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Matt Tallarini - World Baseball Network
Matthew (Matt) Tallarini is the Founder and Chief Correspondent for the World Baseball Network.

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NCAA

2026 SEC Tournament Preview, No. 13-16: Defending National Champ LSU Lurks at No. 14; South Carolina Plays Under an Interim

LSU won the 2025 College World Series and enters the 2026 SEC Tournament as the No. 14 seed. The bracket’s bottom four also includes Kentucky, South Carolina, Missouri.

  May 19th, 2026
NCAA

2026 SEC Tournament Preview, No. 9-12: Defending Champ Vanderbilt and Defending NCAA Champ Tennessee Among the Bracket’s Dangerous Middle

Ole Miss won the SEC Tournament in 2018. Vanderbilt won it last year. Tennessee won the national title in 2024. All three are seeded outside the top-eight.

  May 19th, 2026
NCAA

2026 SEC Tournament Preview, No. 5-8: Florida’s Aidan King Is SEC Pitcher of the Year; Mississippi State Starts a New Era

Florida RHP Aidan King is the 2026 SEC Pitcher of the Year. Mississippi State arrives with Brian O’Connor in his first season as head coach.

  May 19th, 2026
NCAA

2026 SEC Tournament Preview, No. 1-4: Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, Alabama — Five of Six Awards Land in the Top Four

Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, and Alabama enter Hoover as the bracket’s top four seeds. Five of six SEC postseason awards went to programs in this tier.

  May 19th, 2026
MLB

How To Watch Marlins vs. Braves Game 1: Max Meyer Faces JR Ritchie As Miami Opens Four-Game Set With NL East Leader

Max Meyer (3-0, 3.21) faces JR Ritchie and the 32-15 Braves at loanDepot park on Monday. The Marlins open a four-game set 11 games out.

  May 18th, 2026
MLB

The Braves Bring Their International Roster To loanDepot park For A Four-Game Set With The Miami Marlins

Eight Venezuelans, two Dominicans, a Cuban, a Curaçaoan, a Korean, a Honduran, and a Colombian arrive in Miami. The international map that built Atlanta lands in Miami’s house.

  May 18th, 2026
MLB

How To Watch Marlins at Rays: A Rivalry Weekend Between Two Florida Teams Built On Opposite Philosophies

The 20-24 Marlins visit the 28-14 Rays for Rivalry Weekend at the Trop. Sandy Alcántara faces Nick Martinez (1.70 ERA) in Saturday’s showcase game.

  May 15th, 2026
NCAA

Utah 8, Baylor 7: Cameron Gurney’s 456-Foot Homer and a Bullpen That Wouldn’t Break in Big 12 Series Opener

Cameron Gurney’s 456-foot first-inning bomb and Demitri Diamant’s 8-K relief outing carry Utah past Baylor 8-7 in Big 12 series opener.

  May 15th, 2026
MLB

How To Watch Marlins at Twins: Braxton Garrett Takes The Ball In The Rubber Game After Robby Snelling’s Elbow Injury

Braxton Garrett makes his first Marlins start since June 2024 in Thursday’s 1:40 ET rubber game, filling the rotation spot Robby Snelling’s UCL sprain opened.

  May 14th, 2026
Minor League Baseball

Salt Lake Bees Rally Past El Paso 12-4 as Nelson Rada, Denzer Guzman Headline a Dirty Sodas Night

Down 4-1, the Bees — playing as the Utah Dirty Sodas — erupted for six in the sixth and beat El Paso 12-4 behind Rada, Guzman and the vets.

  May 14th, 2026
NCAA

BYU 13, Utah Valley 3: McNaughton, Pratt on the Cougars’ Big 12 Stretch Run After Mercy-Rule Win

Ezra McNaughton’s 15th homer and a seven-run fourth power BYU past Utah Valley 13-3 in seven, with Kansas and the Big 12 Tournament looming. (143)

  May 13th, 2026
MLB

How To Watch Marlins at Twins: Two Deadline-Decision Teams Meet At Target Field With The Wild Card Within Reach

The 19-22 Marlins open at Minnesota’s 18-23 Twins. Eury Pérez vs. Bailey Ober Tuesday 7:40 ET. Two clubs both 4 GB of a Wild Card spot.

  May 11th, 2026
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