10:03 PM ET Bryce Harper is kicking it old school — and paying tribute to a Philadelphia Phillies legend in the process. Make your picks and compete for a chance at $1,000! Make Your Picks The Phillies slugger posed for the cover of the 2022 team media guide surrounded by trophies — his 2021 Most
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2:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball finalized the rules change Thursday to bring back automatic runners in extra innings for a third straight season. Despite an easing of pandemic restrictions, MLB and the players’ association agreed to keep the controversial rule that starts each team with a runner on second
7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” We’re exactly one week away from the start of the 2022 MLB season. With Opening Day (finally) in sight, it’s time to predict what we’ll see this year. In this space last
10:24 PM ET Before you jump all over the concept of Home Run Derby X, think back to when you were a kid and you could only round up five kids in the neighborhood, and you had to invent some sort of knock-off version of baseball. (If you’re a kid right now: Yes, we used
5:31 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Max Fried, who capped his 2021 season as the starting pitcher in Atlanta’s decisive Game 6 World Series win over Houston, has been named the Braves‘ Opening Day starter. The Braves announced on Wednesday that Fried will start against Cincinnati in their April 7 opener in Atlanta. It
12:55 PM ET Spring training is ending soon, and the 2022 regular season is just about ready to (finally) get underway. As such, it is time to get a little bit bold when it comes to fantasy baseball! There are, of course, different levels of bold. For example, although I believe that White Sox OF
8:03 PM ET ESPN News Services BRADENTON, Fla. — Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Oneil Cruz will start the season in the minors. Cruz, ESPN insider Kiley McDaniel’s No. 13-ranked prospect, was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday. A towering, 6-foot-7 shortstop, Cruz put together a solid spring training, going 5-for-15 with two home runs in Grapefruit
12:18 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Chicago White Sox acquired outfielder Adam Haseley in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. Chicago sent minor league pitcher McKinley Moore to Philadelphia for Haseley, a .264 hitter over parts of three big league seasons. Outfielder Blake Rutherford was designed for assignment by the
7:00 AM ET The MLB offseason is nearly complete and virtually all of the major free agents have found new seats after baseball’s annual round of musical chairs. Every hot stove question you had about your team has been answered. Unfortunately, for some, that answer did not arrive in the form of a new player,
10:39 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria is scheduled for surgery Tuesday to repair a ligament in his right index finger. The team announced Monday night that the veteran infielder would undergo the procedure in Los Angeles, performed by Dr. Steven Shin. A timeline for his return