Diamondbacks’ 50/50 raffle breaks records, changes lives on and off field
Arizona Diamondbacks fan Sherrie Darnell holds her winning check from the final 50/50 raffle of the 2025 season.…
Wild Card Series predictions: The Athletic MLB staff picks the winners for each series
We did it! The 162-game MLB regular season marathon is in the rearview mirror and now the sprint…
Presenting the MLB Postseason All-Quarter Century Team — just in time for October
Does anyone remember how we kicked off postseason baseball in the 2000s? We bet Greg Maddux does. He…
Trea Turner, Aaron Judge among leaders as MLB season ends
NEW YORK — Philadelphia‘s Trea Turner won his second National League batting title with a record-low .304 average,…
15 MLB teams that could change their manager or head of baseball operations this offseason
For the latest example of a major-league manager’s volatile existence, look no further than the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Torey…
Ohtani hits 54th homer as Dodgers beat Diamondbacks 8-0 for 12th NL West title in 13 years
PHOENIX — – Shohei Ohtani matched his career high with his 54th home run, Freddie Freeman went deep…
Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw provides bullpen with much-needed boost ahead of playoffs
Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw provides bullpen with much-needed boost ahead of playoffs originally appeared on The Sporting News The…
MLB playoff watch: There’s a new sheriff in the AL West; bracket, clinching scenarios
Entering play Thursday, here’s where every contending team stands with four days remaining in the regular season. Who’s…
The National League postseason fear factor rankings
We’re less than a week from postseason baseball. No one, it seems, feels great about their team, really.…
Mariners clinch AL West title as Cal Raleigh hits his 59th and 60th homers of season
For the first time in 24 years, the Seattle Mariners will finish the season on top of the…
When MLB adopts ABS challenge system next season who benefits and who loses?
SAN FRANCISCO — No major league catcher is better at framing pitches and coaxing borderline strike calls than…
MLB Power Rankings: Guardians, Reds make a final push and we hand out our MVPs
By Tim Britton, Johnny Flores Jr. and Andy McCullough Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our…