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MLB Sunday Spotlight: What will Yankees, Red Sox do at trade deadline?
The New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry in 2020 is as lopsided as it’s been in quite some time. Just two years ago, the Red Sox were eliminating the Yankees from the playoffs on their way to a World Series title. This season, the Yankees are on track to get another shot at a championship […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday’s games
Starting batters in doubleheaders poses a conundrum. Normally, it’s a no-brainer since you’re almost assured of one game with a chance at more. Now, there’s risk if the batter only plays one, as he’s in danger of receiving three, or perhaps even just two chances if he hits lower in the order and the home […]
Continue readingYankees’ Aroldis Chapman cleared to return
Boone said he wasn’t sure when the hard-throwing left-hander would be ready for game action. “The good thing was he was never really sick, so he was able to maintain probably a level of physical conditioning that other people may not have been able to,” Boone said. “I’m hopeful he’s a little ahead of the […]
Continue readingYankees vote unanimously to resume schedule vs. Orioles
PHILADELPHIA — The coronavirus outbreak among the Miami Marlins had a domino effect throughout Major League Baseball, with MLB postponing the New York Yankees’ Wednesday home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees will now play in Baltimore against the Orioles on Wednesday and Thursday before heading to Yankee Stadium to play their first home […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Opening Day
There was certainly doubt about whether we’d actually see major league baseball in 2020, but Opening Day is officially upon us. Yes, it’s happening. While this season will certainly look different than what we’re used to, our goal for this column remains largely the same. The big leagues are back! Play ESPN’s Opening Day game […]
Continue readingDodgers or Yankees? Which MLB superteam is the one to beat in 2020?
Our crew of MLB experts has weighed in with predictions for the 2020 season, and two teams stand above the rest — the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees. The Dodgers, winners of seven straight National League West titles, were unanimous picks to make it eight for eight, with 24 of 32 voters […]
Continue readingYankees closer Aroldis Chapman tests positive for coronavirus
New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman became the team’s third major league player to test positive for the coronavirus, manager Aaron Boone announced Saturday afternoon. “We did have a player test positive, it was Aroldis Chapman, so he is not at camp. He’s got mild symptoms but overall is doing well,” Boone said. “He will […]
Continue readingEverything you need to know as MLB’s 2020 season restart begins
It’s here. Finally. Spring training 2.0. Or make that summer camp. Or is it summer training? In any case, Major League Baseball begins its strange 2020 odyssey on Wednesday in the strangest of ways — but appropriate for the times: testing for a virus that didn’t exist a year ago. If cleared, workouts will begin […]
Continue readingThe 10 best MLB betting seasons from the past 20 years
Here are the teams with the most units won in a season over the past 20 years (based on one-unit bets), courtesy of ESPN Stats & Information research. The Mariners had already made a 12-win jump from 1999 to 2000 to earn a wild card, so anticipating some potential regression, even before they lost Alex […]
Continue readingYankees’ Aaron Judge says rib improving, also had collapsed lung
Two weeks ago, manager Aaron Boone said a fractured rib revealed by a CT scan was why Judge had been suffering tightness in his shoulder and pectoral area, thus significantly limiting his baseball activities since early February. The Yankees never divulged the pneumothorax, commonly called a collapsed lung. Judge said a scheduled CT scan Friday […]
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