Baseball News for 2026

2026年棒球新聞


Introduction

Many baseball teams want to change their players. Some players are sick, and some are getting better with new medicine.

許多棒球隊想要更換球員。部分球員生病了,而有些球員則透過新藥物而有所好轉。

Main Body

Tarik Skubal is a great pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. He had a doctor fix his arm. Now he is healthy again. The Los Angeles Dodgers want him. They can give the Tigers new, young players to get him.

Tarik Skubal 是底特律老虎隊的一名優秀投手。他接受了醫生的手臂治療,現在已經恢復健康。洛杉磯道奇隊很想要他,他們可以用新的年輕球員與老虎隊進行交易來獲得他。

Some famous players are hurt. Aaron Judge from the New York Yankees has a broken bone. Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell are also hurt. The Atlanta Braves have no good catchers because two players are sick.

一些知名球員受傷了。紐約洋基隊的 Aaron Judge 骨折了。Tyler Glasnow 和 Blake Snell 也受傷了。亞特蘭大勇士隊因為兩名球員生病,目前沒有優秀的捕手。

Dave Roberts is a manager for the Dodgers. He chose two other managers for the All-Star Game. These managers are Oliver Marmol and Don Mattingly. The St. Louis Cardinals team is playing very well now.

Dave Roberts 是道奇隊的總教練。他為全明星賽選擇了另外兩位總教練,分別是 Oliver Marmol 和 Don Mattingly。聖路易紅雀隊目前表現得非常好。

Conclusion

Teams want to win now, but they also want to keep good players for the future.

球隊希望現在能獲勝,但同時也希望為未來保留優秀的球員。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The 'State of Being' Pattern

In this text, we see how to describe someone's condition using the word is or are. This is the fastest way to move from A1 to A2 because it lets you give information about people.

The Pattern: Person \rightarrow is/are \rightarrow Condition

Examples from the text:

  • Tarik Skubal \rightarrow is \rightarrow a great pitcher.
  • He \rightarrow is \rightarrow healthy again.
  • Aaron Judge \rightarrow has (shows possession of a problem) \rightarrow a broken bone.
  • Two players \rightarrow are \rightarrow sick.

Quick Rule:

  • Use is for one person (He, She, Tarik).
  • Use are for many people (Players, They).

Common A2 words used here:

  • Healthy (Not sick)
  • Sick (Not healthy)
  • Great (Very good)

Vocabulary Learning

medicine (n.)
Something you take to feel better when you are sick
Example:The doctor gave me some medicine for my cold.
pitcher (n.)
The player who throws the ball in baseball
Example:The pitcher throws the ball very fast.
healthy (adj.)
Strong and not sick
Example:Eating fruit helps you stay healthy.
bone (n.)
The hard white parts inside your body
Example:He broke a bone in his arm.
catcher (n.)
The baseball player who catches the ball behind the batter
Example:The catcher wears a mask for safety.
manager (n.)
The person in charge of a team
Example:The manager tells the players what to do.
future (n.)
The time that will come after now
Example:I want to be a doctor in the future.
Practice A2 words in a crossword