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Jan 21, 2022
Need to keep tabs on all the major signings? Want to know how our experts grade the big deals?
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Jan 20, 2022
The MLB Players Association is expected to make a counteroffer to the league on Monday, 11 days after clubs gave the union a proposal, sources told ESPN.
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Jan 20, 2022
The Tampa Bay Rays' proposed plan to split the season between Florida and Montreal has been rejected by Major League Baseball.
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Jan 20, 2022
Major League Baseball is expanding its automated strike zone experiment to Triple-A, where it will deploy robot umpires at home plate for the 2022 season.
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Jan 20, 2022
The Tampa Bay Rays' proposed plan to split the season between Florida and Montreal has been rejected by Major League Baseball.
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Jan 20, 2022
From telling team numbers to surprising player stats, we find what you might have missed about your favorite squad.
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Jan 19, 2022
San Diego police said Wednesday that a woman who fell to her death at Petco Park while holding her 2-year-old son died by suicide and that the boy's death was classified as a homicide.
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Jan 19, 2022
From current stars to overlooked players of the past, here's a lineup of those not yet in Cooperstown.
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Jan 19, 2022
There's no universal agreement on who should and should not make the Hall of Fame, but our experts think these four stars aren't getting nearly enough respect.
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Jan 19, 2022
There's no universal agreement on who should and should not make the Hall of Fame, but our experts think these four stars aren't getting nearly enough respect.
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Jan 18, 2022
Star shortstop Carlos Correa, still without a team amid MLB's lockout, has hired agent Scott Boras.
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Jan 18, 2022
The Dodgers have promoted Brandon Gomes to the role of general manager -- a position that had been vacant since Farhan Zaidi's 2018 departure to the rival Giants.
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Jan 18, 2022
The World Series champs could lose their heart and soul when free agency resumes. Will they? We break down Freddie Freeman's potential suitors.
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Jan 17, 2022
Mike Trout as Bruce Willis? Mike Trout as Beyonce? Mike Trout as a trout? One amateur artist is keeping his love of baseball alive during the lockout in a unique way.
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Jan 15, 2022
The death of Tampa Bay Rays bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez near his home in Fort Worth, Texas, has been ruled a suicide.
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Jan 14, 2022
The A's have hired Brad Ausmus as the team's bench coach under first-time manager Mark Kotsay. Ausmus previously was the manager for the Tigers and Angels.
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Jan 14, 2022
Travis Snider says he has retired after eight major league seasons.
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Jan 14, 2022
With moves left to be made once the lockout ends, Buster Olney rates baseball's best teams as 2022 begins.
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Jan 13, 2022
MLB's first labor proposal since locking out players Dec. 2 did little to encourage players and heightened the likelihood of spring training being postponed, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
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Jan 13, 2022
Nearly a month and a half since the lockout began, it's time for another update on where baseball's immediate and long-term future stands.
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Jan 13, 2022
The Atlantic League is restoring its pitching mound to 60 feet, 6 inches from home plate and returning strike zone judgment to umpires after experimenting with the rules since 2019.
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Jan 13, 2022
Travis Snider says he has retired after eight major league seasons.
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Jan 13, 2022
Soto? Acuña? Betts? Judge? Harper? Buster Olney rates MLB's best across the outfield for 2022.
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Jan 12, 2022
With the Mets deciding to retire the No. 17 of Keith Hernandez later this year, it might be possible that the five-time All-Star could still find his way to the Baseball Hall of Fame via an era committee vote.
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Jan 12, 2022
Elian Soto, a 16-year-old outfielder and third baseman from the Dominican Republic who isn't eligible to formally sign until next year's international free agent class, has verbally agreed to join the Nationals, for whom his brother Juan Soto plays.
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Jan 12, 2022
Rachel Balkovec was introduced Wednesday as manager of the New York Yankees' low-A affiliate in the Florida State League.
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Jan 12, 2022
The Twins will retire No. 36, the uniform number of former pitcher Jim Kaat, who was recently elected to the Hall of Fame.
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Jan 12, 2022
The Orioles are moving the wall in left field back as much as 30 feet in an effort to make Oriole Park at Camden Yards a bit easier on pitchers.
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Jan 12, 2022
Shohei Ohtani says he's comfortable being the new face of the game after a historic season.
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Jan 12, 2022
Looking forward to seeing which players make it to the Baseball Hall of Fame? We have you covered on this year's election.
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Jan 12, 2022
Buster discusses the career of Jon Lester, plus the labor situation and if any progress is being made.
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Jan 12, 2022
One of the greatest postseason starters in MLB history is calling it a career. Here's how Lester dominated for more than a decade.
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Jan 12, 2022
Left-handed pitcher Jon Lester has retired from baseball with 200 wins and World Series rings with the Red Sox and Cubs.
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Jan 12, 2022
Nostalgia is a booming business these days -- and this New York City institution is right in the middle of it.
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Jan 11, 2022
Rays bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez died Monday at the age of 28.
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Jan 11, 2022
Former first baseman Keith Hernandez in July will join Tom Seaver (41), Mike Piazza (31) and Jerry Koosman (36) as the only Mets players to have had their uniform numbers retired when his No. 17 will be added to the list.
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Jan 11, 2022
Minor league hitting coach Rachel Balkovec, officially promoted on Tuesday, will manage the low-A team for the Yankees this season, making her the first female skipper in affiliated professional baseball.
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Jan 11, 2022
MLB and the players' union plan to hold a bargaining session Thursday, during which the league is expected to make a core economics proposal to the union, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
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Jan 11, 2022
Nearly a month and a half since the lockout began, it's time for another update on where baseball's immediate and long-term future stands.
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Jan 11, 2022
If Jacob deGrom is healthy, there's no one better. Who else cracks the list? Buster Olney ranks this year's aces and firemen.
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Jan 11, 2022
Buster Olney circles the bases to rate the best in baseball for 2022.
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Jan 11, 2022
The election process has been elongated and increasingly analyzed over the years.
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Jan 10, 2022
If Jacob deGrom is healthy, there's no one better. Who else cracks the list? Buster Olney ranks this year's aces and firemen.
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Jan 10, 2022
Nearly a month and a half since the lockout began, it's time for another update on where baseball's immediate and long-term future stands.
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Jan 09, 2022
Minor league hitting coach Rachel Balkovec will manage the Low-A team for the Yankees this season, making her the first female skipper in affiliated professional baseball, according to a report by The Athletic.
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Jan 07, 2022
Five-time World Series champion David Cone is joining the announcing booth for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, which will also feature a secondary broadcast led by Alex Rodriguez.
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Jan 07, 2022
From current stars to overlooked players of the past, we put together a lineup of those who haven't made it to Cooperstown yet -- and examine when (or if) they'll get there.
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Jan 06, 2022
In one of its largest-ever acquisitions, The New York Times Company, looking to expand its audience of paying subscribers to 10 million by 2025, is purchasing The Athletic for $550 million.
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Jan 06, 2022
The Mets have agreed to hire Eric Chavez as their hitting coach, just weeks after he joined the crosstown Yankees. The transition was said to have been executed in good faith.
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Jan 06, 2022
Former New York Mets acting general manager Zack Scott was acquitted Thursday of drunken-driving charges stemming from his arrest last August.
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Jan 06, 2022
The election process has been elongated and increasingly analyzed over the years, so we often know the results weeks before they're announced.
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Jan 05, 2022
The Angels have hired Phil Nevin, Bill Haselman and Benji Gil to undetermined coaching roles, while Adam Eaton also may join the staff, a source confirmed, if the 33-year-old outfielder opts to retire as a player.
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Jan 05, 2022
It's not the most glamorous side of sports, but most game days simply couldn't happen without portable toilets and the people who maintain them. We look at how the stalwart stalls have helped bring fans closer to the game.
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Jan 05, 2022
More than a month after the lockout began, nothing has changed. Here's why neither side has budged, along with a plan that could get a deal done.
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Jan 05, 2022
More than a month after the lockout began, nothing has changed. Here's why neither side has budged, along with a plan that could get a deal done.
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Jan 05, 2022
The Mets are on the verge of hiring Joey Cora, the older brother of Red Sox manager Alex Cora, as their new third-base coach, a source told ESPN, confirming a report by the New York Post.
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Jan 04, 2022
The Cardinals have canceled their annual winter warmup promotional event because of Major League Baseball's lockout.
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Jan 04, 2022
The Cardinals have canceled their annual winter warmup promotional event because of Major League Baseball's lockout.
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Jan 04, 2022
Fanatics has acquired Topps trading cards, the company announced Tuesday.
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Jan 04, 2022
Need to keep tabs on all the major signings? Want to know how our experts grade the big deals?
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Jan 04, 2022
It's been quite an offseason already in the AL West -- with more surprises to come. We break down the division.
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Jan 03, 2022
Fanatics' Topps acquisition includes the trading cards and collectables arms, and is slated to be finalized Tuesday, sources said.
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Jan 03, 2022
Veteran outfielder Cameron Maybin is retiring from MLB after 15 seasons.
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Dec 30, 2021
Every year is a death, but this year felt accelerated. Baseball will move forward, but without the comfort of many of the elders we had leaned upon.
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Dec 30, 2021
We look back at 10 years of big-money additions to see how many worked out and how many hamstrung their franchises for years.
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Dec 29, 2021
Kyle Seager, who set career highs with 35 home runs and 101 RBIs last season, has retired after 11 seasons with the Seattle Mariners, saying "it's been a wonderful ride."
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Dec 29, 2021
The Hokies won't be wearing pinstripes, but their helmets will feature the Yankees' interlocking "NY" logo in the game at Yankee Stadium. It continues a long relationship between the school and the storied franchise.
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Dec 29, 2021
Two years after winning National League MVP, Bellinger was one of the the worst hitters in baseball. We dig into the decline.
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Dec 28, 2021
After a unanimous MVP season that saw him dominate at the plate and on the mound, Angels star Shohei Ohtani has been named the AP's male athlete of the year.
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Dec 28, 2021
One of this year's most critically acclaimed records has a love song -- all about the superstar outfielder on the world champion Atlanta Braves.
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Dec 27, 2021
David Purdum recaps the year in sports betting, highlighting the most memorable wagers of 2021.
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Dec 27, 2021
From how to maximize his two aces to major roster decisions, here are the most pressing issues the new skipper faces in Queens.
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Dec 23, 2021
Former NFL players, an MLB umpire and one of the best basketball players this town has ever seen came to help with money and supplies, including toys for Christmas.
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Dec 23, 2021
Slugger Cody Bellinger and the Dodgers agreed on a one-year, $17 million to avoid arbitration before the Dec. 1 lockout that has shut down Major League Baseball and frozen transactions, sources familiar with the agreement told ESPN.
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Dec 23, 2021
Correa is the No. 1 player in our free-agent rankings and a once-in-a-generation talent. Here's why you shouldn't want your favorite team to break the bank to sign him.
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Dec 22, 2021
Major League Baseball's lockout has left the New York Yankees unaware of how DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Hicks, Jameson Taillon and Darren O'Day are progressing following surgery.
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Dec 22, 2021
This year's historic crop of free-agent shortstops is down to a pair. Is either likely to land on your favorite team?
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Dec 22, 2021
New San Diego manager Bob Melvin on Monday rounded out the Padres' coaching staff with the addition of Matt Williams, a former All-Star third baseman and Washington Nationals manager, and Bryan Price, former manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
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Dec 21, 2021
Mark Kotsay, 46, who was Oakland's third-base coach last season and is a former bench coach with the Athletics as well as a former MLB outfielder, has been hired as the franchise's next manager, the team announced Tuesday.
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Dec 21, 2021
Manager Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees finalized the club's new-look -- yet experienced -- coaching staff on Tuesday, including former Gold Glove third baseman Eric Chavez and former New York Mets manager Luis Rojas.
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Dec 21, 2021
Manager Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees finalized the club's coaching staff on Tuesday, including former New York Mets manager Luis Rojas, who will serve as third base coach.
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Dec 21, 2021
Major League Baseball payrolls are down 4.6% from their record high of just under $4.25 billion in 2017, with last season's $4.05 billion spent on big league players not having been this low since $3.9 billion in 2015.
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Dec 21, 2021
Buck Showalter was introduced as the Mets' new manager on Tuesday and said that he knows the expectation is to win the World Series.
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Dec 21, 2021
Detroit Tigers first-base coach Kimera Bartee, who coached in the majors for five seasons after a six-year playing career, has died at the age of 49, the team announced.
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Dec 21, 2021
Mark Kotsay, 46, who was Oakland's third-base coach last season and is a former bench coach with the Athletics as well as a former MLB outfielder, has been hired as the franchise's next manager, the team announced Tuesday.
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Dec 21, 2021
Vanderbilt baseball coach Tim Corbin has signed a contract extension as he enters his 20th season, the university announced on Tuesday.
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Dec 21, 2021
With no winter meetings to attend or free agents to sign, what are teams doing instead?
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Dec 21, 2021
Wondering what's going on between the owners and players? Here's where baseball's immediate and long-term future stands.
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Dec 21, 2021
Bryant can cover five positions and will be among the most coveted players available once the lockout ends.
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Dec 20, 2021
Mark Kotsay, 46, who was Oakland's third-base coach last season and is a former bench coach with the Athletics as well as a former MLB outfielder, was hired Monday to be the franchise's next manager, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
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Dec 20, 2021
New San Diego manager Bob Melvin on Monday rounded out the Padres' coaching staff with the addition of Matt Williams, a former All-Star third baseman and Washington Nationals manager, and Bryan Price, former manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
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Dec 20, 2021
Four minor league teams that lost their big league affiliations before the 2021 season have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Major League Baseball, using a law firm that has represented players' unions.
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Dec 20, 2021
Wondering what's going on between the owners and players? Here's where baseball's immediate and long-term future stands.
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Dec 18, 2021
Mets owner Steve Cohen vowed to win a World Series within three to five years. After a disastrous Year 1, he'll be looking to Showalter to help him keep that promise.
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Dec 18, 2021
The Mets have hired Buck Showalter as their new manager, owner Steven Cohen announced Saturday on Twitter.
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Dec 18, 2021
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced more than two dozen changes to their front office staff Thursday, including the addition of veteran baseball operations executive Jason McLeod, who helped build the 2016 Chicago Cubs' World Series champion roster.
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Dec 17, 2021
Major League Baseball and the players' association met Thursday, sources told ESPN, the first time the two sides have spoken since owners locked out the players earlier this month.
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Dec 17, 2021
Bryant can cover five positions and will be one of the coveted players available once the MLB lockout ends. Here's where he might end up.
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Dec 17, 2021
The Cleveland Guardians said minor league catcher Andres Melendez died Thursday in Miami.
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Dec 16, 2021
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced more than two dozen changes to their front office staff Thursday, including the addition of veteran baseball operations executive Jason McLeod, who helped build the 2016 Chicago Cubs' World Series champion roster.
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