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Happy Saturday!
The West Sacramento Athletics announced they’ll play six regular-season games in Las Vegas in 2026 — a little test drive before the big 2028 move.
And sure enough, there’s progress on the Strip: rebar cages, concrete pours, dirt getting filled back in. For once, the site actually looks like a stadium might rise there.
That shiny new ballpark? Opening price was $1.5 billion, then ballooned to $1.75 billion, and now it’s sprinting past $2 billion — climbing faster than beer prices on the Strip.
Here’s the catch: even after Nevada’s $380M, a $300M loan, and $175M from Aramark, owner John Fisher is still more than a billion dollars short. Billion with a “B.”
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This is a guy who hasn’t even spent the first $100M required to unlock the state funds — so where exactly is the billion coming from?
Still plenty of questions swirling around this project.
Smile for the cameras: Fisher and MLB say everything is “on schedule.”
And speaking of circus tents, MLB’s TV rights are starting to look like a game of musical chairs:
NBC/Peacock wants Sunday Night Baseball.
ESPN is chasing MLB.TV streaming rights.
Netflix (yep, Netflix) is angling for the Home Run Derby.
Apple TV? Might not have a chair at the table.
Baseball’s future may be in streaming — but right now it just feels like buffering.
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👍 THE GOOD
Kyle Schwarber’s 4-Score Night
Kyle Schwarber broke out of an 0-for-20 slump in the loudest way possible — by launching not one, not two, not three, but four home runs in Philly’s 19–4 demolition of the Braves, driving in nine runs along the way.
21st player ever with a 4-HR game — and the third this season (Suárez, Kurtz, Schwarber).
Each blast set off “M-V-P!” chants raining down from Citizens Bank Park.
One of his two outs came against mop-up man Vidal Bruján. Schwarber laughed after: “I stink against a position player.”
From frozen to flamethrower — Schwarber turned a slump into one of the hottest nights in baseball history.
👎 THE BAD
Anthony Volpe’s Glove (and Bat) Go Missing
It’s been a brutal year for the Yankees’ hometown shortstop.
What happened to the 2023 Gold Glover? Anthony Volpe — once one of the league’s most reliable defenders — has turned into a double threat… in the worst way possible. And yes, the Bronx boo birds are letting him hear it.
After a rookie season that earned him a Gold Glove, Volpe has piled up 18 errors in 2025(second-most in MLB). His fielding percentage is near the bottom of the league — and his bat hasn’t helped, with one of the lowest on-base percentages and the second-worst batting average in baseball.
Boone says they’re sticking with him — but patience in the Bronx can have a short shelf life.
🙈 The Ugly
Willson Contreras Meltdown
After getting rung up on strikes, Cardinals DH Willson Contreras lost it.
He barked at the plate ump on his way back to the dugout, then turned back and confronted him — even bumping the ump before coaches and teammates dragged him away. Seconds later, he chucked his bat, accidentally drilling coach Brant Brown in the face.
Still not done, Contreras grabbed a bucket of bubble gum and launched it onto the field for good measure.
MLB hit him with a six-game suspension. That’ll teach him to throw gum. Manager Oliver Marmol got tossed too — for “language.”
The Cards still won, but this one looked more like WWE than MLB.
Ugly? Absolutely. Entertaining? 100%.
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Shohei Ohtani, Still The Show
This week, Ohtani carved up the Reds with nine strikeouts over a season-high five innings, added a hit and a run at the plate — all on his bobblehead night celebrating last year’s 50/50 season.
And in San Diego last Sunday? Pure poetry. After a fan heckled him all game, Ohtani launched a ninth-inning moonshot, then calmly walked over, shook the fan’s hand, and smiled. Game. Set. Match.
Bookmaker in Ohtani Case Sentenced
Mathew Bowyer — the illegal bookmaker tied to former Ohtani interpreter Ippei Mizuhara — was sentenced to just over a year in federal prison and ordered to pay $1.6M in restitution. He apologized to Ohtani, saying the Dodgers star is “an innocent guy just playing baseball,” while Mizuhara is serving a 57-month sentence for stealing $17M from Ohtani to cover his gambling debts.
Pete Rose Files Released
The FBI has released 130 pages of documents tied to Pete Rose’s infamous betting scandal, centering on his deceased bookie and a mid-’80s narcotics and bookmaking probe. Much of it echoes what was covered in MLB’s 1989 Dowd report — but it’s another reminder how long Rose’s shadow has loomed over the game.
Korey Lee’s Historic Night
On the South Side, Korey Lee made a bit of “history,” becoming the first White Sox player since 1902 to both catch and pitch in the same game. The White Sox lost the game 12-1. Lee gave up a run on four hits — and summed it up perfectly: “When I’m pitching, bad things are happening.”
🚗 ONE FOR THE ROAD
Tyler Phillips, Certified Madman
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Meet Tyler Phillips, Miami Marlins reliever… and maybe the wildest dude in baseball.
When his number’s called, he steps out of the bullpen, slaps himself in the face hard, and trots to the mound to the sound of Stone Cold Steve Austin "glass breaking" blasting.
Postgame interviews? Even better.
Reporter: “Tyler, you threw 32 pitches yesterday. When did you know you were going in tonight?”
Phillips: “When they called down, I was ready. They called down, I’m pissed off, I’m ready to go.”
Asked why he was pissed? His deadpan response: “Because I don’t like hitters.”
There you have it, Tyler Phillips doesn’t like hitters. And I think he scared the reporter.
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Let us know what you think, and as always — enjoy the weekend!
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