Timothy Quigley

[Timothy Quigley @tquig20]

@SleeperMLB Sal Fasano
So Taguchi
Tomas Perez
Chris Coste

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Happy Bobby Bonilla Deferral Day: Bonilla is set to collect another $1.193 million from the New York Mets today, as he will each July 1st through the year 2035.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

An obtained letter from Larry Ferazani, General Counsel of the NFL Management Council.

Dear Mr. Sorsby:

We are in receipt of your Petition for Special Eligibility, dated June 16, 2026 (“Petition”).  As announced earlier today, the League has elected not to conduct a Supplemental Draft this year.

Under our Collective Bargaining Agreement, the League retains sole discretion to determine whether it is appropriate to conduct a Supplemental Draft in any given year. The League has not conducted such a draft for several years and, prior to your submission, the League had no plans to do so this year, as no other player has sought entry. Your Petition—filed three business days before the deadline, without any supporting information or documentation, and only after abandoning your recent litigation efforts to avoid NCAA sanctions—does not provide a basis for the League to alter those plans. The issues presented by your Petition are too significant, and too closely tied to the League’s core integrity interests, to permit meaningful review within the timeline presented.

The sole reasons identified in your Petition for seeking entry into the Supplemental Draft are that you have been “declared ineligible” by the NCAA, have “exhausted all of [your] avenues to continue in the NCAA,” and “want to now play in the NFL.” The Petition provides no information regarding the basis for, or timing of, the NCAA’s decision. Public sources, however, indicate that in May 2026 the NCAA issued a determination declaring you permanently ineligible from participation in college athletics, based on a sustained pattern of improper gambling activity during your collegiate career at three different universities.

The League does not have the complete record of the NCAA’s investigation, and you did not provide any such materials with your Petition. Available information nonetheless indicates that, over the course of your collegiate career, you knowingly engaged in repeated and significant violations of NCAA rules designed to preserve the integrity of athletic competition. Reported conduct includes placing wagers on your own team and teammates and, to avoid detection, establishing or funding accounts in the names of intermediaries who placed bets on your behalf. There are also reports that you may have violated state criminal law.

Your Petition does not address these matters. Nor does it demonstrate accountability for your conduct or indicate whether, or how, you would adhere to the League’s rules and policies governing the integrity of competition. Instead, even after receiving notice of the NCAA’s decision rescinding your college eligibility in May, you sought to avoid the consequences of that determination through litigation rather than accepting responsibility for your actions, and you pursued entry into the NFL only after abandoning those efforts.

As Commissioner Goodell has emphasized, participation in the NFL is a privilege that carries with it significant responsibilities, including accountability. By all accounts, you are a talented player with the potential for future success. We encourage you to focus on preparing for possible entry into the NFL through the 2027 NFL Annual Draft.

Sincerely,
Lawrence P. Ferazani, Jr.

[Brad Galli @BradGalli]

On this day in Tigers history: Armando Galarraga received a Corvette, on June 3, 2010, a day after his 28-out perfect game.

Galarraga took the lineup card to emotional umpire Jim Joyce, who was in tears. The two men shook hands in a sign of sportsmanship.

[Philadelphia Eagles @Eagles]

We've agreed to trade WR A.J. Brown to the Patriots in exchange for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick, pending a physical.

[Philadelphia Eagles @Eagles]

The 2026 schedule in all its glory 🤩

@ticketmaster | #FlyEaglesFly

[That Guy Rocked MLB @MLBGuyRocked]

Ryan Howard

That guy rocked.

[TNA Wrestling @ThisIsTNA]

Today in #TNAHistory: Steiner Math was born. (iMPACT! May 1, 2008)

Use the code TNAHISTORY for one free month of TNA+ and watch every episode of iMPACT! ever: https://t.co/UCGu4PGEus

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

April 8, 2014 - Carl Crawford gets walkoff hit for the Dodgers. His manager: Don Mattingly

April 30, 2026 - Justin Crawford gets walkoff hit for the Phillies. His manager: Don Mattingly

Baseball!

[Phillies Tailgate @PhilsTailgate]

Rob Thomson is a good man who probably didn’t deserve this fate, but someone had to take the hit for the 9-19 start and it wasn’t going to be Dave Dombrowski.

Thanks for helping bring winning baseball back to Philadelphia, Topper!

[NBC Sports Philadelphia @NBCSPhilly]

2022 National League Champion. Two-time NL East Champion.

Thank you, Topper. ❤️

[Philadelphia Phillies @Phillies]

Thank you for everything, Topper ❤️💙

[Philly Nation @Philly__Nation]

Paying $38 million to two guys not even on the roster cause they’re so bad

Fired the manager you just gave a fake extension to a few months ago

9-19 start, while having a pretty easy schedule to start the year

At bottom 5 in every hitting, pitching, and fielding category in the sport

Have $810 million still owed to eight guys that will be 33 or older by the end of the season

Have a bottom 10 farm system in baseball

The bright side, it’s still April
The down side, it’s still April

[Philadelphia Phillies @Phillies]

The Phillies have relieved Rob Thomson of his duties as manager.

[MLB @MLB]

The Phillies have relieved manager Rob Thomson of his duties.

Don Mattingly has been named interim manager through the end of 2026.

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

The Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Rob Thomson, sources told ESPN. Don Mattingly will take over as interim manager. First on the news was @MattGelb.

[Talkin' Baseball @TalkinBaseball_]

Phillies have fired manager Rob Thomson