3:12 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. The record for most expensive collectible sports ticket was set twice with Heritage Auctions early Sunday. Concurrently, a ticket

5:50 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — With less than two days before Major League Baseball’s deadline to reach a labor deal to salvage opening day on March 31 and the sides far apart, players were unsure whether they will break off talks. Both sides made moves Saturday, but the union was upset with

6:30 AM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The workout program prescribed by the San Francisco Giants‘ training staff covered 10 weeks, but this is Week 11 of the lockout by the owners and those instructions are beyond their expiration date. Because club employees are forbidden from having any contact with players, Giants Curt Casali and Mike

5:46 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred entered long-stalled labor negotiations with players on Friday with just over three days until Major League Baseball’s deadline for a deal that would ensure a 162-game season. After four straight days of largely fruitless negotiating sessions that focused on exchanging proposals in areas

4:59 PM ET Joe DeMartinoESPN Editor Close General Editor Joined ESPN in 2006 Massachusetts native, Northwestern graduate Former Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo, now a free agent, is the active leader in getting plunked. He gets hit so much that he’s 13th all-time after just 11 years in the majors.

5:29 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — With less than 4½ days until Major League Baseball’s deadline for a labor deal to salvage Opening Day and a 162-game season, New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and Miami Marlins infielder Miguel Rojas joined negotiations Thursday. The sides met for

7:00 AM ET The start of a new college baseball season means it is time for my first 2022 (and 2023 and 2024) MLB draft rankings. There are a few big takeaways from this year’s early edition of these lists: Last year, Vanderbilt aces Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker were the No. 1 story of

9:33 AM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft (The full, nine-inning Playbook was originally published during the spring of 2020. It has been updated for 2022 where applicable.) By now, you might be fancying yourself a fantasy baseball pro. Inning 1: Fantasy baseball 101Inning 2: League formatsInning 3: Salary-cap draftsInning 4: PreparationInning 5: Roster optimizationInning 6: Nine

Feb 23, 2022 Tristan H. Cockcroft (The full, nine-inning Playbook was originally published during the spring of 2020. It has been updated for 2022 where applicable.) Your work is far from complete at the end of draft day. While it’s true that the majority of your competitive chances in any given season hinge on the

6:48 PM ET JUPITER, Fla. — Major League Baseball will begin canceling regular-season games if the league and the MLBPA can’t come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement by Monday, a league spokesperson said on Wednesday. The games would not be made up and players would not be paid a full-season salary, the