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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

The Mets Were Right to Admit They Were a $490 Million Failure

A record-breaking payroll didn't payoff for New York

Shohei Ohtani Isn’t Getting Traded and That’s a Damn Shame

The Angels have pulled their two-way superstar off of the market

Shohei Ohtani Is Now a Sneaky Candidate to Hit 60 Home Runs

The two-way All-Star is up to 35 taters and it's only mid-July

Why Are People Obsessed With This New Baseball Trivia Game?

Immaculate Grid attracts hundreds of thousands of players every day, proving that people love to get competitive about baseball knowledge

5 Minor League Stadiums Worth the Drive From DC

Roller coasters, Blue Monsters and a replica of Oriole Park

Major League Baseball Fans Are Getting Younger

MLB says the median age of ticket buyers is 43

Extending MLB Pitch Clock For Playoffs Would Be a Big Mistake

Commissioner Rob Manfred can't give in to his whiny players

If Shohei Ohtani Is Going to Leave L.A., the Angels Should Trade Him

The team has to decide with the trade deadline approaching on August 1

This MLB All-Star Is Thriving — Even as a Type-1 Diabetic

Duvall, 34, has been battling diabetes since he was in the minors

Rising Star Elly De La Cruz Bashes HR After Umps Check Bat

The Cincinnati Reds rookie has been electric since making his debut last month

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Something Doesn’t Add Up About Ohtani’s $4.5M Betting Scandal

Cash from Ohtani's bank account went to an illegal gambling operation

Shohei Ohtani Shakes Off Bomb Threat as Dodgers Rally in Seoul

The Dodgers and Padres began the 2024 Seoul Series at Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday

Remembering the Ballparks of Old New York

Author Kevin Baker shares an excerpt from "The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City"

The National Anthem Controversy Rears Its Boring Head in MLB, Again

San Francisco manager Bob Melvin is requiring the Giants to stand on the field for the anthem

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