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2022 Baseball Hall of Fame
Looking forward to seeing which players make it to the Baseball Hall of Fame? We have you covered on this year's election.
'Maybe the best playoff pitcher ever': What made Jon Lester an October legend and potential Hall of Famer
One of the greatest postseason starters in MLB history is calling it a career. Here's how Lester dominated for more than a decade.
Welcome to Mr. Throwback, where athletes and celebs get their retro sports gear
Nostalgia is a booming business these days -- and this New York City institution is right in the middle of it.
Lester retires with 200 wins, 3 World Series rings
Left-handed pitcher Jon Lester has retired from baseball with 200 wins and World Series rings with the Red Sox and Cubs.
Rays bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez dies at 28
Rays bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez died Monday at the age of 28.
Mets to retire No. 17 jersey of Keith Hernandez
Former first baseman Keith Hernandez in July will join Tom Seaver (41), Mike Piazza (31) and Jerry Koosman (36) as the only Mets players to have had their uniform numbers retired when his No. 17 will be added to the list.
Yankees promote Balkovec, a landmark MiLB hire
Minor league hitting coach Rachel Balkovec, officially promoted on Tuesday, will manage the low-A team for the Yankees this season, making her the first female skipper in affiliated professional baseball.
MLB lockout latest: When are the owners and players talking next? Could spring training be delayed?
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.
Sources: MLB, players' union will meet Thursday
MLB and the players' union plan to hold a bargaining session Thursday, during which the league is expected to make a core economics proposal to the union, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Top 10 at each infield spot: Is Freeman No. 1 at 1B? Which SS is best?
Buster Olney circles the bases to rate the best in baseball for 2022.
Baseball's best arms: Ranking starters and relievers for 2022
If Jacob deGrom is healthy, there's no one better. Who else cracks the list? Buster Olney ranks this year's aces and firemen.
Who is headed to the Hall of Fame?
The election process has been elongated and increasingly analyzed over the years.
MLB lockout latest: Why aren't owners and players talking yet? Could spring training be delayed?
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.
Baseball's best arms: Ranking MLB's top 10 starters and relievers for 2022
If Jacob deGrom is healthy, there's no one better. Who else cracks the list? Buster Olney ranks this year's aces and firemen.
Report: Yankees making landmark hire in MiLB
Minor league hitting coach Rachel Balkovec will manage the Low-A team for the Yankees this season, making her the first female skipper in affiliated professional baseball, according to a report by The Athletic.
Cone joins SNB booth; A-Rod simulcast added
Five-time World Series champion David Cone is joining the announcing booth for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, which will also feature a secondary broadcast led by Alex Rodriguez.
The best player not in the Baseball Hall of Fame at every position
From current stars to overlooked players of the past, we put together a lineup of those who haven't made it to Cooperstown yet -- and examine when (or if) they'll get there.
Sources: Chavez leaving Yankees for Mets staff
The Mets have agreed to hire Eric Chavez as their hitting coach, just weeks after he joined the crosstown Yankees. The transition was said to have been executed in good faith.
New York Times Co. buys The Athletic for $550M
In one of its largest-ever acquisitions, The New York Times Company, looking to expand its audience of paying subscribers to 10 million by 2025, is purchasing The Athletic for $550 million.
Former Mets acting GM Scott acquitted of DUI
— Former New York Mets acting general manager Zack Scott was acquitted Thursday of drunken-driving charges stemming from his arrest last...