last 10 games.
Discussion:
Athletics Nation
New York Post:
The Show with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman — On the New York Post's baseball podcast “The Show with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman,” the veteran MLB insiders and longtime friends and combatants go toe-to-toe on the latest MLB news and issues of the week. — The Post columnists have been arguing …
Discussion:
New Jersey Online and Yahoo Sports
Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Yankees' Clay Holmes has been MLB's best closer — The New York Yankees' bullpen, after posting the lowest ERA in the majors in 2023, is a very different group this season. Key players departed over the winter, replaced by relatively obscure newcomers, while others are out early with injuries.
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley and The Athletic
Brooke Destra / Yahoo Sports:
Nola bounces back in complete game shutout, leads Phillies to sweep over Mets — Nola bounces back in complete game shutout, leads Phillies to sweep over Mets originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia — It's always a good day when the Phillies sweep the Mets. — So, happy Tuesday!
ESPN:
A's RHP Paul Blackburn goes on 15-day IL with foot injury — The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Paul Blackburn on the 15-day injured list Monday with a right foot injury and recalled left-hander Easton Lucas from Triple-A Las Vegas. — Blackburn, 30, was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his fifth metatarsal.
Discussion:
Athletics Nation and MLB Trade Rumors
Roch Kubatko / MASNsports.com:
Quick Q&A with Dylan Bundy — Dylan Bundy picked up a baseball and couldn't make it zip like the old days. Couldn't come close. And he knew it was time. — The former top prospect's pitching career was over. — Bundy made 29 starts with the Twins in 2022 and six last summer with Triple-A Syracuse in the Mets organization.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors, Baltimore Sun and Lookout Landing
Los Angeles Dodgers / Baseball-Reference.com:
2024 Los Angeles Dodgers Statistics — Record: 28-15-0, 1st place in NL_West (Schedule and Results) — President: Andrew Friedman (President, Baseball Operations) — Scouting Director: Zach Fitzpatrick Ballpark: Dodger Stadium Attendance: 1,061,427 (1st of 15) — (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Discussion:
Yahoo Sports
ESPN:
Teoscar Hernández hits a grand slam and Paxton pitches 6 strong innings as Dodgers beat Padres 5-0 — SAN DIEGO — Teoscar Hernández hit a grand slam, James Paxton tossed six scoreless innings to remain undefeated and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 5-0 on Saturday night.
Discussion:
Bleacher Nation, Los Angeles Times, The Athletic, baseballmusings.com, Daily News and True Blue LA