5:43 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Highly regarded prospect Jazz Chisholm was declared the winner of the spring competition for the Miami Marlins‘ second base job Sunday, and he’ll be in the lineup on Opening Day. Chisholm batted .268 with three homers and four stolen bases in spring training. He was competing with Isan

Mar 24, 2021 Who will be the best player of the 2021 MLB season? With Opening Day nearly upon us, it’s time to break down how baseball’s elite stack up. To create our annual MLB Rank list of the top 100 players in the sport, we presented our panel of ESPN baseball experts with multiple

12:58 AM ET ESPN.com staff It might not seem like it, but baseball season is right around the corner. And futures betting is already here. Opening Day 2021 is scheduled for April 1, with all 30 teams slated to be play. The Dodgers, whose opening posted win total of 104.5 ties the 1999 Yankees for

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12:47 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Pablo Sandoval has made the Opening Day roster for the Atlanta Braves. The team made a flurry of moves Saturday to complete its 26-man roster, which included selecting the contract of the 34-year-old Sandoval, who was a non-roster invitee this spring. The two-time All-Star and 2012 World Series

12:32 AM ET Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was hoping Clayton Kershaw could complete five innings Friday in his final tuneup start before Opening Day, perhaps even log some pitches in the sixth. Instead, Kershaw recorded 10 outs and was charged with eight earned runs. His Cactus League ERA: 10.22. “It hasn’t been good,

7:33 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Yankees‘ starting rotation appeared to fall into place when Deivi Garcia was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday following a poor spring training. New York’s decision left Domingo German as the likely fifth starter behind Gerrit Cole, Corey Kluber, Jameson Taillon and Jordan Montgomery.

12:42 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa says he turned down an offer for a $120 million, six-year contract covering 2022-27 and is not sure whether there will be a deal before his deadline of Opening Day next week. Correa has an $11.3 million salary this year

8:10 AM ET Clint Frazier couldn’t wait to show off his latest piece of lumber. Featuring a colorful caricature of his face, his bright red curly locks, a face mask with his jersey number — 77 — a chain and sunglasses, his new bat was everything a typical brown, gray or black bat was not.

8:05 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Right-hander Yu Darvish is scheduled to start Opening Day for the San Diego Padres next Thursday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, manager Jayce Tingler said. Darvish, 34, was obtained from the Chicago Cubs along with catcher Victor Caratini on Dec. 29 in exchange for Zach Davies and four