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D-backs go with Alexander over Rivera; Montgomery not on roster
Alexander was to make his big league debut at designated hitter for the defending National League champion Diamondbacks against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night. The 24-year-old was taken in the 11th round of the 2018 amateur draft and methodically worked his way up the minor league system. He hit .400 with 2 homers, 4 […]
Continue readingMLB Opening Day 2024: Live updates, lineups, game highlights
Welcome to MLB Opening Day! All 30 teams were scheduled to be in action Thursday before rain postponed the scheduled Milwaukee Brewers-New York Mets and Atlanta Braves-Philadelphia Phillies openers to Friday. The Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles will get things started with new O’s ace Corbin Burnes on the mound at 3:05 p.m. ET. […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Thursday’s MLB games
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. At long last, Opening Day is here! For fantasy baseball managers, it means stats that actually count — well, at least for most […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: ESPN’s last mock draft before Opening Day
The 2024 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the group together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Default rosters include 16 starters: seven pitchers of any kind along with a C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, three outfielders and a utility player (can be any position, and is […]
Continue readingHow Rangers, D-backs are turning the page in spring training
Texas manager Bruce Bochy spent his winter basking in the glow of his fourth career championship, the first in franchise history for the Rangers. “You get a deeper appreciation for something like this after you step back from the game,” Bochy said on a recent sunny day at Rangers camp in Surprise, Arizona. “You take […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Head-to-head categories mock draft
The 2024 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the group together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Spring training is in full swing and the ESPN fantasy baseball crew has been watching, We’re ready to show you the results of our 2024 fantasy baseball rotisserie (roto) mock […]
Continue readingSpring training 2024: Meet MLB’s oldest, wildest pitching coach
His body might someday tell him it has had enough, but that time hasn’t yet arrived for 75-year-old Brent Strom, and with a freshly signed two-year contract, his entire focus is on getting the D-backs one step further than the team went in November. “I’ve been conditioned to lose the World Series,” Strom said between […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Head-to-head points mock draft
The 2024 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the group together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Default rosters include 16 starters: seven pitchers of any kind along with a C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, three outfielders and a utility player (can be any position, and is […]
Continue readingInside the night the Rangers became World Series champions
More Teams. More Games. Take a dive into the ups and down of the Rangers’ journey to becoming the 2023 World Series Champions. (2:25) PHOENIX — AROUND 1 A.M., just hours after he managed the Texas Rangers to their first World Series championship in 63 years of existence, Bruce Bochy hoisted himself from a chair […]
Continue readingDiamondbacks not hanging heads after falling short of World Series title
The 5-0 defeat in the deciding Game 5 was full of missed opportunities for the home team, which lost all three games at Chase Field, but even that outcome didn’t put a damper on the D-backs’ magical postseason run. “At the end of the day, I feel like we shocked the world, for the most […]
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