Michael Lyster's reaction to any serious discussion about himself would be swift and direct: 'None of that old rubbish - throw it in the bin.' This reflects his disdain for self-importance.
Times' getting short for that, at least as far as I'm concerned. Paul [McCartney] and Ringo [Starr] are in their eighties, too. So I got to hit the gas here, but there's only so much I could control. But the 2026 season also provides one last opportunity to honor his father, the man who introduced him to baseball but never got to see him reach the immense heights in broadcasting he achieved.
Calling Marlins games and being part of this community has been one of the greatest honors of my life. I'm deeply grateful to the fans, players, coaches and everyone who has supported me all these years. While it's bittersweet to know 2026 will be my final season, I'm looking forward to treasuring every moment in the booth with this great organization.
David Ross spent a couple of years as an analyst with ESPN after his playing days were over, but before becoming the Cubs manager. But he set down his mic and headset to take over the Cubs starting in 2020. Although Ross' managerial career (four seasons, 262-284 record) wasn't strictly successful, the decision to move on from him was more about the availability of Craig Counsell, whom the Cubs loved, than any perceived shortfalls of Ross himself.
The Washington Nationals have finally made a pivotal decision that fans had been waiting on for awhile now. No, they have not decided to trade All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams yet, although that could possibly be on the horizon despite President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni's most recent comments, but there was a big decision made. That decision actually did not come with anything related to
I love being here. I'm from Southern California. I've had a great time with fans. You guys treat me great. Everyone's treating my family good....I'm not worried about another contract, not going to bring it up, not going to talk about it. I got two years left. I'm just an employee. I just do my job, and if they want me back, they want me back. But I think Andrew [president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman] and everyone knows that I love being here.
Last week, nine MLB teams terminated their contracts with Fanduel Sports Network's owners after a roughly four-year saga including non-payments, threats of non-payment, threats of bankruptcy in an attempt to lower payments, general non-good faith dealings, and nearly a year of bankruptcy hearings. Now Main Street Sports Group is back, offering those teams three-year contracts to own their broadcast rights if they can manage to find a new owner for FanDuel Sports Network.
Anthony Rizzo took a little time to settle in as the clubhouse leader of the Chicago Cubs of yore, with an outwardly quiet demeanor that belied the charismatic, funny guy who was lurking in there. But once we got to see it, you got the sense that Rizzo was an enjoyable guy to be around in the baseball environment.
Timlin was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth round in 1987 out of Southwestern University. He made his big league debut in 1991, appearing in 63 games (three starts) and pitching to a 3.16 ERA and a 1.329 WHIP across 108 1/3 innings. He appeared in four games in the ALCS series against the Minnesota Twins that season and finished sixth in Rookie of the Year voting.
Each of the stops along my career path was important to me, but it was with the Giants where I had the most success and spent the most time during my career, Kent said.