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The redemption of Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington
Ron Washington, who was hired as manager of the Angels last November and charged with the mountainous task of transforming an oddly moribund team, stands behind the batting cage, surveying Field 6, with intermittent glances at the drills on adjacent fields. Arte Moreno, the 77-year-old owner of the Angels, approaches him, smiling, speaking in a […]
Continue readingWhy MLB must act now on alarming rate of pitching injuries
The elbow crisis has been building for decades, from youth levels to the major leagues, and nobody in a position of power has done anything of substance to address it. This is not a bad stretch of luck or an anomaly. It’s an existential problem for baseball. In addition to the absences facing Perez and […]
Continue readingYankees Gerrit Cole ‘disheartened’ by pitching injury discourse
The catch session, the first of three scheduled this week, represented an important checkpoint in Cole’s recovery from nerve inflammation in his right elbow that will sideline him at least until late May. That’s a better outlook than a few of his peers across the majors. Cole is one of several prominent pitchers to sustain […]
Continue readingGuardians-Twins postponed by rain, to be made up Aug. 9
MINNEAPOLIS — The Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins had their game postponed by rain Sunday and rescheduled as a split doubleheader on Aug. 9. The Twins announced the postponement of the series finale three hours before the scheduled first pitch, with rain forecast for most of the afternoon and yet more likely to fall at […]
Continue readingMike Trout eyes ’20-plus’ steals; Washington ‘not concerned’
Trout stole 24 bases as recently as 2018, but the three-time AL MVP didn’t steal that many in the next five seasons combined while age, injuries and the Angels’ overall philosophy slowed him down. Before Trout took the field for the Angels’ home opener against Boston on Friday night, he said he’s eager to start […]
Continue readingCubs vs. Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers has international appeal
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers face each other this weekend at Wrigley Field, but a year from now they’ll likely be doing the same in Japan to open the 2025 season. MLB has yet to make that official, but Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Sadayuki Sakakibara said Wednesday that MLB has slated […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings: Who’s No. 1 one week into the season?
We’re one week into the 2024 MLB season, and after the Brewers and Pirates each suffered their first loss of the season on Wednesday, we have one team still undefeated through seven days of play — the Tigers?! We’ve seen hot starts across the league from not only a few surprising teams but also typical […]
Continue readingShohei Ohtani hits 430-foot shot for first Dodgers home run
LOS ANGELES — The first person Shohei Ohtani encountered on his way to the dugout was Teoscar Hernandez, who, amid so much newness and so much turmoil, has become quite possibly his best friend on the team. Hernandez, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ affable corner outfielder, stood near the railing and bestowed Ohtani with the offering […]
Continue readingMLB 2024 Watchability Index: Ranking most fun teams to watch
We’ve created a super complex formula to score teams in seven different categories, creating a possible maximum score of 50. These categories fit into the general idea of: “What makes baseball exciting?” First, the 10-point categories (on a scale of 1-10 points maximum): Star power: This is based off our annual MLB Rank of the […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Tuesday’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. Thanks to the opening series in Korea, Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Tyler Glasnow and San Diego Padres RHP Yu Darvish make their third […]
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