Lead Story - 3/3/2026

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Walton powers Mariners to win over Yankees

Philip Walton blasted 2 homers, lifting the Mariners to a 5-0 win over New York. | Box

Braves can't contain Otanez, fall 12-8

Stan Otanez was on his game, knocking in 3 runs in Washington's 12-8 victory over the Braves. Otanez also had 3 hits in the game. Patrick Aiono struckout 9 Atlanta batters in the contest. | Box

Rogers baffles Giants, Diamondbacks win

Corey Rogers struckout 9 San Francisco batters in a 6-2 win for the Diamondbacks. | Box

Culp delivers in clutch, Cardinals win

Elden Culp drove in 4 runs, carrying St. Louis to a 5-2 victory over the Phillies. Michael Arroyo struckout 10 Philadelphia batters in the contest. C.J. Hare struckout 8 St. Louis batters in the contest. | Box

Newman whiffs 8 in 4-0 win

Tony Newman struckout 8 Houston batters in a 4-0 win for the Royals. | Box

3/21/2026

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Traded Picks
ATL trades 2040 1st to ARI, traded to COL
PHI trades 2040 1st to MIA
DET trades 2040 1st to TEX
ATL trades 2040 2nd to ARI
DET trades 2040 2nd to COL
PIT trades 2040 2nd to OAK
OAK trades 2040 2nd to PIT
WAS trades 2040 2nd to TEX
NYM trades 2040 2nd to BAL

ATL trades 2041 1st to ARI
DET trades 2041 1st to MIA
PHI trades 2041 1st to MIA
ATL trades 2041 2nd to ARI
WAS trades 2041 2nd to TEX

Traded Cash
MIA trades $19 to PHI for 2040
HOU trades $12 to NYM for 2040
COL trades $18 to DET for 2040
HOU trades $4 to DET for 2040
HOU trades $9 to PHI for 2040
NYM trades $2 to HOU for 2040
TEX trades $8 to WAS for 2040
BAL trades $6 to NYM for 2040

Cut Players
HOU owes OF Willie Reynoso $9 ($0 - 2040; $9 - 2041; $0 - 2042)

3/4/2026

Charlie Montoyo Passes Away Doing What He Loved; Ford Sweaty Named New Manager

The organization is saddened — though admittedly not entirely surprised — to announce that longtime manager Charlie Montoyo passed away peacefully in the dugout this morning in Florida while watching pitchers and catchers report to spring training.

He was 92 years old, though several players insisted he had been listed as “92” since at least 2033.

Montoyo was found in his usual seat, lineup card in hand, watching bullpen sessions with his trademark calm expression. Coaches initially believed he had simply fallen asleep, which had happened occasionally during long pitching changes over the years. It wasn’t until the third straight reliever reported and Montoyo didn’t signal for a fourth that staff realized something was different.

Doctors later confirmed he passed quietly, doing what he loved most: evaluating middle relievers and probably wondering why nobody could throw a consistent slider anymore.

Montoyo managed the club from 2020 through 2039. He remained committed to the game well into his tenth decade, routinely arriving at the ballpark before players, grounds crew, and in at least one case, the sunrise.

Team officials acknowledged that for years there had been a running assumption Montoyo might someday die in the dugout.

“Honestly, we figured this would’ve happened around 2034,” one longtime staff member admitted. “At some point, he just became part of the furniture. A very wise, lineup-making piece of furniture.”

Players remembered him fondly as steady, unflappable, and seemingly immune to the passage of time.

“Pitch clocks came and went. Robot umpires showed up. Three different stadium renovation plans happened,” one veteran said. “Charlie stayed exactly the same.”

Ownership released the following statement:

“Charlie Montoyo gave everything he had to this organization — including, ultimately, his final breath somewhere between the seventh bullpen fastball and a coach asking if he wanted coffee. We are comforted knowing he left us in the only place he ever truly wanted to be: the dugout.”

In accordance with Montoyo’s wishes — which were handwritten on the back of a lineup card sometime in 2036 — Ford Sweaty has been named the club’s new manager.

Sweaty will take over immediately and is expected to bring fresh leadership, modern energy, and a pulse.

The team will honor Montoyo throughout the season. His dugout seat will remain untouched on Opening Day, though coaches confirmed they will still ignore most of the bullpen suggestions he likely would have made.

Charlie Montoyo is survived by generations of players, coaches, fans, and at least four pitching prospects he was still “waiting on.”

Funeral arrangements are pending, though several players suggested simply leaving him in the dugout, where he probably would’ve preferred to stay anyway.

3/3/2026

Minicamp/Stadium Renovations/Position Switches

Rookie Minicamp-
(Return $10 after season)
ATL - RP Octavio Davenport
HOU - OF Toby Dansby
KCR - OF Jayson Trevisani
LAD - SP Chris Savage
MIA - RP Eddy Washington
NYY - 2B Alvin Nelson
OAK - SP Orlando Tucker
PHI - SP Blaise Hawley
PIT - SP Bubba Gamble
SDP - RP John Dietrich

Stadium Renovation-

Position Switch-
MIL - 1B Mark West to 3B

2/16/2026

2039 Free Agency

IAFA Results:
C Boban Vlatko (LAA): $10
3B Jim-Bob Hickfarmer (HOU): $12
OF Elías Hilmar (PHI): $15
SP Yeong Jun-ho (SDP): $20
CL Tony 'Anthony' Antonelli (SEA): $27

Moved Players
C(1B) Beam, Addison: KCR/2/$1/$0/$2
C(C) Bridgewater, Vance: COL/2/$1/$0/$2
C(C) Buttertuttee, Ghee: PHI/2/$1/$0/$2
C(C) Cordray, Evan: CHC/1/$2/$0/$2
C(C) Labinski, Rich: DET/2/$1/$0/$2
C(C) Mahcuk, Sokon: DET/2/$4/$0/$8
C(C) Mayfield, Squire: LAD/1/$2/$0/$2
C(1B) McNish, Nick: BAL/2/$1/$0/$2
C(1B) Olivas, Al: ARI/4/$5/$0/$20
C(DH) Quick, Wesley: LAD/1/$2/$0/$2
C(1B) Smith, Jeb: NYM/2/$1/$0/$2
C(DH) Wayswoks, Al: PIT/6/$18/$1/$123
1B(3B) Creek, Russ: CIN/2/$1/$0/$2
1B(DH) Gencarelli, Frank: TEX/2/$1/$0/$2
1B(1B) Riesenberg, Billy: CWS/2/$1/$0/$2
1B(OF) Schwartzentruber, Seth: MIN/1/$2/$0/$2
1B(OF) Wallace, Phil: ARI/4/$5/$0/$20
2B(SS) Bishop, Rob: TEX/1/$2/$0/$2
2B(3B) Davis, Earl: OAK/6/$13/$1/$93
2B(SS) Johnson, Scotty: SEA/2/$3/$0/$6
2B(3B) Keizo, Sako: PIT/2/$3/$0/$6
3B(2B) Causey, Stan: LAD/3/$5/$0/$15
3B(SS) Dow, David: OAK/4/$5/$0/$20
3B(DH) King, Daryle: KCR/3/$6/$-1/$15
3B(2B) Luna, Vladimir: CIN/5/$12/$0/$60
3B(DH) Marty, Rusty: SEA/1/$2/$0/$2
3B(1B) Mina, Rayan: MIN/2/$3/$0/$6
3B(1B) Valdez, Murry: CLE/2/$3/$0/$6
3B(2B) Weiss, Gary: KCR/2/$1/$0/$2
SS(3B) Blanchette, Connor: HOU/1/$2/$0/$2
SS(2B) Cauley-Stein, Clint: HOU/1/$2/$0/$2
SS(IF) Criscito, Denis: OAK/4/$7/$0/$28
SS(SS) Cruz, Julio: SDP/1/$2/$0/$2
SS(2B) Maida, Michael: BOS/2/$1/$0/$2
SS(3B) Monger, Zach: CHC/4/$16/$-4/$40
SS(2B) Rodriguez, Benny: CHC/1/$2/$0/$2
SS(SS) Sakamoto, Hayato: BOS/2/$1/$0/$2
SS(IF) Venegas, Adrian: MIA/6/$23/$-3/$93
OF(3B) Armstrong, Chris: MIA/1/$2/$0/$2
OF(OF) Bruschi, Dave: NYY/2/$2/$0/$4
OF(3B) Culp, Elden: STL/2/$2/$1/$5
OF(OF) Fielder, Jadyn: BOS/2/$1/$0/$2
OF(OF) Harris, Joseph: NYM/6/$12/$0/$72
OF(1B) Hasselbeck, Ben: SEA/1/$2/$0/$2
OF(DH) Hayes, Charley: SEA/1/$2/$0/$2
OF(1B) Levy, Theo: MIA/2/$1/$0/$2
OF(OF) Martinez, Charles: SDP/1/$2/$0/$2
OF(1B) McGovern, Vince: TOR/6/$17/$0/$102
OF(OF) Mendoza, Vincent: DET/6/$12/$0/$72
OF(1B) Page, Kent: PHI/2/$1/$0/$2
OF(2B) Prial, Gil: PIT/2/$2/$1/$5
OF(OF) Ring, Grant: NYM/4/$5/$0/$20
OF(OF) Robertson, Bill: NYY/2/$1/$0/$2
OF(3B) Roy, Daniel: CLE/6/$27/$0/$162
OF(OF) Sedlacek, Gat: ATL/1/$28/$0/$28
OF(OF) Sutton, Stanley: SEA/1/$2/$0/$2
OF(3B) Tate, Luis: COL/2/$1/$0/$2
OF(1B) Tatum, Huey: LAD/2/$5/$0/$10
OF(OF) Vadeboncoeur, Damien: SDP/1/$2/$0/$2
OF(1B) Yamaguchi, Koki: CHC/2/$1/$0/$2
IF(IF) Lee, Abel: BAL/2/$1/$0/$2
SP Ballentine, Stephan: CLE/2/$2/$0/$4
SP Bowers, Tony: SDP/2/$2/$-1/$3
SP Brady, Stacy: NYY/2/$10/$0/$20
SP Cherabuddi, Sanjay: SEA/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Douglas, Mitch: CHC/4/$16/$-5/$34
SP Dunlop, Forest: LAA/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Fujikawa, Cory: DET/3/$10/$-2/$24
SP Galvez, Darrel: COL/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Guidry, Ron: COL/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Hall, Dylan: COL/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Hedger, Espy: LAA/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Henderson, Carey: LAA/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Jackson, Marcus: BAL/4/$12/$0/$48
SP Melton, Drew: DET/2/$1/$0/$2
SP Michi, Kazuo: NYM/8/$17/$0/$136
SP Montana, Wally: NYM/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Mueller, Joe: LAD/5/$15/$0/$75
SP Olivas, Herb: SEA/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Pearson, Haven: ARI/3/$5/$0/$15
SP Perez, Edwin: NYM/4/$5/$0/$20
SP Pole, Dick: HOU/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Reagan, John: OAK/8/$35/$-3/$196
SP Reese, Michael: CLE/2/$3/$0/$6
SP Riesgo, Stanley: STL/2/$1/$0/$2
SP Rogers, Ronnie: MIA/2/$1/$0/$2
SP Rose, Axel: BOS/4/$6/$0/$24
SP Rucker, Jason: MIA/6/$25/$-3/$105
SP Slater, Jay: STL/2/$1/$0/$2
SP Underwood, Larry: HOU/2/$2/$0/$4
SP Walker, Junior: LAA/3/$5/$0/$15
SP Walker, Stuart: SEA/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Youngblood, Ben: NYY/2/$10/$0/$20
RP Bortles, Michael: NYY/4/$5/$0/$20
RP Bradley, Curtis: LAD/2/$3/$0/$6
RP Bramlett, Hale: CHC/1/$2/$0/$2
RP Brown, Cole: TEX/4/$9/$0/$36
RP Brown, Jeff: BOS/4/$5/$1/$26
RP Fournier, Mookie: DET/2/$1/$0/$2
RP Friend, Jonathan: CLE/2/$3/$0/$6
RP Garcia, Joseph: HOU/2/$4/$0/$8
RP Garcia, Josh: STL/2/$3/$1/$7
RP Gilmore, Tom: CWS/2/$1/$0/$2
RP Guillen, Ernesto: CWS/6/$18/$-1/$93
RP Havrylyuk, Yevgen: LAD/6/$15/$0/$90
RP Hayes, Jeff: LAA/2/$2/$0/$4
RP Hoerner, Timmy: CLE/2/$1/$0/$2
RP Joachim, Lorenza: NYM/2/$2/$0/$4
RP Kemmer, James: BOS/2/$2/$0/$4
RP Lane, Lee: STL/2/$2/$1/$5
RP Lynch, Tom: SDP/1/$2/$0/$2
RP Madrigal, Mike: CLE/2/$3/$0/$6
RP Malarkey, Moe: NYM/2/$3/$0/$6
RP Manzanillo, Judson: PHI/2/$1/$0/$2
RP Marshall, Jim: KCR/2/$1/$0/$2
RP McGraw, A.J.: DET/5/$14/$-1/$60
RP Mokeski, Colin: LAA/1/$2/$0/$2
RP Nunez, Devin: SDP/1/$3/$0/$3
RP Outlaw, Otis: SEA/1/$3/$0/$3
RP Perry, Gil: MIA/6/$17/$-1/$87
RP Reed, Stacy: COL/1/$2/$0/$2
RP Shazier, Heath: NYM/2/$6/$-5/$7
RP Slater, Wally: NYY/2/$15/$-5/$25
RP Sparks, Earl: BAL/2/$1/$0/$2
RP Sung-Ho, Nae: DET/2/$2/$0/$4
RP Turner, Derrick: KCR/2/$1/$0/$2
RP Villanueva, Gordo: LAD/2/$2/$0/$4
RP Waid, Maximilian: MIN/1/$4/$0/$4
RP Weber, Mike: MIA/2/$1/$0/$2
RP Williams, Wyatt: MIN/1/$3/$0/$3