GIANTS SIGN HONEYWELL: SAN FRANCISCO SECURES FORMER DODGERS PLAYOFF HERO ON MINOR LEAGUE DEAL
From LA to SF: Discover why the Giants signed Brent Honeywell and how his "selfless" Dodgers legacy impacted the NL West rivalry.
The Dodgers let Brent Honeywell go after the 2024 season, and now, after taking a year off, he’s heading north to sign with the San Francisco Giants. Chris Cotillo from MassLive says Honeywell’s deal is a minor league contract.
Honeywell’s career has been a wild ride so far. He debuted with the Rays in 2021 but only threw 4 1/3 innings before Tampa Bay shipped him to Oakland for cash. Elbow issues kept him out most of the year, so he never actually pitched in the majors for the A’s.
The next stop was San Diego. He got into 36 games with the Padres, put up a 4.05 ERA, and then got designated for assignment. The White Sox picked him up, but things didn’t go well there; he gave up 11 runs over four games and was DFA’d again.
He kicked off 2024 with the Pirates but barely got a chance, only making two appearances before getting cut in July. The Dodgers claimed him, and honestly, he turned things around. In 18 games with LA, he posted a sharp 2.62 ERA. He started once, finished 12 games, and even pitched in the postseason.
The playoffs weren’t all smooth sailing; he gave up nine runs in 8 2/3 innings, but the team leaned on him when it mattered. After the Dodgers fell behind 8-2 in Game 5 of the NLCS, Honeywell ate up 4 2/3 innings and threw 67 pitches to keep the bullpen fresh.
He came through for the Dodgers’ bullpen on their run to a World Series title. Even though he didn’t pitch last season, the team remembered what he did. When he came to pick up his ring, Freddie Freeman made a point to thank him. “Brent: I think it goes without saying what you did for us in the playoffs last year, especially in Game 5 of the NLCS, will go down as one of the most selfless acts I’ve seen on a baseball field,” Freeman said. “For me personally, I just want to say thank you. That was awesome, what you did last year, man. Appreciate you very much.”
Now, after a year away, Honeywell’s getting another shot this time with the Giants. He’ll try to find his place all over again.
YANKEES DEBUT ALERT: LEFT-HANDER RYAN WEATHERS OFFICIALLY STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT AGAINST THE NATIONALS
Bronx debut: Discover how Ryan Weathers' new "bullet slider" and 97 MPH heat will lead the Yankees against the Nationals tomorrow.
Ryan Weathers is set to make his Yankees debut on the mound tomorrow night, according to Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News. The lefty will face a familiar team in the Nationals; he saw plenty of them back when he pitched for the Marlins in the NL East. The Yankees are still getting their starting pitchers ready for the 2026 season, so this outing gives them a chance to see what Weathers can do.
They picked up Weathers from Miami this offseason. He’s only 26, but he’s already been busy trying to sharpen his game. He's been working on a new two-seam fastball and a tighter bullet slider, hoping to finally show why he was once the seventh overall pick in the draft.
Before that, though, the Yankees take on Toronto today at 1:07 PM EST. Will Warren gets the start, and both Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger are in the lineup.
Now, back to Weathers. Last year with the Marlins, he made eight starts and put up a 3.99 ERA, striking out over 22% of the batters he faced. The Yankees believe he has even more to offer. They’re betting that these new pitches, a better two-seamer and a firmer slider, will help him take that next step.
He throws hard; his fastball averaged 96.8 MPH last season, which got plenty of teams interested. The upside is real, but so is the risk. Injuries have slowed him down the last couple of years, cutting short what could have been breakout seasons.
First, Weathers has to prove he can stay healthy. Then, he needs to show that these tweaks to his pitch mix can help him avoid the hard contact that led to seven home runs allowed in just 38.1 innings last season. The Yankees are betting on his talent, though, and they see him as a possible future star in their rotation.
Tomorrow’s game is at George M. Steinbrenner Field, and it’ll be the Yankees’ first night game of the 2026 Grapefruit League, starting at 6:35 PM EST.
OLYMPIC FAMILY LEGACY: INSIDE TOM BRADY’S PLAN TO TURN VIVIAN INTO A SUPERSTAR OLYMPIAN
Sports news: Tom Brady's Olympic dream. Get the report on Vivian’s volleyball talent and Team USA’s wins in Milan.
Tom Brady, now retired and a seven-time Super Bowl champ, took his kids, Benjamin and Vivia,n to Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics. They spent the week soaking up the city, meeting new faces, and cheering for Team USA on the ice. The real rush came on Thursday; the USA’s women’s hockey team pulled off a wild comeback against Canada, winning 2-1 in overtime. Megan Keller scored the game-winner, and Brady got to watch it all unfold right next to tennis legend Billie Jean King.
Four days later, the men’s team kept the momentum going. Jack Hughes scored another overtime winner against Canada on Sunday. You’d think that would be the biggest story from the Bradys’ trip, but no, what really got people talking was something way more personal.
Tom posted a sweet shoutout to his daughter Vivian on Instagram. Just after all the Olympic action, he shared a photo of 13-year-old Vivian, captioning it: “Future summer Olympian” with a string of volleyball emojis. Fans immediately caught on that Brady wasn’t just being a proud dad; he was dropping a real hint.
Vivian, whom he shares with Gisele Bündchen, already plays volleyball at school. She swims and plays soccer, too. What’s cool is that every sport she loves is a Summer Olympics event. Brady’s caption didn’t feel random; it felt like he meant it.
And this isn’t their first Olympic adventure together. Brady and Vivian hit up the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and packed their days with nine different events: gymnastics, beach volleyball, swimming, and diving. Vivian even got to play some volleyball on the sand with Brazilian legend Juliana Felisberta da Silva.
After seeing all the winter action in Italy, Brady’s “summer Olympian” tag for Vivian sounds even more hopeful. He knows exactly where he sees her going.
With the Olympics set to land in Los Angeles in 2028, Vivian will be 15 when the Games kick off in July. Club volleyball is probably her next step. And Brady himself? He’s hinted he’s got his own Olympic goals for 2028, turning the dream into a full-on family mission.
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