Cleveland Guardians’ Carlos Carrasco Is Heading to New York … Again

Carlos Carrasco gave the Cleveland Guardians some much-needed innings as a starting pitcher last year. Now he’s heading to the New York Yankees after signing a minor-league deal. This is the second time ā€œCookieā€ has made the trip from Cleveland to New York, although the circumstances are different. CAREER JOURNEY Carrasco, now 37, was born… read more

How Sebastian Walcott Has Rose From The Bahamas To One Of Baseball’s Top Prospects

The Bahamas isn’t exactly an island known for being a Baseball hotbed. It wasn’t until Jazz Chisholm Jr. broke onto the scene a few years ago that people began to recognize the island could produce high-level MLB talent. However, the entire landscape of baseball in the Bahamas could be changing soon with an 18-year-old at… read more

Major League Umpire Pat Hoberg Fired for Violating Gambling Policy

Major League baseball has terminated MLB umpire Pat Hoberg after he violated the leagues gambling policy. They announced Monday, February 3, 2025 that the appeals process was over and they decided to terminate his contract. MLB’s official statement: The disciplinary action was taken due to Hoberg’s failure to uphold the integrity of the game by… read more

Should Cleveland Guardians Fans Worry About Detroit Re-Signing Jack Flaherty?

During the Cleveland Guardians’ run to the American League Championship Series, the Detroit Tigers were always getting in the way. The regular season saw Detroit unleash the two-headed monster of Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal and Jack Flaherty at the Guardians. Cleveland seemed to have an especially hard time with Flaherty, so it was great… read more

Tigers Sign RHP Jack Flaherty to 2-year deal

The Detroit Tigers sign right-handed starter Jack Flaherty to a 2 year $35 million deal. After several years of struggling with numerous injuries Flaherty returned to his 2019 form where he finished 4th in Cy Young voting. Flaherty finished 2024 at 13-7 with a 3.17 ERA. Flaherty was a highly sought after arm at the… read more

Affected by Altitude Episode 150: Breakfast with Bryant

This episode was recorded on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Stats and events may not be current at time of posting.Ā  Rocky Mountain Rooftop is the Colorado Rockies affiliate of Fans First Sports Network dedicated to covering all things Rockies. Our flagship podcast Affected by Altitude, hosted by Evan Lang and Skyler Timmins, covers all the… read more

Did Roki Sasaki Ruin Sushi For Jackson Merrill?

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes has come and gone, baseball fans. It was a wild ride for humans across the world, as we waited on the edge of our seats to see where the Japanese superstar would sign this off-season. But, like any nightmare……it ended in turmoil and regret. It, sadly, ended with the 23-year old… read more

3 Players We’d Love to See Win Their First World Series

It does not matter the sport, but there will always be players that have not won a ring but you’d love to see them win a ring. Across all sports, there were all-time greats that have never won a ring and certainly deserved one. When we look at the current players in Major League Baseball,… read more

Shohei Ohtani’s Return to the Mound is Getting Close

As a baseball fan, I have seen some of the greatest players play the game in my lifetime. The list of amazing hitters can go on and on, but so can the list of pitching. I have seen some of the best pitch in the sport such as Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson. That’s old… read more

The Detroit Tigers Sign Tommy Kahnle

The Detroit Tigers have signed backend righty reliever Tommy Kahnle to a 1 year, $7.75 million contract. The Tigers have been in the market for a high leverage bullpen arm who can get swing and misses, and have succeeded in obtaining just that. Kahle boasted a 2.11 ERA in 50 appearances last year. In addition,… read more

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