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Who is going to rule the 60-game MLB season? Our crew of insiders weigh in.

Fox will be taking viewers out to the ballgame by adding a virtual crowd in parks during its baseball telecasts this season.

For months, baseball owners have been talking about their financial issues. With one strike of the pen, the Dodgers outfielder proved there is still plenty of money to be spent.

Money wasn't the only thing that convinced a California native to choose baseball in the Bronx. The mystique of one of sports' most historic franchises got it done.

Tug of war was once an Olympic event. It's been 100 years since those glory days. If it were to come back, here are the would-be tuggers we'd want on the rope.

Going into an unprecedented season, what do we need to know in terms of betting? We answer the biggest questions before play begins.

Big bets, umpire trends, advanced statistics, hot starting pitchers and more. Here are all the stats to help you bet baseball in 2020.

With the baseball season finally ready to get started, Eric Karabell takes one last look at some perhaps unexpected fantasy hitting options for each of the 30 major league teams.

White Sox outfielder Nomar Mazara is expected to miss the start of the season after being placed on the 10-day injured list for an undisclosed reason.

Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are discussing expanding the 2020 playoffs from 10 teams to 16, according to multiple reports.

Longtime Yankees GM Brian Cashman says the team has had "difficult" internal discussions about how to promote positive change regarding race within the organization.

Mike Trout has decided to play for the Angels, though his season will be interrupted by the birth of his first child in August. Offseason acquisition Anthony Rendon, meanwhile, is nursing an oblique injury that will keep him out of a few games.

Umpire Angel Hernandez will be an interim crew chief this season after eight crew chiefs and four other umpires decided to sit out amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Marcus Stroman, the All-Star right-hander who was expected to follow two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom in the Mets' rotation, has a calf injury and will miss the beginning of New York's season.

Combined with the 1-year, $27 million contract he's currently under, Mookie Betts' total deal with the Dodgers comes to 13 years and $392M.

MLB teams have the option of stenciling an inverted MLB logo with "BLM" or "United for Change" on the back of the pitcher's mound during opening weekend games.

Mets hitting coach Chili Davis, because of concerns about the coronavirus, hasn't decided if and when he will rejoin the team.

Including 2020, the new deal is expected to keep Mookie Betts in a Dodger uniform for 13 years at more than $380 million, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan

We weigh in on the impact of Betts' big pay day.

A Black Lives Matter/MLB stencil will appear on the pitcher's mound during opening weekend games, beginning Thursday when the Nationals take on the Yankees in Washington.