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Olney: Buyers or sellers? These five teams need to decide now
The Twins promptly went on a mini-losing streak and by July 30 — just six days later — Minnesota was seven games out of first place. Immediately, the Twins became sellers, flipping Garcia to the Yankees after only one start. But down the stretch, the Twins’ offense exploded, and Minnesota boat-raced its way into a […]
Continue readingBuy or sell? Strasburg’s injury leaves Nats scrambling at deadline
Back in February, manager Dave Martinez brought camels to spring training, a living and breathing metaphor intended to help the Washington Nationals get over the playoff hump. Five months later, Stephen Strasburg‘s injury woes could be the knockout punch that kiboshes the team’s postseason chances and maybe — just maybe — morphs them from buyers […]
Continue readingPirates’ Andrew McCutchen hits 300th home run of career
PHILADELPHIA — Andrew McCutchen hit the 300th home run of his career and the Pittsburgh Pirates cruised past the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 on Sunday, earning a split of the four-game series. Jack Suwinski added to the offensive surge, authoring a grand slam that helped lift the 11-5 Pirates to their eighth road victory, the most […]
Continue readingNationals P Josiah Gray placed on IL with elbow, forearm issue
Gray, a right-hander who was an NL All-Star last season, is 0-2 with a 14.04 ERA in 2024. The IL move was retroactive to Saturday. In his most recent appearance for Washington, a 7-4 loss to Pittsburgh, Gray departed after 4⅓ innings, six runs, seven hits and three walks. “Honestly, I’m embarrassed to come out […]
Continue readingFive MLB teams who can take down the Dodgers, Braves in 2024
We asked five of our ESPN MLB experts to each pick one team they think is best suited to take down the Dodgers and Braves in October, when it counts the most. While none of our experts necessarily expects this team to be better than L.A. and Atlanta for the 162-game long haul, they all […]
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 readingBryce Harper gives Phillies scare with crash landing in photo well
Harper popped out fine — just banged up a bit, perhaps. A two-time NL MVP, Harper is in his first full season playing first base after reconstructive elbow surgery forced him to move from right field. Harper has been doggedly aggressive on most balls hit his way since he started playing first base last season. […]
Continue readingHas Juan Soto finally found a home with New York Yankees?
WHEN JUAN SOTO began to initiate himself with the New York Yankees, his third team in less than two years, the takeaway from those who observed it was how seamless it felt — how comfortable he looked, how easily he found his voice, how quickly it seemed as if he had been there forever. He’s […]
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 readingBetting picks, props, and tips for 2024 MLB season: futures
Without further ado, here are our best bets from Tyler Fulghum, David Schoenfield, Eric Karabell, Derek Carty and Tristan H. Cockcroft. All odds courtesy of ESPN BET. What’s your best value pick to win the World Series, beyond the current favorites (Dodgers, Braves, Astros, Yankees)? Phillies +1500: The Phillies are stronger than they were a […]
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