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KBO Weekly: Latest Power Rankings and the end of a streak for the ages

TEst 4 June 15, 2020 - 7:16am
The biggest KBO news of the week came from the bottom of the standings, where the Hanwha Eagles snapped an 18-game slide.

Wine, solar energy and a joint with Jimi Hendrix: The interesting life of Dusty Baker

TEst 4 June 15, 2020 - 7:16am
Dusty Baker isn't simply a retired baseball player and manager. And he was, and is, good at both. But there is so much more to the most interesting man in baseball.

Will there be baseball this year or not? Jeff Passan breaks down MLB's ugly labor fight

TEst 4 June 15, 2020 - 7:16am
Could the commissioner really force a season? Would players even show up? Why are the negotiations such a mess? Answering 20 burning questions.

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

TEst 4 June 15, 2020 - 7:16am
Backing the 2018 Orioles or the 2004 Diamondbacks cost bettors a pretty penny. Here are the worst betting seasons for each team from the past 20 years.

Olney: Six reasons -- other than McGwire and Sosa -- MLB survived the '94 strike

TEst 4 June 15, 2020 - 4:03am
No doubt the great home run race of '98 helped rebuild baseball after a World Series was canceled. But here's what else played a huge part.

The Yankees, overshadowed? Why the 'best team ever' never got its due

TEst 4 June 15, 2020 - 4:03am
While everyone else watched Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa hit homers in 1998, the Yankees had one of MLB's greatest seasons -- but it has been largely lost to history. And that still irks Joe Torre.

'Long Gone Summer' takeaways: McGwire's moonshots and Sosa's style

TEst 4 June 14, 2020 - 10:01pm
The 30 for 30 doc reminded us of a summer when baseball ruled, but the thrills and innocence didn't last.

Why don’t we have a 2020 MLB season yet? Blame the Astros

TEst 4 June 14, 2020 - 4:01pm
This embarrassing battle between owners and players is straight out of the Jeff Luhnow/Houston Astros playbook: Seek every advantage without regard for the bigger picture.

Former QB Hackenberg sets sights on baseball

TEst 4 June 14, 2020 - 9:59am
Christian Hackenberg, a second-round draft pick of the New York Jets who never played a game in the NFL, told NBC Philadelphia that he hopes to revive his career as a pitcher. He pitched mainly in relief at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia.

How shortsighted greed is tearing baseball apart

TEst 4 June 14, 2020 - 6:59am
This embarrassing battle between owners and players is straight out of the Jeff Luhnow/Houston Astros playbook: Seek every advantage without regard for the bigger picture.

For three games, nobody on the planet was better than Mike Benjamin

TEst 4 June 14, 2020 - 6:59am
We know, right now you're saying ... who? Well, in 1995, Mike Benjamin had a three-day stretch nobody else in baseball -- not Ted Williams nor Ichiro -- has ever had.

How we remember McGwire, Sosa and home run race of '98

TEst 4 June 14, 2020 - 6:59am
Before tuning in to watch "Long Gone Summer" at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN, we share our favorite memories and debate the legacies.

Proof 'buried treasures still exist': The amazing baseball card collection of 'Uncle Jimmy'

TEst 4 June 13, 2020 - 6:58pm
Cards autographed by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig highlight a collection built over a lifetime of fandom by James Micioni.

Report: MLB's letter to Yanks should be unsealed

TEst 4 June 13, 2020 - 6:58pm
A letter from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to the New York Yankees addressing a 2017 investigation of the team should be unsealed, a New York judge ruled on Friday, according to a report from The Athletic.

MLB players reject latest offer, want schedule set

TEst 4 June 13, 2020 - 6:58pm
The Major League Baseball Players Association rejected MLB's latest proposal on Saturday and asked the league to set a schedule for the 2020 season.

Source: MLB gets billion-dollar deal with Turner

TEst 4 June 13, 2020 - 3:58pm
Major League Baseball has reached a billion-dollar deal with Turner Sports, giving the broadcast company continued rights to air playoff games, a source confirmed to ESPN.

League heads to talk return of sports on ESPN

TEst 4 June 13, 2020 - 9:58am
ESPN will host a conversation with commissioners from the top U.S. sports leagues on Monday regarding resuming competition amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Kurkjian: How with each passing day Major League Baseball keeps missing the point

TEst 4 June 13, 2020 - 6:56am
Clearly, the owners and players are more worried about the fight than the sport. Baseball should have a deal by now. It should be on pace to open on the Fourth of July. Instead, each day, they argue -- about money. And everybody loses.

The 2020 MLB draft pick who could make the majors first on all 30 teams

TEst 4 June 13, 2020 - 6:56am
Think your team's new prospects are years away from making an impact? Think again. Here's who could make an impact this season -- or soon after.

'Have you ever considered batting right-handed?' Explaining why hitting is so hard

TEst 4 June 13, 2020 - 6:56am
There have been times Hall of Famers have wondered if they'd ever get another hit. Why? It's not easy. Listen to some of these tales from hitters who lay awake at night trying to figure it out.

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