MLB The Show 25 Franchise Discussion

[FluffyTonka]

Real quick question… does anyone know when the opening day rosters are being released?

[DarthRambo]

Blue Jays offense continues a downward spiral. Game three signs of life finally. Santander homers in all three, making it four straight games with a homerun currently.

Game one: TOR (2 8 3) vs Red Sox (7 12 0)

W- W. Beuhler (3-0) SP G. Crochet 4ip 2h 0er 1bb 6k
L- C. Bassitt (1-3) 4.2ip 6h 5er 1bb 6k
S- A. Chapman (8)
HRs- V. Guerrero Jr. (6), A. Santander (15)


Game two: TOR (1 6 0) vs Red Sox (4 8 1)

W- T. Houck (3-2) 5ip 4h 1er 1bb 6k
L- K. Gausman (3-2) 7ip 6h 2er 0bb 6k
S- A. Chapman (9)
HRs- A. Santander (16); R. Devers (9), W. Abreu (4)

Game three: TOR (4 9 0) vs Red Sox (0 5 0)

W- A. Garrett (1-0) SP B. Francis 5ip 3h 0er 0bb 9k
L- L. Hendriks (0-1) SP K. Crawford 5ip 3h 0er 1bb 6k
S- J. Hoffman (9)
HRs- A. Santander (17)**

*4 straight games with a HR. Leads


~~Injury news~~

• Braves OF Marcell Ozuna out 1-2 months and placed on IL.
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Blue Jays stay home as the Guardians come to town for a weekend series.

Up next: Blue Jays (16-16, 3rd ALE 1.5gb) vs Guardians (19-12, 2nd ALC 1.5gb)

Game one: J. Berríos (4-2, 32.1ip 3.62era 23k) vs Shane Bieber (3-2, 35.2ip 3.53era 24k)

Game two: M. Scherzer (1-2, 31.1ip 4.02era 30k) vs G. Williams (2-1, 34ip 5.03era 25k)

Game three: A. Manoah (1-0, 23ip 5.87era 22k) vs B. Lively (0-0, 4.2ip 1.93era 3k)



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[DarthRambo]

Blue Jays LF Anthony Santander joins elite club


Anthony Santander leads the Majors in homeruns with 20 as we reach Cinco de Mayo. What's striking is he has hit a homerun in seven consecutive games, joining only six others who have done this.

Those six players? Mike Trout, Angels 2022. Joey Votto, Reds 2021. Kendrys Morales, Blue Jays 2018. Kevin Mench, Rangers 2006. Barry Bonds, Giants 2004. Jim Thome, Indians 2002. The Blue Jays become the first team in MLB history to have two players who have hit homeruns in seven consecutive games.

When I hit the HR for his 7th straight the announcers said, "Who does he think he is, Joey Votto? Now with this bit of history the commentary is pretty special.

Only THREE players have ever hit a homerun in 8 consecutive games. Ken Griffey Jr., Mariners 1993. Don Mattingly, Yankees 1987. And Dale Long, Pirates 1956. Santander will have his chance in the home of Mike Trout.

[countryboy]

Cardinals swept by Rangers as woeful 2025 season continues into June

The Cardinals (22-37) were swept by the Rangers in Arlington over the weekend. The Cardinals are now 12 games out of first place in the Central and 10 games out of the wildcard.

This team just cannot find a way to play consistently and put together wins. Their 22 wins over the first two months of the season puts them on track to win just 66 games in 2025. The Cardinals reluctancy to do anything of value to improve the club this past offseason is showing. Couple that with injuries and you have the makings of a team that could lose 100 games this year and miss the playoffs yet again.

The Cardinals are already without Masyn Winn and Ivan Herrera until end of August first part of September and now you can add Brendan Donovan to that list, as he suffered a torn calf muscle in the game on Sunday. Donovan will not return until September sometime.

Its been a disappointing season but I don't know that its truly unexpected given they did nothing to improve the club during the offseason.

After an off day on Monday, the Cardinals will return home for a 3 game series with the Royals starting on Tuesday night.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by FluffyTonka

Real quick question… does anyone know when the opening day rosters are being released?

Purely a guess, but I would guess next Friday April 4th

[Ranger Fan]

Texas Rangers MOM season 1 update

What a turn around for the Rangers after a rough start. We are 23 and 21 and sit 2 games out of first place. Nathan Eovaldi has been incredible. He is 7 and 0 and has an ERA of 1.5. Him along with Mahle and Degrom are pitching well. I would say I'd probably be 10 games over 500 if not for my bullpen. Outside of Martin and Chagrois we simply can't count on anyone holding a lead. Finding a 4th and 5th starter has been a chore. Bradford has landed on the IL twice and Rocker, Leiter, and Teodo all have struggled.

Leading the way on offense is Higgashiokwa and Seagar. Semien cannot put things together as he is hitting only 220. If we can clear up some pitching issues this team has unlimited potential

Other notes. Ohtani is unreal. Leads every single category. Hader was traded to Boston. That rookie catcher from Atlanta is killing it. Doug Baldwin

[DarthRambo]

Blue Jays offense unable to produce key hits when needed. Lose 5th straight series, fall to last place in AL East.


Game one: TOR (7 14 1) vs Guardians (6 11 2) 10 innings

W- J. Hoffman (2-1) SP J. Berríos 6ip 7h 3er 2bb 3k
L- H. Gaddis (2-1) SP S. Bieber 5ip 7h 3er 0bb 2k
HRs- A. Kirk (2), A. Santander (18)*

*5th straight game with a homerun.

Game two: TOR (3 4 0) vs Guardians (4 6 0)

W- G. Williams (3-1) 6.1ip 2h 1er 1bb 8k
L- M. Scherzer (1-3) 4.1ip 5h 4er 3bb 4k
S- E. Clase (12)
HRs- A. Kirk (3), A. Santander (19)*

*6th straight game with a homerun.

Game three: TOR (3 10 1) vs Guardians (4 7 0)

W- S. Hentges (1-0) SP B. Lively 4.2ip 7h 2er 0bb 4k
L- A. Manoah (1-1) 3.2ip 3h 3r 2er 2bb 4k
S- H. Gaddis (3)
HRs- V. Guerrero Jr. (7), A. Santander (20)*; B. Naylor (4)

*A remarkable 7th straight game with a homerun.
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Blue Jays can't complete the sweep as Berríos folds in game three.


Game one: TOR (4 9 3) @ Angels (2 6 0)

W- K. Gausman (4-2) 6.1ip 5h 2er 1bb 5k
L- K. Hendricks (2-3) 5.1ip 5h 2er 0bb 2k
S- J. Hoffman (9)
HRs- D. Schneider (2); T. Ward (6)

**Santander's HR streak ends at 7.

Game two: TOR (3 9 0) @ Angels (2 6 0)

W- N. Sandlin (1-1) SP B. Francis 5.2ip 3h 2er 1bb 4k
L- K. Jansen (1-1) SP J. Kochanowicz 5ip 6h 2er 1bb 1k
S- J. Hoffman (10)
HRs- M. Trout (11)

Game three: TOR (5 9 1) @ Angels (8 11 1)

W- Y. Kikuchi (4-2) 6ip 6h 4r 3er 2bb 3k
L- J. Berríos (4-3) 3ip 6h 6er 1bb 1k
S- K. Jansen (7)
HRs- A. Santander (21), A. Kirk (4); M. Trout (12, 13)
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Blue Jays finish the short west coast trip with a weekend set with Seattle.


Up next: Blue Jays (19-19, 4th ALE 4gb) @ Mariners (17-19, 3rd ALE 2gb)

Game one: M. Scherzer (1-3, 4.54era 35.2ip 35k) vs L. Gilbert (1-5, 2.17era 45.2ip 35k)

Game two: A. Manoah (1-1, 5.74era 26.2ip 26k) vs B. Woo (2-1, 2.95era 39.2ip 26k)

Game three: K. Gausman (4-2, 5.18era 41.2ip 33k) vs Luis Castillo (2-3, 3.59era 42.2ip 28k)




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[Jeffrey Smith]

Apparently an updated roster was released today.

Anybody restarting?😉