Apr 4, 2022 After a hot stove season interrupted by a work stoppage, it’s time to rejoice, baseball fans: MLB opening week is finally here! As the new season begins following an offseason filled with player movement, there are big questions across the majors. How will the Atlanta Braves follow up their surprising march to

3:00 PM ET Better late than never, we have arrived at opening week of the 2022 MLB season. With — among other changes — more playoff spots available, is this the year your favorite team will make a run in October? Will your favorite player win a postseason award? No one can know for sure,

Apr 5, 2022 Multiple Contributors In a word, the 2021-22 MLB offseason was, well, … chaotic. As soon as the Atlanta Braves were done celebrating their unexpected World Series title, the clouds of a looming lockout gathered over the hot stove season before a 99-day work stoppage split the winter into two frenzied stretches of

8:43 AM ET ESPN News Services The Opening Day game between the rival Red Sox and Yankees has been postponed because of inclement weather in the forecast Thursday in New York. The game has been rescheduled for Friday at 1:05 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox will start Nathan Eovaldi while the Yankees

Apr 5, 2022 Associated Press NEW YORK — Milwaukee Brewers catcher Pedro Severino was suspended for 80 games on Tuesday following a positive drug test, the fourth major leaguer penalized in two days. Severino tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Clomiphene, the commissioner’s office said. The drug is used to induce ovulation. Severino, 28, will

11:13 PM ET The Houston Astros and closer Ryan Pressly have agreed to a two-year, $30 million contract extension for 2023 and ’24 with an option for ’25, according to multiple reports. The nine-year veteran was named to his second All-Star Game in 2021, when he posted the best home run and walk rates of

12:38 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers, looking to deepen their pitching staff with low-risk, high-reward signings, have agreed to a minor league contract with four-time All-Star Dellin Betances, a source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Betances, 34, can earn a prorated portion of a $2.75 million base salary if he reaches the major leagues,

6:48 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — Gold Glove-winning outfielder Harrison Bader and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a $10.4 million, two-year contract and avoided salary arbitration. Bader, 27, gets a $1 million signing bonus as part of the deal announced Sunday and salaries of $4.7 million in each of the next two

10:16 PM ET Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers acquired outfielder Austin Meadows in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Detroit sent infielder Isaac Paredes and a competitive balance round B pick in the 2022 amateur draft to Tampa Bay for Meadows, who hit .234 with 27 homers and

4:19 PM ET Players, coaches and managers throughout Major League Baseball will continue the annual tradition of donning Jackie Robinson’s iconic No. 42 on April 15, but there will be an added twist for this year’s 75th anniversary: All 42s will be colored Dodger Blue, regardless of the team’s primary colors. The Los Angeles Dodgers,