Jump ahead: Starting pitcher rankings | Hitter upgrades/downgrades –> by Todd Zola • Closer Chart: Latest bullpen intel • MLB Depth Charts for every team • Player news wire with fantasy spin Cue the wild-card game revenge narrative as one of two Opening Day rain-related postponements features last season’s AL Wild Card starters. Nathan Eovaldi […]
Continue readingAfter a hot stove season interrupted by a work stoppage, it’s time to rejoice, baseball fans: MLB opening week is finally here! As the new season begins following an offseason filled with player movement, there are big questions across the majors. How will the Atlanta Braves follow up their surprising march to the 2021 World […]
Continue reading“I’ll be comfortable there, no problem,” Blackmon said. Blackmon was the Rockies’ primary leadoff hitter from his first season as a regular in 2014 through 2019, and with it came immediate results. He set records during his six-year run in the leadoff spot. In 2017, he set major league records with 103 RBIs and 383 […]
Continue readingThe 2022 fantasy baseball game is live! Get the gang back together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> This fantasy baseball mock draft is for a head-to-head categories league using ESPN’s standard rotisserie categories and roster settings. The standard categories used are batting average, runs, home runs, […]
Continue readingThe Toronto Blue Jays have traded slugger Randal Grichuk to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for outfielder Raimel Tapia, it was announced Thursday. The Rockies will receive $9.7 million in cash from the Blue Jays, while Toronto also gets minor league infielder Adrian Pinto in the deal. Grichuk, who was dealt two days after hitting […]
Continue readingOn a double by Mitch Garver — who was 3 for 4 with an RBI — to the gap, Blue Jays center fielder Randal Grichuk grabbed the ball to make a quick throw to the infield to keep Josh Donaldson from scoring. As Gurriel crouched down to give him space, Grichuk’s cleat landed on Gurriel’s […]
Continue readingMY FIRST VISIT to the ludicrously charming town of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, home of the Little League World Series, came in 2015, an assignment several colleagues guaranteed would be a career highlight, which it was, and so much more. One of the many wonderful traditions at the LLWS is to slide down The Hill at Lamade […]
Continue readingThe Houston Astros have a major league best seven finalists to start in the 2021 All-Star Game. The top three finalists for each position based on fan voting in each league, plus designated hitter for the American League, were announced Sunday. Three teams — the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays — […]
Continue readingNEW YORK — Veteran starter Corey Kluber was removed from his start Tuesday night after just three innings with right shoulder tightness as the New York Yankees lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2. Kluber, the 35-year-old right-hander who has worked his way back from injury to earn his place as the No. 2 starter […]
Continue readingDUNEDIN, Fla. — The injury-depleted Philadelphia Phillies lost a game, another player and their temper. Television cameras showed a confrontation in the dugout between Phillies manager Joe Girardi and second baseman Jean Segura during Sunday’s 10-8 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Segura committed two errors. One miscue came in the first inning when Segura […]
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