Now Taking the Field

A baseball newsletter featuring The Baseball Buffet, your daily dose of baseball goodness including brief game highlights, key transactions, historical events and birthdays, previews of upcoming games and players to watch, and more!

Baseball Buffet

Aug 30, 2026

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24 min read

The Baseball Buffet for 8/30/2026

Now Taking the Field's daily buffet of baseball goodness! Yesterday's action included an MVP candidate slugging three HRs as part of his team's 19-hit, 17-run outburst; two split-doubleheaders, with one game including a pinch-hit grand slam; and two games ending in walk-off singles. What's on deck for today?

Tom Stone

Baseball Buffet

Aug 29, 2026

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20 min read

The Baseball Buffet for 8/29/2026

Now Taking the Field's daily buffet of baseball goodness! Yesterday's action included an ace pitching well against his old teammates; a team staging another big comeback with a two-out pinch-hit grand slam in the top of the ninth; two Cy Young Award contenders padding their cases; and a 21-year-old OF prospect making his major league debut. What's on deck for today?

Tom Stone

Baseball Buffet

Aug 28, 2026

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11 min read

The Baseball Buffet for 8/28/2026

Now Taking the Field's daily buffet of baseball goodness! Yesterday's action included a short slate of only seven games, but one was a pitcher's duel between two top teams that featured a rare complete game shutout. What's on deck for today?

Tom Stone

Baseball Buffet

Aug 27, 2026

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20 min read

The Baseball Buffet for 8/27/2026

Now Taking the Field's daily buffet of baseball goodness! Yesterday's action included a comeback win in the ninth from a 9-3 deficit; the MLB HR leader hits his 40th of the season; a rookie hits a HR for the fifth game in a row; and an unlikely pinch-hit walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth. What's on deck for today?

Tom Stone

Baseball Buffet

Aug 26, 2026

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21 min read

The Baseball Buffet for 8/26/2026

Now Taking the Field's daily buffet of baseball goodness! Yesterday's action included an 11th-inning grand slam; a walk-off run in the 10th-inning from a throwing error with the bases loaded; a two-out walk-off 2-run HR; a team comes back from a 5-0 deficit to win it in the 10th; and a Statcast power vs. power duel in the ninth inning. What's on deck for today?

Tom Stone

Baseball Buffet

Aug 25, 2026

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17 min read

The Baseball Buffet for 8/25/2026

Now Taking the Field's daily buffet of baseball goodness! Yesterday's action included a 12-inning game using 14 pitchers; two double-digit blowouts; and a star from last year hit three HRs to end a nine-game winning streak. What's on deck for today?

Tom Stone