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MLB nixes Rays' split-season plan with Montreal

TEst 4 January 20, 2022 - 11:35am
The Tampa Bay Rays' proposed plan to split the season between Florida and Montreal has been rejected by Major League Baseball.

One fun fact you (probably) did not know for all 30 MLB teams

TEst 4 January 20, 2022 - 5:35am
From telling team numbers to surprising player stats, we find what you might have missed about your favorite squad.

Deaths in fall at Petco ruled suicide-homicide

TEst 4 January 19, 2022 - 5:41pm
San Diego police said Wednesday that a woman who fell to her death at Petco Park while holding her 2-year-old son died by suicide and that the boy's death was classified as a homicide.

These former MLB players deserve more love from Hall of Fame voters

TEst 4 January 19, 2022 - 5:38am
There's no universal agreement on who should and should not make the Hall of Fame, but our experts think these four stars aren't getting nearly enough respect.

The best player not in the Hall at every position

TEst 4 January 19, 2022 - 5:38am
From current stars to overlooked players of the past, here's a lineup of those not yet in Cooperstown.

Free agent Correa hires Boras to represent him

TEst 4 January 18, 2022 - 8:32pm
Star shortstop Carlos Correa, still without a team amid MLB's lockout, has hired agent Scott Boras.

Dodgers promote ex-pitcher Gomes to GM role

TEst 4 January 18, 2022 - 2:31pm
The Dodgers have promoted Brandon Gomes to the role of general manager -- a position that had been vacant since Farhan Zaidi's 2018 departure to the rival Giants.

Bolting Braves for Yankees or Dodgers? Five places Freddie Freeman might end up

TEst 4 January 18, 2022 - 5:28am
The World Series champs could lose their heart and soul when free agency resumes. Will they? We break down Freddie Freeman's potential suitors.

'Drawing Mike Trout every day until the lockout is over' -- How an MLB fan's tribute turned into an internet sensation

TEst 4 January 17, 2022 - 5:34am
Mike Trout as Bruce Willis? Mike Trout as Beyonce? Mike Trout as a trout? One amateur artist is keeping his love of baseball alive during the lockout in a unique way.

Death of Rays BP catcher Ramirez ruled a suicide

TEst 4 January 15, 2022 - 2:40pm
The death of Tampa Bay Rays bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez near his home in Fort Worth, Texas, has been ruled a suicide.

A's add Ausmus as bench coach under Kotsay

TEst 4 January 14, 2022 - 11:31am
The A's have hired Brad Ausmus as the team's bench coach under first-time manager Mark Kotsay. Ausmus previously was the manager for the Tigers and Angels.

Ranking MLB's top 10 teams: A Braves repeat? Are Mets N.Y.'s best? Who will own the AL?

TEst 4 January 14, 2022 - 5:30am
With moves left to be made once the lockout ends, Buster Olney rates baseball's best teams as 2022 begins.

Snider retires after eight major league seasons

TEst 4 January 14, 2022 - 5:30am
Travis Snider says he has retired after eight major league seasons.

Sources: MLB proposal does little to sway players

TEst 4 January 13, 2022 - 5:40pm
MLB's first labor proposal since locking out players Dec. 2 did little to encourage players and heightened the likelihood of spring training being postponed, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

Atlantic League axes farther mound, robo-umps

TEst 4 January 13, 2022 - 2:40pm
The Atlantic League is restoring its pitching mound to 60 feet, 6 inches from home plate and returning strike zone judgment to umpires after experimenting with the rules since 2019.

MLB lockout latest: What happened when the owners and players met? Could spring training be delayed?

TEst 4 January 13, 2022 - 2:40pm
Nearly a month and a half since the lockout began, it's time for another update on where baseball's immediate and long-term future stands.

Snider retires after 8 major league seasons

TEst 4 January 13, 2022 - 11:39am
Travis Snider says he has retired after eight major league seasons.

Top 10 at each outfield spot: It's still Trout in center, but who leads in right -- baseball's most stacked position?

TEst 4 January 13, 2022 - 5:39am
Soto? Acuña? Betts? Judge? Harper? Buster Olney rates MLB's best across the outfield for 2022.

Hernandez: 'Wait and see' if Hall calls after honor

TEst 4 January 12, 2022 - 5:34pm
With the Mets deciding to retire the No. 17 of Keith Hernandez later this year, it might be possible that the five-time All-Star could still find his way to the Baseball Hall of Fame via an era committee vote.

Sources: E. Soto spurns Mets for brother's Nats

TEst 4 January 12, 2022 - 2:34pm
Elian Soto, a 16-year-old outfielder and third baseman from the Dominican Republic who isn't eligible to formally sign until next year's international free agent class, has verbally agreed to join the Nationals, for whom his brother Juan Soto plays.

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