As a result, the top two spots in the division and the playoff berths that come with them are up for grabs, which makes every NL East game doubly important. That applies to Sunday night’s matchup between the Phillies and Braves in Atlanta (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET). We asked national baseball writers David Schoenfield and […]
Continue readingAs for Monday’s ledger, nine games remain with arguably the top pitcher in each league scheduled to take the hill. Gerrit Cole and the Yankees will host the Phillies, who pick up their season after playing only three games so far. In addition, Jacob deGrom leads the New York Mets into SunTrust Field for a […]
Continue readingBaseball is back for a very unique 2020 MLB season. Not sure who is starting for your team? We’re tracking batting orders from across the majors, including the first NL games since the universal DH was adapted for the season. Check back for updates as teams announce their Opening Day starting lineups for all of […]
Continue readingIt’s here. Finally. Spring training 2.0. Or make that summer camp. Or is it summer training? In any case, Major League Baseball begins its strange 2020 odyssey on Wednesday in the strangest of ways — but appropriate for the times: testing for a virus that didn’t exist a year ago. If cleared, workouts will begin […]
Continue readingWell, there are no flyovers, no cracks of the bat, no peanuts or Cracker Jack. But that doesn’t mean there can’t be Power Rankings. On what would have been Opening Day, we compile the votes of ESPN’s baseball reporters, writers and editors and unveil our rankings for all 30 teams, looking at where they stand […]
Continue readingA new year means endless new questions for Major League Baseball, a sport in the midst of its most engaging free-agency period in a half-decade, nearing the punishment phase of an ugly scandal, grappling with deep-seated economic questions, ever considering the quality of its on-the-field product and prepared to overhaul its minor league system. It’s […]
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