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There are fewer frontline starters than ever before, but the ones who still lord over the game are something special. So which one is No. 1?

A Japanese sensation who landed in L.A. A Miami MVP shipped to the Bronx. A D.C. superstar on the cusp of free agency. All are among the players, managers, executives, agents and, um, commissioners, on our list of MLBers to watch in 2018.

From the mound to behind the plate to the corners and every position in between, Buster Olney ranks the 10 best players and position groups in baseball.

Giants legend Willie McCovey said Barry Bonds deserves a spot in Cooperstown, adding that a letter circulated by fellow Hall of Famer Joe Morgan last month to voters is aimed at keeping the all-time home run leader out of the Hall.

The former Cubs closer was the third pricey free-agent reliever inked by Colorado this winter, but he might not bring them much late-game certainty.

Wade Davis, who saved 32 games for the Chicago Cubs in 2017, has agreed to a 3-year, $52 million deal with the Colorado Rockies, a source confirmed to ESPN.

After indications were that the Miami Marlins would hold on to outfielder Christian Yelich and catcher J.T. Realmuto, multiple reports Thursday said that the team is entertaining trade offers on both players as it looks to cut its 2018 payroll.

With relief pitchers handling more innings than ever, some clubs are throwing money at their pen problems, while others are ready to take thrifty chances on journeymen.

Major League Baseball is looking into sexual assault allegations against Twins slugger Miguel Sano, who said in a statement that it "never happened."

UCSF bioengineers have shown that many of the complex folded shapes that form mammalian body plans and internal tissue structures can be recreated with very simple instructions.

The Astros' victory over the Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series resulted in a loss of $11.4 million for Las Vegas sportsbooks -- including futures bets.

This year's hardest choice isn't about steroid users, closers or even what to do with a talented crop of first-timers - it's about the name that deserves the final X.

Jose Altuve, one of only a handful of players who endured the Astros' painful rebuilding process en route to this year's championship, has been chosen as The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year.

James Harrison's decision to sign with the Patriots makes him the latest in a long list of elite athletes to don the enemy's jersey.

From an unforgettable Fall Classic to Tim Tebow's relentless minor league pursuit and the arrival of the Japanese Babe Ruth, here is a collection of stories from ESPN.com that helped define the sport in 2017.

St. Louis has taken a bold approach to the hot stove season while Chicago has focused on filling holes. Will that shake up the state of the NL Central?

Rich Dauer went from celebrating the Astros' championship to undergoing surgery for an acute subdural hematoma. The Athletic reported that doctors gave Dauer, who made an astonishing recovery, just a 3 percent chance of survival.

Righty reliever Jared Hughes, who has spent most of his time in the majors with the Pirates, will join the Reds next season.

A man who snagged a Joey Votto home run ball during a Reds game in August has fulfilled his promise to give it to the family of a 6-year-old boy who witnessed the big hit weeks before dying of cancer.

Baseball's elite teams are in a class of their own right now. Here's what the next seven teams need to do to catch the top tier.