Baseball News: Team Updates and Player Trades

棒球新聞：球隊近況與球員交易

Jun 29, 2026, 22:41
USSports

Introduction

Some baseball teams are doing well. Other teams are doing poorly. Now, teams want to trade players before August 3.

部分棒球隊表現良好，而有些球隊則表現不佳。現在各球隊希望在 8 月 3 日之前進行球員交易。

Main Body

The San Francisco Giants are losing many games. Their pitchers are not good. The team might sell their best players soon.

舊金山巨人隊輸了很多場比賽。他們的投手表現不佳。球隊可能很快會將最優秀的球員交易出去。

The Milwaukee Brewers are winning many games. Jacob Misiorowski is a great pitcher. He is the best in the league. But the team has many games to play in a short time.

密沃基釀造者隊贏了很多場比賽。Jacob Misiorowski 是一位出色的投手，他是聯盟中最強的。但球隊在短時間內有許多場比賽要打。

Many teams want to trade players. The Cubs and Dodgers have too many players. The Padres and Marlins want to trade players to get better results now.

許多球隊都想進行交易。小熊隊和道奇隊的球員過多。教子隊和馬林魚隊則希望透過交易球員，立即獲得更好的成績。

Conclusion

Teams must choose between winning now or building for the future.

球隊必須在立即獲勝或為未來建隊之間做出選擇。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Comparing' Trick

Look at how the text describes two different situations. To reach A2, you need to show opposites.

Opposite Pairs from the text:

  • Doing well →\rightarrow Doing poorly
  • Winning →\rightarrow Losing
  • Best (Top) →\rightarrow Not good (Bottom)

🛠️ Building Sentences with 'BUT'

We use 'but' when we change the direction of a story.

Example: "Jacob is a great pitcher. But the team has many games."

Pattern: [Positive thing] + , but + [Problem/Negative thing].

💡 Quick Vocabulary Shift

Instead of just saying "good," try these words found in the text:

  1. Great (Very good)
  2. Best (Number one)
  3. Better (Improving)

Vocabulary Learning

trade (v.)
To give something to get something else
Example:The team wants to trade a player to get a better pitcher.
poorly (adv.)
Not doing a good job; badly
Example:The team is playing poorly this month.
pitcher (n.)
The player who throws the ball in baseball
Example:The pitcher throws the ball very fast.
league (n.)
A group of sports teams that play against each other
Example:He is the best player in the baseball league.
results (n.)
The end effect or score of an action
Example:The team wants better results in their games.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→