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Heading into a season with a record payroll projected at $370 million, the Mets realize expectations are about the "endgame."

Tristan H. Cockcroft's 9-part "Playbook" lays out how to go from fantasy baseball novice to expert in one season. Part 9 gives you insight as to which players to grab and which ones to avoid in 2023.

Check out the results of our first fantasy baseball head-to-head points mock draft of the season, featuring round-by-round picks and a snapshot of the rosters of all 10 teams.

All-Star RHP Corbin Burnes and the Milwaukee Brewers are in salary arbitration after remaining $740,000 apart, with a decision expected Wednesday.

Law enforcement agents confiscated over 600 fake championship rings across four major U.S. professional sports leagues and the NCAA.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said he agrees with MLB's new rules but quipped that the enlarged bases "look like a pizza box."

The Padres have reached agreement with right-hander Michael Wacha, ESPN has confirmed.

Some front offices turned their teams into contenders, while others took a winterlong snooze. Here's who passed -- and failed -- the hot stove season.

In exchange for nearly $300 million from Wisconsin's budget surplus to repair the stadium, the Brewers would need to extend their lease through 2043.

John Mozeliak reportedly will remain as the Cardinals' president of baseball operations through 2025 after agreeing to a contract extension with the team.

Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes will miss next month's World Baseball Classic because of a strained right hamstring but hasn't ruled out being ready for the start of the regular season. Cortes had been slated to start for Team USA.

MLB's joint competition committee has voted to keep the rule that places a runner at second base at the start of extra innings, and a separate set of rules that puts parameters on when position players can pitch, a source told ESPN's Jesse Rogers.

Ted Lerner, the billionaire real estate developer whose family bought the Washington Nationals in 2006, has died, the team announced Monday. He was 97.

Major League Baseball is shaking up the way the game is played this season. We break down how the changes will impact the sport.

When spring training games start, baseball will look different than ever before. Here's why the league is so confident the changes are for the better.

Fox Sports announced on Sunday during its Super Bowl pregame show that former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will be part of the network's studio coverage for the coming season, reuniting him with his former teammate, Alex Rodriguez.

The Oakland Athletics acquired veteran outfielder JJ Bleday from the Miami Marlins for left-handed pitcher A.J. Puk on Saturday, both teams announced.

Reliever Jason Adam beat the Tampa Bay Rays in his salary arbitration case and will get $1.775 million next season.

The Houston Astros have signed right-hander Cristian Javier to a five-year contract that avoided a salary arbitration hearing, the team announced Friday.

The Dodgers and veteran OF David Peralta agreed to a one-year, $6.5 million deal, sources told ESPN on Friday.