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Alex Rodriguez Discusses MLB’s State of Play as Postseason Begins

Rodriguez is a member of the 3,000-hit club with a lifetime batting average of .295

Miguel Cabrera, We Hardly Knew Ye

Cabrera, 40, won the Triple Crown, two MVPs and one World Series

Tim Wakefield, Stalwart Red Sox Pitcher, Dead at 57

Wakefield played on two World Series-winning Red Sox teams

With Shohei Ohtani’s Future Uncertain, Mike Trout May Want Out of LA

The three-time MVP has played in three playoff games in 13 seasons with the Angels

A DIY Tour of 150 Years of Chicago Baseball History

Statues, plaques, markers, monuments, bars and a museum you didn’t know existed

Red Sox-Yankees Is Still a Rivalry. It No Longer Matters.

Boston and New York are literally playing for last place this week

Ever Heard of MLB’s Gold Card?

It awards its holder and a guest free admission to any regular-season MLB game for life

Stephen Strasburg Is Retiring From Not Playing Baseball

Strasburg, 35, has made eight appearances over the past four seasons

How Much Money Did Shohei Ohtani Just Cost Himself?

Set to become a free agent, Ohtani has torn a ligament in his pitching elbow

The White Sox Ketchup Bell of Shame is Dumb, Fun and Perfect

The mid-season gimmick just might be the diversion that fans need

MLB Is Investigating All-Star Wander Franco’s Alleged Relationship with a Minor

The 22-year-old franchise cornerstone is not traveling with Tampa Bay on their current road trip

Ex-White Sox Pitcher Blasts Former Team’s Culture Problem

Now a Yankee, Keynan Middleton is critical of Chicago's "no rules" culture

Guardians-White Sox Brawl Leads to 6 Ejections

Jose Ramirez and Tim Anderson were among those ejected

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MLB Player Hints Owners Have Colluded This Offseason

Los Angeles Dodger Kiké Hernández made the not-so-veiled assertion

MLB Players Are Calling the New Fanatics Jerseys “Cheap”

Free agent pitcher Rich Hill has emerged as the most openly critical voice

Top MLB Free Agents Remain Unsigned as Spring Training Begins

Super agent Scott Boras is behind many of the holdouts, as his master plan compromises the on-field product

MLB Suspends Billy Eppler For the 2024 Season

Eppler resigned as the Mets' GM last fall

Netflix Will Follow the Boston Red Sox for a New Documentary Series

The streaming giant said the program will debut in 2025

Mets Top List of MLB Teams Paying Luxury Tax for 2023 Season

The previous record was set by the Dodgers in 2015

Is Shohei Ohtani the New Bobby Bonilla? 

Per ESPN, a “majority” of Ohtani’s $700-million contract is deferred

Is America’s Pastime’s Top Star Headed to Canada?

The interwebs certainly think Shohei Ohtani is headed to the Toronto Blue Jays

Baseball Addict Ichiro Suzuki Now Pitching Against Teenage Girls

The 50-year-old just hurled a shutout against a team of high-school girls

MLB Strikes Out in Bid to Bring America’s Pastime to Paris

MLB wanted to play regular-season games in France in 2025

No One Watched the Rangers Win the World Series

Texas ended its historic title drought in what may have been the least-viewed World Series of all time