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Apr 03, 2025
A new baseball bat is all the rage right now. It's time to get up to speed on the season's newest craze.
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Apr 03, 2025
Eric Karabell looks into the crystal ball to tell fantasy baseball managers what might come to pass in the not-too-distant future.
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Apr 03, 2025
The St. Petersburg City Council voted 7-1 to approve $22.5 million to begin the repairs at Tropicana Field, which will start with a membrane roof that must be in place before other work can continue.
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Apr 03, 2025
Star shortstop Gunnar Henderson is expected to return to the Orioles on Friday at Kansas City.
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Apr 03, 2025
How the players, fans and staff handled the first of many games in their minor league stadium residency.
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Apr 03, 2025
We asked players from around baseball for their feedback on our MLB Rank list -- and once niceties were set aside, we found out how they really felt.
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Apr 03, 2025
From Tommy John to sprains and strains: What do you do when your player gets hurt?
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Apr 03, 2025
A new baseball bat is all the rage right now. It's time to get up to speed on the season's newest craze.
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Apr 03, 2025
We asked players from around baseball for their feedback on our MLB Rank list -- and once niceties were set aside, we found out how they really felt.
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Apr 03, 2025
With baseball now underway, how much has changed since our preseason rankings?
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Apr 03, 2025
Shohei Ohtani delivered again, hitting a walk-off home run to beat the Braves in the ninth to make the Dodgers the first reigning champ to begin a season 8-0.
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Apr 03, 2025
Carbon monoxide poisoning was the cause of death of the teenage son of former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, authorities in Costa Rica said.
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Apr 02, 2025
In his first start since agreeing to a $170 million, six-year contract, Garrett Crochet pitched a career-best eight innings as the Red Sox shut out the Orioles 3-0 on Wednesday night.
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Apr 02, 2025
Pete Alonso launched a three-run homer that tied the score with two outs in the eighth and the Mets scored twice in the 11th to beat the Marlins.
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Apr 02, 2025
Diamondbacks All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte has agreed to a six-year, $116.5 million contract extension which begins this season, his agent told ESPN.
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Apr 02, 2025
Ivan Herrera hit three home runs to help the Cardinals beat the Angels.
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Apr 02, 2025
Ivan Herrera hit three home runs to help the Cardinals beat the Angels.
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Apr 02, 2025
Who's currently favored to win post-season honors? We have the latest odds for MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year.
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Apr 02, 2025
Outfielder Esteury Ruiz, who led the AL with 67 steals in 2023, was traded from the A's to the Dodgers in exchange for minor league pitcher Carlos Duran.
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Apr 02, 2025
Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds was limited to designated hitter duties for the third consecutive game Wednesday because of right arm discomfort.
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Apr 02, 2025
Rookie second baseman Kristian Campbell and the Red Sox agreed to an eight-year extension through the 2034 season. Sources told ESPN that the deal is worth $60M.
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Apr 02, 2025
After the Yankees' home run barrage with bats that look like bowling pins, the innovation is sweeping the game.
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Apr 02, 2025
The torpedo bat and how it impacts fantasy: Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses the hottest MLB topic so far in 2025.
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Apr 02, 2025
The Padres and Jackson Merrill have agreed to a nine-year, $135 million contract extension, sources confirmed to ESPN.
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Apr 02, 2025
From top sluggers like Ohtani and Judge to star pitchers like Skenes, we rank -- and make predictions for -- the best players in baseball right now.
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Apr 02, 2025
Major League Baseball's average salary broke the $5 million barrier on opening day for the first time, according to a study by The Associated Press.
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Apr 02, 2025
With Dustin May on the mound for the first time in more than 22 months, the Dodgers came from behind to beat the Braves 3-1 on Tuesday night and improve to 7-0, tying the 1933 Yankees for the best start to a season by a reigning World Series champion.
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Apr 02, 2025
Angels shortstop Zach Neto went 1-for-6 with a double in his first rehabilitation game with Triple-A Salt Lake City as he moves closer to a return from offseason shoulder surgery.
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Apr 02, 2025
The Yankees plan to have right-hander Clarke Schmidt make two rehab starts before making his season debut either April 15 or 16, manager Aaron Boone said.
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Apr 01, 2025
Nathan Eovaldi pitched a four-hitter for the majors' first complete game of the season, and the Texas Rangers blanked the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Tuesday night, an effort in which the veteran starter struck out eight and walked none across his 99 pitches.
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Apr 01, 2025
Freddie Freeman is hearing it after he slipped and fell in the shower, injuring his surgically repaired right ankle and missing his second straight game for the Dodgers.
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Apr 01, 2025
The Mariners recalled infielder Leo Rivas from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday to take the roster spot of veteran infielder Jorge Polanco, who was placed on the paternity list.
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Apr 01, 2025
Mets lefty Sean Manaea had a setback in his recovery from a right oblique strain and won't throw for two weeks.
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Apr 01, 2025
Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer said he hopes to be able to play catch in the next few days following a cortisone injection to treat his sore right thumb.
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Apr 01, 2025
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton declined Tuesday to say whether he believes using the torpedo bats last season caused the elbow ailments that have sidelined him this season.
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Apr 01, 2025
Right-hander Thomas Harrington, the No. 36 pick of the 2022 MLB draft, was called up by the Pirates and will make his debut Tuesday against the Rays.
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Apr 01, 2025
Long-time St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn announced retirement Tuesday after 13 seasons in Major League Baseball.
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Apr 01, 2025
Right-hander reliever Adam Ottavino is returning to the New York Yankees on a one-year deal, the team announced Tuesday.
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Apr 01, 2025
All the prospects fantasy managers should be keeping an eye on as the season gets underway.
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Apr 01, 2025
Boston's designated hitter has struck out 15 times and has no hits through the first five games. Here's what history tells us about his bad start.
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Apr 01, 2025
All of the important fantasy spin and actionable takeaways resulting from the latest baseball news.
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Apr 01, 2025
Athletics bat boy Stewart Thalblum used a bat to take down a drone that appeared in the seventh inning of Monday night's game against the Cubs.
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Apr 01, 2025
A's fans filled Sacramento's Sutter Health Park as the team played its first home game away from Oakland since 1967. Said manager Mark Kotsay after an 18-3 loss to the Cubs: "I though the energy was great. ... We just played bad."
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Apr 01, 2025
In a convincing 18-3 victory over the Athletics on Monday, catcher Carson Kelly became the first Cubs player in 32 years to hit for the cycle, ending the longest drought by any team in the National League. He's also the first player with a cycle in March.
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Apr 01, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman missed Monday night's 6-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves after slipping in the shower and hurting his surgically repaired right ankle, an incident that manager Dave Roberts labeled "a little mishap."
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Apr 01, 2025
MLBPA head Tony Clark earned $3.41 million last year, according to the union's federal disclosure form filed Monday, down from $4.25 million in 2023 when he received a $1 million bonus that followed collective bargaining.
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Apr 01, 2025
Using a torpedo bat, Elly De La Cruz had a single, double and two home runs with seven RBIs, as the Cincinnati Reds routed the Texas Rangers 14-3 on Monday night, and after the win, manager Terry Francona said, "I think it's more the player than the bat."
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Mar 31, 2025
Left-hander Garrett Crochet and the Red Sox are in agreement on a six-year, $170 million contract extension, sources told ESPN, keeping the 25-year-old ace with the organization that traded for him this winter to lead its rotation.
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Mar 31, 2025
The death of Miller Gardner, the son of former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, is being investigated as related to possible carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Mar 31, 2025
The Atlanta Braves put right-hander Reynaldo López on the 15-day injured list Monday because of an inflamed right shoulder.
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Mar 31, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was out of the lineup Monday night against the Atlanta Braves after slipping in the shower and hurting his surgically repaired right ankle, an incident that manager Dave Roberts labeled "a little mishap."
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Mar 31, 2025
Kansas City's Jonathan India showed no signs of fear after getting hit by a 98.9 mph pitch. He requested -- demanded, really -- to get in the Royals' starting lineup the next day and went 3-for-5 with two runs and a pair of RBIs in a win over the Brewers.
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Mar 31, 2025
The New York Mets have traded outfielder Alexander Canario to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations.
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Mar 31, 2025
Veteran starter Martin Perez, 33, making his White Sox debut, threw six no-hit innings and tied a career high with nine strikeouts in a sparkling 93-pitch outing, helping Chicago to roll past the Minnesota Twins 9-0 on Monday, his new club's second win.
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Mar 31, 2025
Tyler O'Neill had four hits in his home debut, helping the Baltimore Orioles to an 8-5 victory over Alex Cora and the Red Sox. The outfielder has already turned heads with his record streak of homering on Opening Day.
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Mar 31, 2025
All of the important fantasy spin and actionable takeaways resulting from the latest baseball news.
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Mar 31, 2025
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Monday following a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug chorionic gonadotrophin.
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Mar 31, 2025
Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner was not in the starting lineup Monday for a third straight game because of a back spasm he first started feeling last Thursday.
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Mar 31, 2025
Milwaukee fans, players and executives paid tribute Monday to Bob Uecker, who died Jan. 16 at the age of 90 after broadcasting Brewers games for the last 54 seasons.
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Mar 31, 2025
Of note for Mets fans, the star shortstop hit a home run in his first official at-bat after his daughter Amapola Chloé was born in 2023.
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Mar 31, 2025
After the Yankees' home run barrage with bats that look like bowling pins, the innovation is sweeping baseball.
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Mar 31, 2025
The Atlanta Braves called up 41-year-old reliever Jesse Chavez from Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday.
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Mar 31, 2025
Aaron Civale joined the long list of Brewers pitchers on the injured list Monday.
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Mar 31, 2025
Shohei Ohtani has another win to add to his stockpile.
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Mar 31, 2025
Second baseman Jonathan India is back in the Royals' starting lineup Monday -- a day after being hit in the left side of his face by a 99-mph pitch from Cleveland's Emmanuel Clase. A CT scan revealed no lingering damage to India.
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Mar 31, 2025
After the Yankees' home run barrage with bats that look like bowling pins, the innovation is sweeping baseball.
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Mar 31, 2025
Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner was not in the starting lineup Monday for a third straight game because of a back spasm he first started feeling last Thursday.
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Mar 31, 2025
Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, is scheduled to report to prison on May 12, nearly two months after his original surrender date, according to a court filing.
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Mar 31, 2025
Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser is expected to miss at least six weeks with a broken left thumb.
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Mar 31, 2025
The top players you should consider claiming off the fantasy baseball waiver wire this week.
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Mar 31, 2025
Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser suffered a broken left thumb while sliding back into first base on Sunday, has been placed on the injured list.
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Mar 31, 2025
All of the important fantasy spin and actionable takeaways resulting from the latest baseball news.
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Mar 30, 2025
Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers became the first major leaguer to strike out 12 times in a season's first four games.
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Mar 30, 2025
Texas ace Jacob deGrom, who allowed two hits in five shutout innings, returned to the mound on Sunday, helping to lift the Rangers to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox that gave his club a 3-1 start, an effort that manager Bruce Bochy labeled "terrific."
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Mar 30, 2025
Orioles right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano left his major league debut against the Blue Jays on Sunday after four innings because of cramping.
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Mar 30, 2025
Jeff Conine became the first member of the Marlins' Hall of Fame when he was inducted before the team's game Sunday, in which his son, Griffin, hit a tying solo homer.
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Mar 30, 2025
Orioles right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano left his major league debut against the Blue Jays on Sunday after four innings because of an apparent injury.
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Mar 30, 2025
The Rangers placed third baseman Josh Jung on the 10-day injured list with neck spasms before Sunday's series finale against the Red Sox.
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Mar 30, 2025
The Orioles placed right-hander Albert Suarez on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to inflammation in his pitching shoulder.
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Mar 30, 2025
Nestor Cortes, who allowed five of the Yankees' nine home runs Saturday, said his return to Yankee Stadium "didn't go the way I planned."
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Mar 30, 2025
The new torpedo bats drew attention when the Yankees hit a team-record nine homers, with manager Aaron Boone saying their usage is for "just trying to be the best we can be."
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Mar 30, 2025
The Athletics claimed pitcher Angel Perdomo off waivers from the Angels and designated outfielder Esteury Ruiz for assignment.
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Mar 30, 2025
The Blue Jays have put Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list because of inflammation in his right thumb. Manager John Schneider said Scherzer will visit a hand specialist in the U.S. on Monday.
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Mar 30, 2025
Trea Turner is out of the starting lineup for the second straight game as the visiting Phillies conclude their three-game series against the Nationals.
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Mar 30, 2025
All of the important fantasy spin and actionable takeaways resulting from the latest baseball news.
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Mar 30, 2025
An autographed Shohei Ohtani card that includes the MLB logo from the pants he wore to reach 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases last season became the first of the Dodgers star to sell for more than $1 million at auction.
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Mar 30, 2025
Roki Sasaki's Dodger Stadium debut ended in the second inning Saturday night after the touted right-hander again struggled with his control.
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Mar 30, 2025
Nancy Bea Hefley, who served as the organist at Dodger Stadium from 1988 to 2015, died Saturday at age 89.
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Mar 30, 2025
Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers became the first major league player to strike out 10 times in the first three games of a season.
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Mar 29, 2025
Padres third baseman Manny Machado left Saturday's game against Atlanta with right calf tightness following an at-bat in the fourth inning.
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Mar 29, 2025
Shohei Ohtani threw off a mound for the first time since Feb. 25, but manager Dave Roberts said it's "going to be a while" before he makes his pitching debut.
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Mar 29, 2025
Jose Ramírez jammed his right wrist while attempting to steal a base in the third inning against the Royals and later left the game with what manager called a mild sprain.
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Mar 29, 2025
Shortstop Trea Turner sat out the Philadelphia Phillies' 11-6 win over the Washington Nationals Saturday with a back spasm, and his teammate and catcher J.T. Realmuto exited in the seventh inning with a bruised left foot after fouling a ball off himself.
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Mar 29, 2025
The Rays put outfielder Josh Lowe on the 10-day injured list with a strained oblique and recalled Jake Mangum with a chance to make his major league debut.
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Mar 29, 2025
Judge's three homer game helped New York make long ball history and reminded us just how good the slugger is.
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Mar 29, 2025
Judge's three homer game helped New York make long ball history and reminded us just how good the slugger is.
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Mar 29, 2025
Josh Jung was out of the Rangers lineup Saturday because of neck spasms and could need a stint on the IL.
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Mar 29, 2025
The Rays put outfielder Josh Lowe on the 10-day injured list with a strained right oblique.
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Mar 29, 2025
The Yankees slugged nine home runs against the Brewers, four of them coming off Nestor Cortes in the first inning of Saturday's 20-9 romp of the Brewers.
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Mar 29, 2025
In his first start with the Toronto Blue Jays, Max Scherzer, 40, a two-time World Series champion who signed with the team in January, left after just three innings with right lat soreness, the club announced during its 9-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
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