Sahlen Field will officially become the new home away from home for the Toronto Blue Jays when ace Hyun-Jin Ryu throws the first pitch Tuesday night against the Miami Marlins. It will be the first major league game in Buffalo since 1915, when the Buffalo Blues played in the Federal League. The changes at Sahlen […]
Continue readingEven before baseball expanded each league’s playoff slate to eight teams apiece, both clubs were teams with postseason potential. Now, they’re scrambling to keep up with the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central and keep themselves in the thick of a crowded field of teams racing for one of those eight spots. We asked baseball […]
Continue readingWith Garcia, we’re talking about a high-floor, albeit low-ceiling, performer. In short, you know just what you’re getting here, though in the wake of Nick Madrigal’s shoulder injury, that might be more than enough to fill the gaps on a fantasy team. He’s been a .276 hitter since the beginning of 2017, not to mention […]
Continue readingBaseball is back, and so is fantasy! Get the gang back together, or start a new tradition. Everything you need to compete >> The top three starters in the league are on the docket as Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom will all take the hill, as will rookie Nate Pearson, one of the […]
Continue readingWe asked a panel of 32 experts from ESPN’s MLB coverage team to name the star players they think will deliver seasons that merit recognition as baseball’s MVPs, Cy Young Award winners and Rookies of the Year for both the American and National Leagues. What we got back might surprise you. Our voters didn’t pick […]
Continue readingThe past three months, baseball has given us 1,000 reasons to hate it. In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, the players and owners have acted like petulant children bickering over money, settling scores and improving bargaining position for future negotiations instead of understanding that all that mattered this year was agreeing on something and […]
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