Anthony Gharib, ESPNApr 19, 2024, 10:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Mets unveiled their City Connect uniforms on Friday. The look will debut on April 27 against the St. Louis Cardinals and will be worn on every Saturday home game, excluding Darryl Strawberry’s jersey retirement on June 1. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The inspiration of the uniform relates...

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions 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...

Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 27, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions SURPRISE, Arizona — During the first week of spring training, Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux returned to the team’s clubhouse after watching a live batting practice...

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterApr 26, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Aaron Judge thought he had struck out...

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterApr 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Just over two weeks into the MLB season, the Atlanta Braves are exactly where they’re expected to be: atop the National League East standings. But any thought that the coming months would be about coasting through the...

Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 08:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Stephen Strasburg, the 2019 World Series MVP whose career was derailed by injuries, officially was listed by Major League Baseball on Saturday as being retired. This had been the expected outcome for quite some time, but it was unclear when — and how — word would emerge. In August, a person with knowledge of...

Tim Kurkjian, ESPN Senior WriterApr 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 Open Extended Reactions It was 2:30 p.m. ET Friday, nearly five hours before second baseman Jackson Holliday‘s first game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. He was the only player on the field, and working on...

Jeff Passan, ESPNMay 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions OVER THE WINTER, as the Pittsburgh Pirates considered how to unleash the best pitching prospect in a generation on the baseball world, they landed on a plan with which they felt entirely...

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Clarke Schmidt made only one mistake...

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Last month in Arizona, 38 miles apart, the two managers who shared the World Series stage last autumn returned to work after very different offseasons. Texas manager Bruce Bochy spent his winter basking in the glow of his...

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Seiko Watanabe stood beside the pathway to the baseball fields at the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ spring training facility on a recent weekday...

Mar 27, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Opening Day is tomorrow, so you know what that means — it’s time for season predictions! There are lots of questions going into the 2024 season: What does Year 3 of MLB’s expanded playoffs have to offer? Will we continue to see top teams knocked out early? And is this the year your favorite team will make a run in October?...

Field Level Media Feb 27, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson has left spring training to tend to his 4-year-old son, Toby, who was hit by a car and airlifted to a hospital on Sunday in Clearwater, Florida. Blue Jays manager John Schneider made the announcement about the boy’s injury at the team’s complex in nearby Dunedin. “Thanks to the incredible...

Mar 1, 2024, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Reigning National League MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. was scratched from the Atlanta Braves‘ lineup Friday because of right knee soreness. The Braves said Acuna was sent for further evaluation on the knee and they expect to have an update on his status Saturday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related “I don’t think it will be...

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed veteran infielder Elvis Andrus to a minor league contract with an invitation to big league spring training, the team announced Sunday. The two-time All-Star has played in the majors for 15 seasons, spending time with the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics and...

Mar 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The start of the 2024 MLB regular season is just days away following an offseason that was so chaotic that … well, it hasn’t quite ended yet. Before the shock factor of a World Series featuring a pair of wild-card teams in the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks had completely worn off, the hot stove heated up and provided...