MLB Closer Entrance Songs: The Intimidating Tunes You'll Hear in 2026
Athlon Sports identifies the walk-out jams that will be rocking major league ballparks in the ninth inning this season.

Athlon Sports identifies the walk-out jams that will be rocking major league ballparks in the ninth inning this season.

Two-start pitchers can be one of your key weapons to win your leagues, especially when they have favorable matchups. April 13—18 provides a parade of ace pitchers for fantasy managers. It won’t always be this good, so take advantage wherever possible. The pitchers below are ranked according to ...

You can insist that it's still early April all you want, but that won't stop fans from finding a scapegoat when things aren't going well.

Tigers' Tarik Skubal gets $40 million projection amid highly anticipated free agency sportingnews.com

The new ABS Challenge system has been the talk of Major League Baseball so far in 2026. There has been a ton of positive conversation about the ABS system, and you are seeing a whole different style of game being played. This new way of baseball is not going to please everyone, including the umpires. […] The post A.J. Hinch, Matt Olson admit to ABS side effect that has made MLB games much quieter appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Twins take on Tigers in Game 3 on April 8 with TV, streaming info and pitching matchup set as both teams push for series momentum now

A fertile crop of first-year players is making an immediate impact.

Tigers predicted to trade for $64.5M veteran arm to bolster rotation with Tarik Skubal, Framber Valdez sportingnews.com

The Detroit Tigers removed right fielder Kerry Carpenter from the lineup.

Ahead of what was supposed to be Justin Verlander's first home start of the season for the Detroit Tigers over the weekend, nine seasons after he was traded, Kate Upton was in a couple of team-colored bikinis.

Happy National Championship Monday to all who celebrate! Otherwise, known as the day when we all complain about the 9 p.m. tip-off time all afternoon! Hand raised, of course. Actually, you know what? It's not raised. I'm a realist. I know how my nights go at this point. First kid goes down around 8. Second one goes down around 8:30, but doesn't fall asleep until 9ish. And really, that means a late tip is perfect for me. I'd miss the entire first half if it started any earlier. So, my hand officially goes DOWN! I'm all in. How's that for a Monday twist?Let's have a big week. Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps – the one where Lauren Boebert riles up MAGA in a Rockies uniform. What else? I've got the best of the rest from a big weekend of #content, a huge update to #ToiletPaperGate, and, of course, it's officially Masters Week. Welcome to Monday at The Masters, folks. It's beautiful. Grab you some egg salad and settle in for a big Monday 'Cap!We could start in a million different places today, but we might as well spin the wheel and start in Iran. Why not? This feels like a make-or-break week for this war, doesn't it? I'll be honest with you, I don't get rattled by Trump posts anymore. I'm so numb to them, they just bounce off me like rubber bullets. That being said, his EASTER morning message was a humdinger:I thought it was fake. Hand up. I can usually tell when a Trump post is doctored or not, and when I opened up this bad boy I thought it was fake. The most amazing part of it was the use of the F-bomb. He didn't go all in. He shortened it with the dumb little apostrophe, which was an interesting choice. It takes more work to do that. What's the message behind that?The "Praise be to Allah" was quite a choice, too. I know where he was going with it, but that one hit a little different … on EASTER. We've had a lot of memorable wartime quotes from presidents over the years. FDR's "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Reagan's "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."Of course, you can't forget about this absolute BANGER from George W. Bush:That's my childhood, right there. Man, we ate that moment up back in the mid-2000s. It's all people could talk about for years. The best. Anyway, let's go ahead and add Trump's "Open the F--kin' Strait, you crazy bastards" to the list. What a moment. OK, for those looking for more updates on Iran … here's Trump giving us the latest while flanked by the Easter Bunny!Amazing. When I tell you we live in amazing #content times, this is what I mean. And for those of you mocking this, at least it's better than that one time two years ago when Joe Biden declared EASTER the "National Day of Trans Visibility."Not much room to mock after that one. OK, let's get to the best #content from a big weekend! Happy Masters Week to all who celebrate:What a weekend! And now we get to top it all off with a little UConn-Michigan finale. I don't much care who wins because neither team really does it for me, but I'd like to see some sort of Dan Hurley crashout. Win or lose, give me that and I'll be good. Couple thoughts …1. No Tiger or Phil at The Masters this week for the first time since 1994. Think about that. 2. The Adell catch was insane, and also is a good reminder that it's infinitely better than that one time Derek Jeter caught a ball against the Red Sox, and then ran an extra 20 yards for no reason and jumped into the stands, and we all acted like it was the greatest catch of all time. It wasn't. 3. That being said, my Red Sox are truly horrible. The worst team in baseball! Unfathomable. 4. Welcome to class, new Braves reporter, Sarah Plantz!5. Speaking of baseball, let's rapid-fire this class into a big Monday night!The Sox may be awful, but the Tigers … well, they're not great, either, but they at least have four wins!Justin Verlander, by the way, is currently 0-1 with a 12.27 ERA. Small sample size, sure, but his fastball does NOT seem to have aged quite as well as Kate Upton's. Good to have her back in blue and orange, though!Next? Unsurprisingly, I received a dozen emails after revealing in Friday's class that my wife put the toilet paper on the incorrect way for the first time in our marriage. Nobody was #TeamFirstLady, nor should they have been. From Mike L:It was patented going over, that's as it should be. My wife and I went through the same thing and I just kept turning it around. Now, it's as it should be.And Brad M:Apparently it's a "girl" thing! It is very obvious and intuitive that the end sheet of the roll should come over the top! Easier to grasp and much less likely to unroll into a pile on the floor. I've been trying to explain how to properly position the roll on the dowel to my wife for years (almost 48, but who's counting?). And Ryan N:Obviously that toilet paper positioning is grounds for divorce. I kid, but it is a serious enough infraction to consider giving away half your stuff and ruining your life.And Tammy K:Around the back is acceptable under 1 condition: when you have a cat that WILL unroll it.I agree with all! Now, here's the big twist … I finally brought it up with the First Lady while we were in bed Friday night, and she immediately shut it down. She blamed the kids. She said she, too, thought the positioning was ridiculous and realized she put it on incorrectly after she did it. However, both kids were hounding her in the bathroom, so she aborted the mission and left it alone. She claimed she intended to go back and fix it, but forgot. So, I'm here to (somewhat) absolve her of all her crimes. I'm not 100% sure I buy her story, but I also don't want to get yelled at again, so she is fully CLEARED. No harm, no foul. This is how we learn. This is how we grow. It's called being in a mature relationship, libs. Look it up!OK, that's it for today. Good start to the week. Here's Lauren Boebert taking in a Rockies game with Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. MAGA was NOT thrilled. Normally, I'd insert a Rockies joke here … but Lord knows I'm in no position to mock them with the state of my baseball team. See you Wednesday. OutKick Nightcaps is a daily column set to run Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. (roughly, we’re not robots).Do we believe the First Lady? Email me at [email protected].

The 2026 baseball season is well underway, and a new edition of the MLB Power Rankings is not kind to the Boston Red Sox. They have just two wins in their first nine games, tumbling down the board early. The Los Angeles Dodgers remain on top of the league, even after their first series loss. […] The post ClutchPoints 2026 MLB Power Rankings, Vol. 6: Red Sox in freefall appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Verlander’s model wife sizzles in barely-there bikini for SI Swim in honor of Tigers sportingnews.com

Now that we’ve had 10 full days, end-of-game situations in MLB bullpens are becoming clearer. As we told you would happen, the closers flipped in Pittsburgh and Kansas City, but little else has shifted dramatically.A note that has nothing to do with fantasy baseball: Congrats to Rays closer Pete ...

Detroit Tigers fans couldn't get along for one day.

The first full week of 2026 is in the books, and the landscape of the league is beginning to take shape.

Dexter Fowler is joining NBC Sports’ MLB coverage for the 2026 season. The All-Star outfielder will debut on Easter Sunday as a pregame analyst for the Cardinals-Tigers game on Sunday Night Baseball, airing at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN. Per NBC Sports PR, Fowler will contribute throughout the season in a pregame analyst…

Proposed emergency Tigers trade sees Detroit land $64.5 million 2.89 ERA starting pitcher to save Tarik Skubal's last season in Detroit sportingnews.com

Normally, we’d get Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN, but this game, still the only night game, between the Cardinals and Tigers is on Peacock, and I’m going to put a play on it.

With Justin Verlander hurt and their lineup in sleep mode, the Detroit Tigers could use a trade to shake things up and provide much-needed depth.

The 2026 MLB season is underway, and the buzz in Detroit is palpable. Following a bumpy opening week that saw the Detroit Tigers drop early series to the Padres and Diamondbacks, the team’s offense has been the glaring issue. Sitting at 3-4, the pitching staff has largely held up its end of the bargain, but […] The post 3 Tigers overreactions after ugly start to season appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Baltimore's starting rotation has already taken a hit The post Orioles Get Disappointing Injury Update on $10 Million Pitcher appeared first on Heavy Sports.

The St. Louis Cardinals continue to search for consistency early in the 2026 season, but Saturday’s matchup vs. the Detroit Tigers delivered a defining moment for one of the club’s key young players. Promising right fielder Jordan Walker, who is only 23, provided a reminder of his potential MLB impact with one game-changing swing. The […] The post Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker sends urgent reminder with huge grand slam vs. Tigers appeared first on ClutchPoints.
