Note: This file will be updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. Expected rain in the Northeast caused Thursday openers in both Philadelphia and New York to be pushed back a day, so while there […]
Continue readingThe team announced Monday that the 22-year-old right-handed pitcher made the club, giving the starting rotation a dash of youth. Jones, a second-round pick by the Pirates in the 2020 amateur draft, will be part of Pittsburgh’s starting rotation when the team opens in Miami on Thursday. Jones, who did not allow a run across […]
Continue readingHappy MLB Opening Week, baseball fans! After a wild offseason, one thing is clear heading into the new season: Everyone is chasing the two superteams that stand alone in the top tier of our initial 2024 rankings. Whether your team is good enough to go toe-to-toe with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves or […]
Continue readingThe deal, which begins this year and ends after the 2028 season, will pay Keller $7.5 million in 2024 — more than $2 million above where he had settled with the team in arbitration, according to sources. In what would’ve been his final year of arbitration in 2025, Keller will receive $15 million. For the […]
Continue readingChapman, 35, is the hardest-throwing pitcher in baseball since velocity tracking was introduced to the game and pitched vital innings for the Texas Rangers en route to their first World Series championship this year. With a fastball averaging more than 99 mph, he struck out 103 in 58⅓ innings, walking 36 and allowing four home […]
Continue readingThere’s still time to join or create a league in the No. 1 Fantasy basketball game. Your league starts fresh on the first scoring period following your draft. Create or join a fantasy basketball league on ESPN. Your championship run starts today! –> Sign up today! Shohei Ohtani is the hottest commodity on the market, […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. John Smoltz believes Shohei Ohtani is likely to end up with a team on the West Coast in free agency. (1:21) The day after the Texas Rangers won their first World Series title in franchise history, 130 players became free agents as baseball’s offseason season began. While this year’s free-agent class […]
Continue readingMax Muncy, Joe Jiménez and Colin Rea gave up a chance to go free and agreed to new contracts with their teams. The free agent market also includes Sonny Gray, Josh Hader, Matt Chapman, Jorge Soler and J.D. Martinez. Minnesota prevented outfielder Max Kepler and infielder Jorge Polanco from going free, exercising a $10 million […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Marcus Semien crushes a two-run home run in the ninth inning to give the Rangers a 5-0 lead. (0:32) PHOENIX — There is no one way to rebuild a baseball team, and there is no one way to exit that rebuild and ramp up to contention. There is perhaps a sentiment […]
Continue readingThe 30-year-old Marte unseated Hall of Famer Derek Jeter, 12-time All-Star Manny Ramirez and Hank Bauer, a seven-time World Series champion with the New York Yankees. The first four games of Marte’s streak came in 2017, and he has hit safely in all 14 of Arizona’s games this postseason. In the eighth inning Saturday night, […]
Continue reading