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

Jul 13, 2026

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21 min read

The Baseball Buffet for 7/13/2026

Now Taking the Field's daily buffet of baseball goodness! Yesterday's action included a division leader getting blown-out and swept in a series; a player hitting his 10th leadoff HR of the year; a walk-off single against one of the game's best relievers; and an extra-innings win extended MLB's longest active winning streak to nine.

Tom Stone

Baseball Buffet

Jul 12, 2026

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20 min read

The Baseball Buffet for 7/12/2026

Now Taking the Field's daily buffet of baseball goodness! Yesterday's action included two 1-run games in a doubleheader sweep of a division leader; an 8-game winning streak and an 8-game losing streak; and day one of the 2026 MLB draft. What's on deck for today?

Tom Stone

Baseball Buffet

Jul 11, 2026

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19 min read

The Baseball Buffet for 7/11/2026

Now Taking the Field's daily buffet of baseball goodness! Yesterday's action included a rookie hitting for the cycle out of the nine-hole in the lineup; a pitcher returning to form in his second game back from the IL; and a team winning big after overcoming leadoff back-to-back HRs. What's on deck for today?

Tom Stone

Baseball Buffet

Jul 10, 2026

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15 min read

The Baseball Buffet for 7/10/2026

Now Taking the Field's daily buffet of baseball goodness! Yesterday's action included a walk-off single by a player fresh off the IL; an 11-K start snapping a team's four-game losing streak; and a rookie with a pinch-hit HR in his major league debut. What's on deck for today?

Tom Stone

Baseball Buffet

Jul 9, 2026

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19 min read

The Baseball Buffet for 7/9/2026

Now Taking the Field's daily buffet of baseball goodness! Yesterday's action included a pitcher's duel that included a perfect game through six innings; another game with a no-hitter broken up in the ninth; and a slugfest with nine home runs. What's on deck for today?

Tom Stone

Baseball Buffet

Jul 8, 2026

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19 min read

The Baseball Buffet for 7/8/2026

Now Taking the Field's daily buffet of baseball goodness! Yesterday's action included a 3-HR, 10-RBI day that helped an ace get his first win since mid-May; a wild game ending with 32 hits and 28 runs; a superstar hitting his 300th career HR; and a double-header sweep. What's on deck for today?

Tom Stone