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2020 MLB draft: How will unique circumstances impact teams' strategy?

TEst 4 June 9, 2020 - 6:54am
We answer your questions about how this year's oddities will impact teams and prospects alike.

From spin rate stars to exit velo kings: TrackMan reveals MLB draft's metric standouts

TEst 4 June 9, 2020 - 6:54am
Here's what cutting-edge technology tells us.

McGwire, Sosa and much more: Inside the wild 1998 MLB season

TEst 4 June 9, 2020 - 6:54am
The race to catch Roger Maris' mark of 61 homers was just one of numerous storylines in a baseball year to remember.

Two Bobos, eight walks and a spot start: The wild history of the no-hitter

TEst 4 June 9, 2020 - 6:54am
No-hitters can come out of, well, nowhere -- from pitchers who had never thrown a complete game (before or after). From a guy making a random, unexpected start. From a guy who can't throw a strike but also can't give up a hit.

DeShields regretful over not taking knee in 2017

TEst 4 June 8, 2020 - 7:13pm
Veteran outfielder Delino DeShields, seeking to show solidarity with catcher Bruce Maxwell's national anthem protests in 2017, chose to not put his hand over his heart. But it didn't feel like enough, a reflective DeShields now says.

Cubs' Epstein questions own hiring practices

TEst 4 June 8, 2020 - 4:11pm
Theo Epstein questioned his own actions as a baseball executive, saying Monday: "I need to question my own assumptions, my own attitudes. I need to find a way to be better."

MLB's new proposal to union has 76-game season

TEst 4 June 8, 2020 - 4:11pm
MLB made a new proposal to the players' union that includes a 76-game season in 2020.

Are we any closer to a 2020 MLB season? Answering questions about new 76-game proposal

TEst 4 June 8, 2020 - 1:09pm
Play ball or not even close? We break down the latest plan for baseball's return.

Source: New MLB proposal has 76-game season

TEst 4 June 8, 2020 - 10:09am
MLB made a new proposal to the players' union to start the season that includes a 76-game season.

An ode to baseball's little guys

TEst 4 June 8, 2020 - 7:09am
From Dustin Pedroia to Tim Lincecum, Yogi Berra to Hack Wilson, baseball is loaded with little guys who can play, even if they occasionally are mistaken for jockeys.

Best betting seasons for every MLB team over the past 20 years

TEst 4 June 8, 2020 - 7:09am
Betting on the Orioles and A's in 2012 or the Mariners in 2001 would have paid big dividends. Here are the best betting seasons for each team from the past 20 years.

A 1.249 OPS!? How MLB draft prospect Nick Gonzales showed his gaudy stats didn't come out of thin air

TEst 4 June 8, 2020 - 4:00am
New Mexico State's Nick Gonzales has been proving doubters wrong for years, but a summer on Cape Cod might have settled the case.

What you need to know about Sosa-McGwire home run chase before watching 'Long Gone Summer'

TEst 4 June 8, 2020 - 4:00am
Before the upcoming ESPN 30 for 30 film, we catch you up on everything you need to know about the two sluggers and the home run race that captivated a country.

KBO Weekly: Power Rankings, an epic matchup and a costly losing streak

TEst 4 June 8, 2020 - 4:00am
The Dinos roared back into form, setting up a huge series with the red-hot Bears, while KBO had its first managerial change of the season.

The fire that fuels Bryce Harper

TEst 4 June 7, 2020 - 12:56pm
On this day 10 years ago, Bryce Harper was drafted. But long before he arrived in the majors, he was doing things nobody had ever before. From tape-measure homers to making future major leaguers cry, Harper announced he was different.

Olney: How baseball can save itself beyond 2021

TEst 4 June 7, 2020 - 6:56am
Players and owners both have to move from their negotiating positions, because if they don't, the stakes for the future of baseball can't get higher.

MLB could lose a season over relative peanuts -- and we have the numbers

TEst 4 June 7, 2020 - 6:56am
We took a crack at solving their biggest problem.

Bryce Harper made a future major leaguer cry when they were kids

TEst 4 June 7, 2020 - 6:56am
On this day 10 years ago, Bryce Harper was drafted. But long before he arrived in the majors, he was doing things nobody had ever before. From tape-measure homers to making future major leaguers cry, Harper announced he was different.

Best MLB draft picks ever and one that got away for all 30 teams

TEst 4 June 6, 2020 - 7:13am
As the MLB draft nears, we revisit early choices that clicked, late-round gems, and picks that leave us wondering what might have been.

Trevor Hoffman was a failed shortstop but a Hall of Fame closer

TEst 4 June 6, 2020 - 7:13am
Trevor Hoffman couldn't hit. And he wasn't going to beat out Barry Larkin for the shortstop job with the Reds. So he became a pitcher. It worked out pretty well.

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