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Mike Clevinger put on San Diego Padres National League Division Series roster against Los Angeles Dodgers

ARLINGTON, Texas — Right-hander Mike Clevinger is on the 28-player roster for the San Diego Padres for the NL Division Series and starting Game 1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers after missing the first round of the playoffs. While Clevinger was among the 15 pitchers on the Padres’ roster released Tuesday, fellow starter Dinelson Lamet […]

MLB Sunday Spotlight: How far will Dodgers, Astros go in the postseason?

When the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros met in July, all hell broke loose when L.A.’s Joe Kelly threw up and in on Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa. Benches cleared, pouty faces were made, suspensions were handed out. The teams meet again Sunday night (8 ET on ESPN), and we asked baseball reporters Alden […]

Will the MLB trade deadline be a dud? These five questions could hold the key

This will be the most unpredictable trade deadline we’ve ever seen. My colleague Brad Doolittle just did a great job outlining the issues teams face this deadline, along with a position-by-position look at who might be available and which teams have holes to fill. One big factor aside from the cash-flow problems that exist in […]

Which new MLB rules do we love and which should never be seen again?

The 2020 Major League Baseball season was going to be remarkable from the get-go for a number of proposed rule changes. Now that we’re more than a quarter of the way through the season, we have a sense of how much these new rules have had an impact on the game. With that in mind, […]

One stat that will shape 2020 for each National League team

Last week, we looked at one key statistic for each American League team. Let’s do the same now for the National League — a key number from the 2019 MLB season and how that will shape what happens in 2020. NL East | Central | West The number: 4.18. The Braves finished 11th in the […]

How MLB’s new three-batter-minimum rule will impact the game

So how exactly will this work? Based on reports when the rule was introduced in March, pitchers will be required to either face a minimum of three batters or pitch to the end of a half-inning, with exceptions to be made in case of injury or illness. Currently, Rule 5.10(f) states that the starting pitcher […]

The end of the lefty specialist? Why MLB’s three-batter rule might not mean what you think

It’s fortunate for Perez that the deal was signed when it was, late last January. Two weeks later, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that in 2020, Major League Baseball would likely require pitchers to face three batters, or get the final out of an inning, before they could be removed. Perez had 22 outings in 2019 […]