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…
MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers on a downswing; What’s your team’s big priority for the final month?
By Grant Brisbee, Johnny Flores Jr. and Andy McCullough Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our…
Jim Bowden’s top 50 MLB prospects include Konnor Griffin, JJ Wetherholt and Kevin McGonigle
With many of the minor league regular seasons coming to a close soon, it’s a good time to…
MLB Power Rankings: Yankees, Rangers dig in; We hand out early end-of-season awards
By Grant Brisbee, Chad Jennings and Levi Weaver Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​…
MLB announces 2026 schedule with earliest Opening Day in history
The All-Star Game will be in Philadelphia, a soccer-induced doubleheader is scheduled for Seattle, and if the Athletics…
Rosenthal: Padres’ Mason Miller, Ryan O’Hearn adopt team-first approach, plus more MLB notes
Latest notes, Padres-Dodgers edition. We’ll start with the Padres: • After acquiring Mason Miller, the Padres asked him…
‘Boy, what a life’: A visit with Bobby Shantz, MLB’s oldest living MVP, as he nears his 100th birthday
AMBLER, Pa. — They are boldface names with swagger to spare. An October titan with his own candy…
MLB’s standout rookies aren’t who we thought they were in a year of unexpected breakouts
On Opening Day, the heavy favorites for Rookie of the Year included a coveted ace from Japan, a…
MLB Power Rankings: Phillies, Royals gain some ground; who’s having an off season?
By Tim Britton, Johnny Flores Jr. and Andy McCullough Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our…
MLB Power Rankings: Brewers, Dodgers get comfortable at the top, Pirates plummet; Plus: top rookies
By Grant Brisbee, Chad Jennings and Levi Weaver Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​…
Projecting what MLB realignment might look like with expansion on the horizon
From a broadcast booth in Williamsport, Pa., MLB commissioner Rob Manfred stoked the flames of expansion talk Sunday…