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Ortiz's election and Barry Bond's rejection were popular talking points.

The Baseball Hall of Fame announcement was a popular talking point for multiple reasons, including David Ortiz's election and Barry Bond's rejection.

With the class being announced Tuesday night, Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is the lone player to receive the necessary votes for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame this year, while Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens fell short.

As David Ortiz gets his Cooperstown call, we asked those who played with, against and covered him to tell their best Big Papi stories.

The White Sox added another name to their rich Cuban history when they announced Tuesday they had agreed to a contract with outfielder Oscar Colás.

The Hall has one job: to tell the story of the sport. And nobody is a bigger part of that story than Barry Lamar Bonds.

Who is headed to Cooperstown? Who got close? Who got left out? We break down the HOF voting results.

MLB indicated for the first time that it is open to a pre-arbitration bonus pool during a labor meeting Tuesday with the players' association, but the sides remain far apart on how much should be distributed, according to sources.

The Hall has one job: to tell the story of the sport. And nobody is a bigger part of that story than Barry Lamar Bonds.

The Hall has one job: to tell the story of the sport. And nobody is a bigger part of that story than Barry Lamar Bonds.

After a face-to-face meeting that lasted about two hours and saw some progress, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association plan to meet again Tuesday, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

The Mets' decision to hire Eric Chavez as its hitting coach, despite his agreement this offseason to join the Yankees' staff, did not come as a surprise to the Yanks, according to Mets GM Billy Eppler.

Nearly two months since the lockout began, it's time for another update on where baseball's immediate and long-term future stand.

Cooperstown's newest inductees will be revealed Tuesday. Here's who is most likely to make it and the big stars who won't.

Our experts think these four stars aren't getting nearly enough respect.

Need to keep tabs on all the major signings? Want to know how our experts grade the big deals?

The MLB Players Association is expected to make a counteroffer to the league on Monday, 11 days after clubs gave the union a proposal, sources told ESPN.

Major League Baseball is expanding its automated strike zone experiment to Triple-A, where it will deploy robot umpires at home plate for the 2022 season.

The Tampa Bay Rays' proposed plan to split the season between Florida and Montreal has been rejected by Major League Baseball.

The Tampa Bay Rays' proposed plan to split the season between Florida and Montreal has been rejected by Major League Baseball.