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Ohtani breaks Matsui’s record for MLB HRs by Japanese-born player

LOS ANGELES — Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani has broken Hideki Matsui’s record for the most homers hit by a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball. Ohtani crushed a two-run homer deep into the right-field bleachers off Adrian Houser of the New York Mets in the third inning of L.A.’s 10-0 win Sunday at Dodger Stadium. […]

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MLB Power Rankings Week 3: Braves, Dodgers battle for top spot

In what could be a season-long battle, the Braves and Dodgers were once again vying for our top spot in this week’s Power Rankings, with Atlanta just barely edging out Los Angeles. Another team might soon be in that mix, as the Yankees have the most wins in the majors at 13. The Astros — […]

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The four hottest, most available bats in fantasy baseball

The point here isn’t to parrot the obvious about superb May performers, like “Kris Bryant and Nolan Arenado are good,” “Rafael Devers continues to grow,” or “Gleyber Torres loves facing the Orioles.” Let’s go with the more helpful angle: focusing on May mashers on fewer than 50 percent of ESPN fantasy rosters. Were these hot […]

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Phillies ‘co-ace’ Zack Wheeler is not a fantasy ace

Put aside Wheeler’s new manager, Joe Girardi’s, comments that he’ll regard his new right-hander his “co-ace,” alone with the incumbent Aaron Nola. These things elicit skeptics’ reactions, questioning whether a pitcher with career bests of 12 wins, a 3.31 ERA, 195 strikeouts and 32 starts, warrants such honors. They attempt to raise the bar for […]

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Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara turns self in, free on $25K bond

The former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani surrendered to authorities and later appeared in U.S. District Court on Friday afternoon. Ippei Mizuhara surrendered to law enforcement Friday and was released shortly after on an unsecured $25,000 bond, colloquially known as a signature bond. That means Mizuhara does not have to put […]

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Dodgers put righty Bobby Miller on IL due to shoulder injury

Miller, 25, is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three starts during his second major league season. He has struck out 18 batters and walked six in 11 2/3 innings. Miller hasn’t been recovering well from his last couple of starts, manager Dave Roberts said after Saturday night’s rain-delayed 5-2 victory over the San Diego […]

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Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Monday’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. Major League Baseball is honoring Jackie Robinson Day with a full 15 game slate, beginning with the annual Patriot’s Day game in Fenway […]

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Fantasy 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. The Baltimore Orioles won 101 games and the AL East a season ago, while the Boston Red Sox finished with 84 losses and […]

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MLB 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 […]

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Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Wednesday’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. Wednesday’s slate includes several starting pitchers who excelled during their first starts of 2024, as four of the top 10 fantasy point scorers […]

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