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Matt Snyder

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Dodgers place struggling closer Edwin Díaz on injured list as bullpen woes continue

Díaz has an 11.85 ERA, 2.56 WHIP and -1.4 WAR in 16 outings this season after signing a three-year, $69 million contract

Which of MLB's worst 2026 teams can turn it around for 2027? Ranking chances for Mets, Tigers, Orioles, more

Some sub-.500 teams, like the Mets and Giants, were surprising disappointments; others, like the Rockies and Angels, are exactly as bad as we expected

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Snyder's Soapbox: Trade deadline sellers shouldn't get the privilege of the playoffs

If the front office threw in the towel and called it quits, that should be the end of it

Padres sale unanimously approved, new owners aiming to 'bring a World Series championship to San Diego'

The Padres are now operated by owners Jose E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones

Kyle Tucker booed at Dodger Stadium: Why everything's going wrong for the $240M man

Tucker is hitting .232 with 0.3 WAR this season after signing a massive four-year contract in the offseason

MLB Power Rankings: Are there any good teams in the American League?

The Rays have the best record, but they've shown weaknesses; meanwhile, the AL West is a complete mess

Yordan Alvarez is huge AL MVP favorite, but should he be? Why race may not be as big a blowout as odds suggest

Alvarez isn't slump-proof and has a long injury history, which could open the door for other MVP contenders

Can Pete Crow-Armstrong beat Shohei Ohtani in the National League MVP race? Pitching will be the key

Ohtani has started a throwing program, but it's unclear when (or if) he'll make it back to the mound before the end of the regular season

Snyder's Soapbox: Yes, the Dodgers are a villain, and that's good for MLB

Any form of entertainment is more fun when there's a bad guy

MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers proving they're far from infallible, so who will take advantage?

The Dodgers have been knocked from the top perch (and then some) as their losing ways continue

Jacob Misiorowski becomes first pitcher to reach 200 strikeouts in 2026, second-fastest in MLB history

Misiorowski keeps racking up the credentials as the National League Cy Young frontrunner

Max Scherzer passes Walter Johnson in career strikeouts as future Hall of Famer surges to 10th in MLB history

Scherzer now has 3,516 strikeouts in his career

David Forst out as A's general manager: Five questions facing the next GM with move to Las Vegas looming

Forst, who had been with the A's since 2000, was the team's GM since 2015

AL Cy Young race comes into focus as two-man battle after Tarik Skubal is traded to Dodgers

For the first time since 2023, someone other than Tarik Skubal will win the award ... Dylan Cease and Cam Schlittler are the frontrunners

Matt Snyder has been a baseball writer with CBS Sports since 2011. A member of the BBWAA, he's now covered every World Series since 2010. The former Indiana University baseball player now lives on the north side of Indianapolis with his wife, daughter and son.

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